A35535:1753
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.
Secondly, Observe.
It is the sole privilege of Gods Favourites, or of those to whom he is favourable, to see his face.
It is the sole priviledge of Gods Favourites, or of those to whom he is favourable, to see his face.
As no man can see that face of God, his essential presence, so none but Godly men shall see this face of God, his comfortable or blessed-making presence. Without holiness no man shall see the Lord (Heb: 12.14.) There is a two-fold vision or sight of God, and that negative assertion may be understood of either or of both. There's first, a vision of God on earth; thus we see his face, as was showed before, in the actings of faith; For though the Apostle opposeth these two, faith and sight; We walk by faith, and not by sight (2 Cor: 5.7.) yet faith hath its sight; we walk not by sight as the worldly men walk, who do as they see, and make their eyes both the guide of their consciences, and the in-bringers of their comforts; we walk not by outward sight, nor do we make conclusions how to guide our conversations, by what we see. We walk by faith, and that's the sight which we have of God while we are here on earth, which cannot possibly be without ⟨p. 435⟩holiness; faith being so great a part of our holiness, and (by drawing virtue from Christ daily) the maintainer of it all. Secondly, there is a sight of the face of God in glory. And if none can enter into glory but holy men, then no man without holiness can see the face of God there. Thus Christ saith of the Angels, They always behold the face of my father which is in heaven (Math: 18.10.) Now we see the face of God darkly as in a glass (1 Cor: 13.12.) that is, in his word and works, in his ordinances and appointments; in these we have glimpses of the face of God, but we shall see him face to face; that is, as fully and comprehensively as creatures can; we can never comprehend God, but we shall have comprehensions of God so far, as finite can take in the fruitions of Infinite. We shall see his face with joy.