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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.
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.
Observe, thirdly, The hope of hypocrites will deceive and fail them. God rejects their confidences, they shall not prosper in them, Jer. 2.37.