Exposition of Job 35-37, Title page – Errata
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Obſervations CONTINUED UPON The Thirty-fifth, Thirty-ſixth, and Thirty-ſeventh Chapters of the Book OF JOB: Being the Subſtance of Thirty-five LECTURES.
By JOSEPH CARYL, Miniſter of the Goſpel.
ROM. 11.33.
O the depth of the Riches both of the Wiſdom and Knowledge of God! How unſearchable are his Judgements, and his Wayes paſt finding out!
LONDON, Printed by M. Simmons, and are to be ſold at her houſe in Alderſgate-ſtreet, the next door to the Golden Lyon. 1664.
TO THE Chriſtian Reader TO Thoſe Eſpecially of this CITY who have been THE PROMOTERS Of this WORK.
SIRS,
HAving, in the Prefatory Epiſtle to the former part ſet forth the ſtate of theſe three Chapters here preſented and expounded, together with the general ſcope of Elihu (the ſpeaker) in them; be pleaſed to look back thither for ſome help towards your ſatisfaction in thoſe points. All that I ſhall entertain you with in this Addreſs, is only to tell you, that, as I have now, through the good hand of God with me, finiſhed my promiſed Commentary upon the whole Diſcourſe of Elihu with Job, divided into a Preface and four diſtinct Speeches, contained and continued in ſix entire Chapters; ſo, I purpoſe, through the ſame aſſiſtance, to proceed (with convenient ſpeed) in drawing up and ſending out (in one Volume more) my ſlender apprehenſions and meditations upon the remaining five Chapters of this Book: In which it will appear, how (when Elihu (doubtleſs with good ſucceſs) had acted the part of a wiſe and learned Moderator, in that grand Controverſie of Providence between Job and his three Friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, and had done both with him and them, it will appear, I ſay, how) God himſelf was pleaſed to come forth and undertake the matter in differen…e, giving, as the Supream Moderator of that Noble Diſputation, an unerring and an irrefraga…le Determination of it, to the full conviction, and in the iſſue, to the full conſolation of Job, as alſo to the high content of of all that heard it, even of his three Friends; who, though they were ſeverely reproved and cenſured by God, as having over-ſeverely reproved and cenſured Job, yet he graciouſly directed them a way to make their attonement, and was not only reconciled unto them himſelf, but reconciled them to his ſervant Job; winding all up in Peace and Love, in mutual rejoyceings and embracings. Now the God of Peace, Truth and Love, lead us all into the love of Truth and Peace, and teach us to profit alwayes by what hath at any time been written (according to Truth) upon thoſe things, which himſelf afore-time cauſed to be written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. That, what is here written may be uſeful to all, eſpecially to thoſe who are (as Job was) in a ſtate of ſuffering, till they come to be (as Job is) past all ſufferings, is the hearts deſire and prayer of,
SIRS, September 7th 1664. Your affectionate Friend to ſerve you, JOSEPH CARYL.
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