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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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where all those evils, troubles, afflictions, sorrows, and persecutions, whether sent upon such as are really godly, or only in name and outward profession, are called rain, floods, winds. So saith the Text, The rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon the house and it fell, and great was the fall of it. While it stood, it stood to no purpose but for a show, but when it fell, it fell to purpose, The fall thereof was great. Thus it is more then evident from Scripture phrase, that rains and floods signify all sorts of afflicting evils, and therefore we need not restrain the word flood in the Text to a Deluge of Elementary water, or of water in a proper sense, but we may Enlarge it to any kind of afflicting Evil or trouble whatsoever that falls upon man. And the Scripture is (I conceive) so frequent in the use of this metaphor of a flood, and of waters, where great calamities are set forth, for these two reasons.
where all those evills, troubles, afflictions, sorrowes, and persecutions, whether sent upon such as are really godly, or onely in name and outward profession, are called raine, floods, winds. So saith the Text, The raine descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon the house and it fell, and great was the fall of it. While it stood, it stood to no purpose but for a shew, but when it fell, it fell to purpose, The fall thereof was great. Thus it is more then evident from Scripture phrase, that raines and floods signifie all sorts of afflicting evils, and therefore we need not restraine the word flood in the Text to a Deluge of Elementary water, or of water in a proper sence, but wee may Enlarge it to any kinde of afflicting Evill or trouble whatsoever that falls upon man. And the Scripture is (I conceave) so frequent in the use of this metaphor of a flood, and of waters, where great calamities are set forth, for these two reasons.
First, To note the swiftness and suddenness of the judgements of God. Floods come often very suddenly, and rise not only beyond expectation, but before there is any the least expectation of them. Noah's flood was long foretold before it came, but when the time came, wherein it should come, it came ⟨p. 150⟩