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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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'Tis said that the same night in wch Alexander the Great (of whose Conquests Daniel Prophesied) was borne, that the Temple of Diana at Ephesus was burnt to the ground. And the Heathens gave this as the reason of it, because Diana was absent from her Temple, being gone to assist at the birth of Alexander; implying that their Goddess was so in one place as she could not attend what was done elsewhere. Such were the gross conceits which they had ⟨p. 115⟩of their Gods, and they imagined the God of Israel to be such a one as their own. The veriest Idolater in the world presumes his God as good as any is. But Jehovah the living God hath taught us to say, Who is a God like unto thee? and our experiences have sealed to it, that there is none like the God of Jesurun, who rideth on the heavens for thy help, and in his excellency on the skies (Deut. 33.26.) And we have learned to comfort our selves in all places and straits, in this assurance that he is the God of the hills as well as of the valleys, of the Sea, as well as the dry Land, and that he is as truly present in the lowest depths as in the highest heavens. Is not God in the height of heaven?
'Tis sayd that the same night in wch Alexander the Great (of whose Conquests Daniel Prophesied) was borne, that the Temple of Diana at Ephesus was burnt to the ground. And the Heathens gave this as the reason of it, because Diana was absent from hir Temple, being gone to assist at the birth of Alexander; implying that their Goddess was so in one place as she could not attend what was done elsewhere. Such were the grosse conceits which they had ⟨p. 115⟩of their Gods, and they imagined the God of Israel to be such a one as their owne. The veriest Idolater in the world presumes his God as good as any is. But Jehova the living God hath taught us to say, Who is a God like unto thee? and our experiences have sealed to it, that there is none like the God of Jesurun, who rideth on the heavens for thy helpe, and in his excellency on the skyes (Deut. 33.26.) And wee have learned to comfort our selves in all places and streights, in this assurance that he is the God of the hills as well as of the valleys, of the Sea, as well as the dry Land, and that he is as truely present in the lowest depths as in the highest heavens. Is not God in the height of heaven?