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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.
That hypocrites are filthy and polluted persons. None are so ugly in the eye of God, as they who paint for spiritual beauty. Pretended holiness is more unlovely then professed unholiness to them that can discern it. As it is said of Nabal (1 Sam. 20.) Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: So we may say of an hypocrite, filthiness is his name, and filth is in him. Nabal had his name from folly, and hypocrites have theirs from filthiness.
That hypocrites are filthy and polluted persons. None are so ugly in the eye of God, as they who paint for spirituall beauty. Pretended holines is more unlovely then professed unholines to them that can discern it. As it is said of Nabal (1 Sam. 20.) Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: So we may say of an hypocrite, filthinesse is his name, and filth is in him. Nabal had his name from folly, and hypocrites have theirs from filthines.
Observe, secondly, Hypocrites may be full of hope for a time.
They have somewhat (though it be unsound) upon which they build, they think what they do and are will serve turn, and go for currant with God. This raises up their spirits. Some hypocrites will be full of hope, even while they are descending to the pit of despair. Some hypocrites are not convinced of their hypocrisy to the very last: such die in peace, while they are going down to eternal war; They go away (as we use to say) like lambs, when their souls are among lions, and they are tumbling into the place of dragons.
They have somewhat (though it be unsound) upon which they build, they think what they do and are will serve turn, and go for currant with God. This raises up their spirits. Some hypocrites will be full of hope, even while they are descending to the pit of despair. Some hypocrites are not convinced of their hypocrisie to the very last: such die in peace, while they are going down to eternall warre; They go away (as we use to say) like lambs, when their souls are among lions, and they are tumbling into the place of dragons.