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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.
Fifthly, Not to give God glory in what he doth, hath somewhat in it of hardening of our selves against God.
Fiftly, Not to give God glory in what he doth, hath somewhat in it of hardening of our selves against God.
And lastly, He that will not give God glory in what he commands, is in a degree hardened against God. We may see what it is to harden our selves against God by the opposite of it (Prov. 28.14.) Blessed is the man that feareth always, but he that hardeneth himself shall fall into mischief. Hardness is contrary to holy fear; holy fear is a disposition of heart ready to yield to God in every thing: A man thus fearing, quickly takes impressions of the word, will and works of God; and therefore whosoever doth not comply with God in holy submission to his will, hardens himself in part against God.
And lastly, He that will not give God glory in what he commands, is in a degree hardened against God. We may see what it is to harden our selves against God by the opposite of it (Prov. 28.14.) Blessed is the man that feareth alwaies, but he that hardeneth himself shall fall into mischief. Hardnesse is contrary to holy fear; holy fear is a disposition of heart ready to yeeld to God in every thing: A man thus fearing, quickly takes impressions of the word, will and works of God; and therefore whosoever doth not comply with God in holy submission to his will, hardens himself in part against God.
That which is here chiefly meant is, the grosser act of hardness, when men either speak or go on in their way acting against God; let