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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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1Then, that is, when thou hast acquainted thy self with God; then, when thou hast laid up his law in thy heart; then, when thou hast returned to the Almighty thy self, and put away iniquity far from thy Tabernacle; Then thou shalt lay up gold as dust, &c. The word which we render Gold, signifies to fortify, or to defend, ⟨p. 241⟩and it is translated a defence at the 25th verse Solomon saith (Eccl. 7.12.) not only, That wisdom is a defence, but that money is a defence, (that is, it procures defence) and Gold is the chief of money. Though Gold be not a defence formally, yet virtually it is; Gold defends it self against all the forces of fire, and it is a principal means of defending us against the fire and fury of the Greatest dangers. Thou shalt lay up Gold as dust, &c. But Christ saith (Math. 6.19,) Lay not up treasures for your selves on earth. And it was a rule given concerning the King of Israel in the Levitical Law, long before Israel had a King, (Deut. 17.17.) He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. How then, doth Eliphaz say, that he who repents, shall lay up gold as the dust? is that fit work for him? I answer, the words are not to be understood as an exhortation to bend his endeavours to the gathering of riches; but as a promise from God that he shall, by a blessing from above, gather store of riches here below. Thou shalt lay up gold as the dust. By gold here, and silver in the next verse, we are to understand all manner of riches; because gold and silver are the chief riches, therefore all is contained under them. And when he saith, Thou shalt lay up gold as the dust, the words receive variety of renderings; some thus, Thou shalt lay up gold above the dust; as if he should say; thou shalt have more gold than dust, which is a strain of rhetoric, expressing abundance; Others read, Thou shalt lay up gold upon the dust; As (Psal. 24.2.) He hath founded it upon the Seas; A third renders, Thou shalt lay up gold by the dust; Like that (Psal. 1.3