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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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He walketh in the circuit of heaven.] As if thou hadst said, suppose God can see through the thick cloud; and so my former reason should fail, yet I know well enough that the Great God of heaven hath other matters to meddle with, other affairs to busy himself about, then to trouble himself with me. He walketh in the circuit of heaven; we are not to take walking as a mere motion, but as walking notes employment, he walks in the circuit of heaven, that is, he is wholly taken up there. When the Lord asked of Satan, Whence comest thou? he answered,1 From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Now what doth Satan when he walks up and down the world, doth he walk like an idle vagrant that hath nothing to do? doth he walk with his hands in his pockets, as having no business? doth he walk merely to take the air, or to take his pleasure, to see, and be seen? no, when Satan walks about the world, his walking is working, he goeth about to tempt, to try, to lay snares and baits, to catch and captivate the souls of men. So here when it is said, God walketh in the circuit of heaven, the meaning is, his business, yea even his whole business lies there; He hath enough to do in heaven, and therefore hath no leisure to attend what is done on earth. That's the scope and tendency of these words which Eliphaz fastens upon Job; He walketh in the circuit of heaven. We are sure enough of him. The words carry the same sense, with that speech of the whorish woman (Pro. 7.18, 19, 20.) Come (saith she) let us take our fill of love till the morning, let us solace our selves with loves. But the young man might possibly object, your husband will come home, and that will spoil ⟨p. 127⟩all. No, (saith she) never fear it, he is far enough out of the way; The good man is not at home, he is gone a long journey; He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed; That is, he will not come home till the day appointed, he hath great business abroad, and he hath carried money enough with him to bear his charges till he hath don his business. He is riding and running in a far Country and minds not home, nor hath he the least suspicion of what we do at home. Thus when the sinner is about to depart far from his duty, he puts or conceives God far from him. He walketh in the Circuit of heaven.