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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 37 › Verses 6-8
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Lastly, From these words, He saith to the snow, abide on the earth, or be thou on the earth, stay there, and so to the rain,
Observe; Snow or Rain continue or stay upon the face of the earth till God calls them off.
When he saith, be ye upon the earth, upon the earth they will be, until the same power that sent them, fetch them back again. These hosts are like a well ordered and well disciplined army, wherein Soldiers sent out by the order of their General or superior Officers, must stay at their post where they are appointed, they must abide, till called off, upon pain of death: Be thou there, saith the Commander to his Soldier, be thou there till I fetch thee off; and when, after signal given, the battle begins, the Soldier never leaves charging or pursuing the enemy, till the trumpet sound a retreat. So 'tis in this case, God saith to the Rain, be upon the earth till thou hast wrought my purpose and done all my pleasure, and there it is.
When he saith, be ye upon the earth, upon the earth they will be, until the same power that sent them, fetch them back again. These hosts are like a well ordered and well disciplined army, wherein Souldiers sent out by the order of their General or superiour Officers, must stay at their post where they are appointed, they must abide, till called off, upon pain of death: Be thou there, saith the Commander to his Souldier, be thou there till I fetch thee off; and when, after signal given, the battel begins, the Souldier never leaves charging or pursuing the enemy, till the trumpet sound a retreat. So 'tis in this case, God saith to the Rain, be upon the earth till thou hast wrought my purpose and done all my pleasure, and there it is.