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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Secondly, Delight in the Lord is a strong delight, yea it is a strengthening delight; That must needs be strong joy, which is ⟨p. 258⟩strengthening joy; such is the joy of the Lord, as Nehemiah told that people (Neh: 8.10.) The joy of the Lord, is the strength of the soul, the strength of the inward man, it makes us mighty, it makes us giants to run our race, the race of holiness. The giant rejoiceth to run his race, because he is strong, and knows he can do it. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and is both an evidence tha• we are strong, and a means to make us so. Worldly delights are weak, and they weaken us, Delight in the Lord is strong, and it strengthens.

Secondly, Delight in the Lord is a strong delight, yea it is a strengthening delight; That must needs be strong joy, which is ⟨p. 258⟩strengthening joy; such is the joy of the Lord, as Nehemiah told that people (Neh: 8.10.) The joy of the Lord, is the strength of the soule, the strength of the inward man, it makes us mighty, it makes us giants to run our race, the race of holinesse. The giant rejoyceth to run his race, because he is strong, and knowes he can doe it. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and is both an evidence tha• wee are strong, and a meanes to make us so. Worldly delights are weake, and they weaken us, Delight in the Lord is strong, and it strengthens.

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Thirdly, It is a lasting delight; not like the crackling of thorns under a pot, (to which Solomon elegantly compares the laughter of the fool, Eccl. 7.6.) that make a noise, and a blaze for a while, but are presently extinct. Now Solomons fool may be either, first, the profane man in the world, or, secondly, the hypocrite in the Church; All the joys of this pair of fools, the profane worldling, and the formal hypocrite are soon in and soon out, like crackling thorns. But joy or delight in the Almighty is a lasting delight, it is not for a fit, or a pang, but for continuance, yea it continueth in the middest of all worldly sorrows, for it overcomes and conquers them. There is a laughter in which (saith Solomon,

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