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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.
They put dangerous suppositions opposite to these, who say, Let a godly man be never so wicked, yet it shall be well with him; let him sin as much as he will, yet it shall be well with him. The Spirit of God never puts such suppositions. As the Scripture speaks often to persuade; so sometimes to terrify the godly from sin, but never a tittle which may be an encouragement to sin. It speaks much to keep up their hearts in an assurance of pardon, in case they fall into sin, and much more to keep down their corruptions, and to preserve them from falling into sin. Though there be a truth in it, that how much so ever a godly man sinneth, he shall be pardoned; yet the Scripture useth no such language, and the form of wholesome words teacheth every man rather to speak thus, If I be wicked, then woe unto me, If I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head.
They put dangerous suppositions opposite to these, who say, Let a godly man be never so wicked, yet it shall be well with him; let him sinne as much as he will, yet it shall be well with him. The Spirit of God never puts such suppositions. As the Scripture speaks often to perswade; so sometimes to terrifie the godly from sinne, but never a tittle which may be an encouragement to sin. It speaks much to keep up their hearts in an assurance of pardon, in case they fall into sin, and much more to keep down their corruptions, and to preserve them from falling into sin. Though there be a truth in it, that how much so ever a godly man sinneth, he shall be pardoned; yet the Scripture useth no such language, and the form of wholsom words teacheth every man rather to speak thus, If I be wicked, then woe unto me, If I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head.
These words stand in an elegant opposition against the former. Here are persons and states opposite: persons, The wicked and the righteous, If I be wicked, if I be righteous: states, Woe, and lifting up the head, If I be wicked, then woe unto me; If I be righteous, then will I not lift up mine head. He doth not say, If I be righteous I shall be happy, though that be a truth, but (which was more suitable to his purpose) If I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head.