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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.
Secondly, There is a turning from God found even in the best followers of God; who is there among the Saints on earth that keeps constant un-interrupted communion with God? The least degree of inordinate letting down or turning the heart to the creature, is, a degree of turning back from God. As holiness is our motion toward God, and to act holily is to keep the eye of the soul always upon God; so, unholiness, is an aversion from God. David did not say, nor could he say (though as holy a man as lived) that he had never turned from God; he could only say that he had not wickedly departed from God (Psal: 18.21.)
Secondly, There is a turning from God found even in the best followers of God; who is there among the Saints on earth that keepes constant un-interrupted communion with God? The least degree of inordinate letting downe or turning the heart to the creature, is, a degree of turning back from God. As holiness is our motion toward God, and to act holyly is to keep the eye of the soule alwayes upon God; so, unholiness, is an aversion from God. David did not say, nor could he say (though as holy a man as lived) that he had never turned from God; he could only say that he had not wickedly departed from God (Psal: 18.21.)
Thirdly, There is a turning back from God, proper to all unregenerate persons, whether they be such as are civilly honest and possibly such as do not decline the outside of that religion wherein they were borne and bred; or such as are flagitious in their lives and ways, scorning to own religion, and being even ashamed of the ways of God. These may be said to turn back from God, because they have many calls to God, and are invited to come unto him; which yet they either neglect and mind not at all, or refuse and reject, and so thrust away God from them; and when the light comes, they love darkness rather then light, because their deeds are evil (Joh: 3.19.) Such were they of whom Job spake (Chap: 21.14.) They say to God depart from us: he doth not intend it of Apostates in a strict notion, who once made profession of godliness; but he speaks of common and profane persons, who have no mind at all to obey or walk with God, but ⟨p. 702⟩