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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 who are evil cannot own God purely either in good ⟨p. 172⟩or evil. It is but seldom that they say, with that wicked King, This evil is of the Lord (2 Kings 6.33.) And it is seldomer that they say, this good is of the Lord They say, what good doth God for us? even while he filleth their houses with good things. Indeed the best of Saints receive many good things from God which they know not of; they receive many secret mercies, secret I mean not only to others, but to themselves; and so they are not able to give God the glory of them distinctly, because they have not a distinct knowledge of them. But all the good things which the wicked have are to them of an unknown original. Though they know what they have, yet they know not from whence or from whom they have what they have; they know not who feeds them, who clothes them, who provides for them: yea though they make many formal acknowledgements of this, and will tell you of Gods goodness to them, yet really they know it not, nor do they cordially acknowledge it. The Lord complains of his people about this (Isa. 1.3.) The Ox knoweth his owner, and the Ass his Masters crib, (he upbraids them not only as below other men, but a below the beasts, as if the reasonless creatures had acted more rationally then they) but Israel doth not know, my people do not consider: What was it they did not know, nor consider? they knew not nor considered what the Ox and the Ass knew and considered; The Ox knoweth his owner, he knoweth that his Master seeds him, as well as works him. Thus also the ass knoweth his Masters crib, as he knoweth that his Master employeth him, so he knoweth that his Master provideth for him. The dull Ass takes notice of the crib, and knows where and by whom he receiveth Good; but ye my people know not me, ye do not consider him that seeds you; For I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me, they never honoured me as the fountain and founder of their felicity. The Prophet Hosea reproves the same sottishness and blindness in that people (Chap. 2.8, 9.) For she did not know that I gave her come, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. Therefore I will return and take away her come in the time thereof;
They who are evill cannot own God purely eyther in good