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 38 › Verse 19-21

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And further, as the Lord disposeth that outward spiritual light and darkness, giving the knowledge of the Gospel to, or taking it away from Nations, as he pleaseth; so he disposeth inward light or darkness to every soul. Some gracious souls walk in the light of Gods countenance, and under the sweet shinings of his face every day; others, who also (as the Prophet speaks, Isa. 50.10.) Fear the Lord, and obey the voice of his servants, walk in darkness, and see no light. Now, whence cometh this difference? Is it not of the Lord, who hath the command of our joys and of our sorrows, and who appoints this kind of light and darkness their several and special places, according to the sovereignty of his own Will?

And further, as the Lord disposeth that outward spiritual light and darkness, giving the knowledge of the Gospel to, or taking it away from Nations, as he pleaseth; so he dispo•eth inward light or darkness to every soul. Some gracious souls walk in the light of Gods countenance, and under the sweet shinings of his face every day; others, who also (as the Prophet speaks, Isa. 50.10.) Fear the Lord, and obey the voice of his servants, walk in darkness, and see no light. Now, whence cometh this difference? Is it not of the Lord, who hath the command of our joys and of our sorrows, and who appoints this kind of light and darkness their several and special places, according to the soveraignty of his own Will?

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From all that hath been said, we may draw down this conclusion, which the Lord did chiefly aim at in dealing with Job; That we are to own and acknowledge the hand of God in every condition: be it light, or be it darkness; be it joy, or be it sorrow; 'tis all of God. There is nothing which concerns either the comfort or trouble of man, but comes forth from God, and is ordered by him; like as in all ages and revolutions of time, light and darkness have held their course, and kept their place, according to his institution and direction. Job was in darkness, both as to his outward and inward estate; his body was pained, his soul

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Joseph Caryl, An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,… (London, 1666), ch. 38, verse 19-21, p. 171. EEBO-TCP A35538.

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Joseph Caryl 1602–1673

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London

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M. and S. Simmons

Year

1666

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[16], 1036, [26] p.

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441,742

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Wing C777 · ESTC R19353

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EEBO-TCP A35538

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