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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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I have esteemed the words of his mouth.
Before it was the commandment of his lips; some make a distinction between these, expounding the commandment of his lips, for the preceptive part of the word, and the word of his mouth, for the promissive part of the word, or for the promises, which are gracious declarations and manifestations of the love and good will of God to sinful man.1 As if Job in the former words had a respect chiefly to the Law, or rule of doing, and in this latter to the Gospel or ground of believing. But though I see not well how these seems can bear that distinction, yet the matter doth, yea and seems to require it; for though a godly man esteems the precepts of God as well as the promises, and the commandments are the words of Gods mouth as well as the promises, yet the promises are the most feeding, fattening, and refreshing part of the word, and if so, surely they were not left out, yea possibly were principally intended by Job in this place, that he might show how his Spirit was carried out to the full latitude and compass of the mind of God, both in the Law and in the Gospel. And because the promises have so much soul-food in them, he doth therefore elegantly prefer them before his necessary food.
Before it was the commandement of his lips; some make a distinction between these, expounding the commandement of his lips, for the preceptive part of the word, and the word of his mouth, for the promissive part of the word, or for the promises, which are gracious declarations and manifestations of the love and good will of God to sinfull man.1 As if Job in the former words had a respect chiefely to the Law, or rule of doing, and in this latter to the Gospel or ground of beleeving. But though I see not well how these seemes can beare that distinction, yet the matter doth, yea and seemes to require it; for though a godly man esteemes the precepts of God as well as the promises, and the commandements are the words of Gods mouth as well as the promises, yet the promises are the most feeding, fatning, and refreshing part of the word, and if so, surely they were not left out, yea possibly were principally intēded by Job in this place, that he might shew how his Spirit was carried out to the full latitude and compasse of the minde of God, both in the Law and in the Gospel. And because the promises have so much soule-food in them, he doth therefore elegantly preferre them before his necessary food.