A81199:1574
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
From the former part of the verse, Note.
First, That times are known, perfectly known to God.
First, That times are knowne, perfectly knowne to God.
Yea not only are times perfectly known to God, but firmly fixed and most wisely disposed of by him; men may know that which they have no power to dispose of; but the knowledge of God and his power run parallel through all times and things. So that as when the text saith, Times are not hidden from the Almighty, it notes that they are fully known to him, so also that they are uncontrollably disposed, and ordered by him. And as times are known to God, so he makes them known when and to whom he pleaseth. When Joseph had revealed to Pharaoh both the matter and the time concerned in his dreams, then (saith Moses, Gen. 41.45.) Pharaoh called Josephs name Zaphnath paaneah, which say some signifies in the Egyptian language, The Saviour of the world: Which name, say they, Pharaoh might give him, because by his advice in laying up stores of corn in the years of plenty, such a world of men, or so great a part of the world, was saved from perishing by famine in the years of scarcity. But, say others, deriving the word from an Hebrew root, it signifies a revealer of secrets. Which title of honour Joseph well deserved, and was most proper to him, seeing he had revealed that Great secret unto Pharaoh, both that there should be a famine, as also the time and season of it. But where had Joseph this secret? was it from any astrological skill of his own? He tells us plainly whence it was at the 15th and 16th verses of the same Chapter; for when Pharaoh had said to Joseph; I have heard say of thee that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it; He presently answers, first, Negatively, It is not in me; and then affirmatively, God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. See the like in that most remarkable passage (Den. 2.17, 18, 19, 20, 21.) From all which we learn that God knoweth times and changeth times, that is, makes great changes in times according to the counsel of his own will.