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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First, That wicked or mere carnal men, have some appearances and impresses of the presence of God upon their spirits.

First, That wicked or meere carnall men, have some appearances and impresses of the presence of God upon their spirits.

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They could not say to God, depart from us, had they not some impressions and notions of God, of the will and Law of God, of the truth and power of God upon them. They who are alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, do yet feel a presence of God with them (Act. 17.27) That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us. Take mankind in general, good and bad, believers and infidels, there is a nearness of God unto them, unto them all: and that not only a nearness of God in what the Apostle there speaks of, common preservation (vers. 28.) In him we live, and move, and have our being, or of natural communications, of which the Apostle speaks there also, From him we receive life, and breath, and all things (vers. 25.) But further God is with them, by a twofold light; first, by a light of Direction; secondly, by a light of Conviction. All have a Light of direction, 1. by the Law written in their hearts. The Apostle is express for this (Rom. 2.14.) For when the Gentiles (he means it of Gentiles unconverted) which have not the Law, do by nature the things contained in the Law, these having not the Law (that is formally published and preached to them) are a Law unto them selves: Which show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, &c. And as all have a light of direction from the Law written in their hearts, or in the book of Conscience; so also 2. they have a light of direction from the Law of the creation, or from that which is written of God in

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