A35439:1943
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.
Secondly, Others read it negatively,I would speak, and not fear him, for I am not right in, or with my self. And so the sense may be made out thus, I have not gone about to justify my self all this while, I have not stood upon my own righteousness pleading with God; if my righteousness were in my self, then I might fear to speak with God, though his fear should not terrify me, and though he should take away his rod from me; but I have a better bottom then my own, I am not right in my self, I am right only in the free grace of God, and in the righteousness of my redeemer. According to this exposition he returneth to his first proposition, laid down in the second verse of this Chapter, How should man be just or righteous with God? I am not right in my self; as I said in the beginning of my answer, Man is not righteous; so I now conclude in my own particular case, I am not righteous in my self: and being righteous in another, if God would but give me a little respite from these sorrows, I would speak and not be afraid. This teaches us,
Secondly, Others read it negatively,I would speak, and not fear him, for I am not right in, or with my self. And so the sense may be made out thus, I have not gone about to justifie my self all this while, I have not stood upon my own righteousnesse pleading with God; if my righteousnesse were in my self, then I might fear to speak with God, though his fear should not terrifie me, and though he should take away his rod from me; but I have a better bottom then my own, I am not right in my self, I am right only in the free grace of God, and in the righteousnes of my redeemer. According to this exposition he returneth to his first proposition, laid down in the second verse of this Chapter, How should man be just or righteous with God? I am not right in my self; as I said in the beginning of my answer, Man is not righteous; so I now conclude in my own particular case, I am not righteous in my self: and being righteous in another, if God would but give me a little respit from these sorrows, I would speak and not be afraid. This teaches us,
First, That the confidence and holy boldness which the Saints have in coming unto God, is grounded upon the righteousness of Christ, not upon any worthiness in themselves.