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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 25
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Fourthly, Stretching out the hand, is the posture of a furious madman; he that wants the use of his reason, makes this use of his hand, laying about him, as if he would do wonders; such madness lodgeth in the hearts of debauched sinners, they do they know not what; they rage and are furious, as if they would pull God out of Heaven, and throw the House, yea the World, out at the Windows: These stretch their hands against God, and they do it three ways.
Fourthly, Stretching out the hand, is the posture of a furious maddman; he that wants the use of his reason, makes this use of his hand, laying about him, as if he would doe wonders; such madnesse lodgeth in the hearts of debauched sinners, they doe they know not what; they rage and are furious, as if they would pull God out of Heaven, and throw the House, yea the World, out at the Windows: These stretch their hands against God, and they doe it three wayes.
First, Against the very being of God; such a wicked man opposeth God as God, he wisheth there were no God, or that himself were God; he would have all power in his own hand: Francis Spira in his despairing distraction said, I would I were above God: In him nature spake her mind plainly, and not in Parables: Nature heightened in wickedness would be above God; therefore a carnal man is called, A hater of God: Now that which we hate we would destroy, and take out of the way.
First, Against the very being of God; such a wicked man opposeth God as God, he wisheth there were no God, or that himselfe were God; he would have all power in his owne hand: Francis Spira in his despayring distraction sayd, I would I were above God: In him nature spake her mind plainly, and not in Parables: Nature heightned in wickednesse would be above God; therefore a carnall man is called, A hater of God: Now that which we hate we would destroy, and take out of the way.