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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Henry Overton, 1647
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is, as if Job had further expressed himself to this sense, I am so far from justifying my self in all my complainings (which was the thing his friends taxed him with) as if God could find nothing amiss in what I have spoken, that I freely confess there is not the most considerate, righteous or holy action that ever I did in my life, which I durst bring to the touchstone, to the balance, to justify my self before God by, no, but in stead of that I would fall down and abase my self, as knowing I am before him, whose eyes (being ten thousand times brighter then the Sun) are able to see unrighteousness, where I see nothing but righteousness: Do not think I am justifying my self as a righteous man in what I have spoken or done, for though I were righteous, yet I would not (upon that ground) go about to plead my cause or stand it out with God. Or thus, I know I am unrighteous and unclean, but if I were righteous, I would not answer him.
It is, as if Job had further exprest himself to this sense, I am so farre from justifying my self in all my complainings (which was the thing his friends taxed him with) as if God could finde nothing amisse in what I have spoken, that I freely confesse there is not the most considerate, righteous or holy action that ever I did in my life, which I durst bring to the touchstone, to the balance, to justifie my self before God by, no, but in stead of that I would fall down and abase my self, as knowing I am before him, whose eyes (being ten thousand times brighter then the Sunne) are able to see unrighteousnesse, where I see nothing but righteousnesse: Doe not thinke I am justifying my self as a righteous man in what I have spoken or done, for though I were righteous, yet I would not (upon that ground) goe about to plead my cause or stand it out with God. Or thus, I know I am unrighteous and unclean, but if I were righteous, I would not answer him.
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