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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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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.
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, 2 Sam. 21.9.) for caution unto all; whatsoever is done in the fight of all, or so that all may see, is said (in the Language of the Jews) to be done before the Sun. To which sense also we may interpret that vision of the Prophet Zechariah (Chap. 5, 6. 9, 10, 11.) at the 6th verse we read of an Ephah, and this lift up (ver. 9th) between earth and heaven; the Ephah was a measure of dry things among the Jews: and in that vision it signified that the sin and punishment of the Jews were measured and proportioned; This Ephah being lifted up and carried, I (saith the Prophet) said whether do these bear the Ephah, (ver. 10.) And he said unto me, to build it an house in the land of Shinar, and it shall be established and set there upon her own base;