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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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He should lend with so much mildness and meekness of spirit, as if he gave, rather then lent; or as if (the contrary whereof Solomon found in his experience, Pro. 22.7.) himself ⟨p. 52⟩the lender, were servant to the borrower. Job is charged first with failing in this; As if he had over eagerly pressed upon his brother for a pledge; Thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother.
He should lend with so much mildnesse and meeknes of spirit, as if he gave, rather then lent; or as if (the contrary whereof Solomon found in his experience, Pro. 22.7.) himselfe ⟨p. 52⟩the lender, were servant to the borrower. Job is charged first with fayling in this; As if he had over eagerly pressed upon his brother for a pledge; Thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother.
Secondly, The taking a pledge from a brother, may be expounded of withholding a pledge when it is called for, or of the not restoring it, when the Covenants are performed. This is not only to take it, but to take it away; suppose the pledge hath been given into a mans hand, yet if he will not restore it, or give it back out of his hand when called for, but make excuses, or delays, This is to take away the pledge. And thus some make out the sin of the Text; Thou hast taken a pledge; that is, thou hast swept it quite away, thou hast refused to restore the pledge, when that which was borrowed upon it, hath been in due time tendered to be payed or restored. The Prophet Ezekiel (Chap. 18.14, 15, 16.) numbers the contrary practices among those Negatives, for which the Lord declares himself much pleased with the son of a wicked father; A son that seeth all his fathers sins, that he hath done, and doth not such like; that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel; that hath not defiled his neighbours wife, neither hath oppressed any; that hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, &c. he shall not dye for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. Here sinning in the matter of a pledge, is pitched upon with-holding it, not upon taking it. For though a man have a pledge fairly delivered up to him, though he do not rush into the borrowers house, and there be his own carver, taking what himself listeth to secure that which he hath lent, yet if he withhold the pledge when it is required, and desired to be returned upon promised satisfaction made, this is very sinful and oppressive. Some when they get a good thing in their hands, they are loth to part with it, and will have a device to prove it forfeited by the borrower, when indeed, 'tis only coveted by the lender.