A35535:1728
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.
First, God is well pleased with, he is favourable to, and delighted in an humble sinner.
When a sinner is brought upon his knees and becomes a suppliant, when as he is laid low by affliction, so he lieth low in prayer and supplication, then the Lord will be savourable to him, and show his delight in him. The Lord delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man (Ps. 147.10, 11.) No man is favoured by God, because of his outward favour, because he hath a beautiful face, or strong clean limbs; yea not only hath the Lord no pleasure in any mans legs, but not in any mans brains, how reaching soever, nor in any mans wit how quick soever, nor in any mans judgment how deep soever, nor in any mans tongue how eloquent or well spoken soever, but the Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy; in those that walk humbly with him, and call upon him. Let me (saith Christ to his Spouse, Cant. 2.14.) hear thy voice for it is sweet; he means it not of an artificial singing voice, but of a spiritual praying voice. That's the music which the Church makes for Christ. Nothing is so tunable nor takes the ear and heart of Christ, like the voice of prayer and praise from a gracious heart. All the beauties and rarities both of persons and things are dull and flat, yea wearisome and loathsome to God in comparison of a gracious, honest, humble soul. Princes have their favourites (they are according to the language of this Text) favourable to some above many, either because they are beautiful and goodly persons, or because they are men of excellent speech, prudence and comportment. All godly men are Gods Favourites, he is favourable to them not only above many men in the world, but above all the men of this world, who have their portion in this life; And he therefore favours them; because they are the purchase of his Son, and the workmanship of his Spirit, convincing them of, and humbling them for their sins, as also creating them after God in righteousness and true holiness. Such shall be his favourites.