A35535:1912
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.
As no man can be a true branch (hypocrites and formalists are branches only in appearance and profession, they were never truly purged, now, I say, as no man can be a true branch) till he is purged, so God purgeth those who are true fruit-bearing branches more and more, that they may bring forth more fruit. And the means by which he purgeth them, that is, mortifieth their corruptions, seldom reach this blessed effect at once or twice working, and therefore the Lord is even constrained to work these things twice, thrice, or oftentimes, else the work would not be brought to the intended issue.
As no man can be a true branch (hypocrites and formalists are branches only in appearance and profession, they were never truly purged, now, I say, as no man can be a true branch) till he is purged, so God purgeth those who are true fruit-bearing branches more and more, that they may bring forth more fruit. And the means by which he purgeth them, that is, mortifieth their corruptions, seldome reach this blessed effect at once or twice working, and therefore the Lord is even constrained to worke these things twice, thrice, or oftentimes, else the worke would not be brought to the intended issue.
Thirdly, In that it is said, All these things worketh God oftentimes, not always.
Thirdly, In that it is sayd, All these things worketh God oftentimes, not alwayes.
Observe.