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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Secondly, Eliphaz might purposely vary the number, that himself might put in for a share, and be numbered among those, who had obtained that sparing mercy, not to be cut down while others were consumed. And so this reason of the change is purely spiritual, much like that last opened out of Hosea.

Secondly, Eliphaz might purposely vary the number, that himselfe might put in for a share, and be numbred among those, who had obtained that sparing mercy, not to be cut downe while others were consumed. And so this reason of the change is purely spirituall, much like that last opened out of Hosea.

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Whence note; That the righteous are often preserved in common calamities.

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(Psal. 20.8.) They are brought down, and are fallen, but we are risen and stand upright, our substance is not cut down; God takes special care of his own people; they are under a promise; there can be no greater safety, no better security then to be under a promise; the promise is the best shelter in a storm, and the best shield against the dart. The Apostle Peter gives us two famous examples of this, (2 Pet. 2.5, 6.) God spared not the old world, but saved Noah &c. bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly. And having turned the Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow &c. and delivered just Lot &c. From both which examples he concludeth (v. 9.) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of Judgement to be punished. When judgement begins at the house of God, what shall the end of them be that obey not the Gospel of God? as the same Apostle speaks (

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