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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 godly and the wicked have quite contrary both desires and fears.
What are the desires and fears of a wicked man, he desires to have God depart, he is afraid of the presence of God: what are the desires of a godly man, he desires nothing more then the presence of God, he says as Moses (Exod. 33.15.) If thy presence go not with me, carry me no further, I desire to be no where, but where God manifests himself to be; let me see the ⟨p. 162⟩day of my departure out of the world, rather then the day of Gods departure from me in the world; Let riches go, let liberty go, let friends and relations go, so God stay with me. All company is solitariness to me, all fullness is emptiness to me, and the most populous City worse then a desolate wilderness to me, where I find not the presence of God with me. I fear nothing like this, The departure of God from me. I read indeed (Luke 5.8.) that Peter once said to Christ, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man O Lord. But the reason was not because he was weary of the presence of Christ, but because he thought himself altogether unworthy of the presence of Christ. And therefore at another time when many of Christs Disciples went back & walked no more with him, and hereupon Christ said to the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord to whom shall we go, thou hast the words of Eternal Life (Joh. 6.68.) He who would not go from Christ, could not indeed desire that Christ should go or depart from him. They who have tasted how gracious the Lord is, can never totally depart from God, nor can they at all bear it, that God should depart from them. Thus the Church complains (Jer. 14.9.) Why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the Land, and as a way faring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night. Why shouldest thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save, yet thou O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name, leave us not; Whatsoever thou doest to us, do not leave us; let any evil come, but do not thou go: let sword come, let famine come, let plague come, but do not thou depart; leave us not. Thus the Saints cling about a departing God, while wicked men are willing he should depart. And considering the opinion which these wicked men had of God, 'tis no wonder though they press him to depart; for what should God do with them, if he can do nothing for them, or do them no good: