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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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That as a wicked man may know that he shall be miserable in the end, so he may know that his misery is near at hand: An evil conscience awakened is the worst Prophet, it is full of sad presages; like Micah to Ahab, 1it never Prophesied good but evil; and it doth not only Prophesy of evil afar off, but near, or ready at hand: 'Tis true, an evil conscience usually puts the evil day far off (2 Pet. 3.4.) There shall be scoffers, saying, Where is the day of his coming, &c. The day of darkness is far enough off, it hath been long talked of, but we do not see it, say these despisers: But when an evil conscience is awakened, then he sees evil near, and himself dogged at the heels, or (as the former Verse speaks) Waited for of the Sword.
That as a wicked man may know that he shall be miserable in the end, so hee may know that his misery is neere at hand: An evill conscience awakened is the worst Prophet, it is full of sad presages; like Micah to Ahab, 1it never Prophesied good but evill; and it doth not onely Prophesie of evill afarr off, but neer, or ready at hand: 'Tis true, an evill conscience usually puts the evill day farr off (2 Pet. 3.4.) There shall be scoffers, saying, Where is the day of his comming, &c. The day of darknesse is farr enough off, it hath been long talked of, but we doe not see it, say these despisers: But when an evill conscience is awakened, then he sees evill neer, and himselfe dogg'd at the heeles, or (as the former Verse speakes) Waited for of the Sword.
- 1Haec est paenae impii pars nou modica quod cogatur ipse sibi ominari malum. Pined.
As a Believer, when the eye of faith is clear, sees mercy near at hand (Faith makes God near, and then all good is near.) So an Unbeliever when the eye of his conscience is cleared, sees misery near.