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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.
I (saith Wisdom, Prov. 1.24, 25.) have stretched out my hand, (as a Teacher doth to his hearers or disciples) and no man, (that is, no mere natural man) regarded, they set at nought my counsel, and would none of my reproof. Let me say what I would, they would at most but give me the hearing, they would not consider it; though the light shined in upon them, and they could not choose but see something, yet they would not sit down and roll it in their thoughts, and work it upon their hearts, to find out the excellency of what they saw. It is a very great measure of sinfulness not to know the ways of God, but not to consider what we know, but lightly to pass it by, that is a greater measure of sinfulness.
I (saith Wisdome, Prov. 1.24, 25.) have stretched out my hand, (as a Teacher doth to his hearers or disciples) and no man, (that is, no meer natural man) regarded, they set at nought my counsel, and would none of my reproof. Let me say what I would, they would at most but give me the hearing, they would not consider it; though the light shined in upon them, and they could not chuse but see somthing, yet they would not sit down and rowl it in their thoughts, and work it upon their hearts, to finde out the excellency of what they saw. It is a very great measure of sinfulnes not to know the wayes of God, but not to consider what we know, but lightly to pass it by, that is a greater measure of sinfulness.
Thirdly, comparing this assertion concerning wicked men, they would not consider any of his ways, with their practice in the former part of the verse, they turned back from God, and with the effect of it in the verse following, they made the cry of the poor to come up to him, &c.
Thirdly, comparing this assertion concerning wicked men, they would not consider any of his wayes, with their practice in the former part of the verse, they turned back from God, and with the effect of it in the verse following, they made the cry of the poor to come up to him, &c.