A81199:785
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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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.
There are many in the world who have gold, but there are few who have this defence for it. The Prophet Haggai speaks of those who earned money, but put it into a bag with holes; that is, they could not hold or keep what they had gotten. It is the Lord that establisheth the creature to us, and defends it for us. The best things in the world take wings and are gone, unless the Lord stay them with us; and unless the Lord defend and keep them for us, they will soon be pulled out of our possession. Some mens estates wast away they know not how, there is a hole in the bottom of the bag they thought not of. Others have their estates violently taken away from them, because the Lord is not their defence. The Lord is The protector of his people, the Lord is a Castle, a strong Tower, all manner of fortifications about his people, to defend their estates and persons, much more their souls. And Eliphaz seems to mind Job that he once had, but now had lost this defence; God once made a hedge about him, or rather was a hedge about him, but he opened a gap or withdrew, and then in came the Sabeans and Chaldeans and spoiled all. Now then (saith he) return to the Lord, and he will once again be thy defence. How safe are they that have God for their defence, who live under the shadow, and covert of the Almighty! How safe are they (I say) and all that they have.
There are many in the world who have gold, but there are few who have this defence for it. The Prophet Haggai speakes of those who earned money, but put it into a bag with holes; that is, they could not hold or keepe what they had gotten. It is the Lord that establisheth the creature to us, and defends it for us. The best things in the world take wings and are gone, unlesse the Lord stay them with us; and unlesse the Lord defend and keepe them for us, they will soone be puld out of our possession. Some mens estates wast away they know not how, there is a hole in the bottome of the bagge they thought not of. Others have their estates violently taken away from them, because the Lord is not their defence. The Lord is The protector of his people, the Lord is a Castle, a strong Tower, all manner of fortifications about his people, to defend their estates and persons, much more their soules. And Eliphaz seems to mind Job that he once had, but now had lost this defence; God once made ahedg about him, or rather was a hedg about him, but he opened a gap or withdrew, and then in came the Sabeans and Caldeans and spoyled all. Now then (saith he) returne to the Lord, and he will once againe be thy defence. How safe are they that have God for their defence, who live under the shaddow, and covert of the Almighty! How safe are they (I say) and all that they have.