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…

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Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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That the afflictions of some of the precious servants of God, exceed, and surpass all their complaints and groans.

That the afflictions of some of the pretious servants of God, exceed, and surpasse all their complaints and groanes.

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The groans of some are heavier then their stroke, and the ⟨p. 310⟩strokes of not a few are heavier then their groans. Some show more sorrow then they have, and others have more sorrows then they can show. I, saith Job, cannot tell you no not so much as by the language of my groaning, how heavy my stroke is. As there is a peace of God, a peace which he giveth to many of his people in this life which passeth all understanding (Phil. 4.6.) they have a sense of such peace sometimes upon their spirits as their understandings know not what to make of it, they are so far from being able to tell you what it is, that they are not able to conceive what it is, but must confess that their peace is greater and larger then their understanding, now (I say) as the peace which God gives his passeth their understandings) so the troubles and sorrows of many who are dear to God, exceed, or surpass all their expressions, they cannot declare, nor can any for them, how it is with them. Again, as there is in this life a joy in believing, which is unspeakable (1 Pet. 1.8.) so there is a sorrow in suffering which is unspeakable. And (which is very wonderful) these two meet sometimes in the same person, who at the very instant while his sorrow is so great that he is not able to express it, hath also sweet and ravishing joys beyond expression. Yet, I conceive (as to Jobs case) his spirit was dark, and his mind troubled, as well as his body was pained, and his outward estate torn and ruined.

The groanes of some are heavier then their stroake, and the ⟨p. 310⟩

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