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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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Thirdly, (Which I conceive the Text in Jeremiah specially aims at) the heart of man is very busy to deceive himself. 'Tis bad enough to deceive others, but to deceive our selves is worse, and that not only because it makes us more miserable, but more sinful: Self-deceit is the most sinful deceit. The heart of man is desperately wicked, there is no hope that, ⟨p. 174⟩it will leave off to do wickedly, seeing it is of counsel against its own peace. And surely, man is not only under a possibility to be deceived, in regard of the impotence and blindness of his heart, but also under an impossibility, not to be deceived, in regard of the skill and unwearied activity of his heart to deceive himself.
Thirdly, (Which I conceive the Text in Jeremiah specially aymes at) the heart of man is very busie to deceive himselfe. 'Tis bad enough to deceive others, but to deceive our selves is worse, and that not onely because it makes us more miserable, but more sinfull: Selfe-deceit is the most sinfull deceit. The heart of man is desperately wicked, there is no hope that, ⟨p. 174⟩it will leave off to doe wickedly, seeing it is of counsell against its owne peace. And surely, man is not onely under a possibility to be deceived, in regard of the impotence and blindnesse of his heart, but also under an impossibility, not to be deceived, in regard of the skill and unwearyed activity of his heart to deceive himselfe.
Secondly, Man hath another deceiver continually about him, The World, and all that is in the World, The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life; all these are but as so many snares and juggles to cozen, and deceive poor man.
Secondly, Man hath another deceiver continually about him, The World, and all that is in the World, The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life; all these are but as so many snares and juggels to cozen, and deceive poore man.