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A81199 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. Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1655 (1655) Wing C769A; ESTC R222627 762,181 881

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that_o do_v righteousness_n and_o forsake_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o their_o god_n they_o ask_v of_o i_o the_o ordinance_n of_o justice_n they_o take_v delight_n in_o approach_v unto_o god_n they_o who_o do_v indeed_o as_o these_o jew_n seem_v to_o do_v may_v be_v number_v among_o those_o of_o the_o high_a form_n that_o know_v god_n why_o do_v they_o that_o know_v he_o not_o see_v his_o day_n here_o job_n have_v find_v out_o somewhat_o knowable_a which_o they_o who_o know_v god_n do_v not_o always_o know_v and_o that_o be_v as_o have_v be_v show_v the_o season_n of_o his_o judgement_n hence_o note_v first_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v often_o either_o defer_v carry_v so_o close_o and_o secret_o that_o the_o wise_a and_o holy_a man_n can_v always_o discern_v or_o see_v they_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v often_o defer_v in_o this_o life_n and_o they_o be_v very_o often_o conceal_v though_o present_o execute_v that_o be_v not_o always_o true_a which_o eliphaz_n assert_v chap._n 22.19_o the_o righteous_a see_v it_o and_o be_v glad_a the_o innocent_a laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v the_o righteous_a sometime_o see_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o wicked_a man_n &_o his_o care_n watch_v over_o themselves_o but_o they_o do_v not_o always_o see_v either_o for_o as_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v do_v evil_a a_o hundred_o time_n that_o be_v very_o often_o and_o go_v unpunished_a as_o be_v intimate_v eccl._n 8.12_o so_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v be_v punish_v a_o hundred_o time_n and_o yet_o not_o one_o of_o his_o punishment_n see_v some_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v great_a and_o sore_o which_o yet_o fall_v not_o under_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o best_a of_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o holy_a in_o the_o world_n they_o that_o know_v he_o do_v not_o see_v his_o day_n god_n for_o terror_n and_o warning_n to_o other_o do_v judgement_n upon_o some_o open_o deut._n 7.9_o 10._o know_v therefore_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n he_o be_v god_n the_o faithful_a god_n who_o 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