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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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So then, sometimes God doth, as it were, pitch his Military Tent or Royal Pavilion in the Air, there he seems to muster his Army, to bring forth his weapons, and from thence to confound his foes. God useth the clouds both as his shield to protect his people (Exod. 14.19.) and as his bow to shoot at and wound the wicked.1 From thence (Psal. 11.6.) He rains upon the wicked, snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup; That is, they shall have nothing else in their cup to drink but this, and of this they shall drink deep, even the very dregs, and wring them out (Psal. 75.8.) A heathen Poet called the Clouds the Armouries or Arsenals of Heaven; and the Scripture, both in this Text of Job, and in several other places, besides those which have been mentioned, showeth what Ammunition, what instruments of the Lords fierce anger and fiery indignation are stored, laid up, or reserved there against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war with the rebellious world.
So then, sometimes God doth, as it were, pitch his Military Tent or R•yal Pavilion in the Air, there he seems to muster his Army, to bring forth his weapons, and from thence to confound his foes. God useth the clouds both as his shield to protect his people (Exod. 14.19.) and as his bow to shoot at and wound the wicked.1 From thence (Psal. 11.6.) He rains upon the wicked, snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup; That is, they shall have nothing else in their cup to drink but this, and of this they shall drink deep, even the very dregs, and wring them out (Psal. 75.8.) A heathen Poet called the Clouds the Armories or Arcenals of Heaven; and the Scripture, both in this Text of Job, and in several other places, besides those which have been mentioned, sheweth what Ammunition, what instruments of the Lords fierce anger and fiery indignation are stored, laid up, or reserved there against the time of trouble, against the day of battel and war with the rebellious world.