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A35538 An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1653 (1653) Wing C777; ESTC R19353 930,090 1,092

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he_o have_v found_v it_o upon_o the_o water_n as_o be_v show_v before_o yet_o that_o can_v be_v mean_v proper_o for_o how_o can_v water_n a_o fluid_a body_n natural_o bear_v up_o or_o sustain_v the_o earth_n a_o heavy_a body_n and_o not_o at_o all_o boyant_fw-fr we_o all_o see_v it_o hang_v or_o stand_v in_o the_o air_n but_o what_o foundation_n can_v the_o air_n be_v to_o the_o earth_n which_o will_v scarce_o bear_v a_o feather_n it_o remain_v then_o undeniable_a that_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o god_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n 24._o rationi_fw-la nihil_fw-la occurrit_fw-la cvi_fw-la innitatur_fw-la terra_fw-la si_fw-la divinam_fw-la exceperis_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la nazian_n orat._n 24._o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v give_v or_o assign_v in_o reason_n if_o you_o look_v not_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n beside_o that_o there_o be_v no_o bottom_n for_o it_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n give_v a_o description_n of_o 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his_o heart_n to_o all_o generation_n they_o shall_v stand_v who_o then_o shall_v make_v they_o fall_v the_o sentence_n or_o judgement_n of_o man_n be_v often_o disannul_v by_o man_n and_o they_o may_v always_o be_v disannul_v by_o god_n lam._n 3.38_o who_o be_v he_o that_o say_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o command_v the_o lord_n can_v disannul_v all_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o world_n but_o none_o can_v disannul_v the_o lord_n judgement_n and_o make_v they_o void_a there_o be_v but_o two_o way_n by_o which_o the_o judgement_n that_o be_v the_o sentence_n or_o the_o resolution_n and_o purpose_n of_o a_o man_n be_v disannul_v first_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o party_n against_o who_o the_o judgement_n be_v give_v sometime_o there_o be_v a_o sentence_n give_v against_o a_o man_n which_o come_v to_o naught_o it_o be_v make_v void_a why_o there_o be_v no_o power_n can_v execute_v it_o upon_o he_o david_n speak_v 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in_o we_o so_o his_o work_n towards_o we_o be_v call_v wonderful_a pal._n 40.5_o many_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n be_v thy_o wonderful_a work_n which_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o thy_o thought_n which_o be_v to_o us-ward_n the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o of_o man_n too_o be_v the_o birth_n of_o his_o thought_n and_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n about_o the_o birth_n of_o man_n have_v many_o wonder_n in_o they_o david_n say_v psal_n 139_o 6._o such_o knowledge_n be_v too_o wonderful_a for_o i_o it_o be_v high_a i_o can_v attain_v unto_o it_o what_o knowledge_n be_v it_o that_o he_o can_v not_o attain_v unto_o the_o context_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n knowledge_n concern_v the_o formation_n of_o his_o body_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o for_o i_o be_o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v etc._n etc._n again_o the_o prophet_n have_v describe_v the_o various_a course_n and_o method_n which_o god_n use_v in_o humble_v sinner_n by_o affliction_n and_o tribulation_n which_o be_v shadow_v under_o those_o metaphor_n and_o allegorical_a expression_n of_o plough_v and_o harrow_n and_o the_o different_a way_n of_o thresh_v out_o the_o corn_n by_o the_o staff_n or_o the_o rod_n or_o the_o wheel_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v not_o there_o intend_v the_o husbandman_n work_n alone_o in_o which_o yet_o there_o be_v much_o of_o god_n and_o his_o teach_n the_o prophet_n i_o say_v have_v do_v this_o conclude_v isa_n 28.29_o this_o also_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n who_o be_v wonderful_a in_o counsel_n and_o excellent_a in_o work_v and_o as_o there_o be_v wonder_n in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o secret_a and_o hide_a counsel_n so_o there_o be_v wonder_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v his_o reveal_v and_o open_a counsel_n psal_n 119.18_o open_v thou_o my_o eye_n that_o i_o may_v behold_v wondrous_a thing_n out_o of_o thy_o law_n the_o law_n be_v 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