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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.
But especially if bad men do that which is good, they boast of it. A carnal man may for the matter do good; yea, he may have a zeal for God. Jehu said, Come see my zeal for the Lord, (2 Kings 10.16.) But Jehu desired more to have his zeal for the Lord seen, then to be zealous for the Lord. And so his was indeed zeal for himself, not for the Lord. The Pharisees did many good things, but they could not forbear boasting in the good they did; They do all (saith Christ, who knew not only what they did, but with what heart) to be seen of men, or to have praise with men. Yea, not only are evil men ready to boast of the good they do, but the temptation lies hard also upon godly men to do so, their hearts are often unduly transported, ⟨p. 85⟩as with the thoughts of their gifts, parts, and graces, so with what they do through the gift of grace. Our very graces, much more our outward privileges, may be an occasion of boasting. Pride and boasting are weeds which grow up from the best and richest soil. 'Tis rare to see any man rich in gifts and graces, and poor in spirit; poverty of spirit is the purest and truest riches of grace.
But especially if bad men doe that which is good, they boast of it. A carnal man may for the matter doe good; yea, he may have a zeale for God. Jehu said, Come see my zeale for the Lord, (2 Kings 10.16.) But Jehu desired more to have his zeale for the Lord seene, then to be zealous for the Lord. And so his was indeed zeale for himselfe, not for the Lord. The Pharisees did many good things, but they could not fo•beare boasting in the good they did; They doe all (saith Christ, who knew not only what they did, but with what heart) to be seene of men, or to have prayse with men. Yea, not only are evill men ready to boast of the good they doe, but the temptation lies hard also upon godly men to doe so, their hearts are often unduely transported, ⟨p. 85⟩as with the thoughts of their gifts, parts, and graces, so with what they doe through the gift of grace. Our very graces, much more our outward priviledges, may be an occasion of boasting. Pride and boasting are weeds which grow up from the best and richest soyle. 'Tis rare to see any man rich in gifts and graces, and poore in spirit; poverty of spirit is the purest and truest riches of grace.