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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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These two desolate names are often found alone,¹ but oftener as one in Scripture; the widow who is disjoined from her husband, and the fatherless, who are bereaved of their parents, are commonly joined together. And these two names are taken in Scripture, either strictly, or more largely; strictly to signify only such persons as have either l•st their husbands or parents; Largely, and so the widow and fatherless, signify any that are in distress, or need our charity: Because the widow and the fatherless stand often in need of charity, therefore these names in Scripture, signify any that need our charity. While the Prophet saith (Hos. 14.3.) With thee the fatherless findeth mercy; We are not to straighten his sense only to Orphans, but to any that are in distress; he that is a father may be called fatherless, and the child that hath a father may be called fatherless, when extremely needing the help either of God or man. And so the word widow must be understood (Rev. 18.7.) where Babylon boasteth, I sit as a Queen, and am no widow; that is, I am neither friendless nor helpless; or as the next words seem to expound it; I shall see no sorrow; which is usually the widows portion. Thus in the Text by the widow and the fatherless, we must understand not only those who are formally so, but all in affliction, who are equivalently so.

These two desolate names are often found alone,¹ but oftener as one in Scripture; the widow who is disjoyn'd from her husband, and the fatherlesse, who are bereaved of their parents, are commonly joyned together. And these two names are taken in Scripture, eyther strictly, or more largely; strictly to signifie onely such persons as have eyther l•st their husbands or parents; Largely, and so the widow and fatherlesse, signifie any that are in distresse, or need our charity: Because the widow and the fatherlesse stand often in need of charity, therefore these names in Scripture, signifie any that need our charity. While the Prophet saith (Hos. 14.3

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