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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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There is yet a fourth thing which may stop men, but cannot stop God; And that is nearness of relation. Men are often turned out of the way when a near relation stands in their way. They purposed to do this or that, but that such a friend, or such a kinsman hath turned them from their purpose. 'Tis rare to find such a spirit as the Lord by Moses observed and highly commended in the Tribe of Levi (Deut. 33.9.) Who said unto his father, and to his mother, I have not seen him, neither did he acknowledge his Brethren, nor knew his own children. That is, he was not turned by the nearest relations from executing that terrible sentence of the Lord upon the children of Israel his Brethren after they had made the Golden Calf, of which you may read at large (Exod. 32.26, 27, 28, 29.) It is truly said, That relations have little entity in them, but they have the greatest efficacy in them: And their efficacy hath never appeared more in any thing then in this, The turning of man from his purpose or his duty. But relations have no efficacy in them to stop or turn the Lord from his purposes. (Isa. 27.11.) It is a people that have no understanding, therefore he that made them, will not have mercy on them, & he that formed them will show them no favour. As if the Prophet had said; When the Lord threatens to bring evil upon you, possibly ye will say, we are the work of thy hands, he hath made us, surely then he will not destroy us. We find that argument pleaded (Isa. 64.8.) But now O Lord, thou art our father, we are the clay, and thou our potter, and we all are the work of thy hand: Be not wroth very sore O Lord, &c. To plead our relation to God by Christ is the strongest plea in prayer, and to plead any relation to God, hath a great strength in it. Yet while some urge these, they signify nothing, and have no force at all. They who are like that people in the Prophet, a people of no understanding, spiritual idiots, such as have ⟨p. 438⟩no knowledge to do good, or no practical understanding in the things of God; such, I say, may urge their relation, and get nothing by it; He that made them, will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them, will show them no favour. The Lord professeth strongly against any power which a relation shall have upon him to turn him, or take off the process of his Judgement under high provocations from the highest of men. (