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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.
1But rather (as before) refer it to man, He cannot answer him one of a thousand; that is, if God come to question man, to lay such and such matters to his charge, or object against him, poor creature, he must shut his mouth, put up his books, he hath nothing to say, he must hide his face, for he cannot answer him one of a thousand. So in the 14th verse of this Chapter. How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to plead with him? Hence observe,
1But rather (as before) referre it to man, He cannot answer him one of a thousand; that is, if God come to question man, to lay such and such matters to his charge, or object against him, poor creature, he must shut his mouth, put up his books, he hath nothing to say, he must hide his face, for he cannot answer him one of a thousand. So in the 14th verse of this Chapter. How much lesse shall I answer him, and chuse out my words to plead with him? Hence observe,
- 1Rogatus homo in judicio divino, haesitabit, aestuabit obmutescet.
First, That there is in man a spirit ready to contend against God himself.
If he contend with him, or, if he plead with him, which supposes ⟨p. 153⟩that there is such a principle of pride in the heart of man. The heart of man is very full of quarrels and contentions with man, but fuller of quarrels with God himself. The great controversy between God and man, is, whose will shall stand, Gods will or mans. God directs man one way, and man contendeth he will go another way. There is a natural unanswerableness between the heart of man, & every thing that God doth or speaks; hence it is that man calls God so often to answer. There is a contention, first, about that work of God, the foundation-stone of all the works of God, his decrees and counsels. While the Apostle (