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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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Lastly, When it is said, Whatsoever his soul desireth, even that he doth, or more close to the Original, He desireth, He doth. We learn, That, It is as easy with God to do a thing, as to desire to have it done.
Lastly, When it is sayd, Whatsoever his soule desireth, even that he doth, or more close to the Originall, He desireth, He doth. We learne, That, It is as easie with God to doe a thing, as to desire to have it done.
All men would do what their souls desire, but most men desire that which they cannot do; yea though men have a desire to do a thing, and a power to do it also, yet it is not so soon done as desired; there must be a preparation and the use of means before man can do what he hath a power to do; so that though a man hath power proportionable to his desire, yet he is not presently a partaker of his desire. But God can make his power as speedy as his desire. He can make the declaration of his will, and the execution of it contiguous. For though many things lie long in the will of God before they are done, and what he willed from eternity is don in time, and the time of doing it be yet a great way off, yet he can do any thing as soon as will it, and whatsoever he willeth or desireth, is, to him, as done already. (Psal. 104.30.) Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created. The creation there spoken of is providence, for that is a continued creation. The first creation was the production of all things out of nothing to that being which they had, but there is another work of creation which is the continuing or renewing of things in their being, and of this he saith; Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, that is, thy power, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth. Thou makest a new world; And thus God makes a new world every year, sending forth his Spirit, or quickening power in the rain, and Sun to renew the face of the earth. And as the Lord sends forth his power in providential mercies, so in providential Judgements. He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, and they smoke (ver. 32.) A man can soon give a cast with his eye, so soon can God shake the earth, that is, either the whole mass of the earth, or the inferior sort of men on the earth. When he looketh, or casts an angry eye upon the earth it trembleth. He toucheth the hills (that is, the powers and principalities of the world) and they smoke; If he do but touch them they smoke, that is, the dreadful effects of the power and Judgment of God are visible upon them. As soon as the Lord calls, all creatures readily tender their service. (