A81199:1629
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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Lastly, When Job saith, Some remove the land-marks; That is not the only thing intended, though it be only here expressed; for this removing had a further purpose: as touching comes to removing, so removing the land-marks goeth further, even to the taking away of the land. And they therefore took away the land-marks, that they might take away the land also; they took away that which distinguished their lands from other mens lands, that so other mens lands might be accounted theirs, and that they might enter upon the possession of them as their own. Thus, to colour and cover their covetousness and oppression in invading other mens lands, they removed the marks whereby they held and claimed their lands. It were not worth the while to remove land-marks, ⟨p. 492⟩unless it were for the lands sake. The value of a stone, or of a piece of timber, or of a Turf of earth (any of which may be made a land-mark) is not considerable, but the land marked by it, is. The heart of man is cunning and full of contrivance to compass sinful ends by such ways, as may keep the sin (as much as may be) unseen. Forcibly to take away lands were gross, but first to take away land-marks, & so to raise a question, or make it a controversy to whom the land belongs, this is a piece of oppression spun with a finer thread. This is robbing without seeming to do wrong. Some remove the land-marks, They violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
Lastly, When Job saith, Some remove the land-marks; That is not the onely thing intended, though it be onely here expressed; for this removing had a further purpose: as touching comes to removing, so removing the land-marks goeth further, even to the taking away of the land. And they therefore tooke away the land-marks, that they might take away the land also; they tooke away that which distinguished their lands from other mens lands, that so other mens lands might be accounted theirs, and that they might enter upon the possession of them as their owne. Thus, to colour and cover their covetousnes and oppression in invading other mens lands, they removed the markes whereby they held and claimed their lands. It were not worth the while to remove land-markes, ⟨p. 492⟩unlesse it were for the lands sake. The value of a stone, or of a peice of timber, or of a Turfe of earth (any of which may be made a land-marke) is not considerable, but the land marked by it, is. The heart of man is cunning and full of contrivance to compasse sinfull ends by such wayes, as may keepe the sin (as much as may be) unseene. Forceably to take away lands were grosse, but first to take away land-marks, & so to rayfe a question, or make it a controversie to whom the land belongs, this is a peice of oppession spunne with a finer threed. This is robbing without seeming to doe wrong. Some remove the land-markes, They violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.