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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.
Seventhly, and lastly, Striving against God, makes man most like the Devil, who is the most unquiet and discontented creature in the world, and is always both striving with God, and vexing at his own condition. The devil's sin at first was striving with God, and 'tis the sum of all his actings and workings against man ever since. None resemble the devil more lively then male-contents; and who are they but such as strive and struggle against the afflictive providences of God.
Seventhly, and lastly, Striving against God, makes man most like the Devill, who is the most unquiet and discontented creature in the world, and is alwayes both striving with God, and vexing at his owne condition. The devill's sin at first was striving with God, and 'tis the summe of all his actings and workings against man ever since. None resemble the devill more lively then male-contents; and who are they but such as strive and struggle against the afflictive providences of God.
Now for the preserving and keeping of our hearts from this great, this complicated sin, a sin containing many sins in it, and disposing us to all sin. Lay these things to heart.
First, let us consider our own nothingness in comparison of God. God is all, and what are we? we are nothing, and shall we strive with God? shall folly strive against wisdom, and weakness against strength? When the Prophet would comfort the people of God against the strivings of the nations with them, he doth it upon this consideration (Isa: 40:17.) All nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted to him less then nothing, and vanity; To whom will ye compare him? And surely we may by the same argument, much more debtor all men from striving with God. Shall single persons strive against him, to whom not only they, but whole nations are nothing, yea and less then nothing?