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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Hence observe.

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First, That the Lord sets up wicked men many times as examples of his wrathful justice.

First, That the Lord sets up wicked men many times as examples of his wrathfull justice.

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Not only do they feel wrath upon themselves, but others see it; The Lord sometimes chastens his own people in the view of the world, and sets them up as examples of his fatherly displeasure. Thus Nathan speaks in the name of the Lord to David (2 Sam 12.12.) Thou didst it secretly, but I will do this thing, (what thing? I will afflict and chasten thee for this great offence) before all Israel, and before the S•nne; that is, in plain and clear light; Though thou hast done this evil ⟨p. 183⟩in the darkness of many close contrivances, yet I will draw the curtain and make the penal effects of thy sin as conspicuous as the actings of thy sin have been close and covert. Again (Numb. 25.4.) when the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab, and Israel had joined himself unto Baal peor, so that the Anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel; Then the Lord said to Moses, take all the heads of the people, (that is, the capital offenders, or chief rulers, who gave way, or at best gave no stop to such wickedness) and hang them up before the Lord against the Sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel. To hang them up before the Sun, is a phrase of speech importing the publicness of their punishment (as it is said of the seven Sons of Saul, that they were hanged on the hill before the Lord,

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