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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 36 › Verse 7
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As Jesus Christ is all eye, and Jesus Christ doth enlighten all eyes, that is, all that see, ⟨p. 210⟩are enlightened by Jesus Christ; so the eyes of God, the eyes of the Father were always upon him, in favour, in love, in care, when he was here in this world about that great work of our salvation, and he had abundant experience of the eyes of his Father upon him. Now, mark it, this was the great promise made to Christ, the Stone, that upon him should be seven eyes, the eyes of the Lord should be alway and fully upon him. And this is the privilege of every one that hath part and interest in this stone Jesus Christ, every righteous person hath seven eyes upon him, the Lord God beholds him exactly, perfectly, and always; He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous.
As Jesus Christ is all eye, and Jesus Christ doth enlighten all eyes, that is, all that see, ⟨p. 210⟩are enlightened by Jesus Christ; so the eyes of God, the eyes of the Father were alwayes upon him, in favour, in love, in care, when he was here in this world about that great work of our salvation, and he had abundunt experience of the eyes of his Father upon him. Now, mark it, this was the great promise made to Christ, the Stone, that upon him should be seven eyes, the eyes of the Lord should be alway and fully upon him. And this is the priviledge of every one that hath part and interest in this stone Jesus Christ, every righteous person hath seven eyes upon him, the Lord God beholds him exactly, perfectly, and alwayes; He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous.
A second inference is this; If the Lord never withdraweth his eyes from the righteous, Then let the righteous know their duty: What's that? Never to withdraw their eyes from the Lord. There is a threefold eye which a righteous man should never withdraw from God. First, An eye of faith: Secondly, An eye of hope: Thirdly, An eye of dependence: and that, First, for direction in all his ways; Secondly, for protection in all his dangers. I will lift up mine eyes (saith David,