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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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Secondly, To note the Irresistibleness of the Judgements of God; who or what can stand before mighty waters? Great floods do not only wash and overflow all, but ruin and overthrow all, there's no resisting. Such are the Judgements of God, they are a flood both for their sudden rising and breaking in upon sinners, and likewise for their Irresistible violence in breaking and ruining them.

Secondly, To note the Irresistablenes of the Judgements of God; who or what can stand before mighty waters? Great floods doe not onely wash and overflow all, but ruine and overthrow all, there's no resisting. Such are the Judgements of God, they are a flood both for their suddain rising and breaking in upon sinners, and likewise for their Irresistible violence in breaking and ruining them.

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Further, It is not to be passed by, That Eliphaz doth not only say, They were overflown, but, Their foundation was overflown with a flood. He calls it the overflowing of their foundation, to note, that they were totally or utterly ruined & overthrown: for when the foundation is destroyed, all is destroyed; destruction to the foundation is the worst of destructions. The cruel enemies of the Jews cried, Raze it, raze it even to the foundation thereof (Ps. 137.7.) but to raze the foundation it self is more cruel then razing to the foundation. When the Lord threatened a full and final destruction of those foolish Prophets who had seen vain visions for his people, he said (Ezek. 13.14) I will break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, &c. That is, I will destroy it as far as destruction it self can go. There shall not only not a stone be left upon a stone of this building above ground, but even the under-ground stones shall not be left. The very foundation shall be opened and discovered. That which lieth at the bottom, or the bottom it self of those flattering prophecies, all the wiles & secret way• of them shall be revealed. David complains of those irreparable breaches made upon the civill state in this stile (

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