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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 38 › Verse 1-3
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He knows how it is with us, and he will not suffer any temptation to take hold of us, but such as he will give strength to bear, and encourage us in the bearing of it. He saith to fainting ones (as here) Come gird up your loins, or as (Heb. 12.12.) Lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees.
Secondly, Take the words in that other general notion, God calling Job to a great business, saith, Gird up thy loins, prepare thy self.
Whence, Note; We need actual preparation before any duty, especially before great duties.
VVhence, Note; We need actual preparation before any duty, especially before great duties.
Never go about any work without your loins girt. A man whose mind is ungirt, is unready for any service, though he may have much outward readiness, and all manner of accommodations for it. When we pray, we should gird up our loins to prayer. The Prophet complained (