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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
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There may be rebellion against God in a good mans complainings under the afflicting hand of God.
An unquiet spirit is not only a great burden to man, but a dishonour to God. Our dissatisfaction with the dealings of God, carrieth in it (at least an implicit) accusation of him, or that God hath not done well because it is ill (to sense) with us. There is a rebellion against the rod as well as against the word of God. For as our struggling and striving with the word of God and the unquietness of our hearts under any truth when it takes hold of us is rebellion against God, so to strive, and struggle, with the rod of God, or with the cross that he lays upon us is rebellion against him also. God speaks to us by his rod as well as by his word; and we spurn at God in wrangling with his rod, as well as in wrangling with his word. Yea to have hard thoughts of God, as that he is severe, and rigorous, that he hath put off his bowels of compassion towards us, and forgotten to be gracious; such thoughts, as these, of God under affliction, are rebellious thoughts. And as there is a rebellion in the thoughts against God in case of affliction, so also in the Tongue. Thus, to murmur is to rebel. I do not say that all complaining is rebelling, but all murmuring is; we may complain and tell the Lord how sad it is with us, how much our souls, our bodies, our estates, our relations bleed and ⟨p. 308⟩smart. We may complain, and make great complaints without sin, but the least murmuring is sinful, yea in the very nature of it, so full of sin, that it usually and deservedly passeth under the name of Rebellion. The children of Israel were as often charged with rebellion as with murmuring; And therefore when they murmured for want of Water, Moses said unto them, Hear now ye rebels, must we fetch you water out of this Rock? (Numb. 20.10.) And again, Moses chargeth this upon them with his last breath (as it were) Deut. 31.27. I know thy rebellion and thy stiff neck, behold while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord, and how much more after my death: yea the Lord himself chargeth rebellion upon that unparalleled pair of Brethren, Moses and Aaron themselves, because they had not so fully as they ought at all times and in all things submitted unto his divine dispensations among that people, (