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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.
They who set their faces sin-ward, turn their backs God-ward. They who pursue their lusts, their covetous, their ambitious purposes, they who gratify the flesh, their pride, their luxury, their wantonness, their malice, what do any of them, what do all of them, but turn back from God? The best of Saints have their turnings from God, but they do not make it their business to turn from him; their business is, to draw near, to keep close to God, to keep as it were in his eye; but as for the natural man and gross sinner, his business is a departing from God (Heb: 3.12.) Take heed (saith the Apostle) lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. He gives Caution ⟨p. 704⟩to the Church, search your selves, lest there be found in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, &c. Where unbelief remains in any measure unmortified, it may quickly do a great deal of mischief. And where it remains in full power or altogether unmortified, it doth all manner of mischief. All which is wrapped up in that one word, a departure from the living God. Unbelief is the root of Apostasy; The reason why sinners turn from God, is, because they give no Credit to the word of God; they are not persuaded God is such a one as he hath declared himself to be, and will either do that for the obedient which he hath promised, or that against the rebellious which he hath threatened. They who believe not in God cannot but depart from God; And therefore the life of an unbeliever is a continual departure from God. He sets out with his back upon God; the very first step he takes into the world is from God. As soon as we are borne we naturally go astray speaking lies; we are ever out of our way, till we look toward God, and aim at him; which we never do, till he by his mighty power changeth our hearts, turneth our course, and bringeth us home to himself.
They who set their faces sin-ward, turn their backs God-ward. They who pursue their lusts, their covetous, their ambitious purposes, they who gratifie the flesh, their pride, their luxury, their wantonness, their malice, what doe any of them, what doe all of them, but turn back from God? The best of Saints have their turnings from God, but they doe not make it their business to turn from him; their business is, to draw near, to keep close to God, to keep as it were in his eye; but as for the naturall man and gross sinner, his business is a departing from God (Heb: 3.12.) Take heed (saith the Apostle) lest there be in any of you an evill heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. He gives Caution