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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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There is a second translation of the word which gives more light to this, How much more abominable and unprofitable is man: One word signifies filthy and unprofitable, because that which is corrupt and filthy,1 is also unprofitable, and unfit for use. It is an extreme debasement unto man, that he is unprofitable, so filthy, that he is good for nothing: The Apostle puts these ⟨p. 69⟩together (Tit. 1.16.) Abominable, disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate; that is, unfit for every good work: We may say of man (in this sense) as the Prophet (Ezek. 15.3.) doth of the Vine, Son of man, what is the Vine tree more then another tree? excellent to yield Wine; but in the third Verse we have another answer, Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work, or will men make a pin of it to hang any Vessel thereon; will you build a house of Vine Timber, or will you so much as make a Pin of it? The Vine is not fit to make a Pin of; thus we may say of a carnal man, he is unprofitable,2 will the Lord use him in any work? no, he is reprobate to every good work; will he serve the Lords turn, so much as to make a Pin of? That is, is he profitable for the least service? No, he is not. He is also like the Corn growing upon the house top, whereof The Reaper filleth not his hand, nor he that binds up the Sheaves his bosom. The reason why man appears thus filthy, is, because he deals so much with filth; and he is thus unfit to do any good, because he is continually doing evil, as it follows in the last clause of this Verse.
There is a second translation of the word which gives more light to this, How much more abominable and unprofitable is man: One word signifies filthy and unprofitable, because that which is corrupt and filthy,1 is also unprofitable, and unfit for use. It is an extreame debasement unto man, that he is unprofitable, so filthy, that he is good for nothing: The Apostle puts thse ⟨p. 69⟩