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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
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Our sufficiency is by the Inspiration of the Almighty. (James 1.17.) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above; It is not a vapour that riseth out of the earth, but an Influence which distils ⟨p. 55⟩and drops down from heaven, it is from above; that is, from God, who though he be every where filling both heaven and earth with his essential presence, yet (according to Scripture language) his most glorious and manifestative presence is above; and therefore to say, every good gift is from above, is all one as to say, it is from God. Daniel and those other three Noble youths of the Jewish race exceeded all the wise men of Chaldea in rare abilities, and the Scripture tells us, whence it was, that they did so. (Dan. 1.17.) As for these four Children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and the assertion is laid down in General (Dan. 2.21.) He (that is, God) changeth times and seasons, he removeth Kings and setteth up Kings, he giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding; All these Scriptures speak with one Consent the language of this Text, It is the Inspiration of the Almighty that giveth understanding. And if we compare 1 Sam: 10.1. with the 6th 9th 11th and 12th verses of the same Chapter, we have a most remarkable passage to this purpose. Where Saul having received the unction from Samuel, both as an assurance of and a preparation for the exercise of his kingly office over Israel; Samuel tells him (ver. 6.) The Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophecy with them (that is, with the company of Prophets spoken of in the former verse) and shalt be turned into another man. And the holy text adds (ver. 9.) God gave (or as we put in the margin turned) him another heart. There is a twofold turning or changing of the heart, or of a man into another man. First, by gifts of Illumination; Secondly, by the grace of Sanctification; the great change of the heart is that change, of Conversion, by the grace of Sanctification; Saul was not turned into another man, nor had he another heart, as changed by Grace (for he showed still his old heart in his new kingly state) but he had another heart, or he was another man as changed by gifts; the spirit of the Almighty gave him understanding for the Government which he was called to;