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A35473 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl. Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1650 (1650) Wing C765; ESTC R17469 487,687 567

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deal_v with_o the_o person_n and_o this_o be_v the_o tenor_n of_o most_o man_n spirit_n to_o this_o day_n in_o dispute_n and_o controversy_n and_o some_o do_v not_o only_o deal_v with_o the_o man_n before_o the_o matter_n but_o lose_v the_o matter_n in_o deal_v with_o the_o man_n entangle_v and_o engage_v themselves_o so_o much_o in_o personal_a quarrel_n that_o they_o forget_v or_o desert_n the_o doctrinal_a quarrel_n job_n and_o his_o friend_n though_o they_o be_v too_o mindful_a of_o the_o former_a yet_o they_o do_v not_o forget_v the_o latter_a and_o here_o job_n address_v himself_o unto_o it_o yet_o before_o he_o enter_v upon_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n he_o set_v forth_o his_o own_o state_n and_o show_v how_o it_o be_v with_o he_o grant_v which_o eliphaz_n have_v make_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o accusation_n that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o extreme_o afflict_a condition_n yet_o deny_v what_o he_o from_o thence_o infer_v that_o he_o be_v therefore_o wicked_a or_o continue_v 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relent_v towards_o his_o son_n when_o he_o stand_v suffer_v in_o the_o place_n of_o sinner_n than_o he_o do_v to_o those_o sinner_n who_o stand_v in_o their_o own_o place_n to_o suffer_v without_o his_o son_n yea_o god_n the_o father_n do_v not_o only_o not_o relent_v or_o show_v any_o yearning_n of_o bowel_n towards_o his_o son_n in_o that_o suffer_a condition_n but_o as_o to_o sense_n and_o present_a apprehension_n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n towards_o he_o which_o cause_v that_o grievous_a outcry_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o not_o that_o god_n do_v real_o withdraw_v his_o love_n in_o the_o least_o from_o his_o son_n but_o he_o do_v infinite_o delight_v to_o see_v his_o justice_n satisfy_v and_o his_o son_n as_o a_o conqueror_n bear_v up_o under_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o thus_o the_o lord_n take_v pleasure_n in_o afflict_v his_o son_n or_o as_o job_n speak_v chap._n 9_o he_o laugh_v at_o the_o trial_n of_o that_o 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that_o god_n spare_v not_o the_o old_a world_n but_o save_v noah_n the_o eight_o person_n a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n bring_v in_o the_o flood_n upon_o the_o world_n of_o the_o ungodly_a neither_o the_o angel_n who_o apostatise_v from_o god_n nor_o the_o old_a ungodly_a world_n have_v any_o share_n in_o spare_v mercy_n job_n look_v upon_o himself_o in_o reference_n to_o present_a peace_n as_o one_o in_o their_o case_n he_o do_v not_o spare_v which_o appear_v further_o in_o the_o next_o clause_n he_o pour_v out_o my_o gall_n upon_o the_o ground_n vulg._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fel_n ab_fw-la amaritudine_fw-la viscera_n vulg._n the_o original_a word_n which_o we_o render_v gall_n signify_v proper_o bitterness_n because_o the_o gall_n be_v so_o peter_n speak_v to_o simon_n magus_n act_n 8.23_o put_v these_o two_o together_o i_o perceive_v that_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n he_o that_o continue_v in_o sin_n live_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o spiritual_a 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as_o a_o man_n not_o as_o his_o enemy_n but_o as_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n the_o foundation_n of_o this_o holy_a war_n be_v lay_v in_o that_o word_n of_o god_n gen._n 3.15_o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n between_o her_o seed_n and_o thy_o seed_n as_o there_o be_v a_o enmity_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la in_o wicked_a man_n against_o the_o righteous_a they_o will_v ever_o be_v oppose_v they_o so_o there_o be_v a_o enmity_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la of_o right_a and_o duty_n in_o the_o righteous_a against_o the_o wicked_a they_o ought_v ever_o to_o oppose_v they_o that_o quarrel_n those_o feude_n must_v not_o be_v lay_v down_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n john_n who_o though_o he_o be_v the_o belove_a desciple_n and_o be_v most_o press_a and_o persuasive_a to_o love_v among_o saint_n and_o brethren_n yet_o he_o forbid_v the_o love_n of_o wicked_a man_n love_v not_o the_o world_n 1_o epist_n 2.15_o which_o refer_v as_o well_o to_o 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sibi_fw-la in_o votis_fw-la esse_fw-la cunctis_fw-la illum_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la &_o necessitudinis_fw-la nomininis_fw-la compellat_fw-la pinet_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o look_v upon_o death_n as_o in_o a_o near_a relation_n to_o he_o but_o as_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o delight_n and_o contentment_n in_o death_n what_o be_v more_o sweet_a to_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v in_o a_o long_a journey_n and_o be_v return_v home_o then_o to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v come_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o his_o brethren_n and_o sister_n as_o nature_n give_v we_o kindred_n by_o blood_n so_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n to_o adopt_v and_o stamp_v to_o ourselves_o kindred_n by_o kindness_n one_o we_o call_v father_n and_o another_o we_o call_v mother_n one_o be_v our_o brother_n a_o second_o be_v our_o sister_n a_o three_o our_o cousin_n by_o the_o mutual_a tie_n or_o by_o the_o receipt_n and_o return_n of_o courtesy_n thus_o we_o be_v to_o take_v these_o compellation_n as_o intimate_v with_o what_o spirit_n job_n entertain_v the_o thought_n of_o death_n even_o with_o no_o other_o than_o if_o he_o have_v be_v to_o fall_v into_o the_o embrace_n of_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o sister_n he_o say_v to_o corruption_n as_o we_o shall_v say_v to_o wisdom_n prov._n 7.4_o say_v unto_o wisdom_n thou_o be_v my_o sister_n and_o call_v understand_v thy_o kinswoman_n that_o be_v acquaint_v thyself_o with_o and_o be_v familiar_a with_o wisdom_n so_o shall_v thou_o keep_v thyself_o which_o be_v both_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o thy_o happiness_n a_o stranger_n from_o the_o strange_a woman_n verse_n 5._o further_o it_o may_v yet_o be_v inquire_v what_o it_o be_v which_o job_n call_v corruption_n and_o the_o worm_n i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v this_o corruption_n there_o be_v two_o opinion_n about_o it_o first_o some_o interpret_v he_o speak_v to_o the_o corruption_n and_o worm_n which_o have_v already_o seize_v upon_o his_o body_n for_o his_o disease_n 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