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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.
Observe.
The reason why men are so wicked, and act so wickedly, is, because they mind not the Word of God.
The reason why men are so wicked, and act so wickedly, is, because they minde not the Word of God.
They who consider not the rule of the Word, are far both from righteousness towards man, and holiness towards God. If once a man throw aside the Word of God, where will he stay? He will neither abide in any ways of holiness, nor will he abide in any ways of righteousness; they cannot make conscience of the ways of God, who will not consider the ways of God. We have this clear character of a wicked man, (Psal. 50.) he is one that will ⟨p. 711⟩possibly take the covenant of God in his mouth, he will be talking of it, his tongue may be tipped with it, but (vers. 17.) he hateth instruction, and casteth the words of God behind his back. He that would consider a thing, holds it before his eye, and keeps it, as much as he can in sight; therefore the Lord, when he would assure Zion how much he did consider her case, though she had said a little before, God hath forsaken me, and my God hath forgotten me, yet presently the Lord saith, (Isa. 49.15, 16.) Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may, yet will not I forget thee; (what follows?) Behold I have graven thee upon the Palms of my hands, thy walls are continually before me. As if the Lord had said, you may be sure I will consider your case, for I have you here portrayed upon the palms of my hands, and am always viewing your walls, either as ruined and demolished, to move me to pity, or in that strong & beautiful model according to which I purpose to raise them up again, or re-build them. Thus I say, both God and man intending to consider any thing, have it always before them; but what a man hath no mind to consider, he casts it behind his back; thou castest my words behind thy back, saith God to the hypocrite, and when once the hypocrite hath got the word behind him, then he is ready for any wickedness (vers. 18, 19, 20.) When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with the adulterer, &c. Whence was all this? he had cast the word behind his back. It is David's question, (