A35439:1931
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.
1But is this the use which Job would make of the mercy he begs? Doth he entreat the Lord to take his terrifying fear away from him, and then resolve not to fear him at all? Whose voice is this? Is this the voice of Job, I will speak and not fear him? Jobs character in the first Chapter was, A man fearing God; and dares he now say, I will speak and not fear him? As the fear of God ought to be the seasoning of all our works and actions, so it ought to be the seasoning of all our words and speeches: why then doth he say, I will speak and not fear him?
1But is this the use which Iob would make of the mercy he begs? Doth he entreat the Lord to take his terrifying fear away from him, and then resolve not to fear him at all? Whose voice is this? Is this the voice of Job, I will speak and not fear him? Jobs character in the first Chapter was, A man fearing God; and dares he now say, I will speak and not fear him? As the fear of God ought to be the seasoning of all our works and actions, so it ought to be the seasoning of all our words and speeches: why then doth he say, I will speak and not fear him?
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To clear this, I answer, Fear may be taken two ways. Either for the grace of fear, or for the perturbation of fear. When Job ⟨p. 405⟩saith, I would speak and not fear him, his meaning is not to lay down that fear of God, which is a bridle to the soul, keeping it from sin, or that reverential affection, which fits us for, and should act us in every holy duty we perform to God. When Job prayed to be free from the fear of God, he resolved thus to fear God. Tis only the perturbation of fear, distracting fear, not sanctifying, humbling fear, which Job would lay aside, when God should please to with-draw his terrifying fear. And so his mind is plainly this. If the Lord will be entreated to remit the extremity of my affliction, and remove those terrors wherewith I am affrighted, then I would speak boldly and cheerfully to him, I would set out the truth of my case, and declare the innocency of my person.