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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.
First, Godly men have great encouragement to do good, yea to abound in doing good works. That's the Apostles argument ⟨p. 566⟩(1 Cor: 15.58.) Be ye steadfast and unmoveable in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord; that is, the Lord will render to every man his labour. Hence also that of Solomon (Eccl: 11.1.) Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days. Charities done in faith as an holy offering to God, produce a sure increase. To give with a right heart to the poor, is the best way of growing rich. For God will render to man according to that work. And as it may encourage to do good, so to do it against all discouragements. We must not only do good when the Sun shines, when it is fair weather with us, and all men applaud us; but though men frown and scorn, though (which Solomon reports as one of the great vanities of this world, Eccl: 4.4.) For a right work, a man be envied of his neighbour; let us not hold our hand from doing good, though we are opposed and checked, though we are traduced and slandered, though we are mis-interpreted and have the foulest glosses put upon our fairest works, though men call our zeal madness and our circumspect walking hypocrisy, yea though we are persecuted and suffer the worst of evils, though men cast stones at us (as they did at Christ for his good works) yet let us not be deterred from doing good. For howsoever men deal with us, or what renderings soever we find from the world, yet God will render to us both according to the rightness of our work done, and according to the uprightness of our hearts in doing it. Let this provoke us not only to do the Lords work, but to do it with much patience, and perseverance, for in due time we shall reap if we faint not; where there hath been sowing, there will be reaping; and where the seed time hath been with tears, the harvest or reaping time shall be with joy.
First, Godly men have great encouragement to doe good, yea to abound in doing good workes. That's the Apostles argument ⟨p. 566⟩(1 Cor: 15.58.) Be ye stedfast and unmoveable in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord; that is, the Lord will render to every man his labour. Hence also that of Solomon (Eccl: 11.1.) Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many dayes. Charities done in faith as an holy offering to God, produce a sure encrease. To give with a right heart to the poore, is the best way of growing rich. For God will render to man according to that work. And as it may incourage to doe good, so to doe it against all discouragements. We must not only doe good when the Sun shines, when it is faire weather with us, and all men applaud us; but though men frowne and scorne, though (which Solomon reports as one of the great vanities of this world, Eccl: 4.4.) For a right worke, a man be envied of his neighbour; let us not hold our hand from doing good, though we are opposed and checkt, though we are traduced and slandred, though we are mis-interpreted and have the foulest glosses put upon our fairest workes, though men call our zeale madness and our circumspect walking hypocrisie, yea though we are persecuted and suffer the worst of evills, though men cast stones at us (as they did at Christ for his good workes) yet let us not be deterred from doing good. For howsoever men deale with us, or what rendrings soever we find from the world, yet God will render to us both according to the rightnesse of our worke done, and according to the uprightnesse of our hearts in doing it. Let this provoke us not only to doe the Lords worke, but to doe it with much patience, and perseverance, for in due time we shall reape if we faint not; where there hath been sowing, there will be reaping; and where the seed time hath been with teares, the harvest or reaping time shall be with joy.