A81199:1552
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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God doth hide times from men.
The providences of God and their seasons are not carried plain to every mans eye; and why should not times be thus hidden by the Almighty? God doth not hide that time from us wherein we ought to do our work (he showeth us plainly not only what we ought to do, but when we ought to do it, to every work there is an appointed time, and the present time, is our time for most works, yea for all those works which have a proper tendency to eternity) but though God doth not hide the times from us wherein we should do our work, yet he doth often hide the time from us wherein he will do his own work, and why should he not? he hides the time wherein he will punish the wicked, and break the power of his enemies, and he hides the time wherein he will revive his own people, and deliver the afflicted. There are sometimes which God keepeth,1 and will keep in his own power; as Christ told the Disciples (Act. 1.6, 7.) when they asked him, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom unto Israel? It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which God hath put ⟨p. 471⟩in his own power. That is, which he hath not put forth or discovered to the sons of men. All times are in Gods power, but those which he reserves from men, and keeps under lock and key, these he hath more especially put in his power. God will not let those times appear to men, wherein himself is purposed to appear. The time of those works of God are wrapped up in greatest darkness when they shall be done, which being done shine forth with greatest light and; God will have it so.
The providences of God and their seasons are not carried plaine to every mans eye; and why should not times be thus hidden by the Almighty? God doth not hide that time from us wherein we ought to doe our worke (he sheweth us plainely not onely what we ought to doe, but when we ought to doe it, to every worke there is an appoynted time, and the present time, is our time for most workes, yea for all those workes which have a proper tendency to eternity) but though God doth not hide the times from us wherein we should doe our worke, yet he doth often hide the time from us wherein he will doe his own worke, and why should he not? he hides the time wherein he will punish the wicked, and breake the power of his enemies, and he hides the time wherein he will revive his owne people, and deliver the afflicted. There are sometimes which God keepeth,