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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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Hence note; That as God hath treasures of mercy, and abounds in goodness, so he hath treasures of affliction, and abundance of wrath.
Hence note; That as God hath treasures of mercy, and abounds in goodness, so hee hath treasures of affliction, and abundance of wrath.
As God hath abundance of waters sealed up in the Clouds, as in a treasury, and he can unlock his treasury and let them out whensoever he pleaseth, either to refresh or overflow the Earth; so he hath abundance of afflictions, and he can let them forth, as out of a treasury, when he pleaseth. And as we read (Ezek. 47.) that the waters of the Sanctuary, those holy waters were of several degrees; first, to the Ankles, secondly, to the knees, then to the Loins, and then a river that could ⟨p. 98⟩not be passed over, abundance of waters. Thus also the bitter waters, the waters of affliction are of several degrees: some waters of afflictions are but Ankle-deep, they only make us a little wet-shod, there are other waters up to the knees; and others to the Loins, and others we may rightly call abundance of waters, a Sea of waters; I am come into deep waters (saith David, Psal. 69.2.) or into depth of waters, where the floods overflow me; And having said (Psal. 42.6.) O my God, my soul is cast down within me; He adds in the next words (v. 7.) Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water-spouts: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Where, by deep to deep, by waterspouts, by waves and billows, he elegantly sets forth his distress, in allusion to a Ship at Sea in a vehement storm and stress of weather; when the same wave upon whose back the vessel rides out of one deep, plungeth it down into another; Thus the afflicted are tossed and overwhelmed in a Sea of trouble, till they are at their wits end, if not at their faiths end.