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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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but_o i_o have_v not_o set_v they_o for_o prophet_n if_o any_o presume_v to_o declare_v or_o resolve_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v i_o resolve_v to_o punish_v their_o presumption_n i_o take_v delight_n to_o frustrate_v man_n who_o delight_n in_o this_o and_o to_o befool_v they_o who_o will_v be_v thus_o wise_a this_o be_v my_o name_n the_o god_n that_o stretch_v out_o the_o heaven_n alone_o and_o that_o make_v diviner_n mad_a great_a disappointment_n enrage_v and_o some_o man_n lose_v their_o reason_n when_o they_o lose_v the_o credit_n of_o do_v thing_n above_o reason_n because_o they_o can_v be_v as_o god_n to_o foretell_v good_a or_o evil_n they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o man_n he_o make_v the_o diviner_n mad_a the_o law_n be_v peremptory_a and_o severe_a against_o they_o deut._n 18.9_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v among_o you_o any_o one_o that_o use_v divination_n or_o be_v a_o observer_n of_o time_n why_o not_o a_o observer_n of_o time_n may_v we_o not_o observe_v time_n and_o season_n may_v we_o not_o look_v up_o to_o the_o heaven_n and_o consider_v their_o motion_n yes_o we_o may_v observe_v time_n holy_o but_o not_o superstitious_o as_o if_o some_o time_n be_v good_a other_o bad_a some_o lucky_a other_o unlucky_a as_o if_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o or_o overrule_v by_o his_o own_o instrument_n and_o inferior_a cause_n this_o be_v dishonourable_a unto_o god_n and_o thus_o the_o jew_n be_v forbid_v to_o use_v any_o divination_n or_o to_o observe_v time_n the_o heaven_n and_o star_n be_v for_o sign_n but_o they_o be_v not_o infallible_a sign_n they_o be_v ordinary_a sign_n of_o the_o change_n of_o weather_n mat._n 16.2_o 3._o they_o be_v ordinary_a sign_n of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n spring_n and_o summer_n and_o harvest_n and_o winter_n they_o be_v ordinary_a sign_n of_o a_o fit_a time_n to_o till_o and_o manure_v the_o ground_n to_o plough_v sow_n and_o reap_v the_o earth_n be_v fit_v and_o prepare_v for_o 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other_o literal_o of_o strange_a apparition_n and_o impression_n in_o heaven_n either_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n or_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o act._n 2.19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n thus_o god_n put_v a_o sign_n in_o they_o of_o extraordinary_a event_n but_o shall_v man_n from_o they_o prognosticate_v and_o foretell_v extraordinary_a event_n as_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v famine_n and_o pestilence_n war_n and_o trouble_v in_o nation_n this_o the_o lord_n abhor_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n about_o these_o thing_n be_v write_v in_o his_o own_o heart_n what_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v transcribe_v they_o from_o the_o heaven_n but_o if_o man_n will_v say_v they_o be_v write_v there_o god_n will_v blot_v out_o what_o they_o say_v and_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v but_o humane_a divination_n yea_o that_o they_o be_v receive_v from_o hell_n not_o write_v in_o heaven_n isa_n 47.13_o i_o will_v destroy_v the_o sign_n of_o they_o that_o divine_a let_v now_o the_o 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success_n of_o every_o creature_n be_v in_o god_n not_o in_o the_o star_n we_o may_v see_v first_o in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o creation_n god_n create_v the_o earth_n and_o command_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n but_o the_o light_n in_o the_o firmament_n be_v make_v the_o four_o day_n the_o earth_n can_v bring_v forth_o without_o the_o midwifery_n or_o help_n of_o the_o heaven_n god_n himself_o make_v the_o earth_n fruitful_a without_o yea_o before_o the_o star_n be_v make_v mun●i_fw-la philo_z judaers_fw-fr de_fw-fr opificio_fw-la mun●i_fw-la upon_o which_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n give_v this_o observation_n sure_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o providence_n make_v the_o earth_n fruitful_a in_o all_o its_o glory_n before_o he_o put_v the_o star_n in_o the_o heaven_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o make_v man_n see_v that_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o heaven_n or_o star_n god_n need_v neither_o the_o rain_n 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special_a cause_n beside_o of_o the_o earth_n barrenness_n or_o fruitfulness_n of_o tempest_n at_o sea_n and_o trouble_n at_o land_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v able_a to_o invert_v all_o cause_n to_o work_v beyond_o cause_n without_o cause_n and_o against_o cause_n so_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v infallible_o foretold_v from_o the_o position_n conjunction_n or_o revolution_n of_o those_o heavenly_a body_n last_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o study_v the_o heaven_n and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o star_n in_o they_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n be_v see_v and_o a_o sober_a knowledge_n in_o nature_n may_v be_v a_o advantage_n unto_o grace_n holy_a david_n be_v such_o a_o student_n psal_n 8.3_o when_o i_o consider_v thy_o heaven_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o finger_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n which_o thou_o have_v ordain_v consideration_n be_v not_o a_o transient_a or_o accidental_a but_o a_o resolve_v and_o a_o deliberate_a act_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o god_n have_v make_v those_o mighty_a body_n the_o star_n to_o be_v pass_v by_o without_o consideration_n shall_v man_n only_o poor_a upon_o a_o lump_n of_o earth_n and_o not_o have_v their_o heart_n lift_v up_o to_o consider_v those_o lamp_n of_o light_n shall_v man_n make_v no_o more_o use_n of_o the_o star_n than_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v namely_o to_o see_v by_o they_o when_o i_o consider_v thy_o heaven_n say_v david_n heaven_n be_v the_o most_o considerable_a of_o all_o inanimate_a creature_n and_o more_o considerable_a than_o must_v of_o the_o animate_v and_o david_n when_o when_o i_o consider_v the_o heaven_n note_v not_o only_o a_o certainty_n that_o he_o do_v it_o but_o frequency_n in_o do_v it_o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o isaac_n go_v out_o into_o the_o field_n to_o meditate_v gen._n
