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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.
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 ⟨p. 24⟩said many things which gave Elihu occasion to say, That surely he justified himself rather then God.
But, because to justifie 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 appeare, that there are many who though they doe not justifie themselves rather then God directly and barefaced, yet they doe it secretly or constructively. I shall make out this in generall as it may concern any man, while I more distinctly shew, how Job incurred this suspition, and gave Elihu more then a probable ground to say, that he justified himselfe rather then God. Job never said, he was more just then God, but he ⟨p. 24⟩said many things which gave Elihu occasion to say, That surely he justified himselfe rather then God.
First, When he spake so largely of his own innocency, spending five whole Chapters in the vindication of it, and spake so little, comparatively, of the righteousness and justice of God, this might bring him under a suspicion of justifying himself rather then God. For what could this intimate to his hearers, but that he had better performed the part of a gracious and righteous man, then God had of a gracious Father or righteous Judge. Though all that be true (how much soever it is) which we speak of our selves, yet it is not good to speak much, much less all of our selves; especially when upon that account, we may seem to dispute either the justice or goodness of God in dealing out the troubles and afflictions, under which we suffer.