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…

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Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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The word signifies to delight, or take contentment,¹ whether it be outward contentment, or inward contentment, the delight of the body, or the delight of the mind; And so an universal delight, thy whole delight shall be in the Lord. Moses (Deut. 28.56.) describes those women by this word, who were made up of delight; Thy tender and delicate woman, that is, such as are so delicate that they are the delight of all who behold them, or who are themselves altogether devoted to their delights, who (as the Apostle Paul speaks of the wanton widow (1 Tim. 5.) live in pleasure; These are threatened with such calamities as should render their very lives a pain to them. The word is used again (Isa. 58.13, 14.) where the Prophet speaks of keeping the Sabbath; If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight; what then? then shalt thou delight thy self in the Lord; thou shalt have curious delight, all manner of delight in the Lord, if thou call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable, and shalt honour him; if thou hast a delight in duty, thou shalt have the delight of reward.

The word signifies to delight, or take contentment,¹ whether it be outward contentment, or inward contentment, the delight of the body, or the delight of the minde; And so an universall delight, thy whole delight shall be in the Lord. Moses (Deut. 28.56.) describes those women by this word, who were made up of delight; Thy tender and delicate woman, that is, such as are so delicate that they are the delight of all who behold them, or who are themselves altogether devoted to their delights, who (as the Apostle Paul speaks of the wanton widdow (1 Tim. 5.) live in pleasure; These are threatned with such calamities as should render their very lives a paine to them. The word is used againe (

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