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A35389	An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of Iob delivered in XXI lectures at Magnus neare the bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.	1643 (1643)	Wing C754; ESTC R33345	463,798	518

with Christ we should expect tribulation from the world The Spirit of God often hints such things afore-hand to the spirits of his people that they may not be surprised Paul testifies Acts 20.23 that the holy Ghost every where witnessed that bonds and afflictions did abide him He lookt for trouble in all places this made him both patient under and victorious over all his troubles Ungodly men feel trouble before they see it and are often past all hope before they have had any feare when they have a good day they thinke their day will be an eternity and last for ever Those in Amos chap. 6.3 were merry they were singing and feasting eating the fat and drinking the sweete and what doe they in these their good their only good dayes The Prophet shews us in the next words They put the evill day farre from them they would have no thought that their estate might change when they had a mind their estate should continue Hence the Prophet Isay chap. 28.15 describes them making a covenant with death and coming to an agreement with Hell and then they supposed themselves safe and under covert come what would The Prophets indeed have been talking of judgements and scourges but what of that we have got a protection we have covenants in our pockets will be our security so they were promis'd and so they beleeved as their words witnesse If the over-flowing scourge shall passe thorough it shall not come neere us These are the thoughts of foolish and ungodly men they make bargaines and agreements as it were with all troubles that they shall not be touched others may smart but they have taken order for their own indemnity They have made lies their refuge and under falshood have they hid themselves And so they call cheerefully for their wine come fetch wine and we will fill our sel●es with strong drinke and then conclude confidently as if all the world and time were at their command To morrow shall be as this day and much more aboundant Isa 56.12 When a wise man falleth into trouble he falleth forward that is he falleth into those troubles which he did fore-see but when an ungodly man a wicked man falleth into trouble he falleth backward he falleth into those evills which he never thought of much lesse feated Many of the people of God at this day doe and may say of the evills which are now upon us the things which we feared are come these stormes were seen long agoe in the clouds yea in the Sun-shine in faire dayes these foule rainey dayes were fore-seene and they who have fore-seen them and fore-seen them with such an eye of faith and holy feare as we have described are in best case to graple with them and will be gainers by them It is well for us when we can say the things we feared are come upon us They are in a sad condition upon whom those evills fall which they never feared when troubles come they goe neerest their hearts who have put them farthest off before they came Hence observe in the second place That the more preparing feare we have before troubles come the lesse we are prest with feares when trouble comes If we consider Job how unmoveably he stood the charge and assault of these afflictions how he wrastled with all the distresses which at once tooke hold of him we are to looke next to the support he had immediately from Christ to this wise caution of his that he feared such a storme might overtake him hefore he got to his journeyes end He thought these things might come and therefore laid in provision for them against they came Those blowes wound deepest which we expect not Dangers unknown doe easily surprise us and oppresse us whereas those which we feare and thinke of may either be prevented in their coming or we may be provided against they come That which the Naturalists say of the Cockatrice that if the Cockatrice see a man first the man dieth but if the man seeth the Cockatrice first the Cockatrice dies is an experienced truth respecting the point we have in hand that if troubles see us first we die but if we see them first they die that is their sting and strength as to us is much abated Dangers are most felt where they are not fore-seene and sometime being fore-seene they are not felt at all For a prepared expectation doth either weaken them or strengthen us make us more able to sustaine them or them lesse able to hurt us whereas indeed every crosse which findeth us secure hath an advantage to leave us desperate When Nabal heard of danger past which he never dreamt might come his heart died in him like a stone 1 Sam. 25. How then had he been astonished into stone if he had seene the evill falling upon him Such can ill beare trouble who looke for nothing but comfort It was an addition to the affliction of that afflicted people Jer. 8.15 When they looked for peace but no good came and for a time of health and behold trouble if they who are in trouble are more troubled when they cannot have the peace they looked for then surely they must be more perplext with trouble when it comes who enjoying peace never had a thought that trouble would come When a people are so farre from looking for evill that they looke for nothing but good and build upon it that they shall never see sorrow then to see sorrow is a killing sight The sorrowes of Babylon shall be mightily increast and augmented doubled and trebled upon her because when they are coming upon her she shall be saying I sit as a Queen and shall see no sorrow she was fearelesse and she shall be comfortlesse Trouble will lye heavy enough upon us when we looke and prepare for it but it will be intolerable to those who never lookt for nor laid in one thought of preparation against its coming The foole in the Gospell said to his soule take thine ease thou hast goods laid up for many yeares But it is best for us when we have aboundance of outward goods to say to our soules these may be lost in a few houres Therefore say to thy selfe in the time of thy fulnesse what if a day of emptying should come say when you are rich it may be before I die I may be poore what shall I doe then Now I have a house it may be before I die or within a few dayes I shall be turned out of doores in what posture doe I find my selfe for such a condition Now I am at liberty and enjoy my friends it may be shortly I may be cast into a prison and come into the hand of enemies now I have my wife and children about me my vine and my olive-plants at and round about my table I may shortly be deprived of them and O my soule how canst thou beare these changes It is good to put these cases to our selves now surely Job