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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
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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:893p. 278–279

Secondly, He doth not say, he shall decree a thing and establish it, for man may decree a thing, but man cannot establish it; ⟨p. 279⟩the decree is from one, the establishment is from another; and who is that other? Eliphaz doth not express who by name, but we may easily understand who it is, even God himself. For as it is God alone who hath given a being to all things, so he alone gives all things their establishment, whether they be things wrought by him, or wrought by us, God shall establish it, or it shall be established by the fiat, and consent of God.

Secondly, He doth not say, he shall decree a thing and establish it, for man may decree a thing, but man cannot establish it; ⟨p. 279⟩the decree is from one, the establishment is from another; and who is that other? Eliphaz doth not expresse who by name, but we may easily understand who it is, even God himselfe. For as it is God alone who hath given a being to all things, so he alone gives all things their establishment, whether they be things wrought by him, or wrought by us, God shall establish it, or it shall be established by the fiat, and consent of God.

:894p. 279

Hence observe; The success of our Counsels and decrees is from God.

Hence observe; The success of our Councells and decrees is from God.

:895p. 279

There are many who take wise, yea honest Counsels, which yet are not established, because the Lord is not pleased to establish them, and the Lord doth often overthrow evil and malicious Counsels. We read (

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