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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.
There is nothing more pleasing to God, then to see man walking in ways of righteousness, nor is there any thing more displeasing unto God, then to see a man lifted up with or leaning upon his own righteousness. If we make our own righteousness our staff, God will make it our rod. And though he is far from scourging us because we are righteous, yet he will correct us if we proclaim our own righteousness, yea if we think it much, or think much of it. We must have a very great occasion when at any time we bear witness to our own righteousness, and goodness; but if the heart be lifted up in pride, or trust, at all, upon it, this renders man odious in the sight of God. God saved Noah out of that common deluge, in which the old world perished; For (saith the Lord, Gen: 7.1.) thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. Noah was righteous before God, and was saved when others perished; but surely had he vainly boasted or unnecessarily voted himself righteous before men, he had perished as well as others. It comes much to one and the same account with God, whether men be openly unrighteous, or whether (without a just cause and call) they open their righteousness before men.
There is nothing more pleasing to God, then to see man walking in wayes of righteousness, nor is there any thing more displeasing unto God, then to see a man lifted up with or leaning upon his owne righteousness. If we make our owne righteousness our staffe, God will make it our rod. And though he is farre from scourging us because we are righteous, yet he will correct us if we proclaime our owne righteousness, yea if we thinke it much, or thinke much of it. We must have a very great occasion when at any time we beare witness to our owne righteousness, and goodness; but if the heart be lifted up in pride, or trust, at all, upon it, this renders man odious in the sight of God. God saved Noah out of that common deluge, in which the old world perished; For (saith the Lord, Gen: 7.1.) thee have I seene righteous before me in this generation. Noah was righteous before God, and was saved when others perished; but surely had he vainely boasted or unnecessarily voted himselfe righteous before men, he had perished as wel as others. It comes much to one and the same account with God, whether men be openly unrighteous, or whether (without a just cause and call) they open their righteousness before men.