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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:347p. 104

¹There are divers readings of these words; first, thus; Is not God higher then the heavens? A second thus; Doth not God possess the high heaven? The Original may strictly be rendered; God the height of heaven; that is, God is above all heavens: we render well; God is in the height or sublimity of heaven.

¹There are divers readings of these words; first, thus; Is not God higher then the heavens? A second thus; Doth not God possesse the high heaven? The Originall may strictly be renderd; God the height of heaven; that is, God is above all heavens: we render well; God is in the height or sublimitie of heaven.

1Nonne deus sublimior est coelo? Pagni: Nonne deus coelum alium tenet? Tygur: Nonne deus in sublimitate coelorum? Mont: Deus sublimitas coelorum. Hebr:

:348p. 104

This Question; Is not God in the height of heaven? is taken three ways.

This Question; Is not God in the height of heaven? is taken three wayes.

:349p. 104–105

First, Some read it as an Exhortation given by Eliphaz to Job, to draw off the motion of his thoughts, & most of all the settled bent of his heart from those inferior things, his losses & troubles, his sorrows, pains, and sicknesses; he would divert his mind from these worldly sorrows, and raise it up to heavenly enjoyments, Is not God in heaven? As if he had said, Why standest thou poring upon things below? Why dwellest thou so much upon thy dunghill, and thy present poverty, God is in the height of heaven, consider him there. This is both a safe and a very spiritual

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