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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.
Lastly, Note.
A holy life consists in following of and keeping close to God.
To keep close to God is both a holy and a comfortable life; 'Tis the perfection of Saints to walk with God: Enoch walked with God, and that was his holiness (Gen: 5.24.) Caleb followed God fully,1 and that was his holiness. A spiritual life, is nothing else but our following God. The most religious worship of God is to imitate whom we worship. And our imitation of God is our following of God, no man can imitate any thing but when his eye is upon its pattern, or the Idea of it abides in his mind. And therefore it is said of the ungodly man (Psal: 10.4.) God is not in all his thoughts (then followeth, v. 5.) his ways are always grievous. If God be not in the thoughts of a man, nothing of God is stamped upon the ways of that man. In vain are we called Christians, unless we keep close to Christ, and in vain do any pretend to godliness, unless they walk with God. Jesus Christ hath called himself the way (Joh 14.6.) chiefly upon this account, because by him we go to the Father, and have acceptance with God by the grace of Justification; but Jesus Christ is the way also, of our Sanctification; we must walk in him, and as he walked (1 Joh: 2.6.) that we may be holy: every departure from God lets the heart loose to sin. That which shall maintain the Saints holiness to Eternity, is, They shall always behold the face of God; they shall never turn back from God, they shall never be taken off one moment from the actual vision, enjoyment and contemplation of God in glory; therefore they shall never be taken off from actual holiness and purity, now in proportion, as we keep our hearts and spirits steady upon God, and do not turn back from him, such is our holiness in this life; and as our holiness is, such will our comfort and peace and joy be in this life. For as because when we arrive at glory, we shall never turn back from God, much less turn our back's upon him, therefore in glory there is fullness of Joy, and pleasure for evermore; so the nearer we keep to God, and the closer we walk with him in this life, the fuller and more lasting will our joys and pleasures be.