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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.
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 (Rom. 9.20.) stops such mouths, he shows how ready they are to open, O man, Who art thou that repliest against God? Thou wilt say, wherefore doth he complain? Thus man begins to contend. But, O man, who art thou, that thou shouldest dare to reply upon God? Wilt thou be venturing to question the righteous God? Must he be accountable to thee for what he did before thou hadst a being?
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 controversie 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 unanswerablenes between the heart of man, & every thing that God doth or speaks; hence it is that man cals 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 (