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…

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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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Such act not only contrary to a common rule, but contrary to their special duty; by how much we have the more obligation not to do a thing, by so much we sin the more if we do it.

Such act not onely contrary to a common rule, but contrary to their speciall duty; by how much we have the more obligation not to doe a thing, by so much we sin the more if we doe it.

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Thirdly, Note; That as it is very sinful in Magistrates to wrong any man, so it is most sinful to wrong them, or to deny them right, who have most need of it, the widow, and the fatherless.

Thirdly, Note; That as it is very sinfull in Magistrates to wrong any man, so it is most sinfull to wrong them, or to deny them right, who have most need of it, the widow, and the fatherlesse.

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Magistrates are called Gods; And God who hath honoured them by putting his name upon them, expects that they should honour him, by imitating or acting like unto him. What a Magistrate doth he should do like God, he should do it so that every one may be convinced that God is in him and with him of a truth. As God takes care of the widow, and of the fatherless, so should he. God is known by this Title; A father of the fatherless, and a Judge of the widow, is God in his holy habitation (Psal. 68.5.) That is, in Heaven; for that's the habitation of his holiness, and of his glory, there he dwells, Judging for the widow, and the fatherless; And as that is the special business (as it were) of God in Heaven, so they who are Gods on earth, ought to make it their special business to judge for the widow and the fatherless. Hence we find the widow and the fatherless commended by name to the care of the Magistrate; The fatherless have no natural parents living, or none near of kin remaining to maintain and defend them, therefore the Magistrate, who is (pater patriae) the common father of his Country, should be their Foster-Father. They who want power are the charge, & should be the special care of those in power. Thus they are commanded (

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