A81199:1457
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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Secondly, As our afflictions, so also our comforts are under an appointment. As the Lord hath appointed the Gall, so the honey of our cup, as the cold and winter, so the warm and summer seasons of our lives. (Isa. 61.2, 3.) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek &c. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion (and this appointment, in execution, is […] fulfilling of the first appointment by decree, to appoint unto them t•• mourn in Zion) to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of Joy fo• mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. And as our spiritual comforts, so our temporal, our outward salvations and protections are under an appointment. (Isa. 26.1.) Salvation shall God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
Secondly, As our afflictions, so also our comforts are under an appoyntment. As the Lord hath appoynted the Gall, so the honey of our cup, as the cold and winter, so the warme and summer seasons of our lives. (Isa. 61.2, 3.) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath annoynted me to preach good tidings to the meeke &c. To proclaime the acceptable yeare of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourne; to appoynt unto them that mourne in Sion (and this appoyntment, in execution, is 〈…〉 fullfilling of the first appoyntment by decree, to appoynt unto them t•• mourne in Sion) to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oyle of Joy fo• mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heavines. And as our spirituall comforts, so our temporall, our outward salvations and protections are under an appoyntment. (Isa. 26.1.) Salvation shall God appoynt for walls and bulwarkes.