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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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Hence observe first, A godly man hath earnest and longing desires after God.
Whatsoever, or whomsoever he finds, he thinks he hath found nothing, or no body till he finds God; O that I might find him! How doth David (Psal. 42.1, 2.) show his unsatisfiedness till he found God. As the hart panteth after the water Brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God, my soul thirsteth for God, for the living God, when shall I come and appear before God? nothing but God was in his mouth, nothing in his desire; David had a kingdom, David had a Throne, David had honour and riches as much as he could desire, why would not these satisfy his thirst? Could not he sit down in these Enjoyments? no! David was hungry and thirsty, and pining, and empty, and starving, and dying, till he had God, till he had this special Enjoyment of God; for so we are to Expound that text, as this. A wicked man can take up on this side God, Cares not to find him, nay, is afraid to be found of him; he then saith (according to the text touched before) as Ahab to Elijah, Hast thou found me O mine Enemy? He would be glad if God would never find him, nor he find God. (Ps. 10.4.) The wicked through the pride of his Countenance will not seek after God. The seat of pride is in the heart, but the prospect of pride is in the face; through the pride of his Countenance, that is, by reason of that pride which doth discover it self in his Countenance, which breaks out there, he will not seek after God, his pride will not let him seek after God. He that is proud, seeth not his need of God, and he that seeth not his need of God will never seek after him. Such a one is so far from longing after God, or saying, O that I might know where I might find him, that he will not so much as look after him, when he is told where he may be found. And not only so, but, God is not in all his thoughts; or as some render it, all his thoughts are, there is no God; yea not only are all his thoughts, but all his hopes are, that there is no God; if he can but strengthen himself in the unbelief of a God, ⟨p. 319⟩