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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.
First, Man is very apt to speak boastingly, to have high thoughts, and then to utter great words of himself. Man is a proud piece of flesh, and a small matter will make him show his pride, and spread his plumes (like that naturally-painted bird) if not explicitly in words, yet his spirit will swell, and be puffed up with towering conceits of himself. The Prophet Habakkuk describes this temper (Chap. 2.4.) He that is lifted up, his spirit is not upright in him; A proud spirit is always a false spirit. They who think highly of themselves, think themselves higher then they are. And 'tis a great argument that man is naturally very proud, because God hath given so many stops and checks to his pride, or hath made so many provisions against it. The very contrivance of the work of Redemption in that way by the hand of Jesus Christ, had this great design in it; For as the chief design in reference to man was his salvation (that was the ultimate end as to man) so there was another design in it, why God would save man that way, which the Apostle layeth down (1 Cor: 1.29.) That no flesh should glory in his sight; While God intended to give man glory, he took a course to cut off all glorying from man. God would not set up man again to work is own salvation, ⟨p. 82⟩[…] ⟨p. 83⟩[…] ⟨p. 84⟩lest he should be proud of his works. Though we are now called to work out our own salvation (Phil. 2.12.) yet it is wholly wrought by another; and we are there commanded to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling, not with presumption and boasting.
First, Man is very apt to speake boastingly, to have high thoughts, and then to utter great words of himselfe. Man is a proud piece of flesh, and a small matter will make him shew his pride, and spread his plumes (like that naturally-painted bird) if not explicitely in words, yet his spirit will swell, and be puft up with towring conceits of himselfe. The Prophet Habakkuk describes this temper (Chap. 2.4.) He that is lifted up, his spirit is not upright in him; A proud spirit is alwayes a false spirit. They who thinke highly of themselves, thinke themselves higher then they are. And 'tis a great argument that man is naturally very proud, because God hath given so many stops and checks to his pride, or hath made so many provisions against it. The very contrivance of the work of Redemption in that way by the hand of Jesus Christ, had this great designe in it; For as the chiefe designe in reference to man was his salvation (that was the ultimate end as to man) so there was another designe in it, why God would save man that way, which the Apostle layeth downe (1 Cor: 1.29.) That no flesh should glory in his sight; While God intended to give man glory, he took a course to cut off all glorying from man. God would not set up man againe to worke is owne salvation,