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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.
We are but of yesterday, and we know nothing, we cannot know much who live but little. The great Physician complained long ago, Life is short, 1and art is long; Natural life is not long enough for the journey of natural knowledge. How much less is it for divine knowledge, in the mystery of Christ: which is the art of all arts, and science of sciences. Those mysteries are very long, and our lives are very short, therefore at our best, we come short in the knowledge of them. Hence the Apostle (1 Cor. 13.) speaking of the most perfect knowledge we have in this life, concludes, We know but in part; there is a vast ocean of truths in the Gospel, but we are straight necked vessels, we take in truth but by drops; we are long a taking it in, and we have not long to take it in; hence the emptiness of those who are fullest. He that hath much to learn, and out a little to live, cannot learn much. And as our time is little, so we lose a great deal of our time.2 Our losses of the time we have, hinder more then our having but little time. Our days are few, but if we could number them, we should apply our selves to, and gain to our selves a sufficient stock of holy wisdom. The greatest reason why we profit no more in knowledge, is because we improve our time no more, though that be a reason also, because we have no more time.
We are but of yesterday, and we know nothing, we cannot know much who live but little. The great Physitian complained long ago, Life is short, 1and art is long; Naturall life is not long enough for the journey of naturall knowledge. How much lesse is it for divine knowledge, in the mystery of Christ: which is the art of all arts, and science of sciences. Those mysteries are very long, and our lives are very short, therefore at our best, we come short in the knowledge of them. Hence the Apostle (1 Cor. 13.) speaking of the most perfect knowledge we have in this life, concludes, We know but in part; there is a vast ocean of truths in the Gospel, but we are straightnecked vessels, we take in truth but by drops; we are long a taking it in, and we have not long to take it in; hence the emptinesse of those who are fullest. He that hath much to learn, and out a little to live, cannot learn much. And as our time is little, so we lose a great deal of our time.