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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.
The Apostle Paul (Rom. 2.17.) speaking of the hypocritical Jews, ⟨p. 96⟩discovers such a confidence, Thou restest in the Law, as a man resteth in his house, there he sleeps, & is quiet, so these in the Law, there they were quiet; that is, in the privileges and outward profession of the Law, or in a literal and outward obedience to the Law. The Jews built their house upon, or with legal righteousness, Thou restest in the Law; 1he speaks both by way of narration; and likewise by way of redargution. He tells what they did, and how ill they did in doing so. Paul rejects this as refuse stuff, as hay and straw, as dross and dung, as confidence in the flesh (Phil. 3.3, &c.) Those things which acted or enjoyed, are spirit, being trusted, to are flesh. So Prayer is flesh, ordinances are flesh, the righteousness of the Law is flesh; yea, Grace it self trusted to is flesh. The duties which Christ hath appointed are the house of the hypocrite: but Christ himself is the house of the upright; He would be found in him, (Phil. 3.9.) not in duties or inherent graces. Saints desire that much grace may be found in them; but they dare not be found in graces; they would ever be acting graces, but never thrusting to them.
The Apostle Paul (Rom. 2.17.) speaking of the hypocriticall Jews, ⟨p. 96⟩discovers such a confidence, Thou restest in the Law, as a man resteth in his house, there he sleeps, & is quiet, so these in the Law, there they were quiet; that is, in the priviledges and outward profession of the Law, or in a literall and outward obedience to the Law. The Jews built their house upon, or with legall righteousnesse, Thou restest in the Law; 1he speaks both by way of narration; and likewise by way of redargution. He tels what they did, and how ill they did in doing so. Paul rejects this as refuse stuff, as hay and straw, as drosse and dung, as confidence in the flesh (