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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.
As a consectary from the whole, take this caution, If God is not a man as we are, then God must never be measured by the rule and line of man. Man hath not line enough to measure God by. The Lord exceeds man in all; he is not only above mans infirmities, but he is above all his perfections. The Lord is not only not weak as man is weak, or unholy as man is unholy, but the Lord is not strong as man is strong, nor holy as man is holy, nor just as man is just, nor wise as man is wise: Then, man must not venture to judge of the wisdom of God by his own wisdom, or of the justice, holiness and strength of God, by his own strength, holiness and justice. Man is not able to measure God in any of his Attributes; and in three things especially, man should take heed of measuring God in his actings.
As a consectary from the whole, take this caution, If God is not a man as we are, then God must never be measured by the rule and line of man. Man hath not line enough to measure God by. The Lord exceeds man in all; he is not only above mans infirmities, but he is above all his perfections. The Lord is not only not weak as man is weak, or unholy as man is unholy, but the Lord is not strong as man is strong, nor holy as man is holy, nor just as man is just, nor wise as man is wise: Then, man must not venture to judge of the wisdome of God by his own wisdome, or of the justice, holinesse and strength of God, by his own strength, holinesse and justice. Man is not able to measure God in any of his Attributes; and in three things especially, man should take heed of measuring God in his actings.
First, In the great work of election. In this man is very apt to be meddling, and to be measuring God by the line of natural reason, or of civil justice: the Apostles dispute beats down this presumption, Rom. 9. We read there how man begins to bustle and startle at that great conclusion (vers. 18.) Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. If it be thus, saith he, if every mans state be peremptorily determined by the will of God, if he loves and hates before men have done either good or evil, Why doth he find fault? for who hath resisted his will? What need any trouble themselves about the