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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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As if Eliphas had said; If thou dost indeed repent and turn from sin, thy conscience which now troubles, yea torments thee, shall have sweet peace in God, and thou who now grovellest with thy eyes down to the ground, by reason of thy pressing guilt, and misery, shalt then with confidence lift up thy face unto God in prayer, and thou shalt find God so ready at hand with an answer, that thou shalt see cause cheerfully to perform thy Vows, which thou madest to him in the day of trouble; That's the general scope of this latter part of the Chapter. I shall now proceed to explicate the particulars.
As if Eliphas had said; If thou dost indeed repent and turne from sin, thy conscience which now troubles, yea torments thee, shall have sweete peace in God, and thou who now grovellest with thy eyes downe to the ground, by reason of thy pressing guilt, and misery, shalt then with confidence lift up thy face unto God in prayer, and thou shalt finde God so ready at hand with an answer, that thou shalt see cause chearefully to performe thy Vowes, which thou madest to him in the day of trouble; That's the generall scope of this latter part of the Chapter. I shall now proceed to explicate the particulars.
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty.
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Allmighty.
The first word implieth a reason of what he had said before. Having spoken of temporal promises, he confirms his interest in them by assuring him of spiritual; for then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty. As if he had said, God will not deny thee outward comforts in the creature, seeing he intends to give thee the highest ⟨p. 253⟩