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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 observe First, Man is very forward and eager upon evil purposes.
Hence observe First, Man is very forward and eager upon evill purposes.
God himself must come to withdraw and fetch him off, or otherwise ⟨p. 299⟩he will be driving them on. The heart of man naturally hath no other purposes but evil purposes, and upon them it is set (as I may say) to purpose; that is, he will effect and bring them about if he can. When Moses reproved Aaron concerning the golden Calf which he had made, at the instance and violent importunity of the people, Aaron answered for himself (Exod. 32.23.) Let not the anger of my Lord wax hot, thou knowest the people that they are set on mischief, they are bent to it, they have such a mind to it, that there's no turning them from it; they will hear no reason nor take any denial, when the fit is on them. There is a setting of the heart of man continually upon evil; the wind blows that way, and no other way, the wind sits always in that bad corner till God turneth it. There are two gracious acts of God, spoken of in Scripture, which do exceedingly show forth the sinfulness of man; every act of grace doth in its measure aggravate the sinfulness of man, and always the higher grace acteth, the more is the sinfulness of man discovered, especially (I say) in this twofold act of grace. The former whereof consists in drawing; the latter in withdrawing; there is a gracious act of God in drawing the sinful sons and daughters of men to that which is good. Man is drawn, First, into a state of grace or goodness, by this he is made good. He is drawn, Secondly, to acts of grace or goodness, by this he doth good. Of the former Christ speaks (Joh. 6.44.) No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him, that is, no man can believe, (for by faith we come to Christ) except he receive power from on high. God draweth the soul to Christ, and that's a powerful act of divine drawing, though not a compulsory act: and as God must draw man into a state of grace, which is our union with Christ by the Spirit in believing, so he draweth him to the acting of his graces. Of this latter the Church speaketh to Christ (