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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.
Note Thirdly.
Every understanding is not fit to receive the Truths of God.
An unregenerate man is not fit to receive any of the Truths of God; The natural man (that is, the man who hath nothing but nature in him) perceiveth not the things of God, he hath not a suitable faculty for them; and as a natural mans understanding cannot at all receive the things of God, so every degree of a spiritual understanding cannot receive all the truths of God, or not all the things of God in all their truth. The Apostle distributes persons into several degrees, and calls some babes, and others grown or perfect men; that is, such as have an understanding fit to take in and digest the highest and deepest things of God; and hence it is, that Christ told his disciples (John 16.12.) who had a renewed understanding, only 'twas in a low degree, I have many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now; I suppose the reason why Christ saith they could not bear those many things, was not because being many, they were too great a burden for their memories, (though possibly there might be somewhat in that) but their inability of bearing those many things, was chiefly in their understanding. There are some truths, which though a man can remember, yet he cannot bear them; and the more he remembers them, ⟨p. 607⟩the less he can bear them; the weight and mysteriousness of them even cracks his brain, till he receives more light from God, and more strength of understanding, he cannot bear them: If thou hast understanding, hear this; And hearken to the voice of my words.
An unregenerate man is not fit to receive any of the Truths of God; The natural man (that is, the man who hath nothing but nature in him) perceiveth not the things of God, he hath not a sutable faculty for them; and as a natural mans understanding cannot at all receive the things of God, so every degree of a spiritual understanding cannot receive all the truths of God, or not all the things of God in all their truth. The Apostle distributes persons into several degrees, and calls some babes, and others grown or perfect men; that is, such as have an understanding fit to take in and digest the highest and deepest things of God; and hence it is, that Christ told his disciples (