A81199:1046
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hence observe; They who truly desire to find God, are diligent in searching after him.
Hence observe; They who truely desire to finde God, are diligent in searching after him.
O that I knew (saith Job) where I might find him! This was not an Idle wish; many are much in the Optative mood, full of wishings and wouldings; but their wishes are altogether wishes, and their desires nothing but desires; and such desires are killing desires; as Solomon hath taught us; The desire of the slothful killeth him (Prov. 21.25.) an Idle desire is a death to the desirer; A godly mans desires are active desires, they put him upon enquiry, lead him to the means of enjoying the good desired. And though God be unexpectedly found of some that seek him not, yet no man can expect to find God, but he that seeketh him. ⟨p. 324⟩And indeed what should the Creature do, but be upon an enquiry after God? there is a Naturality in it, he being the supreme being, that we who have our being from him should seek after him. And the Apostle tells us (Act. 17.26, 27.) that this is the design of God in making of one blood all Nations of men, for to dwell on the face of the earth, and in determining the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation (namely) That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us, for in him we live, &c. The Lord is near all, he hath a presence in all places, with all persons; but the Lord would have all seek, feel, grope after him, even such as have but a dim light of him, as those have that do not seek so much with their eyes as with their hands, they only feel after the things which they would have. There is a light in the spirits of all men, that haply they may feel after God, and find him; They who have not Scripture light, Gospel light, the highest light, yet have some kind or degree of light; they have some glimmerings though no clear discernings; And that should put them on to seek God; much more should they seek after him, who have clearest light. And where there is any heat of affection to God, a little light will serve them to seek after him; they that are true desirers will be diligent seekers. And they, who seeking God, have found him, will seek him yet again, yea they will seek him more and more, as long as there is any thing more of God to be found; And there will always be more of God to be found; for here we know God but in part, and therefore have found him but in part: