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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 4-6
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Secondly, The foundation is an unseen part of the building: we behold the super-structure, the walls and towers, when raised, we behold the battlements and pinnacles; but we cannot behold the foundation, that's an unseen part of the building.
Thirdly, The foundation is the most necessary part of the building. There are some parts of a building, which are only for ornament and beauty; there are other parts of a building, which though they are somewhat necessary, yet not much necessary; the building might stand without them, but a foundation is of absolute necessity: there cannot be: continuing house without a foundation.
Thirdly, The foundation is the most necessary part of the building. There are some parts of a building, which are onely for ornament and beauty; there are other parts of a building, which though they are somewhat necessary, yet not much necessary; the building might stand without them, but a foundation is of absolute necessity: there cannot be: continuing house without a foundation.
Fourthly, The foundation is the support of the whole building; that bears and upholds all the rest.