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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, Natural or inbred, every man hath naturally so much darkness in him, that as he cannot see the truths that are in the word of God, so he cannot see the intendment of the works of God.
First, Naturall or inbred, every man hath naturally so much darkness in him, that as he cannot see the truths that are in the word of God, so he cannot see the intendment of the works of God.
Secondly, Judiciary, or inflicted (Isa. 6.9.) Go and tell this people, 1hear ye indeed, but understand not: and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes. What were these eyes and ears that were to be made heavy and shut? Surely, they are to be understood, not of Organical, but of intellectual ears and eyes. But who was to shut these eyes? A holy Prophet. And how was he to shut them? By prophesying or speaking to them in the Name of the Lord. The proper work of the Word is to open the eyes, and enlighten the mind. But when a people have long shut their own eyes against, or only dallied with (that transcendent mercy) the light, then God (which is the severest judgement) shuts their eyes, and darkens them with light. Of this Judiciary darkness, some interpret the present Text, as if Eliphaz had said; there is a worse plague upon thee, then all those spoken of, even blindness and confusion of mind, so that thou canst neither see what brought thee into them, nor how to find thy way out, but art as a man under water, or in the dark, amazed in these thy afflictions, not knowing what to do, or which way to turn thy self.
Secondly, Judiciary, or inflicted (Isa. 6.9.) Goe and tell this people, 1heare ye indeed, but understand not: and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their eares heavy, and shut their eyes. What were these eyes and eares that were to be made heavy and shut? Surely, they are to be understood, not of Organicall, but of intellectuall eares and eyes. But who was to shut these eyes? A holy Prophet. And how was hee to shut them? By prophecying or speaking to them in the Name of the Lord. The proper worke of the Word is to open the eyes, and enlighten the minde. But when a people have long shut their owne eyes against, or onely dallyed with (that transcendent mercy) the light, then God (which is the severest judgement) shuts their eyes, and darkens them with light. Of this Judiciary darkness, some interpre the present Text, as if Eliphaz had sayd; there is a worse plague upon thee, then all those spoken of, even blindness and confusion of minde, so that thou canst neyther see what brought thee into them, nor how to finde thy way out, but art as a man under water, or in the darke, amuzed in these thy afflictions, not knowing what to doe, or which way to turne thy selfe.