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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.
Though they have wisdom and ability to understand and consider earthly things, yet they will bestow none of it upon the things of heaven. Christ rebuked Martha when he saw her so busy about worldly business, (Luke 10.41.) Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things, one thing is needful; Martha had some care about the one thing needful, but because not so much as she should, Christ gave her a gracious check and reproof for it: How much more may Christ come and rebuke the men of the world, ye are careful about many things, ye are wife considering men about your profits and preferments, those ye can think of all night long; but there is one thing needful, my ways, my word, my commandments are to be considered, what account can ye give of or concerning them?
Though they have wisdome and ability to understand and consider earthly things, yet they will bestow none of it upon the things of heaven. Christ rebuked Martha when he saw her so busie about worldly business, (Luke 10.41.) Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things, one thing is needful; Martha had some care about the one thing needful, but because not so much as she should, Christ gave her a gracious check and reproof for it: How much more may Christ come and rebuke the men of the world, ye are careful about many things, ye are wife considering men about your profits and preferments, those ye can think of all night long; but there is one thing needful, my wayes, my word, my commandments are to be considered, what account can ye give of or concerning them?
Farther, this non-consideration of the ways of God is brought as a charge, as a high charge against those mighty men; not only were they bad men who did not consider the ways of God, but this was a part, yea I may say the whole of their badness, that they did not consider the ways of God.
Farther, this non-consideration of the wayes of God is brought as a charge, as a high charge against those mighty men; not only were they bad men who did not consider the wayes of God, but this was a part, yea I may say the whole of their badness, that they did not consider the wayes of God.