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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.
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?
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 wisdome, and weaknesse 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 lesse then nothing, and vanity; To whom will ye compare him? And surely we may by the same argument, much more deterre all men from striving with God. Shall single persons strive against him, to whom not only they, but whole nations are nothing, yea and lesse then nothing?
Secondly, Do we find our selves under a cross, or in a hard condition? remember we have deserved no better. As we are nothing, so we have deserved nothing. Jacob to keep his spirit quiet in a time of great distress confessed (Gen: 32.10.) Lord I am unworthy of the least of thy mercies. As if he had said, I have no reason to complain, or be angry, to fret or vex at this dispensation,