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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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He doth good not only within his own walls, or to his own personal relations, but he is a Common good, a public mercy, a general Blessing, whether we Consider general Blessings either negatively, or affirmatively, that is, either as delivering ⟨p. 291⟩from evil, or as bringing in of good, every way the Godly man is a general blessing, he shall deliver the Island of the Innocent, yea those that are not Innocent; the Lord will accept his prayer, and hear his request for the deliverance of a place, though there be many wicked ones in it. Abraham (Gen. 18.32.) had that privilege granted him, that for his sake and at his suite the Lord would have spared the wicked, the not Innocent, those who were most abominably polluted: if there had been but ten righteous persons there, Sodom had been saved from burning at the suit of Abraham. Much more will the Lord spare the Island of the Innocent, that is, where there are a great many Innocent ones, at the prayer and request of an Abraham, a man Eminent in faith and holiness. How often did Moses turn away the wrath of God, when it was breaking forth against the people of Israel (Psal. 106.23.) He said he would destroy them, (that is, the Lord said it) had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath lest he should destroy them. The Lord had as it were made a decree that he would destroy that people; but Moses comes and Interposeth for them, and the Lord spared them. We read (Exod. 32.9, 10.) that how the Lord said to Moses, I have seen this people, and behold it is a stiff-necked people; Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them, and I will make of thee a great people; But did Moses accept this offer of advancement upon the ruins of that people? No, he deprecates his own honour, as it follows (ver. 11•h) And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord why doth thy wrath wax hot against this people &c? Then at the 14th ver. The Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Thus Moses by the pureness of his hands, holy prayer delivered a Nation that was not innocent, from consumption in the flames of the Lords provoked Jealousy. Again (