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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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this renewed act is ascribed to us, because we through grace join in it. We have an Expression of like import (Pro. 4.21.) My Son attend to my words, incline thine ear to my sayings; let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thine heart. The heart is said to be the midst or Centre of the body, now, saith he, keep the law in the very midst of thine heart, in the safest place; as the heart is the safest place the middle of the body, so the middle of the heart is the safest place of the heart. So we may understand that of David, I have hid thy Commandments in my heart (Psal. 119.11.) And (Deut. 6.6.) These words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart; that is, thou shalt lay them up there. Of this laying up the law in the heart we are to understand Eliphaz here; as if he had said; O Job, thou hast often heard of the law, but thou hast been a forgetful hearer; now hear it, and hold it, now (as the Apostle exhorts the Hebrews, Heb. 2.1.) give the more earnest heed to the things, which thou hast heard, or shalt hereafter hear, lest at any time thou shouldest let them slip, or thou shouldest run out (as we there put in the margin) as a leaking vessel.
this renewed act is ascribed to us, because we through grace joyne in it. We have an Expression of like import (Pro. 4.21.) My Son attend to my words, encline thine eare to my sayings; let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thine heart. The heart is said to be the midst or Center of the body, now, saith he, keep the law in the very midst of thine heart, in the safest place; as the heart is the safest place the middle of the body, so the middle of the heart is the safest place of the heart. So vve may understand that of David, I have hid thy Commandements in my heart (Psal. 119.11.) And (Deut. 6.6.) These words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart; that is, thou shalt lay them up there. Of this laying up the law in the heart vve are to understand Eliphaz here; as if he had sayd; O Job, thou hast often heard of the law, but thou hast been a forgetfull hearer; now heare it, and hold it, now (as the Apostle exhorts the Hebrewes,