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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First, Thou shalt say in prayer, or thou shalt pray, O Lord, ¹let there be a lifting up. Thus it is expounded as a promise to Job, that when others were cast down, he should help them up again by prayer, thou shalt say, There is a lifting up, or, O Lord, let there be a lifting up, namely, of him who is cast down, lift him up O Lord. As prayer is in its own nature a lifting up of the soul to God (Psal. 25.1.) so prayer in the effect of it hath a mighty power and prevalency with God for the lifting up both of our own bodies and outward estates, as also the bodies and outward estates of others out of the deeps of misery and trouble. Many a Godly man hath lifted himself and others out of the mire by prayer, ⟨p. 286⟩while seeing a casting down, he hath said, There is a lifting up, or, O Lord, let there be a lifting up. This sense carrieth a high privilege; but I rather conceive that intended in the next verse. And therefore

First, Thou shalt say in prayer, or thou shalt pray, O Lord, ¹let there be a lifting up. Thus it is expounded as a promise to Job, that when others were cast downe, he should helpe them up againe by prayer, thou shalt say, There is a lifting up, or, O Lord, let there be a lifting up, namely, of him who is cast downe, lift him up O Lord. As prayer is in its owne nature a lifting up of the soule to God (Psal. 25.1.) so prayer in the effect of it hath a mighty power and prevalency with God for the lifting up both of our owne bodyes and outward estates, as also the bodyes and outward estates of others out of the deepes of misery and trouble. Many a Godly man hath lifted himselfe and others out of the mire by prayer, ⟨p. 286⟩while seing a casting downe, he hath sayd, There is a lifting up, or, O Lord, let there be a lifting up. This sence carrieth a high priviledge; but I rather conceive that intended in the next verse. And therefore

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