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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Thirdly, Observe; That while Saints are at a loss for God, their desires are often quicker and more stirring after God.

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It is a sad thing not to find God, but it is far sadder to have ⟨p. 320⟩no desires after him: Unbelievers are always at a loss for God, they live without God in the world, such a life is a very death, but this is more deadly that they have no desires after God, that they make no enquiry, no search after him. Though Job were at a loss for God, yet his heart was full of desires to find him; and God (I may say) is most desirable to Saints while they are at a loss for him. Thus the Spouse speaks (Cant. 3.1.) By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth, I sought him but I found him not. But because she found him not, when she sought him, did she give over seeking him? No, her desires of seeking and finding him were inflamed by her not finding him when she sought him; as it follows in the second verse; I will rise now and go about the City in the streets and in the broad ways, I will seek him whom my soul loveth, I sought him but I found him not. Thus her second labour in seeking of him was lost also. But doth not this quite discourage her, and kill her desires after him? will she not now give over seeking him? No not yet (ver. 3.) The watch-men that go about the City found me, to whom I said, saw ye him whom my soul loveth? She is still enquiring and seeking, and at last she found (ver. 4.) It was but a little that I passed from them but I found him, whom my soul loveth: I held him and would not let him go, &c. Many who enjoy Christ have not such strong desires after him as they who enjoy him not; as it is with other mercies, so with this, which is the highest and chiefest, the sum of all mercies, the Enjoyment of God, our desires to him grow quicker upon his absence, and we seldom prize his presence as we ought, till he is departed or withdrawn from us.

It is a sad thing not to finde God, but it is farre sadder to have ⟨p. 320⟩

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