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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 23
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Secondly Observe.
That imaginary wants, or to have an unquiet spirit in the midst of our enjoyments, is more afflictive then to be in real want: The worst worldly poverty is to be poor when we are rich; as it is the excellency of our spiritual estate to be poor in spirit, in our greatest spiritual plenty, to be little or nothing in our own eyes, when we have a great stock of grace: So it is the misery of our temporal estate to be thus poor in spirit, when we have plenty in the Purse, to say we have little or nothing, when we have a great stock of worldly goods.
That imaginary wants, or to have an unquiet spirit in the midst of our injoyments, is more afflictive then to be in reall want: The worst worldly poverty is to be poore when we are rich; as it is the excellency of our spirituall estate to be poor in spirit, in our greatest spirituall plenty, to be little or nothing in our own eyes, when we have a great stock of grace: So it is the misery of our temporall estate to be thus poor in spirit, when we have plenty in the Purse, to say we have little or nothing, when we have a great stock of worldly goods.
Zophar concludes of the Hypocrite (Chap. 20.21.) In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; which may be understood, either first, That when he is full, troubles shall empty him; or secondly, That while his fullness continues, even in his fullest fullness, he shall live, as if he were indeed as empty of wealth, as he is of goodness, always spending himself with ⟨p. 115⟩fears that all will be suddenly spent, and saying in his heart, This will not hold out, I shall never be able to bring the year about, or bring (as we say) both ends together. Hence his cares are endless, and he grudges himself ordinary comforts, his worldly sorrow consumes him, and he is willing to dye, only to save charges: That man is in an ill case, who is grudged what he eats or spends, by others, but it is far worse for a man to grudge himself his necessary expenses.