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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the book of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus near the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1661
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Thirdly, If God be a great God; then he must have great services and duties; He must have great praise (Psal: 48.1.) great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; he must have great love, we must love him even with all our heart, and with all our might. He must have great fear (Psal: 89.7.) Great faith (Math: 15.28.) Great honour from all his people. When David was about to make great preparations for the building of the Temple, he saith (1 Chron: 29.11.) Thine O Lord is greatness, and the power, and the glory, &c. And when Solomon was about to build the Temple, he saith (2 Chron: 2.5.) The house which I build is great, for great is our God above all Gods. We see David prepared and Solomon builded in proportion to the God for whom the one prepared and the other built a house. Thus I may say of all you do for God or to God, let it be the greatest your stock and ability ⟨p. 237⟩can reach to, because he is a great God. The Lord himself useth that argument by the Prophet to urge his people to do their utmost in whatsoever they were called to do (Mal: 1.14.) Cursed be the deceiver which hath a male in his flock, and voweth and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing; (that is, who when he is able to perform a greater service to the Lord, puts him off with a lesser one) for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, &c. Therefore take heed of putting me off with weak female services, I expect a male, your best, that service which is most spiritual and masculine.
Thirdly, If God be a great God; then he must have great services and duties; He must have great praise (Psal: 48.1.) great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; he must have great love, we must love him even with all our heart, and with all our might. He must have great feare (Psal: 89.7.) Great faith (Math: 15.28.) Great honour from all his people. When David was about to make great preparations for the building of the Temple, he saith (1 Chron: 29.11.) Thine O Lord is greatnesse, and the power, and the glory, &c. And when Solomon was about to build the Temple, he saith (2 Chron: 2.5.) The house which I build is great, for great is our God above all Gods. We see David prepared and Solomon builded in proportion to the God for whom the one prepared and the other built a house. Thus I may say of all you doe for God or to God, let it be the greatest your stocke and ability ⟨p. 237⟩can reach to, because he is a great God. The Lord himselfe useth that argument by the Prophet to urge his people to doe their utmost in whatsoever they were called to doe (Mal: 1.14.) Cursed be the deceiver which hath a male in his flocke, and voweth and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing; (that is, who when he is able to performe a greater service to the Lord, puts him off with a lesser one) for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, &c. Therefore take heed of putting me off with weake female services, I expect a male, your best, that service which is most spirituall and masculine.