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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.
Fifthly, flesh by a figure is put for all that in religion, or in the worship of God, which is outward, or open to the eye; whatsoever comes under any humane observation, is but the flesh of Religion, or the flesh of worship. In this sense the Apostle puts the question (Rom. 4.1.) What shall we say then, that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? What he means by the flesh, he tells us in the next words, he was not justified by works, that is, not by any thing that did appear, not by any thing done to him or done by him. He was not justified by Circumcision, or ⟨p. 351⟩by the use of any external rite, he was not justified by his own righteousness, or obedience to the Law. The same Apostle also calls the very worship of the Gospel, as to the outward part of it, flesh (Phil. 3.3.) For we are the Circumcision, which worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. That is, in any outward work, or privilege which we have in our Gospel state. All this flesh likewise ought to be consumed in our apprehensions, that is, we must make nothing of it, nor reckon it any thing in our account for justification in the sight of God or acceptance with him.
Fifthly, flesh by a figure is put for all that in religion, or in the worship of God, which is outward, or open to the eye; whatsoever comes under any humane observation, is but the flesh of Religion, or the flesh of worship. In this sence the Apostle puts the question (Rom. 4.1.) What shall we say then, that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? What he means by the flesh, he tells us in the next words, he was not justified by works, that is, not by any thing that did appeare, not by any thing done to him or done by him. He was not justified by Circumcision, or ⟨p. 351⟩by the use of any externall rite, he was not justified by his own righteousness, or obedience to the Law. The same Apostle also calls the very worship of the Gospell, as to the outward part of it, flesh (