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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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Secondly, Others presume that, at least, God will not be so severe as to inflict those evils which he hath threatened. The old world was threatened with a Deluge, but they could not believe God would make good his word, they even mocked at the credulity and simplicity of Noah, to see him build that great Ship or Ark upon the dry Land, as if he meant to sail his vessel without water. As for them, they neither bel••ved nor feared a flood. So they (Isa. 5.19.) will put the Lord to a trial, Let him hasten his work that we may see it; let us see what he will do; as if they had said to the Prophet, you told us what he would do, how severe he would be, what meaneth all your talk, we would see something done. What will the Almighty do against us? Surely nothing; he is not so strict as you make him. The Prophet describes the worst of men, the men settled on their lees, speaking thus (Zeph. 1.12.) They say in their heart, the Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil; that is, he will neither reward nor punish, he will neither help nor hurt. To say either of these is alike dishonourable unto God; To say either much more both (though indeed to say either is to say both) is to say, not only that God is neither to be loved nor feared, but that he is not at all. It is the glory of God to do the one as well as to do the other, and unless he could do both, he could do neither. (Isa. 45.7.) I form the light, and create darkness, (the darkness of trouble is of God as much as the light of comfort) I make peace and create evil; the evil of punishment is as much the creature of God as peace is, and God doth as much appear a creator in the one as in the other; the doing of this kind of evil doth as much show the power, and providence of God, as the doing ⟨p. 167⟩of good; yet those in the Prophet said the Lord will do neither; He will neither do good, neither will be do evil.
Secondly, Others presume that, at least, God will not be so severe as to inflict those evills which he hath threatned. The old world was threatned with a Deluge, but they could not beleeve God would make good his word, they even mockt at the credulity and simplicity of Noah, to see him build that great Ship or Arke upon the dry Land, as if he meant to sayle his vessel without water. As for them, they neither belved nor feared a flood. So they (