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…

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Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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Many men have slight thoughts of the great God, they tremble not, they fear not; what's the reason? they Consider not; they are careless, and therefore they are fearless, they are ignorant, and therefore they are confident. There are none so bold as they who are thus blind. Who is the Lord (said Hard-hearted Pharaoh) that I should obey his voice, to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. That's a sad Confidence that proceeds from ignorance, and a sad fearlessness that hath no ground but carelessness. I remember what the answer was of a very Godly man upon his death-bed; who having much trembling upon his spirit at the apprehension of the greatness, Majesty, and glory of God, it was said to him by a Godly friend that came to visit him; Sir, you have known God, and been long acquainted with him, why are you thus full of fear and trembling? O, saith he, if I knew God more, I should tremble more. If we were but more acquainted with, and did more Consider of the Infinite greatness of God, and of our own distance from him as creatures, much more as sinners, how should we be swallowed up with divine amazements; so that we ⟨p. 455⟩must charge it upon the want of Consideration, that so many have such undue and unbecoming thoughts of God, as also that their thoughts fall so much below both their duty, and their sins: if we did but Consider how sinful we are, and how holy God is, we should always serve him with fear, and rejoice with trembling; When I consider I am afraid of him. Job was afraid of him when he considered him; and so was Asaph (Psal. 77.3.) In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord, my sore ran in the night and ceased not, my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God and was troubled, I complained and my spirit was overwhelmed. Such a remembering of God is not a bare act of the mind, in opposition to forgetfulness, as if Asaph had said, I remembered God, that is, I did not forget him, but I remembered God, that is, I fixed my heart upon him, I minded him fully, or set him fully before my mind: though the remembrance of God is the spring of Comfort to us, and that many ways, yet an Asaph, a holy man, The holyest among many men, may be troubled when he remembers God, when he Considers his glory, greatness, power, and Majesty, and himself a poor worm.

Many men have slight thoughts of the great God, they tremble not, they feare not; what's the reason? they Consider not; they are careles, and therefore they are fearelesse, they are ignorant, and therefore they are confident. There are none so bold as they who are thus blind. Who is the Lord (sayd Hard-hearted Pharaoh) that I should obey his voyce, to let Israel goe? I know not the Lord, neyther will I let Israel goe. That's a sad Confidence that proceeds from ignorance, and a sad fearelesnes that hath no ground but carelesnesse. I remember what the answer was of a very Godly man upon his death-bed; who having much trembling upon his spirit at the apprehension of the greatnes, Majesty, and glory of God, it was said to him by a Godly friend that came to visit him; Sir, you have knowne God, and been long acquainted with him, why are you thus full of feare and trembling? O, saith he, if I knew God more, I should tremble more. If we were but more acquainted with, and did more Consider of the Infinite greatnes of God, and of our owne distance from him as creatures, much more as sinners, how should we be swallowed up with divine amazements; so that we

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