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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, 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 ⟨p. 105⟩way to ease our minds of all the troubles and sorrows which we meet with in this world; could we but ascend in Spirit to the height where God is, could we by an eye of faith look to him, live upon him, and in him, all burdens would be light, and pressures easy to us.
First, Some read it as an Exhortation given by Eliphaz to Job, to draw off the motion of his thoughts, & most of all the setled bent of his heart from those inferior things, his losses & troubles, his sorrows, paines, and sicknesses; he would divert his minde from these worldly sorrows, and raise it up to heavenly enjoyments, Is not God in heaven? As if he had sayd, 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 spirituall ⟨p. 105⟩way to ease our minds of all the troubles and sorrowes which we meete with in this world; could we but ascend in Spirit to the height where God is, could we by an eye of faith looke to him, live upon him, and in him, all burdens would be light, and pressures easie to us.
Secondly, This question may be taken as a plain assertion or affirmation, and it is of the same value & signification with this, God is in the height of heaven, there he is, and from thence he beholds all the children of men, their ways and works.