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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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Eliphaz brings it in by way of promise, Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee. Success in any of our right actions is to be acknowledged as a mercy; and therefore the Lord doth so distinctly specify the successlessness of the Jews after their return from Babylon in their rural and household businesses for neglecting to build his house (Hag. 1.6.) to show that he had a Controversy with them; Ye have sown much, and brought in little (no success) ye eat, but have not enough, ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink (that is, ye are not satisfied) ye clothe you, but there is no warmth (which is the effect of clothing) and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Which is a proverbial speech, implying that nothing sticks, nothing stays by a man, no more then money doth in a bag that hath holes in it, or water in a sieve, or in a leaking vessel. Successlessness attended them in all they did, and that was their affliction. So when our Counsels prosper, when what we advise to be done thrives in the doing; when the directing word of a man proves like the Creating word of God (Gen. first) who did but say; Let there be light, and there was light, let there be a firmament, and there was a firmament, &c. Thus when a man shall say, let such a thing be done and it is done, when every thing comes forth at a word, like a new Creation, how great both a mercy and honour is this? When he saith, let there be deliverance, and there is deliverance, let there be victory, and there is victory, let there be peace, and there is peace; when in cases of greatest difficulty and utter impossibility to flesh and blood, he speaks like magnanimous Joshua (Josh. 10.13.) in a commanding language to the creature, while with strongest confidence in & humblest dependence upon God. Sun stand thou still upon Gibeah, & thou Moon in the valley of Ajalon, & the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Who of the sons of men (who were not also the sons of God) were ever crowned with such an honour?
Eliphaz brings it in by way of promise, Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee. Success in any of our right actions is to be acknowledged as a mercy; and therfore the Lord doth so distinctly specifie the successlesnes of the Jewes after their return from Babylon in their rural and houshold businesses for neglecting to build his house (