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A35439 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1647 (1647) Wing C761; ESTC R16048 581,645 610

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of_o wicked_a man_n see_v he_o will_v not_o spare_v no_o not_o his_o own_o child_n if_o they_o sin_n against_o he_o second_o the_o sense_n be_v give_v by_o a_o interrogation_n if_o i_o sin_n bold_n valde_fw-la durum_fw-la videtur_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la peccaverim_n perpetuò_fw-la i_o in_fw-la carcere_fw-la custodiaque_fw-la arctissima_fw-la dotineas_fw-la neque_fw-la unquam_fw-la peccati_fw-la paenas_fw-la rem●ttere_fw-la velis_fw-la ●ined_v an_fw-mi simulac_fw-la pecco_fw-it observas_fw-la me_fw-it etc._n etc._n jun._n verba_fw-la jurantis_fw-la &_o contestantis_fw-la svam_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la si_fw-la peccavi_fw-la imprecor_fw-la mihi_fw-la durissimam_fw-la custodiam_fw-la bold_n will_v thou_o therefore_o shut_v i_o up_o in_o prison_n will_v thou_o not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o so_o he_o plead_v with_o god_n as_o use_v too_o much_o severity_n and_o harshness_n against_o he_o what_o shall_v i_o be_v lay_v by_o the_o heel_n for_o every_o fault_n shall_v i_o be_v arrest_v and_o clap_v up_o in_o iron_n for_o every_o sin_n will_v thou_o imprison_v i_o and_o not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n they_o who_o be_v most_o wicked_a deserve_v no_o worse_o than_o this_o and_o shall_v i_o if_o i_o do_v but_o sin_n receive_v such_o measure_n where_o be_v thy_o compassion_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o thy_o bowel_n be_v they_o restrain_v it_o shall_v seem_v so_o else_o thou_o will_v not_o thus_o restrain_v and_o imprison_v i_o three_o as_o a_o imprecation_n if_o i_o have_v sin_v according_a as_o i_o be_o charge_v imprison_v i_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o will_v and_o do_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n if_o i_o be_o such_o a_o man_n as_o my_o friend_n judge_v i_o to_o be_v i_o expect_v no_o favour_n let_v i_o be_v poor_a and_o sick_a still_o torture_v i_o rack_v i_o do_v what_o thou_o will_v with_o i_o like_o that_o of_o david_n psal_n 7.4_o 5._o if_o i_o have_v reward_v evil_a unto_o he_o that_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o i_o etc._n etc._n let_v the_o enemy_n persecute_v my_o soul_n and_o take_v it_o yea_o let_v he_o tread_v down_o my_o life_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o lay_v my_o honour_n in_o the_o dust_n i_o ask_v no_o favour_n if_o i_o be_o such_o a_o man_n as_o my_o enemy_n have_v represent_v i_o or_o if_o i_o have_v do_v that_o for_o which_o they_o challenge_v i_o four_o to_o observe_v and_o mark_v and_o it_o import_v a_o critical_a a_o curious_a observation_n to_o mark_v exact_o psal_n 130.3_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n who_o shall_v stand_v but_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n mark_v iniquity_n do_v not_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o every_o sin_n act_v by_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n especial_o by_o his_o own_o child_n why_o then_o do_v the_o psalmist_n put_v it_o upon_o a_o if_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n it_o be_v true_a the_o lord_n mark_v all_o iniquity_n to_o know_v it_o but_o he_o do_v not_o mark_v any_o iniquity_n in_o his_o child_n to_o condemn_v they_o for_o 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conceive_v he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n upon_o that_o and_o one_o other_o passage_n in_o his_o prophecy_n cha._n 1.10_o call_v the_o prince_n of_o judah_n prince_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o people_n thereof_o the_o people_n of_o gomorrah_n but_o though_o god_n be_v thus_o invisible_a in_o his_o essence_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o way_n by_o which_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n may_v be_v see_v and_o of_o that_o moses_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v heb._n 11.24_o that_o he_o see_v he_o who_o be_v invisible_a the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n carry_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o adjunct_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v say_v he_o see_v that_o which_o can_v not_o be_v see_v the_o meaning_n be_v he_o see_v he_o by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n who_o can_v not_o be_v see_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n faith_n see_v not_o only_o the_o backpart_n but_o the_o face_n of_o jehovah_n the_o essence_n of_o god_n be_v as_o clear_v to_o that_o eye_n as_o any_o of_o his_o attribute_n yea_o his_o essence_n be_v as_o plain_a to_o faith_n as_o any_o of_o his_o work_n be_v to_o sense_n thus_o he_o be_v see_v who_o no_o man_n have_v see_v