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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.
Upon these and the like grounds, the heart of man is hardened against God. Take a brief of the degrees of this hardness; see by what steps the heart rises so high in sinning. Man doth not grow hard at once, much less hardest. But w••n once he begins to harden himself, where he shall make an end he knows not.
Upon these and the like grounds, the heart of man is hardened against God. Take a brief of the degrees of this hardnesse; see by what steps the heart rises so high in sinning. Man doth not grow hard at once, much lesse hardest. But w••n once he begins to harden himself, where he shall make an end he knows not.
The first step is, the taking time and leave to meditate upon sin, and roll it up and down in the thoughts. A hard heart lets vain thoughts dwell in it. A holy heart would not let them lodge with it.
The first step is, the taking time and leave to meditate upon sinne, and roll it up and down in the thoughts. A hard heart lets vain thoughts dwell in it. A holy heart would not let them lodge with it.
A second step is, some tastes of pleasure and delight in sin. It proves a sweet morsel under his tongue. As the heart grows more delighted in sin, so more hardened in sin. Nothing should be so bitter as sin in the act, for nothing will be so bitter as sin in the issue: but when the act is pleasant, the issue is seldom suspected.
A second step is, some tastes of pleasure and delight in sinne. It proves a sweet morsell under his tongue. As the heart grows more delighted in sinne, so more hardened in sinne. Nothing should be so bitter as sinne in the act, for nothing will be so bitter as sinne in the issue: but when the act is pleasant, the issue is seldome suspected.