A35439:2557
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.
Hence observe, That
A godly man may put the worst cases to himself.
The Scripture puts such cases to godly men, therefore they may put such to themselves (Rom. 8.13.) If ye live after the flesh ye shall die, saith the Apostle, writing to the Saints. Though such a supposition cannot be resolved into this position, A godly man ⟨p. 544⟩shall die, yet the supposition is true, If he liveth after the flesh he shall die. So the Apostle of himself, and his fellow-Apostles, yea of the Angels. If we or an Angel from heaven, preach any other Gospel unto you, then that which we have preached, let him be accursed (Gal. 1.9,) And as Paul prophesied a curse upon any, either Apostle or angel, who should preach a false Gospel, so a woe upon himself, if he should neglect to preach the true Gospel, 1 Cor. 9.16. They who are above all curses, may be threatened with a curse. And they who shall certainly be preserved from doing that which inevitably brings the curse, may be told of a curse in case they should do it.
The Scripture puts such cases to godly men, therefore they may put such to themselves (Rom. 8.13.) If ye live after the flesh ye shall die, saith the Apostle, writing to the Saints. Though such a supposition cannot be resolved into this position, A godly man ⟨p. 544⟩