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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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Thus they reason; Can he see through the dark Cloud? and conclude, Thick Clouds are a Covering to him that he seeth not, and he walketh in the Circuit of heaven? What Eliphaz lays to Job's charge falsely; is often charged by the Holy Ghost upon wicked men truly. (Psal. 10.11.) He hath said in his heart God hath forgotten, he hides his face, he will never see it. Who this He is, whose heart speaks this language, appears clearly in the former part of the Psalm, where he is more then once called The wicked (ver. 2, 3.) and where more then one of his wickednesses are described, (ver. 7, 8, 9, 10.) His mouth is full of cursing and deceit, and fraud, under his tongue is mischief and vanity, he sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent &c. After all this, he saith in his heart God hath forgotten, that is, he hath forgotten the poor whom I have under my power, therefore I may safely oppress them. He hideth his face, he will never see it; that is, God will never take any knowledge, either of my doings or of their sufferings. We have a sample of the same impiety (Psal. 73.11.) And they say how doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most high? behold, these are the ungodly in the world, &c. And again (Psal. 94.6 ver.) They slay the widow, and stranger, and murder the fatherless (here are their works of darkness) yet they say, the Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard. Not only did they presume that the Lord did not see, but that he should not; The Lord shall not see! As if they could stop or blind the eyes of God as easily as they had blinded their own Consciences. Take one Instance further (Ezek. 8.12.) Then said he ⟨p. 130⟩unto me Son of man, Seest thou what they do? hast thou seen what the Ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, Every man in the Chambers of his Imagery, for they say the Lord seeth us not, he hath forsaken the Earth. Much like the language here, He walketh in the Circuit of heaven; he hath other business to do then to mind us. As God is sometimes said to forsake the Earth in wrath, to punish the sin of Man, so wicked men say he always forsakes the Earth in neglect both of their sin and punishment. And as Idolaters who have a mind to other gods, are willing to believe that God hath forsaken the earth, as to the protection of them;