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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.
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It is not enough for us to do Judgement, or that which is right, but we must choose it.
It is not enough for us to doe Judgement, or that which is right, but we must chuse it.
'Tis a work of no acceptation with God to do that which is just, unless we choose it as well as do it, that is, unless our hearts close with it, and pitch upon it. Solomon (Prov: 1.29.) chargeth the simple for not choosing what was good; they did not choose the fear of the Lord. By the fear of the Lord, he means the true worship of the Lord, or any work of obedience, by which we testify a holy fear of him; possibly they might do the fear of the Lord; possibly they worshipped the Lord, they prayed to him, and heard his word, but they did not choose the fear of the Lord; they did not sit down and judge that best, or most necessary, but took it up by accident, or by custom, or for company, because they saw others do it. It will not turn to our account to be found doing good, unless we choose to our selves that which is good. Our elections are more eyed by God, then our actions, and the setting of our hearts, then the work of our hands.
'Tis a worke of no acceptation with God to doe that which is just, unlesse we chuse it as wel as doe it, that is, unlesse our hearts close with it, and pitch upon it. Solomon (Prov: 1.29.) chargeth the simple for not chusing what was good; they did not chuse the feare of the Lord. By the feare of the Lord, he meanes the true worship of the Lord, or any worke of obedience, by which we testifie a holy feare of him; possibly they might doe the feare of the Lord; possibly they worshipped the Lord, they prayed to him, and heard his word, but they did not chuse the feare of the Lord; they did not sit downe and judge that best, or most necessary, but tooke it up by accident, or by custome, or for company, because they saw others doe it. It will not turne to our account to be found doing good, unlesse we chuse to our selves that which is good. Our elections are more eyed by God, then our actions, and the setting of our hearts, then the work of our hands.