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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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But here it may be queried, What matter of joy is this? why should the righteous rejoice in the sorrows of the wicked? is it not alike sinful to be troubled at the joys, and to rejoice at the troubles of our brethren? The light of nature condemns rejoicing over those who are in misery; and we have an express Scripture against it (Pro. 24.17.) Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth. And David puts it among the sins of his enemies (Psal. 35.15.) In my adversity they rejoiced. And he professed (ver. 13.) that when they were sick his clothing was sack cloth, and that he humbled his soul with fasting. David was so far from rejoicing when his enemies were ruined, or dead, that he mourned when they were but sick, and would not eat, when they could not. And as Davids holy practice denied it, so doth Solomons divine precept; Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth. How then shall we reconcile these Texts?
But here it may be queried, What matter of joy is this? why should the righteous rejoyce in the sorrowes of the wicked? is it not alike sinful to be troubled at the joyes, and to rejoyce at the troubles of our brethren? The light of nature condemns rejoycing over those who are in misery; and we have an expresse Scripture against it (Pro. 24.17.) Rejoyce not when thine enemy falleth, let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth. And David puts it among the sins of his enemies (Psal. 35.15.) In my adversity they rejoyced. And he professed (ver. 13.) that when they were sicke his cloathing was sacke cloath, and that he humbled his soule with fasting. David was so farre from rejoycing when his enemies were ruined, or dead, that he mourned when they were but sicke, and would not eate, when they could not. And as Davids holy practice denyed it, so doth Solomons divine precept; Rejoyce not when thine enemy falleth. How then shall wee reconcile these Texts?