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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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A wicked mans chief care is to fortify and encourage his lusts; to put warm clothes to his sinful heart, and make it stout against God: Sin begins with turning the heart from God, and sin ends in turning the heart against God: The first step in sin is a neglect of God, the second step is contempt of God, the third and last is a War with God: He strengthens himself (for the Battle) against the Almighty.
A wicked mans chiefe care is to fortifie and incourage his lusts; to put warme cloaths to his sinfull heart, and make it stout against God: Sin begins with turning the heart from God, and sin ends in turning the heart against God: The first step in sin is a neglect of God, the second step is contempt of God, the third and last is a Warr with God: He strengthens himselfe (for the Battell) against the Almighty.
Secondly Observe.
Sin runs us against reason, and causeth us to act not only wickedly, but foolishly: Is it not folly and madness for weakness to contend with Omnipotency? When a sinner hath strengthened himself the best he can, the very weakness of God (as the Apostle speaks) is stronger then he. What King (saith Christ, Luke 14.31.) going to make War against another King, doth not first sit down, &c. As if he had said, The Kings of the Earth are not so foolish, so brainless, and counsellesse to contend with those, whom they cannot match; they will hardly venture a Battle with ten thousand against twenty thousand, they will rather make a disadvantageous Peace, then proceed in a War upon such disadvantages. The King of Israel reproved the challenge which the King of Judah sent him, by the Parable of the Thistle in Lebanon, aspiring to match with the Cedar in Lebanon (