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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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He bestows them where, and upon whom he pleaseth. This promise of plenty of gold, upon repentance and returning to the Almighty, must needs proceed from this supposition, that the Almighty hath gold and silver in his power. The world is the Lords, and the fullness of it (Psal. 50.12.) God is the best Indies for gold. If any would trade for gold prosperously, let them trade heavenward; for God is every where Lord of the soil, and he saith of all the precious mines hidden in the bowels of the earth, They are mine. See how the Lord speaks as the great proprietor of all the gold, and silver, of all the good things of this world; (Hos. 2.8, 9.) She did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal, therefore I will return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my ⟨p. 250⟩flax &c. All's mine. Thus the Lord voucheth himself the great owner of all these things, all the gold & silver, all the wool and the flax, all the corn and wine are his. When the people and Princes of Israel with David their king offered so willingly and so liberally Gold and silver &c. for the building of the Temple. David makes this confession for them all (1 Chro. 29.14.) All things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. And may he not do what he will with his own? Men think they may, surely God both may and will.
He bestows them where, and upon whom he pleaseth. This promise of plenty of gold, upon repentance and returning to the Almighty, must needs proceed from this supposition, that the Almighty hath gold and silver in his power. The world is the Lords, and the fullnes of it (Psal. 50.12.) God is the best Indies for gold. If any would trade for gold prosperously, let them trade heavenward; for God is every where Lord of the soyle, and he saith of all the pretious mines hidden in the bowels of the earth, They are mine. See how the Lord speaks as the great proprietour of all the gold, and silver, of all the good things of this world; (