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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 19-21
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This we may take in a spiritual sense; A soul which hath a ⟨p. 442⟩mind to do good, how impatient is he when he is stopped from doing it! A soul that hath a desire to have communion with God on earth, how much troubled is he to be hindered! And a soul that hath a great mind to be with God in heaven, how doth he paw in the valley of this lower world, till he get higher and ascend up to him! Austin said, My heart is unquiet, I can have no rest till I am with thee again. So the Apostle (Phil. 1.23.) I desire to depart, I would fain be out of this world; why am I thus wind-bound in the harbour? let me hoist sail and be gone. the Sea-man is troubled to lye at an anchor, when he would be under sail. Thus the generous Horse paweth in the valley, and Rejoiceth in his strength.
This we may take in a spiritual sense; A soul which hath a ⟨p. 442⟩mind to do good, how impatient is he when he is stopt from doing it! A soul that hath a desire to have communion with God on earth, how much troubled is he to be hindred! And a soul that hath a great mind to be with God in heaven, how doth he paw in the valley of this lower world, till he get higher and ascend up to him! Austin said, My heart is unquiet, I can have no rest till I am with thee again. So the Apostle (Phil. 1.23.) I desire to depart, I would fain be out of this world; why am I thus wind-bound in the harbour? let me hoise sail and be gone. the Sea-man is troubled to lye at an anchor, when he would be under sail. Thus the generous Horse paweth in the valley, and Rej•yceth in his strength.
1And because of that, he rejoiceth in the battle; and because of that, would fain be at the battle. A horse being confident of his strength, goeth on cheerfully.