A35389:1699
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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Sin brought in servility and the subjection of man to man. I ground it thus, because Job speaks of service as of an estate of affliction, as of an estate of trouble, under which many groan, and from which they can get no release, till death break the bands, and sets them free.
Sinne brought in servility and the subjection of man to man. I ground it thus, because Iob speakes of service as of an estate of affliction, as of an estate of trouble, under which many groane, and from which they can get no release, till death breake the bands, and sets them free.
In the state of innocency, there was a dominion granted to man over the beasts, but there was no dominion granted to man over man:1 In the state of integrity relations should have continued, but subjection should not have been found: only that natural subjection of children to Parents, but as for civill subjection there had been no such thing in the world.2 Before man forsook the service of God, he needed none to serve him; service comes in by sin, and the increase of it, by the increase of sin; As we see, when Canaan was so vile as to forget the duty of a son, he is set below or in the worst condition of a servant, Gen. 9.5. Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren, that is, the lowest and most abject servant: As God of Gods, is the greatest God, and Lord of Lords, is the Highest Lord, so servant of servants, is the lowest, the basest servant: So then, as civill subjection came at first from sin, so the increase of subjection, which is to be a servant of servants, came from the increase and progress of sin. Observe secondly,
In the state of innocency, there was a dominion granted to man over the beasts, but there was no dominion granted to man over man:1