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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If thou return &c. Eliphaz having thus showed him that it is his duty to return to the Almighty, now proceeds to show that it will be his happiness, and this he doth by an enumeration of those manifold blessings which follow our returning to him. Whereof the first is, Thou shalt be built up.
If thou returne &c. Eliphaz having thus shewed him that it is his duty to returne to the Allmighty, now proceeds to shew that it will be his happines, and this he doth by an enumeration of those manifold blessings which follow our returning to him. Whereof the first is, Thou shalt be built up.
Affliction and trouble, which are the fruit of sin, pull down, and lay us wast, godly sorrow and repentance, which are our turning from sin, have a promise of this good fruit, That we shall be built up again.
Affliction and trouble, which are the fruit of sin, pull downe, and lay us wast, godly sorrow and repentance, which are our turning from sin, have a promise of this good fruit, That we shall be built up againe.
This building up, may be taken two ways; first, more generally for an increase in all good things; secondly, more specially for an increase in children. In the Hebrew the same word,1 which signifies a son, signifies, to build, because children build up their fathers house, or are their fathers building; in that sense the word is often used, (Gen. 16.2. Gen. 30.3.