An Exposition with Practical Observations Upon the Book of Job by Joseph Caryl

An Exposition with Practical Observations Upon the Book of Job. London, Samuel Simmons, 1676/1677. Folios. 2 vols.  Original full calf bindings with raised bands, leather title pieces and gilt lettering. Corners bumped and hinges cracked. Marbled edges and portrait frontispiece in each volume. Title pages in red and black ink surrounded by ruled border. Good copy of a rather rare set.

“Caryl must have inherited the patience of Job to have completed his stupendous task. It would be a mistake to suppose that he is at all prolix or redundant; he is only full. In the course of his expounding he has illustrated a very large portion of the whole Bible with great clearness and power. He is deeply devotional and spiritual. He gives us much, but none too much. His work can scarcely be superseded or surpassed.” – C. H. Spurgeon. ESTC R175651; USTC 3096478.