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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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Get into a familiarity with God. The word implieth a likeness, or a suitableness between two in their wills and affections, in their ways and counsels; for from likeness in these familiarity or acquaintance doth arise. So that Eliphaz here speaketh to Job as one that had estranged himself and departed from God, as one who had broken off Communion with God; and so he must needs have done, had he run such a course of wickedness as Eliphaz charged him with, in the former part of this Chapter. Therefore upon that supposition he gives Job wholesome advice, Acquaint not thy self with him.
Get into a familiarity with God. The word implyeth a likenes, or a suitablenes between two in their wills and affections, in their wayes and counsells; for from likenesse in these familiarity or acquaintance doth arise. So that Eliphaz here speaketh to Job as one that had estranged himselfe and departed from God, as one who had broken off Communion with God; and so he must needs have done, had he run such a course of wickednes as Eliphaz charged him with, in the former part of this Chapter. Therefore upon that supposition he gives Job wholesome advice, Acquaint not thy selfe with him.
Hence observe; First, That as man by nature is a stranger from God, so every act of sin, especially great and continued actings of sin breed a further estrangement from God.
We act the part of nature every time we sin, and that in a proportion brings us back in some degree to what we were by nature, strangers unto God. A godly man (who hath had acquaintance with God) sinning puts back his acquaintance, & a distance grows between God and him. Believers after great sins and follies committed, are not forward to come into the presence of God, they have a kind of listlessness to duty, a listlessness to prayer, and to all acts of communion with God. And God himself appears as if he did not much care for them when they come, they have not those Communications from God which he usually vouchsafeth his, God doth not give them the meeting as formerly; they do not