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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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Thus we have seen the sins of Job drawn out into a Charge, and the Judgement of Eliphaz upon it, what the event, the sequel, or Issue of those sins, was snares and fears, and waters and darkness.
Thus wee have seene the sinnes of Job drawne out into a Charge, and the Judgement of Eliphaz upon it, what the event, the sequell, or Issue of those sinnes, was snares and feares, and waters and darkness.
There is yet one thing further, that I shall here take notice of from the constant course of Jobs friends in dealing with him. We see that still they charge him with sin, and still insist upon it, that all his afflictions & miseries were the fruits of his sin. Job (as hath appeared in opening several passages of this Book) hath as often disproved their inference, and denied that his sufferings were caused by his sin, at least not by any such way of sinning, as they charged him with. Labouring also much to inform them that God hath many other reasons why he afflicts his people, and that God might take liberty to afflict him, though he were no such kind of creature as they rendered him; yet notwithstanding all he ⟨p. 101⟩could say, either to purge himself or better conform them, they persevered in the same opinion, both concerning his person, and the cause of his afflictions.
There is yet one thing further, that I shall here take notice of from the constant course of Jobs friends in dealing with him. Wee see that still they charge him with sinne, and still insist upon it, that all his afflictions & miseries were the fruits of his sinne. Job (as hath appeared in opening severall passages of this Booke) hath as often disproved their inference, and denied that his sufferings were caused by his sinne, at least not by any such way of sinning, as they charged him with. Labouring also much to enforme them that God hath many other reasons why he afflicts his people, and that God might take libertie to afflict him, though he were no such kinde of creature as they rendred him; yet notwithstanding all hee ⟨p. 101⟩