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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.
Lastly, They justify themselves sinfully, who say they are justified by Christ from their sins, while they continue in their sins, and hold fast their iniquities; For as they that mingle their own good works with the righteousness of Christ, are self-justifiers, so also are they that take hold of the righteousness of Christ, while they will not let go, nor part with their evil works. To look for justification while we continue in the love and practise of any known sin and unrighteousness, is as sinful as to expect justification by our own righteousness.
Lastly, They justifie themselves sinfully, who say they are justified by Christ from their sins, while they continue in their sins, and hold fast their iniquities; For as they that mingle their owne good workes with the righteousnesse of Christ, are selfe-justifiers, so also are they that take hold of the righteousnesse of Christ, while they will not let goe, nor part with their evill workes. To looke for justification while we continue in the love and practise of any knowne sin and unrighteousnesse, is as sinfull as to expect justification by our owne righteousnesse.
Object. But doth not the Scripture say, that God justifieth the ungodly (Rom. 4.5.)
I answer, Though God justifieth the ungodly, yet the justified are not ungodly; God justifieth the ungodly and makes them holy by the grace of sanctification, as well as righteous by the grace of justification: righteousness of life is always the fruit of righteousness by faith. Therefore if any man continuing in any known sin, saith he is justified, he hath justified himself, for none do so who are justified of God. O how deeply are they condemned by God who thus justify themselves! Nothing is more desirable then to be justified by God, and nothing is more dangerous then to justify our selves, either by our own righteousness, or in our unrighteousness. Now as to justify our selves any of these ways, is exceeding sinful before God, so to justify our selves any way, layeth us open or obnoxious to the censures of men. And that's the reason why this holy man Job was so deeply censured; For though he justified not himself in any of those senses which are are sinful, yet he did some way justify himself, and while he justified himself only as he might, he was condemned as having justified himself in a way which he might not. We had need be very cautious, how we any way or in any kind justify our selves, few having done it without incurring censure, if not condemnation from others.