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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 35 › Verse 14
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We should watch our hearts, to keep out or cast out vain thoughts, we should strangle distrustful and unbelieving thoughts in the very birth, that so our tongues may never bring them forth, nor publish them to the offence of others. Thou hast said, thou shalt not see him. But when our unbridled tongues have run at random, and spoken what is not right, yet God will do what is right, as the next words assure us.
We should watch our hearts, to keep out or cast out vaine thoughts, we should strangle distrustful and unbelieving thoughts in the very birth, that so our tongues may never bring them forth, nor publish them to the offence of others. Thou hast said, thou shalt not see him. But when our unbridled tongues have run at randome, and spoken what is not right, yet God will do what is right, as the next words assure us.
Yet Judgment is before him.
These words plainly intimate, that Jobs scope, when he said he should not see God, was, that he should not see him as a Judge clearing up his cause, or appearing to vindicate the wrong done him, and to do him right. As if Elihu had said, Whatever thy opinion is concerning God, that he will never appear in thy cause to do thee right, yet know this (O Job) Judgement is before him, ⟨p. 108⟩and therefore I advise thee, be thou better persuaded both of his presence with thee, and of his providence over thee. The word rendered Judgement, is that from which one of the Patriarchs had his name, and it is a great elegance, (Gen. 49.16.) Dan shall Judge his people. The proper name Dan, is the same with the Verb which follows, shall Judge.