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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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But who do thus? or how can this be done?
But who doe thus? or how can this be done?
They are said to raise up Leviathan, who seek occasions of sinning, such as do not stay till Satan tempts them, but they (as it were) tempt Satan. They are so hasty, so forward to do evil, that they think the Devil comes not fast enough, and therefore they do even go out to meet, provoke and raise up the Devil, they invite temptation:1 There is a truth in this, All sins are not from the temptations of Satan; our own hearts are not only the soil, and have in them the seed of all sin; but they are sun and rain, to warm and water those seeds that they may grow. And as a godly man (from the new principle at first planted in him by the holy Ghost) doth often stir up the holy Ghost to come and help him, he doth not always stay till the holy Ghost sensibly comes, but finding his own weakness and wants, and deadness to and in duty, he goeth and stirreth up the Spirit of God, and prayeth that the holy Ghost would breath upon him, quicken and enliven him in prayer and other holy duties; So many ungodly wretches do not stay for Satan, or wait till he comes to tempt them, but they (such is their desperate wickedness and delight in sin) wish that he would tempt them oftener. They do not only ⟨p. 375⟩keep open house, and open heart for him, ready to entertain and welcome him when he comes, but they go forth to solicit his company and his coming. This is to stir up Leviathan.
They are said to raise up Leviathan, who seeke occasions of sinning, such as doe not stay till Satan tempts them, but they (as it were) tempt Satan. They are so hasty, so forward to doe evill, that they think the Devill comes not fast enough, and therefore they doe even goe out to meete, provoke and raise up the Devill, they invite temptation:1