An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
Author: Joseph Caryl

An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ...

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666

[16], 1036, [26] p. · 442k words · Wing C777 · ESTC R19353

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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 38 › Verse 39-41

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And the remnant of Jacob (that is, the true Church) shall be among the Gentiles, in the midst of many people (who are enemies and unbelieving) as a Lion among the beasts of the forrest, as a young Lion among the flocks of sheep; or rather (as the Margin ha•h it) Goats, who if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. That is (as our late Annotators express it) The faithful shall be endowed with an invincible force of the Spirit of God, to overcome and overthrow the devil, the world, and all their enemies.

And the remnant of Jacob (that is, the true Church) shall be among the Gentiles, in the midst of many people (who are enemies and unbeliev•ng) as a Lion among the beasts of the forrest, as a young Lion among the flocks of sheep; or rather (as the Margin ha•h it) Goats, who if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. That is (as our late Annotators express it) The faithful shall be endowed with an invincible force of the Spirit of God, to overcome and overthrow the devil, the world, and all their enemies.

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Thirdly, The Lion is the emblem of oppressors and tyrants. ⟨p. 284⟩They in evil qualities resemble Lions. Thus the Apostle Paul called Nero (as it is generally conceived) a Lion. I was (saith he) delivered out of the mouth of the Lion (2 Tim. 4.15.) which though it may be taken in a general sense, for deliverance out of any great danger, yet 'tis specially and particularly applied to the person of Nero, who was cruel as a Lion, and had the Apostle Paul in his paws at that time. David speaking of the multitude of his cruel oppressors, tells us, his soul was among Lions (Psal. 57.4.) that is, among those that were cruel, as the next words explain it; I lie among them that are set on fire (with rage and malice) even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. The Lion is (though in some cases a clement, yet) mostly a cruel, a devouring creature. Naturalists say,

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Joseph Caryl 1602–1673

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London

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M. and S. Simmons

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1666

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[16], 1036, [26] p.

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Wing C777 · ESTC R19353

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EEBO-TCP A35538

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