A35535:1660
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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There is a third way of deliverance, and that is by supplication and intercession, which may be considered two ways, First, by our own prayers and supplications; Secondly, by the prayers and supplications of others; which prayers of others are properly called intercessions. The intercession of a man with man may deliver him from the wrath of a man. And the intercession of a man with God, hath wrought the temporal deliverance of some both persons, and Nations; and therefore when the Lord was resolved not to spare his people, he forbade the intercession of the Prophet (Jer. 14.11.) Pray not for this people for their good: And he professed (Jer. 15.1.) Though Moses and Samuel (those two mighty Advocates) stood before me (praying he means for them) yet my mind could not be towards this people, cast them out of my sight; In that God would not deliver his people upon their intercession, is an argument that he often doth. But 'tis the intercession of Christ alone which carrieth it with God (and that always carrieth it, for the Father always heareth him, that is, granteth his requests) for the deliverance of his people both from temporal spiritual and eternal evils. This intercession of Christ is the fruit of his blood shed, or of the ransom paid down for us. For as his blood purchaseth our deliverance, so by his intercession it is given in or applied to us. We have the impetration of our pardon by Christs sufferings, and the application of it, by Christ interceding for us. So then, we are delivered both by power, and price, and prayer, in several and distinct respects; But the present text speaks of deliverance only by a price, I have found a ransom, I am well paid, saith God, for mans deliverance. This ransom every poor soul may plead before the Lord, for his deliverance both from sickness death and hell. He that hath nothing to offer to the Lord (as indeed the best have nothing of their own worth the offering, and if they offer any thing of their own, of how much worth soever it may seem to be, it will not pass nor be accepted, he (I say) that hath nothing of his own to offer) yet may tell ⟨p. 412⟩him he shall be well paid; he may tell God, he shall have more by saving him, then by damning him. If he damn him he shall have but his own blood (the blood of a creature) for satisfaction;