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…

That condemnation is the adjudging of one to be wicked.

Condemnation supposeth a man guilty, and leaveth him under a penalty. As Justification is the adjudging and declaring of a person to be righteous, or the accepting of him for righteous in another, who is not righteous in himself; so condemnation is the adjudging, pronouncing and declaring of a man to be wicked, who in himself is wicked. That's Jobs first request, I will say unto God, Do not condemn me. As if he had said, Seeing thou art the God and Father of all, who call upon thee in faith, and fear thy Name; therefore in faith and filial reverence, I beseech thee to acquit me of my sin: yea, because I know thou hast acquitted me, therefore deal not with me, as if I were condemned for sin. Make it appear that thou art my God, either by removing these strokes (which represent me to the world as thy enemy, rather then thy son) or by removing the dread and terror of them, that they may appear as exercises of my grace, not as revenges upon, or punishments of my sin: that while my body is pained with thy rod, my soul may rejoice in thy love, and that, while I am under this cross, I may triumph over it. Or if thou art resolved still to detain me at this rate of suffering, then I have another humble suit,

Condemnation supposeth a man guilty, and leaveth him under a penalty. As Justification is the adjudging and declaring of a person to be righteous, or the accepting of him for righteous in another, who is not righteous in himself; so condemnation is the adjudging, pronouncing and declaring of a man to be wicked, who in himself is wicked. That's Jobs first request, I will say unto God, Do not condemn me. As if he had said, Seeing thou art the God and Father of all, who call upon thee in faith, and fear thy Name; therefore in faith and filiall reverence, I beseech thee to acquit me of my sinne: yea, because I know thou hast acquitted me, therefore deal not with me, as if I were condemned for sinne. Make it appear that thou art my God, either by removing these strokes (which represent me to the world as thy enemy, rather then thy sonne) or by removing the dread and terrour of them, that they may appear as exercises of my grace, not as revenges upon, or punishments of my sinne: that while my body is pained with thy rod, my soul may rejoyce in thy love, and that, while I am under this crosse, I may triumph over it. Or if thou art resolved still to detain me at this rate of suffering, then I have another humble sute,