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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.
Fourthly, Not a few are proud of their bodily perfections and strength; many a soul is defiled and deformed with pride by the bodies beauty and fairness; many look not after the beauty of holiness, while they dote upon the beauty of their own comeliness; they see themselves in their beauty, till they are proud of it, and care not (which should be our greatest care, and shall be our greatest privilege, Isa: 33.17.) to see the King in his beauty. As some trust in their spiritual beauty (Ezek: 16.15.) so others over-ween their corporal, both are the effects of pride; and the first is by so much the worse of the two, by how much it riseth from a better object.
Fourthly, Not a few are proud of their bodyly perfections and strength; many a soule is defiled and deformed with pride by the bodyes beauty and fairenesse; many look not after the beauty of holinesse, while they doat upon the beauty of their owne comelinesse; they see themselves in their beauty, till they are proud of it, and care not (which should be our greatest care, and shall be our greatest priviledge, Isa: 33.17.) to see the King in his beauty. As some trust in their spirituall beauty (Ezek: 16.15.) so others over-weene their corporall, both are the effects of pride; and the first is by so much the worse of the two, by how much it riseth from a better object.
Fifthly, Many are proud of their natural parts, proud of their gifts, proud of their wit, proud of their memory, proud of their eloquence and abilities of speaking. As knowledge it self puffeth up (1 Cor: 8.1.) so do all those endowments which serve either for the getting or expressing of our knowledge. Gifts and abilities, whether natural or improved and acquired, do not more fit us for service, then tempt us to and (unless grace work mightily) taint us with pride.
Fifthly, Many are proud of their naturall parts, proud of their gifts, proud of their wit, proud of their memory, proud of their eloquence and abilities of speaking. As knowledge it selfe puffeth up (1 Cor: 8.1.) so doe all those endowments which serve either for the getting or expressing of our knowledge. Gifts and abilities, whether naturall or improved and acquired, doe not more fit us for service, then tempt us to and (unlesse grace worke mightily) taint us with pride.