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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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Observe from the manner of Expression, Cut down.
Observe from the manner of Expression, Cut downe.
That, God brings ruining Judgements on the stoutest of sinners.
He doth not only pull off some of their fruit, and leaves, or lop off their branches, but he cuts them down, yea he stubs them up by the roots, till there is nothing left, they are cut down root and branch. Thus the Lord threatened the house of Jeroboam (1 King. 14.10.) Behold I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam, him that pisseth against the wall (that is, every man of his house) and him that is shut up and left in Israel (that is, him that is most esteemed, as things shut up are, and him that is least esteemed, as things left abroad are; or those who are secured or have secured themselves in strongest holds, as men shut up are, as well as those who are left naked and exposed to the easiest dangers, as men left at large are) and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam (that is, all who have escaped or survived the former troubles) as a man taketh away dung till it be all gone; that is, till his house be utterly exterminated: for dung being a filthy and noisome thing, men never leave taking it away, from places where it is an annoyance, till they have taken it all away. That which is offensive in the whole nature of it, is offensive in the least degree of it.
Hee doth not onely pull off some of their fruit, and leaves, or lopp off their branches, but he cuts them downe, yea hee stubs them up by the roots, till there is nothing left, they are cut downe root and branch. Thus the Lord threatned the house of Jeroboam (