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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 who are proud of what they have, are like to have ⟨p. 319⟩no more, When the Apostle had said (James 4.6.) He resisteth the proud (he presently adds) but giveth more grace to the humble. As if he had said, Though the Lord hath given proud men much (for 'tis some gift of God, and usually a great one of which men grow proud) yet he will now stop his hand and give them no more. The Lord gives to them who are humble and praise him, not to those who are proud and praise themselves.
First, They who are proud of what they have, are like to have ⟨p. 319⟩no more, When the Apostle had sayd (James 4.6.) He resisteth the proud (he presently adds) but giveth more grace to the humble. As if he had sayd, Though the Lord hath given proud men much (for 'tis some gift of God, and usually a great one of which men grow proud) yet he will now stop his hand and give them no more. The Lord gives to them who are humble and praise him, not to those who are proud and praise themselves.
Secondly, Not only doth the Lord stop his hand from giving more to those who are proud, but often makes an act of revocation and takes away that which he hath already given. As he who Idly puts his talent into a napkin, so he who vainly and vain-gloriously shows it, is in danger of having it taken away from him. It is as sinful to show our talent proudly, as to hide it negligently. Nebuchadnezzar boasted proudly of his kingdom, and presently it was said to him, The kingdom is departed from thee. Hezekiah boasted of his treasure (Isa: 39.6.) and by and by the Lord told him, his treasure should be taken away, (though not immediately from him, yet from his posterity) and carried to Babylon. 'Tis so in spirituals, when we proudly show our treasure, the treasures of our knowledge, or other gifts and attainments, the Lord many times, in judgement, sends them into captivity, takes them from us, and strips us naked of that clothing and adorning whereof we are proud.