nor_o can_v see_v 1_o tim._n 6.16_o not_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o see_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o essence_n he_o pass_v by_o they_o there_o and_o they_o see_v he_o not_o in_o heaven_n we_o be_v promise_v a_o sight_n of_o he_o yet_o not_o that_o fight_n bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o shall_v see_v god_n and_o without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n then_o holy_a man_n shall_v see_v he_o the_o state_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o glory_n be_v vision_n as_o here_o it_o be_v faith_n 2_o cor._n 13.12_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n and_o as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.2_o these_o scripture_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o saint_n behold_v god_n in_o glory_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n can_v be_v see_v for_o no_o man_n have_v see_v that_o nor_o ever_o shall_v but_o they_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o more_o full_a and_o glorious_a manifestation_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v see_v then_o face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v more_o plain_o for_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o see_v he_o in_o a_o glass_n we_o see_v he_o now_o in_o a_o glass_n that_o be_v dark_o in_o ordinance_n in_o duty_n in_o his_o word_n and_o in_o his_o work_n but_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o need_n of_o these_o glass_n in_o heaven_n we_o
point_n at_o the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o the_o eight_o verse_n which_o may_v be_v a_o commentary_n upon_o this_o thou_o have_v fill_v i_o with_o wrinkle_n which_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o i_o and_o my_o leanness_n rise_v up_o in_o i_o bear_v witness_n to_o my_o face_n affliction_n bring_v in_o evidence_n and_o testify_v many_o way_n they_o sometime_o witness_v for_o we_o evidence_v our_o grace_n our_o faith_n patience_n sincerity_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n they_o be_v witness_n also_o of_o our_o adoption_n or_o spiritual_a sonship_n heb._n 12.8_o if_o you_o be_v without_o chastisement_n whereof_o all_o be_v partaker_n then_o be_v you_o bastard_n and_o not_o son_n it_o be_v no_o good_a sign_n to_o be_v free_a from_o suffering_n hear_v you_o the_o rod_n say_v the_o prophet_n micah_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o hear_v it_o call_v we_o from_o sin_n so_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o call_v we_o son_n chastening_n speak_v our_o privilege_n as_o well_o as_o our_o duty_n they_o often_o witness_v against_o we_o first_o that_o sin_n be_v seat_v in_o we_o and_o have_v be_v act_v by_o we_o if_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o shall_v know_v no_o sorrow_n though_o some_o affliction_n be_v not_o send_v out_o direct_o against_o sin_n yet_o every_o affliction_n be_v both_o a_o consequent_a and_o a_o testimony_n of_o remain_a sin_n the_o bundle_n of_o rod_n at_o our_o back_n say_v there_o be_v folly_n and_o sin_n bind_v up_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o when_o once_o we_o be_v purge_v from_o all_o sin_n we_o shall_v hear_v no_o more_o of_o any_o affliction_n of_o any_o rod._n we_o shall_v be_v past_a suffering_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v pass_v sin_v second_o they_o be_v witness_n in_o special_a of_o that_o great_a sin_n the_o pride_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o life_n if_o there_o be_v not_o swell_n and_o impostumation_n of_o pride_n in_o our_o spirit_n we_o shall_v not_o feel_v such_o lance_n paul_n himself_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v grow_v upon_o he_o if_o god_n have_v not_o take_v a_o severe_a course_n to_o keep_v they_o down_o lest_o i_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n through_o the_o abundance_n of_o revelation_n there_o be_v give_v to_o i_o a_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v i_o 2_o cor._n 12.7_o hence_o affliction_n be_v call_v humiliation_n both_o because_o a_o afflict_a person_n be_v humble_v or_o lay_v low_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o also_o because_o affliction_n be_v send_v to_o humble_a and_o lay_v we_o low_o in_o ourselves_o now_o if_o one_o special_a business_n which_o affliction_n have_v with_o we_o be_v to_o humble_v we_o then_o doubtless_o affliction_n witness_v that_o there_o be_v pride_n in_o we_o that_o which_o be_v send_v to_o remove_v a_o evil_a show_v the_o presence_n of_o it_o three_o they_o be_v witness_n by_o bring_v to_o our_o remembrance_n the_o act_n of_o forget_a sin_n affliction_n be_v a_o help_n to_o memory_n that_o which_o we_o forget_v we_o have_v do_v or_o speak_v witness_n come_v in_o make_v we_o remember_v so_o also_o do_v our_o trouble_n when_o