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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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That The stone Cut out without hands smote the Image upon his feet that were of Iron and Clay, and brake them to pieces: The stone did not strike the Image upon the head, or upon the breast, the golden head, the silver breast, &c. but upon the feet that were of Iron and Clay. Now the feet are to a natural body, as the foundation is to an Artificial body; A mans feet are the foundation of his body; if the feet be smitten and broken to pieces, the body must needs fall. And therefore as soon as ever it was said, That the Stone brake the feet to pieces, The ruin of the whole Image is described in the immediately following words of the vision (ver. 35.) Then was the Iron, the Clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the Summer threshing floor, and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them. The breaking of the feet, was the breaking up of the foundation, and so the breaking down of all. Whose foundation was overflown with a flood.
That The stone Cut out without hands smote the Image upon his feete that were of Iron and Clay, and brake them to peeces: The stone did not strike the Image upon the head, or upon the breast, the golden head, the silver breast, &c. but upon the feete that were of Iron and Clay. Now the feete are to a naturall body, as the foundation is to an Artificiall body; A mans feete are the foundation of his body; if the feete be smitten and broken to pieces, the body must needs fall. And therefore as soone as ever it was sayd, That the Stone brake the feete to peices, The ruine of the whole Image is described in the immediately following words of the vision (ver. 35.) Then was the Iron, the Clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to peices together, and became like the chaffe of the Summer threshing floore, and the winde carried them away, that no place was found for them. The breaking of the feete, was the breaking up of the foundation, and so the breaking downe of all. Whose foundation was overflowne with a flood.
Hence note; First, Wicked men think themselves very sure, they have foundations, they lay foundations.
Hence note; First, Wicked men thinke themselves very sure, they have foundations, they lay foundations.