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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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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 ⟨p. 158⟩the Book of the creature. The same Apostle makes this the ground of the righteousness of God in that dreadful Revelation of his wrath against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men (be they who they will) who hold the truth in unrighteousness, because that which may be known of God is manifest in them (or to them) for God hath showed it to them. But how or where hath God showed them this? The Apostle answers in the next verse (Rom. 1.20.) For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.