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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.
I answer; There is a three-fold notion of Judgement in Scripture.
First, Judgement is the result or issue of a mans reason about any matter or question propounded to him. God sometimes takes away mans Judgement in that sense, and then he becomes a fool, and unable to judge. 'Tis a dreadful judgement when God thus takes away mans judgement, and gives him up to a Reprobate ⟨p. 518⟩(or an unjudicious) mind, as he did the old Gentiles (Rom: 1.28.) for then he will quickly do those things which are not convenient; not being able to distinguish nor discern between true or false, he must needs put light for darkness, bitter for sweet, sweet for bitter; Elihu doth not represent Job complaining that God had taken away his judgement in this notion.
First, Judgement is the result or issue of a mans reason about any matter or question propounded to him. God sometimes takes away mans Judgement in that sense, and then he becomes a foole, and unable to judge. 'Tis a dreadfull judgement when God thus takes away mans judgement, and gives him up to a Reprobate ⟨p. 518⟩(or an unjudicious) minde, as he did the old Gentiles (Rom: 1.28.) for then he will quickly doe those things which are not convenient; not being able to distinguish nor discerne between true or false, he must needs put light for darkness, bitter for sweet, sweet for bitter; Elihu doth not represent Job complaining that God had taken away his judgement in this notion.
Secondly, Judgement is any angry dispensation or wrath poured out or executed upon persons, nations, or Churches; If judgement begin at the house of God, (that is, if trouble or wrath begin at the Church of God) what will the end of those be that obey not the Gospel? (1 Pet: 4.17.) Davids Song consisted of two parts (Psal: 101.1.) judgement was one of them, I will sing of mercy and judgement. This notion of judgement is every where found in Scripture, yet neither is this the notion of it in this Scripture. God had not thus taken away Jobs judgement; he begged indeed that God would take away this his judgement, and it was the matter of his complaint, because he did not take it away.