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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
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I answer, The word of God is not to be brought to the bar nor to be tried by man. The word of God is our Judge, therefore ⟨p. 503⟩ought not to be judged by us; the word of God is perfect, and how can we that are imperfect judge that which is perfect. The word of God is truth, and all men are liars; we are not therefore to judge the word of God, nor try that: Yet when any man speaks of or from the word of God, we are to try what he speaks; that is, whether what he speaks be according to the word of God, and his doctrine or interpretation grounded on the Text. Every one that speaks about spiritual things professeth he brings the word of God, and it must be tried whether he doth so or no. It is a truth to which all are to submit (without dispute) by believing that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, to wash away their sins with his blood. This is the word of God: yet when this truth is Preached, we may consider whether it be managed according to the word of God or no. This great doctrine, which contains the sum of the Gospel, may have such things mingled with it, as are not to be received for the word of God. Some in the primitive time thought and taught that there was no salvation by Christ unless they still kept the ceremonial Law and were circumcised; though they held that fundamental truth, that Christ dyed to save sinners; yet when they came to the explication of it, they destroyed it by urging a necessity of continuing the ceremonial Law: whereas others judged rightly that faith only, without the use of any Jewish ceremony, purifieth the heart. Therefore a counsel of spiritual and godly wise men was called to consider of this matter. (Acts 15.6.) What to do? not to try the Word of God, but to try which of those two different opinions was according to the Word of God. Thus when we hear a Sermon, though the Word of God and Christ crucified be the general subject of it, and that is not to be tried, but received by faith and obeyed; yet what is spoken upon it and delivered about it as the mind of God in the Scripture, that is to be tried. (1 Cor. 2.15.) He that is spiritual, trieth, or judgeth all things. And again (1 Cor. 14.29.) the Apostle gives this counsel about prophesying, Let one or two speak, and let the others judge; what? the Word of God, no! but whether they speak according to the word of God, or no;