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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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First, That report which Moses makes of God, seems to say so, (Gen. 6.6.) And it repented the Lord, that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart: What is repentance, but the change of the mind? therefore he that repents is not in one mind. Seeing then God repents, how is he unchangeably in one mind? A like appearance of contradiction, we find (1 Sam. 15.) not only with this text in Job, but between the 11th verse compared with the 29th of the same Chapter. The 11•h verse speaks thus; Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, it repenteth me that ⟨p. 425⟩I have set up Saul to be King &c. (ver. 29.) And also the strength of Israel will not lie, nor repent; for he is not a man that he should repent. The strength or victory of Israel, is God, for it was by his strength that Israel had all his victories; and of him Samuel saith, He will not repent, when as himself had said a little before, It repenteth me &c. To these Scriptures we may add 2 Kings 20th, which in words holds out a great change in the mind of God concerning Hezekiah, if we compare the first and the fifth verses of that Chapter together (ver. 1.) In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death, and the Prophet Isaiah, the son of Amos, came to him and said unto him, thus saith the Lord, set thine house in order, for thou shalt dye and not live. Here is a strong affirmation that Hezekiah should dye; And to the affirmative the negative is also added; Thou shalt dye, and not live. 'Tis the strongest manner of asserting any thing, when the contrary is denied. As it is said of John the Baptist (John 1.20.) And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ &c. So here, Thou shalt die, and not live. Yet we read (vers. 5.) And it came to pass before Isaiah was gone out of the middle Court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the Captain of my people, thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayers, I have seen thy tears: behold I will heal thee; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord, and I will add unto thy days fifteen years. Doth not this import an evident change in the mind of God?