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An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of…
An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of Job delivered in XXI lectures at Magnus near the bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...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 ...
London: printed by G. Miller for Henry Overton, 1643
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God never sends such troubles upon a Nation, (he doth sometimes upon a Person and did upon Job) without cause; that is, without respecting sin as a cause. Job might say (in one sense) My Uprightness and my Integrity have procured these things unto me; But we must say, our way and our doings have procured these things unto us: This is our wickedness.
God never sends such troubles upon a Nation, (he doth sometimes upon a Person and did upon Job) without cause; that is, without respecting sinne as a cause. Job might say (in one sense) My Uprightnesse and my Integritie have procured these things unto me; But wee must say, our way and our doings have procured these things unto us: This is our wickednes.
Yet (though all this evil hath been done by us, though all these evils are come upon us, yet) there is hope in our Israel concerning this thing, yea, I believe, there is mercy in and from all these evils, to us and all the Israel of our God. Only, what Integrity we have, let us still hold it steadfastly, what evils are (and what evils almost are not?) amongst us, let us reform them speedily; Without this, at least, without hearty desires, and faithful endeavours after this, we may presume, but we cannot believe or hope our Deliverance. I grant, that whensoever God restores us, he must restore us freely, and must both make us good, and do us good, for his own Name sake, in Jesus Christ: For as he hath punished us less then our sins deserve, so whensoever, or in what degree soever he restores us, it will be more then any, or all our repentings and reformings can deserve: yet he commands us to repent and reform, that we may be restored. God never delivered any people for ⟨image 4⟩their Repentance, and rarely any (if any) without Repentance. Yea I may say it plainly, that he never delivered any (in Mercy) without Repentance, for either he gave them Repentance, before they were delivered, or Repentance (which is far the greater blessing of the two) with the Deliverance. Better have our troubles continue, then our sins continue. To have Peace return and our hearts unturned, were infinitely worse then war.