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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, CHAP. 23. Vers. 13. But he is in one mind, and who can turn hinc? and what his soul desireth, even that he doth.
JOB, CHAP. 23. Vers. 13. But he is in one minde, and who can turne hinc? and what his soule desireth, even that he doth.
IN this verse, Job is conceived by some, at once making discovery of his own infirmity, and of the sovereignty of God; But though all agree that they carry a full discovery of the sovereignty of God, yet many are so far from judging them a discovery of Jobs infirmity, that they rather discover the strength and height of his Grace and holiness. To clear the whole matter, we may take notice, That there are three apprehensions about the scope and sense of these words.
IN this verse, Job is conceived by some, at once making discovery of his owne infirmitie, and of the soveraignty of God; But though all agree that they carry a full discovery of the soveraignty of God, yet many are so farre from judging them a discovery of Jobs infirmitie, that they rather discover the strength and hight of his Grace and holines. To cleare the whole matter, we may take notice, That there are three apprehensions about the scope and sence of these words.
First, As if in them Job rendered a reason of what he spake in the verse immediately foregoing, here giving an account, why he had kept so close to God, and to his ways; My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined, neither have I gone back from the commandments of his lips, &c. And why all this? for he is of one mind. That is, God will have his way, there's no resisting, his commandments must be observed; that which he once made a law, and rule for me to walk by, continueth so still: He is of one mind. Therefore I must keep close to his mind. It were a vain thing, for me to turn any other way, when God holds the same way. It were folly for me to change my practice, when I find no change at all in his precepts; they being still one and the same in themselves, and having the same obligation upon me.