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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
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 ...
London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666
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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 39 › Verse 1-4
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Before I pass from these words it will not be unprofitable to mind the Reader, how (as one of the Ancients hath hinted) we may moralize or spiritualize this Text,1 there being much of the disposition or condition of a godly man, especially of a faithful Teacher, typed or fairly represented in the nature and qualities of these wild Goats.
Before I pass from these words it will not be unprofitable to mind the Reader, how (as one of the Antients hath hinted) we may moralize or spiritualize this Text,1 there being much of the disposition or condition of a godly man, especially of a faithful Teacher, typed or fairly represented in the nature and qualities of these wild Goats.
- 1Gregor l. 30. mor. c. 16.
First, As these wild Goats seek both their food and rest, their repast and refuge in rocks; So the godly abide and dwell in the rock, that is, in the Lord Jesus Christ, they look to him alone both for refuge and refreshing, both for comfort and safety while they are in this world. Christ is the rock upon which the Church is ⟨p. 309⟩built (Mat. 16.18.) And as the state of the true Church in general, so of every true believer, is built upon this immovable rock the Lord Jesus Christ.
Secondly, As the rocks, so the mountains are much desired by the wild Goats (