A81199:1587
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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Though the knowledge of all godly men be of the same nature and kind, yet not of the same degree and height. We read of some who in old time were called Seers (1 Sam. 9.9.) as if they only had been endued with sight, and all others were blind in the things of God. They were the only seers, yea they were foreseers, because God did often reveal himself, and declare to them what he was about to do in dreams and visions. Now as in those times there were some men called seers, so in these times some may be called knowers, as if none knew any thing of God comparatively to them, or as if other godly men were ignorant and understood nothing of him. When God (1 Sam. 3.) appeared to Samuel in a vision, and revealed the doom of Eli's house to him; the Text saith, at the 7th verse, Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord; surely Samuel did know the Lord as other godly did in those times, though he were but young; yea it is said, The child Samuel ministered before the Lord; and did not he know the Lord? no doubt he did. The meaning therefore is, Samuel did not yet know the Lord by any special intimacy with him, or particular revelation from him, as afterward he did; he became a knower of God at last, though then he did not know God, in this peculiar sense. But God having revealed to him the secret what he would do to Eli's house, then he knew God, he knew him as a favourite, that is trusted with secrets. So David speaks (Psal. 25.14.) The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him. There is a secret in ⟨p. 479⟩the plainest truths and doctrines of Godliness, both in Law and Gospel; and many know the doctrine, who know not the secret; any common professor may know the doctrine, but the sincere only know the secret, that is, the power and efficacy, the sweetness of comfort of the doctrine. There is also a secret of God with his in blessing and prospering them in the world; of which Job speaks (Chap. 29.4.) as there is also a secret and imperceptible curse, which the Prophet calls the Lords blowing upon what men have in their possession, or for their use (Hag. 1.9.) But besides these there is a secret of favour, which is the sealing of the Spirit, the gift of the hidden Manna, and of the white stone, with a new name in it, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it (