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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.
(Col. 3.16.) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom; It is not enough to hear the word with our ears, or to have it in our mouths, it must dwell in our memories, and it must dwell there, not in a beggarly poor fashion, but richly; which it never doth, till we have a sound and clear understanding of it, and are both in heart and life conformed to it, yea transformed into it; that is it which the Apostle meaneth by the dwelling of the word in us richly in all wisdom. And he further assureth them (chap. 2.1, 2.) that he had a great conflict for them; that is (as we put in the Margin) he had a great fear or care of them, that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. He had held forth those great mysteries, the mystery of God considered essentially, the mystery of the Father considered personally, the mystery of Christ considered mediatorily; and therefore he presseth them to get a full assurance of understanding about all these mysteries. When Christ was discoursing with his disciples after his resurrection, (Luke 24.45.) it is said, He opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures; and then they did not take in what he spake only at the ear, but at the heart also. Thus (Acts 16:14.) The Lord opened the heart of Lydia, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul; that is, he gave her an inward ear, and caused her to understand the things which he spake.
(Col. 3.16.) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom; It is not enough to hear the word with our ears, or to have it in our mouths, it must dwell in our memories, and it must dwell there, not in a beggerly poor fashion, but richly; which it never doth, till we have a sound and clear understanding of it, and are both in heart and life conformed to it, yea transformed into it; that is it which the Apostle meaneth by the dwelling of the word in us richly in all wisdome. And he further assureth them (chap. 2.1, 2.) that he had a great conflict for them; that is (as we put in the Margin) he had a great fear or care of them, that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mysterie of God, and of the Father, and of Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge. He had held forth those great mysteries, the mysterie of God considered essentially, the mysterie of the Father considered personally, the mysterie of Christ considered mediatorily; and therefore he presseth them to get a full assurance of understanding about all these mysteries. When Christ was discoursing with his disciples after his resurrection, (