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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.
Thirdly, note.
The warnings and admonitions which God gives to sinful man, whether waking or sleeping are to keep him from perishing, to keep him from temporal, to keep him from eternal perishing.
The warnings and admonitions which God gives to sinfull man, whether waking or sleeping are to keep him from perishing, to keep him from temporall, to keep him from eternall perishing.
This is the great end of preaching the Gospel, the end also of pressing the terrors of the Law; both have this aim to keep man from perishing. When man is pressed to holiness, and when he is repressed from the ways of sin, 'tis that he may not perish for ever. God hath set up many ordinances, he hath employed many instruments to administer them; many thousands go up and down preaching to the world, and crying out to the sons of men, repent and believe, believe and repent; and why all this cry, but to keep souls from the pit, and their life from perishing by the sword? The Apostle Jude exhorts to save some with fear, and of others to have compassion, that is, terrify some that you may save them, make them afraid that they may not be damned; save them with fear, plucking them as it were out of the fire. Sinners are running into the fire, and do not perceive it; they are tumbling down to hell and consider it not; they must be pulled out of the fire, else they will burn in it for ever. The great business of the Gospel is to pull souls like firebrands out of the burning.
This is the great end of preaching the Gospel, the end also of pressing the terrors of the Law; both have this aime to keep man from perishing. When man is prest to holinesse, and when he is represt from the wayes of sin, 'tis that he may not perish for ever. God hath set up many ordinances, he hath imployed many instruments to administer them; many thousands goe up and downe preaching to the world, and crying out to the sons of men, repent and beleeve, beleeve and repent; and why all this cry, but to keep souls from the pit, and their life from perishing by the sword? The Apostle Jude exhorts to save some with fear, and of others to have compassion, that is, terrifie some that you may save them, make them afraid that they may not be damned; save them with fear, plucking them as it were out of the fire. Sinners are runing into the fire, and do not perceive it; they are tumbling down to hell and consider it not; they must be pulled out of the fire, else they will burn in it for ever. The great businesse of the Gospell is to pull souls like firebrands out of the burning.