2.1_o and_o he_o give_v they_o what_o they_o have_v as_o they_o be_v his_o creature_n as_o he_o have_v give_v they_o a_o subsistence_n and_o a_o breathe_n in_o the_o world_n so_o he_o allot_v they_o maintenance_n in_o the_o world_n so_o then_o to_o receive_v by_o donation_n from_o god_n may_v note_v any_o way_n of_o possession_n what_o wicked_a man_n inherit_v by_o succession_n and_o descent_n from_o their_o ancestor_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n yea_o what_o they_o get_v and_o hold_v by_o violence_n and_o oppression_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n the_o earth_n which_o wicked_a man_n tear_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o godly_a the_o earth_n which_o they_o stain_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o lawful_a owner_n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v it_o even_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o by_o god_n in_o that_o common_a way_n of_o providence_n nabuchadnezzar_n be_v a_o cruel_a oppressor_n yet_o he_o have_v the_o earth_n give_v he_o by_o god_n jer._n 27.6_o now_o have_v i_o give_v all_o these_o land_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n my_o servant_n and_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n have_v i_o give_v he_o also_o to_o serve_v he_o god_n give_v he_o the_o land_n yet_o nabuchadnezzar_n invade_v it_o and_o get_v it_o by_o violence_n god_n send_v he_o isa_n 10.6_o but_o he_o go_v of_o his_o own_o errand_n vers_fw-la 7._o he_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o serve_v the_o will_n and_o command_n of_o god_n but_o of_o serve_v his_o own_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n yet_o of_o this_o cruel_a oppressor_n the_o lord_n say_v i_o have_v give_v he_o all_o these_o land_n etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o earth_n be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a there_o be_v a_o question_n who_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o these_o donee_n or_o the_o receiver_n of_o this_o gift_n some_o expound_v the_o text_n with_o a_o speciality_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o earth_n be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o wicked_a one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v we_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n so_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n and_o have_v great_a power_n upon_o the_o earth_n but_o take_v it_o of_o wicked_a man_n who_o be_v the_o servant_n and_o heir_n of_o satan_n as_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o heir_n of_o christ_n and_o receive_v all_o thing_n from_o he_o so_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o heir_n of_o satan_n his_o child_n and_o what_o they_o receive_v as_o a_o common_a gift_n from_o god_n they_o receive_v by_o a_o special_a gift_n from_o satan_n the_o devil_n boast_v to_o christ_n mat._n 4._o all_o these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o though_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o very_a beggar_n and_o have_v not_o a_o shoe-latchet_n of_o his_o own_o to_o give_v yet_o for_o such_o service_n and_o homage_v he_o give_v out_o large_a possession_n of_o the_o world_n common_a providence_n so_o order_v it_o to_o wicked_a man_n his_o vassal_n hence_o these_o word_n be_v interpret_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o that_o confusion_n before_o speak_v of_o eugub_fw-la si_fw-mi flagellatur_fw-la innocens_fw-la quid_fw-la mirum_fw-la cum_fw-la mundi_fw-la judices_fw-la corruptissimi_fw-la sint_fw-la terrae_fw-la potestas_fw-la permissa_fw-la est_fw-la impiissimo_fw-la daemoni_fw-la qui_fw-la dicitur_fw-la mundi_fw-la rector_n i_o will_v efficit_fw-la ut_fw-la reges_fw-la principes_fw-la judices_fw-la quasi_fw-la obvelatos_fw-la haberent_fw-la oculos_fw-la caecè_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la discrimine_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la judicantes_fw-la eugub_fw-la no_o wonder_n if_o innocent_a man_n be_v under_o the_o scourge_n for_o the_o earth_n be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a when_o they_o have_v most_o power_n who_o have_v least_o honesty_n thing_n must_v needs_o be_v turn_v up-side-down_a and_o all_o put_v into_o disorder_n what_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o such_o a_o tyrannous_a prince_n as_o satan_n from_o such_o wicked_a instrument_n as_o rule_v under_o he_o but_o continual_a disturbance_n among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n especial_o that_o good_a man_n shall_v go_v by_o the_o worst_a godly_a man_n be_v like_a to_o have_v but_o little_a peace_n while_o these_o have_v the_o preeminence_n the_o devil_n cloud_n the_o understanding_n and_o vail_n the_o eye_n of_o those_o prince_n and_o judge_n who_o he_o in_o this_o sense_n advance_v and_o justice_n be_v equal_o wound_v and_o distort_v when_o judge_n can_v see_v thing_n as_o when_o they_o see_v person_n in_o judgement_n the_o bounty_n of_o god_n to_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o occasion_n of_o their_o injury_n to_o the_o righteous_a but_o rather_o take_v the_o word_n which_o be_v hint_v before_o as_o a_o argument_n whereby_o job_n further_o prove_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o ground_n of_o judgement_n upon_o any_o man_n spiritual_a estate_n by_o the_o appearance_n of_o his_o temporal_a for_o as_o righteous_a and_o innocent_a person_n be_v under_o the_o scourge_n and_o lay_v 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