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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 he_o may_v find_v himself_o utter_o unable_a to_o bear_v they_o any_o long_o wicked_a man_n labour_v to_o strengthen_v and_o harden_v themselves_o all_o they_o can_v to_o bear_v in_o opposition_n to_o god_n and_o saint_n will_v strengthen_v and_o harden_v themselves_o all_o they_o can_v to_o bear_v in_o submission_n to_o god_n pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n to_o oppose_v god_n strike_v he_o he_o have_v stroke_n after_o stroke_n and_o judgement_n after_o judgement_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v but_o at_o last_o god_n make_v his_o heart_n soft_a in_o one_o sense_n though_o he_o harden_v it_o in_o another_o god_n appear_v at_o last_o too_o hard_a for_o pharaoh_n he_o can_v hold_v out_o no_o long_o and_o we_o find_v the_o lord_n speak_v thus_o by_o ezekiel_n to_o his_o people_n who_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o language_n which_o god_n use_v concern_v they_o have_v as_o it_o be_v set_v themselves_o with_o unholy_a resolution_n to_o stand_v or_o rather_o stout_a it_o out_o with_o 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how_o the_o lord_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o and_o condescend_v to_o the_o weakness_n of_o man_n isa_n 57.16_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o neither_o will_v i_o be_v always_o wroth_a i_o will_v not_o go_v onne_v to_o do_v as_o i_o have_v do_v why_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o not_o but_o that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o continue_v his_o contend_v and_o to_o carry_v on_o his_o war_n whether_o with_o person_n or_o with_o nation_n for_o ever_o but_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o poor_a creature_n for_o say_v he_o i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o lest_o the_o spirit_n shall_v fail_v before_o i_o and_o the_o soul_n which_o i_o have_v make_v how_o can_v soul_n fail_v the_o soul_n be_v a_o immortal_a substance_n and_o shall_v not_o fail_v for_o ever_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o damn_a shall_v be_v under_o everlasting_a contending_n and_o never_o fail_v they_o shall_v bear_v wrath_n for_o ever_o and_o not_o fail_v yea_o their_o body_n shall_v not_o fail_v but_o through_o the_o power_n of_o god_n sustain_v they_o under_o his_o justice_n shall_v endure_v everlasting_a torment_n the_o meaning_n of_o that_o expression_n in_o the_o prophet_n be_v the_o same_o with_o this_o in_o the_o text_n their_o heart_n will_v be_v make_v soft_a as_o yet_o they_o have_v strength_n faith_n and_o courage_n to_o bear_v these_o affliction_n but_o if_o i_o continue_v they_o long_o their_o spirit_n and_o strength_n their_o faith_n and_o patience_n will_v fail_v and_o be_v so_o wear_v out_o that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o abide_v it_o god_n will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o lest_o as_o job_n here_o complain_v he_o shall_v make_v their_o heart_n soft_a and_o the_o almighty_a trouble_v i_o that_o be_v his_o presence_n or_o his_o dispensation_n trouble_v i_o sanct_n deus_fw-la in_fw-la cujus_fw-la potentia_fw-la sufficientiaque_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la solatium_fw-la meum_fw-la esse_fw-la debebat_fw-la be_v i_o privavit_fw-la omni_fw-la selatio_fw-la &_o animam_fw-la 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