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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.
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 (1 Cor. 14.38.) He tha• is ignorant, let him be ignorant still. Those souls are in a desperate condition, who are put out of the care either of God or of his Church. Secondly, Observe, That
This is a generall 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 freedome in sinning. He cannot restrain himself, and sometimes God will not restrain him, but lets him take his fill of sinne, 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 (1 Cor. 14.38.) He tha• is ignorant, let him be ignorant still. Those souls are in a desperate condition, who are put out of the care either of God or of his Church. Secondly, Observe, That