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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 proceeds with his negative profession, having said before, I have not declined, he saith the same thing again in other words; I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips. See, how often he repeats, and inculcates this point, both that he might be believed, and that he might show how confident he was in the uprightness of his own heart; I have not declined, neither have I gone back. By these various expressions, and often repetitions, Job sets forth in general the exactness of his care in keeping close to God; neither have I gone back. The word signifies both to depart, and to touch; and some put both significations together here,1 implying such a departure from a thing or person, as not at all to touch or come near it again; which is a total apostasy, or desertion from it; As if Job had said, I have not apostatized from the ways of God. But this seems less then what he spake before; for having said, I did not decline, what need he say, I did not apostatize, for he that doth not so much as decline, is far from apostatising. I answer, that in this negative there is that ordinary figure extenuation, speaking less then is intended, or intending more then is expressed, and so, not to go back from, is to go forward in, or to proceed on in the commandments of God; and so the sense riseth higher; I have kept his way, and have not declined, 2neither have I gone back from his commandment; I have kept close to it without the least willing declension. I have not laid the commandment out of my hand, much less have I put it out of my heart. And then we are to interpret this negative, I have not gone back, by this affirmative, I have stood to thy commandments constantly ⟨p. 402⟩and resolvedly. The Scripture is full of such negatives. Thus when the Lord makes that promise (Joel 2.26.) My people shall never be ashamed; It seems to be but a small matter, that the people of God shall not be ashamed, but the meaning is, they shall be highly honoured, they shall have a name and reputation in the world, they shall make their boast in & of me their God all the day long. So when the Apostle gives that negative counsel; (1 Thes. 5.18