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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And the innocent laugh them to scorn.

And the innocent laugh them to scorne.

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This heightens the sense of the former part of the verse, not only are the righteous glad when the wicked are destroyed, but they laugh them to scorn. The righteous, in the former part of the verse are the same with the innocent here; yet we may distinguish them. The innocent are taken two ways in Scripture; first, the innocent are they who are pure from sin; secondly, the innocent are they who are pure or free from punishment.

This heightens the sence of the former part of the verse, not onely are the righteous glad when the wicked are destroyed, but they laugh them to scorne. The righteous, in the former part of the verse are the same with the innocent here; yet we may distinguish them. The innocent are taken two wayes in Scripture; first, the innocent are they who are pure from sinne; secondly, the innocent are they who are pure or free from punishment.

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or from trouble; freedom from sin, and freedom from trouble are so dependent upon one another, that one word may well express both. Thus the word is used (2 Sam. 14.9.) The woman of Tekoah said to the king; My Lord O king, the iniquity be on me, ¹and my fathers house, and the king and his throne be guiltless or innocent, that is, free from all evil and trouble; While she saith, The iniquity be upon me, her meaning is, let the punishment of the iniquity be upon me, let the king, and his throne be guiltless; let no punishment of iniquity fall either upon the king in person, or upon his government. In the same sense the word is read (

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