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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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Secondly, God hides his works from his people, he will not let them be seen, nor be seen in them; O how unsearchable are thy Judgements, and thy ways past finding out! God hath ways and Judgements which man cannot reach unto. Some of his works are acted (as we say) above board, they are done in a clear light, he that runs may see and read them, and God in them; he that runs may read love written upon some of them in letters of Gold, or with beams of light. And he that runs may read wrath written upon others of them in letters of blood, or with streams of darkness, and the very shadows of death; but some works of God are so curtained about and veiled, so hidden and obscured, that we cannot perceive them. Though all the works of God are works of light, yet many of them are in the dark to man; While judgement and righteousness are the habitation of Gods Throne, clouds and darkness are round about him, (Psal. 97.2.)
Secondly, God hides his workes from his people, hee will not let them be seen, nor be seene in them; O how unsearchable are thy Judgements, and thy wayes past finding out! God hath wayes and Judgements which man cannot reach unto. Some of his workes are acted (as we say) above bord, they are done in a cleare light, hee that runs may see and read them, and God in them; hee that runs may read love written upon some of them in letters of Gold, or with beames of light. And he that runs may read wrath written upon others of them in letters of blood, or with streames of darknes, and the very shadowes of death; but some workes of God are so curtaynd about and vailed, so hidden and obscured, that we cannot perceive them. Though all the works of God are works of light, yet many of them are in the darke to man; While judgement and righteousnesse are the habitation of Gods Throne, clouds and darknes are round about him, (Psal. 97.2.)
Thirdly, God hideth the reason of his working. His works are often hid, but the reason of his working is oftener hid. Jeremiah complains, Why doth the way of the wicked prosper? He would know a reason of it; he saw that God let the wicked prosper, but the reason he saw not.