A Directory for the Afflicted: Being Select Extracts from the First Fourteen Chapters of the Rev. Joseph Caryl's Commentary on the Book of JobD. Brown, 1824 - 266 pages |
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... God deals with them in their outward concerns . ; " It is matter of consolation , that no tempt- ation can take hold of God's children , but he will enable them to bear or make a way for es- cape ; they can never be brought so low , but ...
... God deals with them in their outward concerns . ; " It is matter of consolation , that no tempt- ation can take hold of God's children , but he will enable them to bear or make a way for es- cape ; they can never be brought so low , but ...
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... God is a holy filial affection , awing the whole man to obey the whole will of God ; or it is put for the external or insti- tuted worship of God . " To eschew evil , is to turn from it with re- luctance and abhorrence ; Job's heart ...
... God is a holy filial affection , awing the whole man to obey the whole will of God ; or it is put for the external or insti- tuted worship of God . " To eschew evil , is to turn from it with re- luctance and abhorrence ; Job's heart ...
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... God and escheweth evil ? ' 3 " God calls Job his servant , as being his special right and property ; and by way of dis- tinction , as to his riches , he is the greatest man of the east , but in reference to his holiness he has no equal ...
... God and escheweth evil ? ' 3 " God calls Job his servant , as being his special right and property ; and by way of dis- tinction , as to his riches , he is the greatest man of the east , but in reference to his holiness he has no equal ...
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... God having spoken of Job as a man does of that which he glories in . Though Satan does not attempt to deny God's testimony of him , yet he represents Job as mercenary , and of course an hypocrite . 6 " Verse 9. Then Satan answered the ...
... God having spoken of Job as a man does of that which he glories in . Though Satan does not attempt to deny God's testimony of him , yet he represents Job as mercenary , and of course an hypocrite . 6 " Verse 9. Then Satan answered the ...
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... God and ourselves , and we may look on se- cular advantages as fruits of holiness and en- couragements to it , but ... God's question , by put- ting another , in which he discovers how grievous- ly he is vexed at the prosperity of Job ...
... God and ourselves , and we may look on se- cular advantages as fruits of holiness and en- couragements to it , but ... God's question , by put- ting another , in which he discovers how grievous- ly he is vexed at the prosperity of Job ...
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afflictions afraid anger answer argument Behold Bildad blessing Book of Job cast cause cerning chapter children of God children of men Christ comfort complain confesses counsel creature curse darkness death desire despise distress doth duty earth Eliphaz evil eyes favour fear foolish free grace friends give glory God's godly grace grave happy hath heart heaven Hebrew Hence observe holy honour hope humble hypocrite iniquity Job seems Job's JOSEPH CARYL judgment labour live Lord mercy mourn ness never outward pain pardon perish Pharisee pray prayer prosperity Psal Psalm punishment reason riches righteous Sabeans saints Satan servants sins sorrows soul speak spirit strength thee thine hand things thou hast thou shalt thou shouldest tion tongue trouble trust truth Verse 11 Verse 12 Verse 20 wicked wilt wisdom word signifies wound wrath Zophar
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Page 25 - Now there was a day when the sons of GOD came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Page 13 - Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Page 25 - And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Page 19 - While he was yet speaking there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house : and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead, and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Page 7 - And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Page 3 - Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Page 19 - While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped to tell thee.
Page 35 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Page 199 - Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; a land of darkness, as darkness itself, and of the shadow of death, without any order and where the light is as darkness.
Page 17 - The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.