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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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Further, Thou sayest, How doth God know? Take it either of the inward or of the outward saying, either of the tongue or of the heart, saying so; Eliphaz would prove from it, that certainly Job was a wicked man. And his inference had been true, if he could have proved it true, that Job had said so.
Further, Thou sayest, How doth God know? Take it eyther of the inward or of the outward saying, eyther of the tongue or of the heart, saying so; Eliphaz would prove from it, that certainly Job was a wicked man. And his inference had been true, if he could have proved it true, that Job had sayd so.
Hence observe; That to have evil thoughts, or to speak evil of God, is the character of a wicked man.
Hence observe; That to have evill thoughts, or to speake evill of God, is the character of a wicked man.
He that is good, must needs both think, and speak good of God. David doth often aggravate the wickedness of his enemies, from the language of their hearts and tongues, (Psal. 10.11.) He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hides his face, he will never see. And again (Psal. 144.7, 8, 11.) Send thy hand from above, rid me and deliver me out of great waters, from the hands of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand, is a right hand of falsehood. If the mouth speaketh vanity, the hand is full of falsehood; we may even feel deceit in their hands, whose mouths speak any kind of vanity, but especially this, which is the vainest vanity of all, How doth God know? or surely God doth not know. Such the Psalmist rebukes (