A81199:1235
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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Mr. Broughton reads thus; Tried he me I should come forth Gold; that is, if God (as I desire) would vouchsafe to try me, I should appear what I am indeed, not what I now appear.
Mr. Broughton reads thus; Tryed he me I should come forth Gold; that is, if God (as I desire) would vouchsafe to try me, I should appeare what I am indeed, not what I now appeare.
When he hath tried me.
When he hath tryed mee.
There are divers ways of trial, three especially; God tries, first, by prosperity, that's a trial; a full estate discovers a man, as well as a low and empty estate doth. To know how to abound is as high a point of grace as how to want (Phil. 4.12.) to have power in our hands, discovers us as well as to be oppressed by power. Magistracy shows the man, and it shows many to be but men. 1Great power over men is a great temptation to man, and so likewise is the praise of men. (2 Cor. 6.4.) But in all things approving our selves as the Ministers of God in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, &c. and by what else? by the Armour of righteousness on the right hand, and on the left, by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report. We approve our selves, and trial is taken of us as well by things on the right hand, as by those upon the left, as well by honour, as by dishonour. The good report or praise which a man meets with in the world is as great a trial as the ill report or dispraise which he meets with in the world; 'tis a great trial to be dispraised, to have dirt thrown in our faces, and it is a great trial to be praised, to be commended, and applauded, to be lifted up in the thoughts & upon the tongues of men. Solomon hath an excellent passage (