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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Secondly, Behold the Stars in their order, they move by rule, they keep their ranks, none of them go out of their place, or forsake their station. They who are skilled in the motion of the Stars, know where to have them a hundred year hence. In the 5th of Judges, it is said, The Stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

Secondly, Behold the Starres in their order, they move by rule, they keepe their rankes, none of them goe out of their place, or forsake their station. They who are skilled in the motion of the Starres, know where to have them a hundred yeare hence. In the 5th of Judges, it is said, The Starres in their courses fought against Sissera.

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Thirdly, We should consider the Stars in their magnitude, what vast bodies they are; Some of them are bigger then the whole body of the earth (as Philosophy teacheth us) though, to appearance not bigger then the blaze of a Candle, nor broader then the palm of a hand.

Thirdly, We should consider the Starres in their magnitude, what vast bodyes they are; Some of them are bigger then the whole body of the earth (as Philosophy teacheth us) though, to appearance not bigger then the blase of a Candle, nor broader then the palme of a hand.

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Fourthly, Consider also the difference of the Stars in their greatness, and magnitude, they are all great, but not all of a greatness, not all of one size. Astronomers divide the Stars into six magnitudes. We should likewise observe, and wonder at their light, which is their glory: the light of the Stars is the glory of the Stars, and so the more light any Star hath, the more glory it hath. Thus one Star differeth from another Star in glory (1 Cor. 15.41

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