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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.
All the unevenness of man towards God, arises from presumptuous thoughts of his evenness with God. Take a taste in two or three particulars.
All the unevennesse of man towards God, arises from presumptuous thoughts of his evennesse with God. Take a taste in two or three particulars.
First, Man grows into a boldness of sinning against God, because he thinks God is but so holy as man is; he conceits that which suits his spirit, suits Gods Spirit also: This causeth him to do many things most unsuitable to the Spirit of God (Psal. 50.18.) When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentest with him, and thou hast been partaker with the adulterer: thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit, &c. these things hast thou done. And what encouraged or hardened him to do these things? The ⟨p. 378⟩next words give us an account of that, Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thy self; that is, thou didst frame conceptions of me according to the Idea of thine own brain, or the model of thine own heart. Thou wast well pleased with such filthiness and abominations, therefore thou didst conclude, I would not be displeased with them. The true reason why most men make nothing of evil, is, because they make God nothing in goodness (as to that point) beyond themselves; this doth not trouble our spirits, we see no hurt in what we do: Surely then God sees no hurt in it, neither is his Spirit troubled with our doings.
First, Man grows into a boldnesse of sinning against God, because he thinks God is but so holy as man is; he conceits that which sutes his spirit, sutes Gods Spirit also: This causeth him to doe many things most unsutable to the Spirit of God (Psal. 50.18.) When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentest with him, and thou hast been partaker with the adulterer: thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit, &c. these things hast thou done. And what encouraged or hardned him to doe these things? The