the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n have_v be_v put_v in_o ward_n three_o day_n and_o hear_v he_o demand_v one_o of_o they_o to_o be_v leave_v as_o a_o hostage_n in_o prison_n till_o they_o bring_v benjamin_n this_o distress_n cause_v they_o to_o say_v we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o gen._n 42.21_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o sin_n be_v about_o twenty_o year_n old_a but_o they_o feel_v not_o the_o smart_n of_o it_o till_o themselves_o smart_v for_o it_o their_o imprisonment_n set_v their_o memory_n at_o liberty_n and_o when_o they_o see_v themselves_o in_o danger_n to_o become_v bondman_n to_o the_o egyptian_n they_o have_v witness_v enough_o of_o their_o sell_v joseph_n for_o a_o captive_a to_o the_o ishmaelite_n four_o affliction_n witness_v obstinacy_n and_o resolvednesse_n in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n or_o that_o afflict_a person_n or_o nation_n turn_v not_o for_o sin_n every_o wound_n will_v open_v its_o mouth_n as_o a_o witness_n and_o every_o stroke_n will_v bring_v a_o evidence_n against_o the_o impenitent_a the_o trouble_n which_o god_n bring_v upon_o ahaz_n witness_v emphatical_o two_o chron._n 28.22_o this_o be_v that_o king_n ahaz_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o distress_n do_v trespass_n yet_o more_o against_o the_o lord_n if_o we_o be_v not_o better_v by_o our_o distress_n our_o distress_n testify_v that_o we_o be_v naught_o how_o much_o more_o when_o we_o be_v worse_o in_o our_o distress_n as_o all_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v so_o all_o evil_n which_o we_o have_v suffer_v will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o those_o who_o still_o continue_v evil_a five_o affliction_n witness_v two_o thing_n concern_v god_n first_o that_o he_o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o we_o and_o care_n of_o we_o he_o will_v not_o let_v we_o want_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v needful_a for_o we_o no_o not_o affliction_n due_a chastisement_n give_v a_o child_n be_v a_o argument_n that_o his_o father_n love_v he_o and_o look_n to_o he_o second_o they_o be_v witness_n of_o god_n fatherly_a displeasure_n some_o say_v god_n can_v be_v displease_v with_o his_o child_n because_o his_o love_n be_v everlasting_a but_o will_v any_o man_n say_v a_o father_n do_v not_o love_v his_o child_n because_o he_o correct_v he_o yet_o a_o father_n never_o correct_v his_o child_n but_o when_o he_o be_v displease_v with_o he_o parent_n may_v not_o strike_v unprovoke_v and_o it_o be_v rare_a that_o god_n do_v so_o a_o man_n may_v be_v much_o displease_v with_o and_o much_o love_n the_o same_o person_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o it_o be_v very_o usual_a for_o god_n to_o do_v so_o affliction_n never_o testify_v any_o the_o least_o hatred_n of_o god_n 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estate_n and_o ruin_n upon_o his_o family_n what_o do_v these_o sore_n upon_o his_o body_n and_o sorrow_n in_o his_o soul_n but_o publish_v unto_o we_o what_o he_o have_v keep_v close_a and_o conceal_v the_o profaneness_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o hypocrisy_n of_o his_o former_a profession_n job_n perceive_v his_o friend_n make_v use_v all_o along_o of_o this_o proof_n as_o of_o their_o chief_a and_o strong_a medium_n may_v well_o complain_v to_o god_n upon_o the_o renewall_n of_o every_o day_n affliction_n thou_o renewe_v thy_o witness_n against_o i_o and_o encrease_v thy_o indignation_n upon_o i_o or_o thy_o indignation_n increase_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n his_o own_o affliction_n do_v increase_v but_o here_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n indignation_n be_v more_o grievous_a than_o affliction_n and_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n be_v the_o most_o grievous_a indignation_n the_o word_n signify_v wrath_n displeasure_n fierce_a fiery_a wrath_n hot_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consume_a displeasure_n increase_v there_o be_v a_o double_a increase_n here_o note_v first_o extensive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d second_o intensive_a a_o increase_n both_o in_o multitude_n and_o magnitude_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v more_o trouble_n in_o number_n and_o more_o in_o weight_n indignation_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o effect_n of_o indignation_n neither_o the_o wrath_n nor_o the_o love_n of_o god_n do_v ever_o increase_v in_o he_o but_o in_o their_o exertion_n or_o in_o the_o put_n of_o they_o forth_o towards_o we_o observe_v from_o it_o first_o that_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v conceive_v himself_o under_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n the_o church_n stoop_v to_o it_o mich._n 7.9_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o