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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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Fifthly, He is also in one mind, concerning his threatenings. ⟨p. 423⟩He will be as good as his word in the evil which he hath spoken against sinners, as well as in the good which he hath spoken concerning his servants (Zech. 1.5.) Your fathers where are they? and the Prophets do they live for ever? But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the Prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? And they returned and said, like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. That is, his threatenings have arrested us as Sergeants do a malefactor, or a debtor, and carried us away their prisoners. As if the Lord had said, Your fathers are dead, and my Prophets are dead also, but the words which my Prophets spake to your fathers concerning the sword, famine, and captivity which should shortly come upon them, these dreadful prophesies dyed not, yea these are not yet dead but alive and in force against you. If we do not take hold of the preceptive part of the Law by obedience, the penal part of the Law will take hold of us for our disobedience. Thus the Lord professeth (Mal. 3.5.) And I will come near to you to Judgement, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me saith the Lord of hosts, for I am the Lord, I change not. I will certainly be not only a Judge but a witness, and that a swift one, against such wicked ones. There is no evading my Judgement, seeing I am both witness and Judge; as a witness I know all that ye have done, and as a Judge I have power not only to condemn you, but also to give you up into the hand of the executioner; for I am the Lord of hosts; I have all the Armies of heaven and earth at my command and bidding. Thus I will do, and be ye assured of it, that I will do so; for I am the Lord, I change not.
Fifthly, He is also in one minde, concerning his threatnings. ⟨p. 423⟩He will be as good as his word in the evill which he hath spoken against sinners, as well as in the good which he hath spoken concerning his servants (