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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.
First, they have much corruption in them. Though they are renewed, yet they are renewed but in part; we see in part and but darkly, yea sometimes Saints can hardly see at all, especially as to some dispensations and manifestations of God! he may speak once, yea twice and thrice to them in such a thing, or to such a purpose, and they take little or no notice of it. He may point unto them by such providences, and by such Sermons, and yet they look upon themselves as un-concerned, not making any home-application of what they outwardly hear or see, yea feel and smart under; and all this by reason of some prevailing corruption.
First, they have much corruption in them. Though they are renewed, yet they are renewed but in part; we see in part and but darkly, yea sometimes Saints can hardly see at all, especially as to some dispensations and manifestations of God! he may speak once, yea twice and thrice to them in such a thing, or to such a purpose, and they take little or no notice of it. He may poynt unto them by such providences, and by such Sermons, and yet they look upon themselves as un-concerned, not making any home-application of what they outwardly hear or see, yea feele and smart under; and all this by reason of some prevailing corruption.
Secondly, this may proceed from their negligence and slothfulness; good men are not always careful as they should, much less critical and wisely curious to observe every providence of God, and to consider why or for what end such or such a word is sent to them. As carnal men thrust the word from them, so godly men fail much at all times, and at some times wholly neglect to lay the word to heart. They do not compare themselves, that is, their lives and consciences; their thoughts and ways with the word, and then no wonder if they perceive not what is spoken to them. Even a Job may be hindered by his own indulgence from perceiving what God saith unto him. The Prophet complained of the people of God for not striving to take hold of him. (Isa. 64.7.) There is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold on thee. And may we not complain that few stir up themselves either to take hold of the word of God, or that the word may take hold of them? Paul exhorted Timothy (