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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I have in divers other passages of this book met with Texts showing the utter consumption of wicked men, therefore I shall not stay upon it here; only take this brief note.

I have in divers other passages of this booke met with Texts shewing the utter consumption of wicked men, therefore I shall not stay upon it here; onely take this briefe note.

:642p. 202

That the Lord hath a different fire for the righteous and the wicked.

:643p. 202–203

He hath a fire for his own people, but it is a purging fire, a cleansing, a refining fire. Like that (Mal. 3.3.) He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. The Lord also hath a fire for the wicked, but it is a consuming fire. He kindles many fires upon them, and himself is a consuming fire to them. But it may be said, that God is a consuming fire also to his own people; for the Apostle speaking of himself and other believers, saith (Heb. 12.29.) Our God is a consuming fire. I answer; First, Tis true, the God of Believers is a consuming fire, but he is not a consuming fire to believers; even the hearts of believers ought to be overawed ⟨p. 203⟩with a holy fear of that in God, which they shall never feel from God. Secondly, God is sometimes a consuming fire to believers; but it is only to consume their corruptions, or their corruptible comforts; He will never consume either their Graces or spiritual interests. These he will not consume whatsoever he consumes. But the whole of a wicked man is as combustible matter before him. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, fire out of mouth devoured (

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