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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
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Fifthly, Job in several passages of this book desired God to make an end of him, and take him out of this world; he was troubled that God did not kill him out of hand, or out-right; this was a justification of himself rather then God, as if he knew better, whether it were more fit for him to live in a sickly, weakly, painful condition, or to be delivered out of it by death. As we should be willing to die, when God calls, so to live till God calls, and not to hasten death; He that believes (as he ought) will not make hast out of the troubles of this world, much less out of the world, because he finds it troublesome.
Fifthly, Job in severall passages of this booke desired God to make an end of him, and take him out of this world; he was troubled that God did not kill him out of hand, or out-right; this was a justification of himselfe rather then God, as if he knew better, whether it were more fit for him to live in a sickly, weakly, painfull condition, or to be delivered out of it by death. As we should be willing to die, when God calls, so to live till God calls, and not to hasten death; He that beleeves (as he ought) will not make hast out of the troubles of this world, much lesse out of the world, because he finds it troublesome.
Sixthly, He seemed to justify himself rather then God, while he was so much troubled, because God did not presently reveal to him the reason of his troubles; Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? was his complaint (Chap. 3.23.) that is, wherefore is the light of this natural life given to me, whose way is in the dark, and who know not the reason why I am thus afflicted? We ought to sit down in this assurance, be our condition never so restless, that the most wise God hath a reason for every stroke of trouble […] layeth upon our loins, though we see it not. They who cannot fully resign themselves and their ways to God, yea resolve their wills into the will of God, are much disquieted and restless in their minds, when they see not the reason of Gods dealing with them, or why it is so with them? Let all such know, this also is to make our selves wiser then God, and to justify our selves rather then him. And therefore from all these considerations take these two Inferences, which may keep us ever at a distance from this high presumption, yea (which we should carefully avoid) from the shadow and appearance of it; The justifying of our selves rather then God.