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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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Hence Observe; First, A godly mans way is forward, he doth not turn back.

Hence Observe; First, A godly mans way is forward, he doth not turne backe.

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He doth not decline, either to the right hand or to the left, ⟨p. 404⟩much less doth he go back; he doth not only stay where he was, but he is better then he was, his course is onward and forward. (Job 17.9.) The righteous shall hold on his way. It is bad enough not to go forward, but to go backward is far worse. If any draw back (saith God, Heb. 10.38.) my soul shall have no pleasure in them. And what pleasure can their souls take, in whom the soul of God takes no pleasure? To draw back is perdition: as they who draw back are the most forward to destroy others (Hos. 5.2.) The revolters are profound to make slaughter) so they shall be sure to be destroyed themselves. The people of Israel in their travels through the wilderness to Canaan, did often discover this spirit of Apostasy (Psal. 78.41.) They turned back and tempted God; We find them at a consultation about it (Numb. 14.4.) They said one to another, let us make us a Captain, and let us return into Egypt. Our Lord Jesus had such a sort of men, who followed him in person (Joh. 6.66.) From that time many of his Disciples went back from him, and walked no more with him. They were Disciples who went back, and there were many of them, so many that Christ (in the next verse) said to the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Peter answered, Lord, whether shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life: As if he had said, we cannot mend our selves whether soever we go; why then should we go from thee? As a Godly man goeth on, so he seeth reason why he should. 'Tis as irrational as sinful, to go back from him who hath the words of eternal life, or from the commandment of his lips, who hath given the promise of life. The Apostle Paul had a reaching spirit, and he was always reaching forward (

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