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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 12
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The Greek Poet tells us of Hecuba, not daring for shame,1 so much as to lift up her eyes, or look Polymnestor in the face, because she had been a Queen, but was then a poor Captive. ⟨p. 286⟩Common Captives can easily lift up their eyes and cries to those that are in prosperity, for relief and help whereas others who have lived at ease, can with more ease starve then beg.
The Greek Poet tels us of Hecuba, not daring for shame,1 so much as to lift up her eyes, or look Polymnestor in the face, because shee had been a Queene, but was then a poore Captive. ⟨p. 286⟩Common Captives can easily lift up their eyes and cryes to those that are in prosperity, for releife and help whereas others who have lived at ease, can with more ease starve then begg.
- 1Euripides.
As a downfall from a seeming height in spirituals into the mire of sin, hath more wickedness in it then a bare continuance in sin; so a downfall from a real height in temporals into the mire of misery, hath more trouble in it, then a bare continuance in misery. They who have made a fair show, or an outward flourish in the Faith, and afterward fall back, are worse then those who never made any show at all. It is sad for any one to live openly in sin; but for such as have made an open profession of godliness, to apostatize, and fall back to sin, this is matter of saddest lamentation: For as the Apostle Peter speaks, It had been better for them that they had not known the way of God, then after they have known it to turn from the holy Commandment: It is better (in spiritual respects) never to have been a Professor, then to be an Apostate. Thus also it is better (in civill respects) never to have been high, or great in the World, then after all this to suffer a miserable downfall, and to be numbered among the lowest of the People.