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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.
Secondly, In what sense did he speak this? For answer, when Job said, I am righteous, we must consider a two-fold righteousness; First, a perfect absolute righteousness, and that may be two-fold; First, the righteousness of justification, which is an imputed righteousness; Secondly, the righteousness of sanctification, which is an in-wrought or inherent righteousness; this latter is not absolute, or perfect in degree, while we abide in this life, yet it is daily growing up to perfection, and shall at last attain a perfect growth. If any say; Why then doth God call us to a perfection of sanctification in this life, if it be not attainable in this life? I answer, he doth it, first, to show how holy he is; Secondly, to show how holy we ought to be; Thirdly, he doth it, that we might run to Christ, who is the Lord our righteousness; and who is made unto us of God, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption: we being altogether short of righteousness, and short in righteousness, may go to him, and have a complete and perfect righteousness. Now besides this absolute righteousness of justification, which is attainable here, and of sanctification, which is not attainable here, but shall be hereafter, there is a comparatively perfect righteousness of sanctification, the righteousness of uprightness, and sincerity, when we strive to the uttermost to please God in all things by doing good, and can say, we do not please our selves in any way of doing evil.
Secondly, In what sence did he speak this? For answer, when Job said, I am righteous, we must consider a two-fold righteousness; First, a perfect absolute righteousness, and that may be two-fold; First, the righteousness of justification, which is an imputed righteousness; Secondly, the righteousness of sanctification, which is an in-wrought or inherent righteousness; this latter is not absolute, or perfect in degree, while we abide in this life, yet it is dayly growing up to perfection, and shall at last attaine a perfect growth. If any say; Why then doth God call us to a perfection of sanctification in this life, if it be not attainable in this life? I answer, he doth it, first, to shew how holy he is; Secondly, to shew how holy we ought to be; Thirdly, he doth it, that we might run to Christ, who is the Lord our righteousness; and who is made unto us of God, wisdome, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption: we being altogether short of righteousness, and short in righteousness, may goe to him, and have a compleat and perfect righteousness. Now besides this absolute righteousness of justification, which is attainable here, and of sanctification, which is not attainable here, but shall be hereafter, there is a comparatively perfect righteousness of sanctification, the righteousness of uprightness, and sincerity, when we strive to the uttermost to please God in all things by doing good, and can say, we doe not please our selves in any way of doing evill.