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, Observe; That God is ready to give peace to or to be at peace with those that acquaint themselves with him.

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Acquaint thy self with him, and be at peace; as if he should say, ••ou shalt certainly be at peace with him, if thou doest but acquaint thy self with him; for the Lord will not always chide; his love is everlasting, but his anger towards his c•••••es but fo• a moment; As the wisdom of God in man, so much more the most wise God, is Gentle, and easy to be entreated. The Lord is found of those who seek him not (Isa. 65.1.) Surely then he will be found of those that seek him; he is not implacable, no nor inexorable. The Lord hath declared himself full of Compassion to returning sinners, so full of compassion that he seeks the acquaintance of sinners, and beseeches them to be reconciled to him, much more will he be acquainted with them who beseech him that they may be reconciled to him. Fury is not in me (saith the Lord, Isa. 27.4, 5.) who would set the briars and thorns in battle against me? that is, who would be so foolish as to encourage sinful men to be so fool-hardy as to stand out against me, or contend with me, for alas, (as it follows in the text) I would go through them, I would burn them together. There's no dealing with me upon those terms; but I will tell you upon what terms a […] may deal with me; Let him lay hold of my strength, that he ••y make peace with me, and he shall make peace with me, that is, he shall n•• loose his labour, he shall find peace, if he take hold of my strength. One would think he should rather have said, let him take hold of my mercy and goodness, but he saith, Let him take hold of my strength. To oppose the strength of God is most dangerous, but by faith to take hold of it, that's both the duty and the privilege of an humbled sinner. Proud sinners oppose the strength of God, humbled sinners take hold of it, as their strength. As a man seeing another whom he hath offended, but is unable to resist, or make his party good with him, with much submission takes hold of his

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