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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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Death it self is darkness,1 and yet Job would fain have dyed before the darkness. There is a darkness of affliction and trouble spoken of often in this book and elsewhere, which is more bitter to man then death it self. Some had rather be taken out of the ⟨p. 462⟩world, then endure the troubles of it. This is the first part of the reason, I am troubled, why? because I was not cut off before the darkness, or before this trouble came; As if he had said, I should have been glad, or it had been good for me, if death had prevented these troubles; this troubles me that I dyed not, that I went not to the grave before these troubles came upon me. Thus Job gives way again to his passion; he broke out much in this strain or language at the third Chapter, where at large he openeth his wish for death, either that he had dyed before, or presently after he was borne into this world, that he might have been at rest, and so out of the reach of those evils and calamities that did encamp against or beset him round about. The reader may consult what hath been done upon that Chapter, of which this verse is an Epitome, and there find the nature of this wish for death explained, as also what lively desires Job had of death, or as this text speaks, that, he had been cut off before the darkness. I shall here only take notice; That to some, the sorrows of this life are much more bitter then death it self; yea that God himself hath sometimes in a way of mercy and favour called some out of the world before he would let great troubles in. There was a promise made to Josiah King of Judah, that, God being resolved to bring trouble upon that people, yet he should be cut off before the darkness. (2 Kings 22.20.) Because thy heart was tender, &c. Behold therefore I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, and thine eyes shall not see all the evil, which I will bring upon this place. And when Ahab had humbled himself before the Lord, even he went not without a reward for it, and his reward was this (1 Kings 21.29.) I will not bring the evil in his days. He shall be cut off before the darkness. Jerome speaking of the troubles that came upon the Church,2