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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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Vers. 7. Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, thou hast withheld bread from the hungry. Thou hast not given water to the weary.
Vers. 7. Thou hast not given water to the weary to drinke, thou hast withheld bread from the hungry. Thou hast not given water to the weary.
Water is a very Common thing, and the word which is here used takes in all natural waters, the whole Element of water. Seeing then water is not under lock & key, but lies open to all comers, how comes it to be any mans gift? I answer, first, If we understand the words literally & strictly, yet sometimes & especially in some places to give a cup of water to drink, or a bucket of water to wash in, is no small charity to a wearied traveller. But secondly (I conceive) Job is taxed with not giving water, to show his refusing to do the smallest charity. So we find it expressed (Matth. 10.42.) when Jesus Christ would assure us that the least office of love or respect which we do to a distressed Saint, to a Believer upon that account as he is a Believer,1 shall be rewarded, he gives it in this language; Whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a Cup of Cold water only in the name of a Disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. As by one of these little ones, he means any, the least of Believers, or righteous Persons; so by the gift that he speaks of, water, or Cold water, a Cup of Cold water, he means the least of favours. Cold water is a cheap commodity, and a little cold water, only a cup of it, cannot (as some things cannot because they are worth so much) be prized, because it is worth so little, yet he that gives but this little thing, this (almost) nothing in the name of a Disciple, he shall not lose his reward.