A35439:1804
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.
As to the present business, he works above man chiefly in two things.
As to the present businesse, he works above man chiefly in two things.
First, Man cannot justly commence a suit against, or contend with another man, except he be able to charge him with some wrong that he hath done him, or lay some crime to his charge.
First, Man cannot justly commence a sute against, or contend with another man, except he be able to charge him with some wrong that he hath done him, or lay some crime to his charge.
Secondly, A humane Judge cannot condemn or cast a man, unless he first legally convict him of his crime. Thus it is with men in their judicial proceedings. He that contends must know some crime; and the Judge passes sentence as he sees the crime proved ⟨p. 376⟩and made good against him; but God is not as man, he may proceed to judgement without an accusation, and he may give judgement before the crime be proved; Job was smitten without cause truly alleged, much less attested. God afflicts that grace may be proved, not because sin is proved, He is not a man as I am, that I should answer him.
Secondly, A humane Judge cannot condemn or cast a man, unlesse he first legally convict him of his crime. Thus it is with men in their judiciall proceedings. He that contends must know some crime; and the Judge passes sentence as he sees the crime proved ⟨p. 376⟩and made good against him; but God is not as man, he may proceed to judgement vvithout an accusation, and he may give judgement before the crime be proved; Job vvas smitten vvithout cause truly alleadged, much lesse attested. God afflicts that grace may be proved, not because sin is proved, He is not a man as I am, that I should answer him.