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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.
In two respects sinners in general, may be said to turn back from God; First, when he commands and they will not obey him, or withdraw their obedience from his commandments; Secondly, when he entreats and invites them, and they will not come to him, nor accept his tendered respects and favours. Thus the Lord complained of his own people (Psal: 81.11.) Israel would none of me; God wooed them, but they had other lovers, and after them they would go; even Israel lightly regarded the God of Israel, yea they made a defection from him. More distinctly.
In two respects sinners in generall, may be sayd to turne back from God; First, when he commands and they will not obey him, or withdraw their obedience from his commandements; Secondly, when he entreates and invites them, and they will not come to him, nor accept his tendered respects and favours. Thus the Lord complained of his owne people (Psal: 81.11.) Israel would none of me; God wooed them, but they had other lovers, and after them they would goe; even Israel lightly regarded the God of Israel, yea they made a defection from him. More distinctly.
There is a three-fold turning back from God, or they who turn back from God are of three sorts.
There is a three-fold turning back from God, or they who turne back from God are of three sorts.
First, There is a turning back from God, by those who have openly followed him, or made profession of his name; Thus hypocrites and formalists turn back from God. This the Scripture calls back-sliding, revolting, and going a whoring from God. Such as these, are like perfidious Soldiers, who enter and list themselves in an Army, marching with them for a while, & taking their pay, yet soon after forsake their colours, and turn to the enemy: Thus many apostatize from God to the Devil, and to the creature, or (as Paul said of Demas) they forsake Christ and embrace this present world. Luther was charged by his enemies that he was an Apostate, and he acknowledged, he was, but he thanked God for it, he indeed turned back from what he did once profess, but it was to a better profession; he did not turn from God to the world, but he turned from the world to God, and that's a