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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 16
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Again (which shows yet further, that a man in nature is abominable) when any man repents and turns to the Lord, he is an abomination to himself; he is abominable to God, and good men, before he repents; and upon the same account, he is abominable to himself when he repents. For as God and good men before, so he then sees his own vileness, and deformity, then he smells the filthiness of his own corrupt heart: This the Prophet assures us (Ezek. 36.31.) where the Lord promiseth to pour out the spirit of repentance upon his people, To take away the heart of stone, and give them a heart of flesh: and then They shall loath themselves for all their abominations, as not being able to endure the stench of their own corruptions: When Job at the sight of God, saw himself more clearly, then he cries out, Wherefore I abhor my self, and repent in dust and ashes: If a good man seeing himself, is an abomination to himself, how much more is sinful man abominable in the sight of God?
Againe (which shewes yet further, that a man in nature is abominable) when any man repents and turnes to the Lord, he is an abomination to himselfe; he is abominable to God, and good men, before he repents; and upon the same account, he is abominable to himselfe when he repents. For as God and good men before, so he then sees his owne vilenesse, and deformity, then he smells the filthinesse of his owne corrupt heart: This the Prophet assures us (Ezek. 36.31.) where the Lord promiseth to powre out the spirit of repentance upon his people, To take away the heart of stone, and give them a heart of flesh: and then They shall loath themselves for all their abominations, as not being able to endure the stench of their owne corruptions: When Job at the sight of God, saw himselfe more clearly, then he cryes out, Wherefore I abhorre my selfe, and repent in dust and ashes: If a good man seeing himselfe, is an abomination to himselfe, how much more is sinfull man abominable in the sight of God?
And (which aggravates the point to the highest) Not only is a man repenting abominable to himself, but even a wicked man upon a clear discovery of himself to himself becomes an abomination to himself, though he be far from repentance. That's the reason why a wicked man cannot abide to search his own heart, or return into his own bosom. (