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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.
He will have their sin out of their own mouths. When Nathan brought the parable home to David and said, Thou art the man, he presently fell into confession, I have sinned (2 Sam: 12.13.)
He will have their sin out of their own mouths. When Nathan brought the parable home to David and sayd, Thou art the man, he presently fell into confession, I have sinned (2 Sam: 12.13.)
But some may say, Is this confession of sin sufficient to say, I have sinned.
I answer; First, a general confession of sin, or that we have sinned is not sufficient, unless we are also willing and ready to confess before the Lord all our particular sins. Some are ready enough to say, they have sinned, who yet will scarce be brought to acknowledge any particular sin; yea many say,1 they are great sinners, who know not how or in what they have sinned, not what it is to sin. Therefore barely to say, I have sinned, is not a Gospel confession of sin. I answer. Secondly, Though a general confession is only expressed in this and many other Scriptures, yet a special confession is intended. The prodigal Son (Luke 15.19.) said, I will return to my father, and I will say to my father, I have sinned against heaven, and against thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy Son. He did not enumerate the particular evil acts he had committed and was guilty of, yet doubtless he had them as a burden upon his heart, and was willing to unburden himself of them, one by one, in a hearty and heart-afflicting confession. The publican (Luke 18.13.) stood a far off, and durst not lift up his eyes to heaven, but only said, God be merciful to me a sinner. He struck at all his sins, though he did not by name touch any one of them. He that saith (knowing what he saith) I have sinned, will not hide any one of his sins; And he that indeed and truth confesseth any one, will cover none of his sins. Those sins may be pardoned which are not expressly confessed, but if we