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…

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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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Secondly, The righteous have cause to rejoice & bless God when they see the wicked fall, because themselves are saved, & keep their standing; because themselves have escaped the danger, and the Lord hath been a banner of protection over them in the day when the wicked fell. Moses after the destruction of Amaleck built an Altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-Nissi (Exod. 17.15.) that is to say, The Lord is my banner. And in like cases the joy of the Saints is not properly in the destruction of the wicked, but in their own deliverance, through the mighty power & good hand of God with them. It is the presence of God with them, the appearance of God for them, which is the gladness of their hearts.

Secondly, The righteous have cause to rejoyce & blesse God when they see the wicked fall, because themselves are saved, & keepe their standing; because themselves have escaped the danger, and the Lord hath been a banner of protection over them in the day when the wicked fell. Moses after the destruction of Amaleck built an Altar, and called the name of it Jehova-Nissi (Exod. 17.15.) that is to say, The Lord is my banner. And in like cases the joy of the Saints is not properly in the destruction of the wicked, but in their owne deliverance, through the mighty power & good hand of God with them. It is the presence of God with them, the appearance of God for them, which is the gladnes of their hearts.

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Thirdly, The righteous then rejoice, because the Church and people of God are in a fair way to peace; when the Lyons are destroyed, the sheep are in safety; when the Wolves and the Bears are cut off, the flock rests quietly; so in this case when men of devouring cruel spirits, wicked and ungodly ones, are removed, the flock of God, the sheep of his pasture ⟨p. 189⟩feed quietly, none making them afraid. The fall of the enemies of Zion, is the establishment of Zion; yea in a great measure of mankind. As the Prophet most elegantly sets it forth (

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