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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.
We must lay our strength and spirits out in seeking God. It is not a sleight enquiry which finds out God. We read that he is found of some who seek him not at all, but that he is found of any, who seek him negligently, we read not. Free-grace prevents those who have no ability to seek him, but it meets not those who will not lay out their abilities in seeking him. If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes.
We must lay our strength and spirits out in seeking God. It is not a sleight enquiry which findes out God. We read that he is found of some who seek him not at all, but that he is found of any, who seek him negligently, we read not. Free-grace prevents those who have no ability to seek him, but it meets not those who will not lay out their abilities in seeking him. If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes.
And make thy supplication to the Almighty.
The word which we translate [Make thy supplication] is very significant of the manner how we should seek unto God, namely,1 bottoming our selves upon free-grace alone. A thought of our own worth is inconsistent with a supplication; Call upon the Almighty for pity, saith M. Broughton, when we supplicate, we desire that to be done for us, for which there is no reason in us why it should be done. To make supplication: is to seek help and relief freely or gratis, acknowledging there is nothing in us worthy love. That adverb used in the first, and repeated in the second Chapter, where the devil objects, Doth Job serve God for nought, that is, without respect of good pay for his pains from God, that adverb (I say) comes from this verb. As we ought to serve God (in this sense) for nought, and not like mercenaries for our hire: So God helps us for nought, without looking to any thing in us, or from us, as an hire of his help. The Baptist had his name (John) from this