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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 there are two ways by which God hideth pride from man. First, by pardoning it; Secondly, preventing it. Here to hide pride from man, properly, is not to pardon it when acted, but to prevent or keep man from the acting of it; God indeed hides the pride of man by pardoning it (and that's a high act of grace) and he hideth pride from man by keeping man from doing proudly, or from showing his pride in his doings.
Now there are two wayes by which God hideth pride from man. First, by pardoning it; Secondly, preventing it. Here to hide pride from man, properly, is not to pardon it when acted, but to prevent or keep man from the acting of it; God indeed hides the pride of man by pardoning it (and that's a high act of grace) and he hideth pride from man by keeping man from doing proudly, or from shewing his pride in his doings.
1The word rendered pride, signifies Eminency, or Excellency, because men are usually proud of that wherein they are eminent and excel; there lies the temptation to pride. And therefore as a man should turn away his eyes from a beautiful harlot, lest she should ensnare him, so God hides mans own beauties, eminences, and excellencies, even his best works from him, lest he should be proud of them, and so go a whoring after them: or as God did with the body of Moses, he not only buried him, but hid him (for 'tis said, (Deut: 34.6.) No man knoweth of his sepulchre to this day) and 'tis well conceived that the reason why God hid his sepulchre, was, lest the people of Israel should be drawn aside to some undue or superstitious veneration of him. So God hideth (by some means or other) that which is most eminent in us, from us, lest it should draw us aside to some undue estimation of it, and so prove but matter or fuel for pride to kindle upon. Thus the Lord hideth pride from us, when he hideth that from us, which (considering our corruption) may probably make us proud.
1The word rendred pride, signifies Eminency, or Excellency, because men are usually proud of that wherein they are eminent and excell; there lyes the temptation to pride. And therefore as a man should turne away his eyes from a beautifull harlot, lest she should ensnare him, so God hides mans owne beauties, eminencies, and excellencies, even his best workes from him, lest he should be proud of them, and so goe a whoring after them: or as God did with the body of Moses, he not only buryed him, but hid him (for 'tis sayd, (Deut: 34.6.) No man knoweth of his sepulcher to this day) and 'tis well conceived that the reason why God hid his sepulcher, was, lest the people of Israel should be drawne aside to some undue or superstitious veneration of him. So God hideth (by some meanes or other) that which is most eminent in us, from us, lest it should draw us aside to some undue estimation of it, and so prove but matter or fewel for pride to kindle upon. Thus the Lord hideth pride from us, when he hideth that from us, which (considering our corruption) may probably make us proud.