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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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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.
Sixthly, He seemed to justifie himselfe rather then God, while he was so much troubled, because God did not presently reveale 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 naturall life given to me, whose way is in the darke, and who know not the reason why I am thus afflicted? We ought to sit downe in this assurance, be our condition never so restlesse, that the most wise God hath a reason for every stroake of trouble 〈…〉 layeth upon our loynes, though we see it not. They who cannot fully resigne themselves and their wayes to God, yea resolve their wills into the will of God, are much disquieted and restlesse 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 justifie our selves rather then him. And therefore from all these considerations take these two Inferences, which may keepe us ever at a distance from this high presumption, yea (which we should carefully avoyd) from the shaddow and appearance of it; The justifying of our selves rather then God.