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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.
Again, The work of a man shall he render unto him, &c. He doth not say the works of another man shall he render to any man, but the work of a man shall he render to him; he that doth the work shall have the reward; the works of one man shall not be rendered to another, but every mans own works shall. As the faith of another man shall not help us, if we have no faith; Abraham's faith (who had a mighty faith) will do us no good, if we have no faith of our own, so the good works of another man shall do us no good if we have none of our own. And as not the good works, so the evil works of others, shall not be rendered to us. The hurtful works of others shall not hurt us, if we do no hurt. I grant we may partake of the evil works of others, yea, we may make other mens works our own, either by consenting to them before they are done, or by approving them after they are done, or by not reproving them, when we have opportunity. In these and many other cases, we may make other mens evil works our own; and so far as other mens works are our own, God shall render them also unto us: Hence that caution given by the Apostle to Timothy (1 Tim. 5.22.) Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other mens sins, keep thy self pure. They that partake (in any of those ways mentioned before, or in any other way) of any mans sins may also quickly partake of his punishment. Thus John heard a voice from Heaven (Rev. 18.4.) saying come out of her (that is, out of Babylon) my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Not only is that work ours which we do, but that also may be ours, by participation, which others do. And by what title soever a work becomes any mans, the work of the man shall God render unto him.
Againe, The work of a man shall he render unto him, &c. He doth not say the works of another man shall he render to any man, but the work of a man shall he render to him; he that doth the work shall have the reward; the works of one man shall not be rendered to another, but every mans own works shall. As the faith of another man shall not help us, if we have no faith; Abrahams faith (who had a mighty faith) will doe us no good, if we have no faith of our own, so the good works of another man shall doe us no good if we have none of our own. And as not the good works, so the evill works of others, shall not be rendered to us. The hurtfull works of others shall not hurt us, if we doe no hurt. I grant we may partake of the evill works of others, yea, we may make other mens works our own, either by consenting to them before they are done, or by approving them after they are done, or by not reproving them, when we have opportunity. In these and many other cases, we may make other mens evill works our own; and so farre as other mens works are our own, God shall render them also unto us: Hence that caution given by the Apostle to Timothy (