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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, Let the proud man consider what he is; Some have asked blasphemously, What is the Almighty? as we saw at the 21th Chapter of this Book: But it may well enough be asked, What is man that the Almighty should be mindful of him (Psal: 144.3, 4.) and may we not much more question again, What is man that he should be so mindful of himself? David, a great king said to the Lord (2 Sam: 7.18.) Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Thus every man should say to himself, or put the question to his own soul; Who am I? or what am I, that I should have a proud thought? All men indeed differ in some things, and some differ in very many things. Men of high degree, and men of low degree differ, men of knowledge and ignorance differ, learned and unlearned men differ. And it is not only, as I may say, a piece of heraldry, but a piece of divinity to keep up the differences of men. Yet what is any man, whether high or low, knowing or ignorant, learned or urlearned, that he should be proud? they all agree in this, ⟨p. 321⟩they are all dust and ashes, they are all but as a shadow, or a vapour, they are all as grass, or as a flower of the field, and at their best estate (in the very height of their excellency) they are altogether vanity. How much soever men differ in other things, yet in this they all agree, or are all alike in this, they are all vanity. Then what is man that he should be proud? shall dust and ashes, shall a passing shadow, or a disappearing vapour, shall withering grass, or fading flowers, shall vanity it self be proud? The best of men at their best, are the worst of all these, why then should any man be proud? Yea I may put the question further, How can any man be proud, who knoweth what man is? and acknowledgeth himself to be but a man. I will add yet further in this questioning way, How can any man be proud who knoweth himself to be (which is a more humbling consideration, then any of or then all the former) a sinful man! We ought always to be humbled for sin, and shall we who are at all times sinning, be proud at any time?
First, Let the proud man consider what he is; Some have asked blasphemously, What is the Almighty? as we saw at the 21th Chapter of this Booke: But it may well enough be asked, What is man that the Almighty should be mindfull of him (Psal: 144.3, 4.) and may we not much more question againe, What is man that he should be so mindfull of himselfe? David, a great king said to the Lord (2 Sam: 7.18.) Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Thus every man should say to himselfe, or put the question to his owne soule; Who am I? or what am I, that I should have a proud thought? All men indeed differ in some things, and some differ in very many things. Men of high degree, and men of low degree differ, men of knowledge and ignorance differ, learned and unlearned men differ. And it is not only, as I may say, a peice of heraldry, but a peice of divinity to keep up the differences of men. Yet what is any man, whether high or low, knowing or ignorant, learned or urlearned, that he should be proud? they all agree in this,