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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 5
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Observe thirdly, Every man is most ready to act and utter his special iniquity: Thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity. There are some sins in a mans heart, which possibly, he may never utter all his days: but he must be talking of, or acting his beloved one. Hence David speaks it, as a high work of grace in him (Psal. 18.23.) I have kept my self from mine iniquity: Even a godly man who disowns every sin, hath some one sin more his own then others. This finds him work (not to do it) but to keep himself from doing it.
Observe thirdly, Every man is most ready to act and utter his speciall iniquity: Thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity. There are some sins in a mans heart, which possibly, he may never utter all his dayes: but he must be talking of, or acting his beloved one. Hence David speakes it, as a high worke of grace in him (Psal. 18.23.) I have kept my selfe from mine iniquity: Even a godly man who disownes every sin, hath some one sin more his owne then others. This findes him work (not to doe it) but to keep himselfe from doing it.
And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty:
And thou chusest the tongue of the crafty:
As if he had said, Thou wast wont to speak prayer, now thou speakst policy, thou dealest cunningly and deceitfully with us, not plainly and clearly. Why, what had Job spoken or done, that should gain him the disreputation of a crafty man; some conceive Eliphaz hinting at those words (Chap. 6.24.) Teach me, and I will hold my tongue, &c. Thou speakest as if thou wert willing to be taught, show me my error, and I will turn from it; yet this is from craft not from conscience. For though thou seemest to be willing to receive instruction, yet thou keepest close to thy opinion, and wilt not part from it. We shall sometimes hear a man speaking very ingenuously, convince me that I am in an error, and I will relinquish it,