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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, God hath variety of ways to exercise and chasten his in.
First, God hath variety of wayes to exercise and chasten his in.
As he hath more then one Blessing, so he hath more then one ⟨p. 449⟩Chastening; as he hath many Comforts, so he hath many sorrows ready at his hand; as he is the God of all Consolation, so he is the God also of all tribulation; and as he can make all Consolation to abound, so he can make all tribulation to abound; many such things are with him. When you have suffered one affliction, do not think that you have suffered all, there may be a second at hand. They are usually twin-borne, and sometimes we may say (as Leah in another case, Gen. 30.11.) A troupe cometh. Troubles come by Troupes. We read the Lord threatening his ancient people the Jews after great sufferings, and Judgements had been upon them, with a succession of new Judgements. The whole twenty eight Chapter of Deuteronomy is but a continued description of that variety both of blessings and curses which God hath at hand stored up in his Treasures. Read how various his Judgements are (1 Kings 8.37. 2 Chron. 6.28.) I will punish you yet seven times more for your sins (Lev: 26.18.24.) And that seven times more may be understood; First, in reference to the variety of their punishments, you shall have seven kinds of punishments more then you had; secondly, in reference to the degrees of their punishment; I will make them seven times greater then they were. As Nebuchadnezzar commanded the fiery furnace to be heated seven times hotter; so the Lord can command the furnace to be heated seven times hotter: And as the Lord can chasten and afflict his people seven times more both in kind and degree, so they may need seven sorts of afflictions more, and a furnace heated seven times more then formerly, either for the purging out of their sins, or for the exercise and proof of their Graces. For though the Lord hath a great variety of afflictions at his command, yet he never layeth any one of them upon us, but when there is need. The Apostle Peter gives us assurance of this from God (1 Ep: 1.6.) For having said, that Saints are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, wherein they greatly rejoice, he presently adds, though now for a season (if need be) ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations. We see the temptations wherewith the Lord exerciseth the heirs of heaven here on earth, are many, yet they never feel these but when need is;