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…

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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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Once more, those Scriptures may seem to imply that God is so in heaven, that he is not also upon the earth, which speak ⟨p. 112⟩of his coming down from heaven to earth, (Gen. 11.5.) And the Lord came down to see the City and the Tower which the Children of men builded. Whence some may infer, if he came down to see the City, then he was not there before, and if so, then he is not universally present in all places. Again, (Gen. 18.20, 21.) And the Lord said, because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it which is come unto me, and if not, I will know. This passage yields the same difficulty and objection; To both which we may add that of David (Psal. 14.2.) The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand; He doth not say, God was among the children of men here below, but being in heaven (as a man standing upon a high place or Tower) he looked down.

Once more, those Scriptures may seeme to imply that God is so in heaven, that he is not also upon the earth, which speak ⟨p. 112⟩of his coming downe from heaven to earth, (Gen. 11.5.) And the Lord came downe to see the City and the Tower which the Children of men builded. Whence some may inferre, if he came downe to see the City, then he was not there before, and if so, then he is not universally present in all places. Againe, (Gen. 18.20, 21.) And the Lord said, because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sinne is very grievous, I will goe downe now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it which is come unto me, and if not, I will know. This passage yeelds the same difficulty and objection; To both which we may adde that of David (

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