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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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Secondly, When Paul adviseth us not to avenge our selves, but rather to give place to wrath; we may understand it of the wrath of God; and the very next words, which the Apostle allegeth from (Deut. 32.35.) carry the sense clearly ⟨p. 236⟩this way, For it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, faith the Lord: As if the Apostle had said, if you take upon you to avenge your selves, you take Gods work out of his hand; it belongs to God as much to take revenge, as it doth to give reward. And therefore as a man who having done good, is over careful and anxious how to get his reward, takes rewarding work out of Gods hand, and shall have no more reward then he can get himself; as Christ tells the Pharisees in that case (Matth. 6.2.) Verily I say unto you, ye have your reward: And all that a man can get himself, is not worth the having.
Secondly, When Paul adviseth us not to avenge our selves, but rather to give place to wrath; we may understand it of the wrath of God; and the very next words, which the Apostle alleadgeth from (Deut. 32.35.) carry the sense clearely ⟨p. 236⟩this way, For it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, faith the Lord: As if the Apostle had sayd, if you take upon you to avenge your selves, you take Gods work out of his hand; it belongs to God as much to take revenge, as it doth to give reward. And therefore as a man who having done good, is over carefull and anxious how to get his reward, takes rewarding worke out of Gods hand, and shall have no more reward then he can get himselfe; as Christ tels the Pharisees in that case (Matth. 6.2.) Verily I say unto you, yee have your reward: And all that a man can get himselfe, is not worth the having.