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 39 › Verse 5-8

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so the sovereignty of God hath laid this bondage heavier upon some parts of the creation, or upon some creatures, than upon others. And as we should daily and deeply bewail it, that our sin hath brought bondage upon the creature, so we should humbly submit to whatsoever bondage or hard travel the sovereignty of God hath designed us in one kind or other, while we are in this world.

so the soveraignty of God hath laid this bondage heavier upon some parts of the creation, or upon some creatures, than upon others. And as we should daily and deeply bewail it, that our sin hath brought bondage upon the creature, so we should humbly submit to whatsoever bondage or hard travel the soveraignty of God hath designed us in one kind or other, while we are in this world.

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Secondly, Consider to whom 'tis granted to be free, and to have their bonds loosed; it is to wild Asses.

Secondly, Consider to whom 'tis granted to be free, and to have their bonds loosed; it is to wilde Asses.

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Then observe; To be free from labour and service, is but a very low privilege.

Then observe; To be free from labour and service, is but a very low priviledge.

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