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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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The way of God is his Law, in that he will have us to walk, and that is called his way, because he hath prescribed it, and is the author of it; as that is mans way wherein he walks, so that is Gods way wherein he will have man to walk; Blessed is the undefiled in the way (Psal. 119.1.) What the way is, he tells us in the next words, Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and who walk in the Law of the Lord. His law and testimonies are his way: now saith Job, As I have held his steps, or followed his example, so I have kept his way, that is, I have done that which he hath commanded. The way of God is put sometimes in Scripture for that which himself hath done (Ezek. 18.25.1) Hear O house of Israel, is not my way equal, that is, the way wherein I my self have gone, the way of my dispensations to you, both in rewarding and punishing. And as the works of providence, so the work of Creation is called the way of God (Pro. 8.22.) The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, (that is, before he came forth in the work of Creation) before his works of old; his way and his works are the same, or his works are his way. But in this Text ⟨p. 392⟩(as I touched before) we may rather take way for that which God would have us do, or for the way in which we ought to walk. And so we have the completeness of Jobs obedience, he imitated the example and he obeyed the command of God.
The way of God is his Law, in that he will have us to walke, and that is called his way, because he hath prescribed it, and is the author of it; as that is mans way wherein he walks, so that is Gods way wherein he will have man to walke; Blessed is the undefiled in the way (Psal. 119.1.) What the way is, he tels us in the next words, Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and who walke in the Law of the Lord. His law and testimonies are his way: now sayth Job, As I have held his steps, or followed his example, so I have kept his way, that is, I have done that which he hath commanded. The way of God is put sometimes in Scripture for that which himselfe hath done (