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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Some read thus, He establisheth them for ever, when they are exalted, which makes a very clear sense; when they are got high, the Lord doth establish them fully and finally. We render it as a distinct act of God, They are established for ever, and they are exalted; probably intending thus much; that the Lord when he will do a thing, can do it, notwithstanding all opposition, that either is or can be made against it; he sets them with Kings on the Throne, and doth establish them for ever, yea, they rise in power and dignity more and more, They are exalted.
Hence Note; What God will do, shall be done;
If he saith to a person, be exalted, he shall be exalted; if he saith to Jerusalem, thou shalt be built, and to the Temple, thy foundation shall be laid, (Isa. 44.28.) it is done; if he saith, pull down Babylon, down it must come, even to the very foundation. Ephraim said, (Jer. 30.18.) Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised; I found the effects of thy chastisement, it came home to me. What Go• •ill work, no man can let or put a stop to.
If he saith to a person, be exalted, he shall be exalted; if he saith to Jerusalem, thou shalt be built, and to the Temple, thy foundation shall be laid, (Isa. 44.28.) it is done; if he saith, pull down Babylon, down it must come, even to the very foundation. Ephraim said, (Jer. 30.18