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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.
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.
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: righteousnesse of life is alwayes the fruit of righteousnesse by faith. Therefore if any man continuing in any knowne sin, saith he is justified, he hath justified himselfe, for none doe so who are justified of God. O how deeply are they condemned by God who thus justifie themselves! Nothing is more desirable then to be justified by God, and nothing is more dangerous then to justifie our selves, either by our owne righteousnesse, or in our unrighteousnesse. Now as to justifie our selves any of these wayes, is exceeding sinfull before God, so to justifie 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 himselfe in any of those sences which are are sinfull, yet he did some way justifie himselfe, and while he justified himselfe only as he might, he was condemned as having justified himselfe in a way which he might not. We had need be very cautious, how we any way or in any kinde justifie our selves, few having done it without incurring censure, if not condemnation from others.