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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First, To forgetfulness of the word,¹ Receive the law and let it not slip out of thy memory.

First, To forgetfullnes of the vvord,¹ Receive the lavv and let it not slip out of thy memory.

1Praecedentis partis ex positio & amplificatio. Ita legem suscipe ut ponas proprie, disponas art cura sollicitudine observandi.Praecedentis partis ex positio & amplificatio. Ita legem suscipe ut ponas proprie, disponas arte cura sollicitudine observandi.

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Secondly, It is opposed to negligence in the practice of the law; lay it up that it may be forth coming to direct thee in every duty. In Conversion the law is written in the heart; every godly man hath a Copy of the law in his heart; That's the description of a godly man, (Psal. 37.31.) The law of God is in his heart, none of his steps shall slide; which is not an universal exclusion of all failing & slipping, as if every godly man were as much past sinning, as he is past perishing: but when 'tis said, none of his steps, the meaning is, few of his steps shall slide, or he shall never slide so in any of his steps as not to recover his feet and get up again. He shall walk very holily, so holily as if all his walkings were but one continued act of holiness. But, to the text, None of his steps shall slide quite and for ever out of the way, because the law of God is in his heart. What David speaks in that prophetical Psalm of Christ (

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