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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.
Secondly, A man that is sound at heart, honest and upright with God, may lawfully justify himself, as to the integrity of his intentions, purposes, and designs, when he falls under other mens jealousies and suspicions. David being often unjustly condemned by Saul, was as often in this work of justifying himself against him, (Psal. 7.8.) Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me; As if he had said, I am judged unrighteously, but I appeal to thy righteous judgement, who fully knowest (which I also know, my conscience bearing witness) mine integrity. I appeal to thy mercy for the many sins which I have committed against thy self, b•• I appeal to thy Justice whether (as I am accused) I have at all sinned against Saul. We may read Paul doing the same at large while he professed (1 Thes. 2.3, 4.) that he did not act upon covetous designs for himself, nor was a flatterer of others, but as he was allowed of God to be put in trust with the Gospel, even so he spake, not as pleasing men but God, which trieth the heart. As it was the continual practise of false Apostles and others to discredit Pauls Ministry, by bringing his person out of credit, so it was his continual care to counter-work them, by a professed vindication of himself. We may lawfully justify our selves and our actings, when we are not only suspected, but falsely accused, and wrongfully charged about them, and that either of these two ways.
Secondly, A man that is sound at heart, honest and upright with God, may lawfully justifie himselfe, as to the integrity of his intentions, purposes, and designes, when he falls under other mens jealousies and suspicions. David being often unjustly condemned by Saul, was as often in this worke of justifying himselfe against him, (Psal. 7.8.) Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousnesse, and according to mine integrity that is in me; As if he had said, I am judged unrighteously, but I appeale to thy righteous judgement, who fully knowest (which I also know, my conscience bearing witness) mine integrity. I appeale to thy mercy for the many sins which I have committed against thy selfe, b•• I appeale to thy Justice whether (as I am accused) I have at all sinned against Saul. We may reade Paul doing the same at large while he professed (