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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.
We may plead the righteousness of faith against condemnation, but not against correction; if any man be in Christ, he shall never be condemned; but though a man be in Christ, and justified by the highest actings of faith in the blood of the Covenant, yet he may be severely corrected. This was (I conceive) the principal scope and intent of Elihu in charging Job thus, even to convince ⟨p. 517⟩him, that though he was a faithful servant of God, and of a very unstained conversation among men, yet he must not think himself above the cross, but quietly and meekly submit to it. Job spake sometimes fully to that point, He destroyeth the righteous and the wicked, if the scourge slay suddenly, he laugheth at the trial of the innocent (Chap: 9.23.) yet at other times he forgot himself, and therefore he was (justly as to his present case, and profitably as to the future issue) remembered of it by this plain and home-dealer Elihu. Job hath said I am righteous, And God hath taken away my Judgement.
We may plead the righteousness of faith against condemnation, but not against correction; if any man be in Christ, he shall never be condemned; but though a man be in Christ, and justified by the highest actings of faith in the blood of the Covenant, yet he may be severely corrected. This was (I conceive) the principall scope and intent of Elihu in charging Job thus, even to convince ⟨p. 517⟩him, that though he was a faithfull servant of God, and of a very unstained conversation among men, yet he must not thinke himselfe above the crosse, but quietly and meekly submit to it. Job spake sometimes fully to that poynt, He destroyeth the righteous and the wicked, if the scourge slay suddenly, he laugheth at the tryall of the innocent (Chap: 9.23.) yet at other times he forgot himselfe, and therefore he was (justly as to his present case, and profitably as to the future issue) remembred of it by this plaine and home-dealer Elihu. Job hath said I am righteous, And God hath taken away my Judgement.