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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 15 › Verse 13
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Again, when Eliphaz saith, Job turned his Spirit against God, he doth not mean it of a direct or professed opposition against God, as if Job had openly defied him, and blasphemed his Name; but his meaning is, that Job showing so much impatience and unsatisfiedness of spirit, under the dealings of God with him, did not submit to God, as he ought. Eliphaz (I conceive) did not so much as suspect that Job turned his spirit immediately, or as we say, point blank against God himself, but only against his dispensations.
Againe, when Eliphaz saith, Job turned his Spirit against God, he doth not meane it of a direct or professed opposition against God, as if Job had openly defied him, and blasphemed his Name; but his meaning is, that Job shewing so much impatience and unsatisfiednesse of spirit, under the dealings of God with him, did not submit to God, as he ought. Eliphaz (I conceive) did not so much as suspect that Job turned his spirit immediately, or as wee say, poynt blanke against God himselfe, but onely against his dispensations.
Hence observe:
That while we speak, or our hearts rise up against the dealings of God with our selves or others, we may be said to turn our spirits against God himself: Many who think they have not neglected Christ, will be found to have neglected him, because they have neglected those by whom, or that wherein Christ is offered. The Evangelist brings in Christ speaking thus (Matth. 25.) I was hungry and ye fed me not, thirsty and ye gave me no drink; they to whom he speaks wonder at this, Lord (say they) when saw we thee hungry and gave thee no meat, or thirsty and gave thee no drink, surely we have not been guilty of such a wickedness: Yea, saith Christ, In as much as ye did it not to one of these, ye did it not to me; when ye refused to feed these, ye refused to feed me, I was in these, and these were in me. Now in the same manner many will say, when we charge them with turning their spirits against God, with fighting against, and opposing God: Who? we oppose God? we never opposed God as we know of; yea, peradventure, they will say, we have honoured