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…

Hands and power are ascribed to sin, because God gives men over to those punishments which their sins challenge at his hands. Some sins have a louder voice then others; but every sin unpardoned (the mouth whereof is not stopped by the blood of Christ) cries to God for vengeance, till God put the sinner into the hand of sin, that he may at once receive pay for, and from his own folly. Observe from the former interpretation. First, That

Hands and power are ascribed to sinne, because God gives men over to those punishments which their sins challenge at his hands. Some sinnes have a louder voice then others; but every sinne unpardoned (the mouth whereof is not stopt by the bloud of Christ) cries to God for vengeance, till God put the sinner into the hand of sin, that he may at once receive pay for, and from his own folly. Observe from the former interpretation. First, That

The Lord doth often in judgement give man up to the power of his sinful lusts.

The Lord doth often in judgement give man up to the power of his sinfull lusts.

This is a general truth, though we cannot draw it down to the instance of Jobs children: The Lord in wrath leaves man to himself. Every man by nature sins freely, and many are left by God to a judiciary freedom in sinning. He cannot restrain himself, and sometimes God will not restrain him, but lets him take his fill of sin, and be as wicked as he will (Revel. 22.11.) He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; he that is filthy, let him be filthy still. This permission is the highest and sorest affliction. This liberty is worse then any bondage. Thus also the Church leaves those to their ignorance, who obstinately refuse instruction (