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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 22-23
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Thirdly, That there is store or great quantities of it laid up. A little is not a treasure. The snow may well be called a treasure in all these respects; for 'tis secretly laid up, no man can see it; and 'tis safely laid up, none can reach or take it away; there are also vast quantities or great abundance of it. Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?
Thirdly, That there is store or great quantities of it laid up. A little is not a treasure. The snow may well be called a treasure in all these respects; for 'tis secretly laid up, no man can see it; and 'tis safely laid up, none can reach or take it away; there are also vast quantities or great abundance of it. Hast thou entred into the treasures of the snow?
As if the Lord had said, Thou O Job, hast often seen the snow fall, and thou mayest easily perceive that it falls out of the clouds; but hast thou ascended, or can any ascend unto those airy regions, where snow is generated and laid up, as in a treasure? If not, surely then no man can ascend to heaven, and there search out or discover the mysteries and secrets of Wisdom and Justice in my works here below, unless by the wings of faith and the light of a spiritual understanding, which sits down satisfied in this conclusion, that all is wisely and justly done, which God doth, whether in heaven or earth. To bring Job to this acknowledgement, was the design and purpose of God (as hath been touched before) in all the questions propounded to him in this and the next Chapter.
As if the Lord had said, Thou O Job, hast often seen the snow fall, and thou mayest easily perceive that it falls out of the clouds; but hast thou ascended, or can any ascend unto those airy regions, where snow is generated and laid up, as in a treasure? If not, surely then no man can ascend to heaven, and there search out or discover the mysteries and secrets of Wisdom and Justice in my works here below, unless by the wings of faith and the light of a spiritual understanding, which sits down satisfied in this conclusion, that all is wisely and justly done, which God doth, whether in heaven or earth. To bring Job to this acknowledgment, was the design and purpose of God (as hath been toucht before) in all the questions propounded to him in this and the next Chapter.