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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1650
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AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth Chapte… › Chapter 16 › Verse 5
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It hath been showed (Chap. 4.4.) what power words have, both to strengthen weak faith, and to assuage the strongest grief, thither I refer the Reader; only take two brief notes from it.
It hath been shewed (Chap. 4.4.) what power vvords have, both to strengthen vveake faith, and to asswage the strongest greife, thither I referr the Reader; onely take two breife notes from it.
First, A good man doth not only abstain from the hurt that he might do another, but he labours to help him, and to do him good. Not to heap words in anger upon them that are in misery, ⟨p. 235⟩not to shake the head at them in contempt, is only a Negative piece of charity and kindness: 'Tis our duty to use our utmost endeavour to refresh and comfort them. Negative acts of kindness are not the fulfilling of the law of love, it is not charity to the poor, to say I will not make them poorer, I will take nothing from them; it is our duty to give them of what we have. When a man is sorrowful, it is not enough to say, I will not increase his grief; it is our duty to lessen it, yea to turn it into joy.
First, A good man doth not onely abstaine from the hurt that he might doe another, but he labours to helpe him, and to doe him good. Not to heap words in anger upon them that are in misery, ⟨p. 235⟩not to shake the head at them in contempt, is onely a Negative peice of charity and kindnesse: 'Tis our duty to use our utmost endeavour to refresh and comfort them. Negative acts of kindnesse are not the fulfilling of the law of love, it is not charity to the poor, to say I will not make them poorer, I will take nothing from them; it is our duty to give them of what we have. When a man is sorrowfull, it is not enough to say, I will not increase his griefe; it is our duty to lessen it, yea to turne it into joy.