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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.
Let God be true and every man a liar (Rom. 3.4.) woe to those who go about to save their own honour, by speaking that which reflects dishonour upon God, or who keep their own credit untouched, by exposing his to any hazard; let God be just and every man unrighteous. As whosoever exalts himself, humbles God (when we exalt our selves vainly, we humble God as much as we can, and so it will be interpreted) so he that justifies himself in any degree unduly accuseth God, how much more he that justifieth himself rather then God. To commend or praise our selves, in the hearing of men, is unsavoury, to commend or praise our selves rather then men (who are our fellows, yea though our inferiors) is odious, how much more to justify our selves rather then God, who is infinitely above us. It becomes the best of men, to accuse, judge and condemn themselves, to draw up their own indictment, and say, we have deserved worse then we suffer from the hand of God; and have done less then duty requires at our hand.
Let God be true and every man a lyar (Rom. 3.4.) woe to those who goe about to save their owne honour, by speaking that which reflects dishonour upon God, or who keepe their owne credit untoucht, by exposing his to any hazzard; let God be just and every man unrighteous. As whosoever exalts himselfe, humbles God (when we exalt our selves vainely, we humble God as much as we can, and so it will be interpreted) so he that justifies himselfe in any degree unduely accuseth God, how much more he that justifieth himselfe rather then God. To commend or praise our selves, in the hearing of men, is unsavory, to commend or praise our selves rather then men (who are our fellowes, yea though our inferiors) is odious, how much more to justifie our selves rather then God, who is infinitely above us. It becomes the best of men, to accuse, judge and condemne themselves, to draw up their owne enditement, and say, we have deserved worse then we suffer from the hand of God; and have done lesse then duty requires at our hand.
But, because to justify our selves rather then God, is a thing so horrid, few will be brought under this conviction, that they are guilty of it, or chargeable with it. And therefore I shall endeavour to make it appear, that there are many who though they do not justify themselves rather then God directly and barefaced, yet they do it secretly or constructively. I shall make out this in general as it may concern any man, while I more distinctly show, how Job incurred this suspicion, and gave Elihu more then a probable ground to say, that he justified himself rather then God. Job never said, he was more just then God, but he