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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 justify themselves sinfully, who do good with a desire to be seen and applauded of men for it; thus Christ charged the Pharisees (Math: 6.5.) They pray standing in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men: and (ver: 16.) They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. It is not a sin to be seen of men in doing good, but to do good to be seen of men is sinful, and the patching up of a self-justification.
First, They justifie themselves sinfully, who doe good with a desire to be seene and applauded of men for it; thus Christ charged the Pharisees (Math: 6.5.) They pray standing in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seene of men: and (ver: 16.) They disfigure their faces, that they may appeare unto men to fast. It is not a sin to be seene of men in doing good, but to doe good to be seene of men is sinfull, and the patching up of a selfe-justification.
Secondly, They justify themselves sinfully, who would pretend, or seem to have done that good, which indeed they have not. There is as much of this hypocrisy lodging and working now in the hearts of the children of men, as was of old in the heart of Saul (1 Sam: 15.13, 14. to the 22d verse) who professed highly to have fulfilled the will of God to a hairs breadth; Blessed be thou of the Lord (said he to Samuel) I have performed the commandment of the Lord; Thus he insisted upon his integrity, and justified himself to the face of Samuel, who quickly convinced him that he had done the Lords work to halves.
Secondly, They justifie themselves sinfully, who would pretend, or seeme to have done that good, which indeed they have not. There is as much of this hypocrisie lodging and working now in the hearts of the children of men, as was of old in the heart of Saul (1 Sam: 15.13, 14. to the 22d verse) who professed highly to have fulfilled the will of God to a haires breadth; Blessed be thou of the Lord (said he to Samuel) I have performed the commandment of the Lord; Thus he insisted upon his integrity, and justified himselfe to the face of Samuel, who quickly convinced him that he had done the Lords worke to halves.