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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hence note; Anger for God or in the cause of God is holy anger.
Though for the most part the flesh or our carnal corruption is the cause of anger, and it begins at self; yet sometimes it is stirred in the cause of God. It is said of Moses, the meekest man on earth (Numb. 12.3.) that when he saw the idolatry of the people (Exod. 32.19.) His anger waxed hot; He was so angry that he cast the Tables of the Law which God had written with his own hand, out of his hand and broke them. It is said (Mar. 3.5.) Jesus Christ looked about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts; He also expressed a great deal of zealous anger (Joh. 2.15.) When he made a whip of small cords, and drove the buyers and sellers out of the Temple. 1Some of the Hebrews tell us, that the word here used for anger, signifieth anger carried out to the destruction of sin, and that is a very gracious anger. There are two things which exceedingly declare the holiness of a mans spirit. First, when he can patiently bear loads of evils and wrongs in his own cause, or which have but a private respect. Secondly, When he is ready to take fire in the cause of God; many dull and sluggish souls can hear God abused,2 and their spirits stir no more then a stone; Elihu was angry, but it was in the cause of God; or, Because Job Justified himself rather then God. When we are angry with sin, we are angry (as the Apostle adviseth us to be) and sin not. That's anger without sin, when we are angry with sin; and are stirred up to oppose and suppress the pride and insolency of mans spirit or speeches against God; To be angry for our own honour, and interest, or ⟨p. 16⟩