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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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JOB, CHAP. 23. Vers. 6, & 7. Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but he would put strength in me. There the righteous might dispute with him: so should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.
Job still prosecutes the proof of his integrity from his willingness to appear before God, and plead his case at his throne; and as in the two former verses he told us what he would do upon supposition that he could find God, and have access unto him, even that he would state his case, and then fill his mouth with arguments; he would also seriously attend and strive to understand the answer which God should give him. So in these two verses, he holds out what entertainment he assured himself of, in this his address to God, as also what confidence he had of a fair hearing and of a good issue; As if he had said, O Eliphaz, you have often deterred and over-awed me with the Majesty of God, as if he would certainly crush such a worm as I am, and that I could not at at all stand or abide a trial before him in Judgement (Eliphaz hath spoken to that sense at the 4th verse of the former Chapter) Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgement? dost thou think that God will condescend so far, as to treat with thee) but know, O Eliphaz, that I am not afraid of the presence of God; for, though I confess, if God should put forth his power, I were not able to hold up my head before him, and that he could easily overthrow me with a breath, yet I am persuaded he will take a more favourable course, and deal with me in mercy, not with rigour or severity.
JOb still prosecutes the proofe of his integrity from his willingnesse to appeare before God, and plead his case at his throne; and as in the two former verses he told us what he would doe upon supposition that he could finde God, and have accesse unto him, even that he would state his case, and then fill his mouth with arguments; he would also seriously attend and strive to understand the answer which God should give him. So in these two verses, he holds out what entertainment he assured himselfe of, in this his addresse to God, as also what confidence he had of a faire hearing and of a good issue; As if he had said, O Eliphaz, you have often deterred and over-awed me with the Majesty of God, as if he would certainly crush such a worme as I am, and that I could not at at all stand or abide a tryall before him in Judgement (Eliphaz hath spoken to that sense at the 4th verse of the former Chapter) Will he reprove thee for feare of thee? will he enter with thee into judgement? dost thou thinke that God will condescend so farre, as to treate with thee) but know, O Eliphaz, that I am not afraid of the presence of God; for, though I confesse, if God should put forth his power, I were not able to hold up my head before him, and that he could easily overthrow me with a breath, yet I am perswaded he will take a more favourable course, and deale with me in mercy, not with rigour or severity.