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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 31
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Secondly, As man may quickly be deceived, by reason of the ignorance which is in him, so also by reason of those subtle enemies, who are always about him, yea and within him. We live (as I may so speak) among Cheaters, and Cozeners, and there is a great Cheater lives in us; how hard is it then not to be deceived? If a man be in a Crowd among many Cut-purses, and Cheaters, he is in danger to lose his Money every moment; it is so with us: though carnal men are not at all aware of it, nor they who are most spiritual, so much aware of it as they should It is dangerous to live among deceivers, though we know them, and are aware of them; it is most dangerous to live among deceivers, and not to know them, for then we cannot be aware of them; but it is madness to know we live among deceivers, and yet not to be aware of them.
Secondly, As man may quickly be deceived, by reason of the ignorance which is in him, so also by reason of those subtle enemies, who are alwayes about him, yea and within him. We live (as I may so speake) among Cheaters, and Cozenners, and there is a great Cheater lives in us; how hard is it then not to be deceived? If a man be in a Croud among many Cut-purses, and Cheaters, he is in danger to lose his Money every moment; it is so with us: though carnall men are not at all aware of it, nor they who are most spirituall, so much aware of it as they should It is dangerous to live among deceivers, though we know them, and are aware of them; it is most dangerous to live among deceivers, and not to know them, for then we cannot be aware of them; but it is madnesse to know we live among deceivers, and yet not to be aware of them.
There are three notorious Deceivers, who labour to ensnare us; we need not wonder though some who are watchful against them, are deceived by them: but it would be a wonder, and such a wonder as yet was never seen, if they should not be deceived, who never watch against them.