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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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this is the glory of God that he can give check to the Counsels of the greatest Politicians, and deepest Machiavells, he turns them backward. Thus the Lord is set forth overthrowing the decrees of the wicked; but at the 26•h ver. He is set forth establishing the decrees of the Godly. ⟨p. 281⟩He it is that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the Counsel of his Messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, thou shalt be Inhabited, and to the Cities of Judah ye shall be built, &c God confirmeth the word of his servant; which may be understood not only of the word of Prophecy (though that be the scope of that place, as if it had been said, when the Lord sendeth forth his Prophets and holy Diviners, 'tis not with them as with false Prophets and heathenish Diviners, who making promises from the Stars of heaven, not from the God of heaven, are frustrated and disappointed; 'tis not thus with the Lords holy Diviners, for he confirmeth the word of his Servants. Now, I say, we may understand that Text not only of that word of prophecy which the Lord puts into the mouths of his Servants by an immediate inspiration) but also of that word of prophecy, or decree, which any one of his faithful servants speaketh or maketh according to his already revealed will. This word of his servants the Lord confirmeth also, and performeth the Counsel of his Messengers. And the reason is (as was touched before about prayer) because there is a suitableness between such words and decrees of his servants, and his own Decrees; for the designs of his servants falling in with his own designs, & so their decrees with his decrees, he in establishing their decrees, doth indeed but establish his own. For the servants of God desiring that their decrees may be suitable to the written or revealed will of God, they seldom miss of a suitableness to the decrees of his hidden and secret will. So that their decrees are (as it were) the Duplicate or Counterpane of the Decrees of God; and therefore no wonder if they be under such a promise of success and establishment. The Lord saith concerning his own Decrees or thoughts; Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass (Isa. 14.24.) (Now if we think as God thinketh, then what we think shall come to pass too) and as I have purposed so shall it stand; If we purpose as God purposeth, then our purposes shall stand too.