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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, Such as are true and well deserved, many by the great acts which they have done, have purchased surnames; Alexander ⟨p. 127⟩King of Greece, for his Warlike valour and successes, was called The Great; And among The Romans Scipio after his victories over the Carthaginians in Africa, was surnamed Africanus. The Roman Histories supply sundry examples of this kind. And when in Scripture Paul is called an Apostle, Peter an Apostle, They well deserved these honourable Titles, because as they were merely of Grace, immediately called and sent of God, to publish and plant the Gospel all the world over, so they laboured abundantly in it, and by their ministry subdued and conquered the world to the faith and obedience of our Lord Jesus Christ.
First, Such as are true and well deserved, many by the great acts which they have done, have purchased sirnames; Alexander ⟨p. 127⟩King of Greece, for his Warlike valour and successes, was called The Great; And among The Romans Scipio after his victories over the Carthaginians in Africa, was sirnamed Africanus. The Romane Histories supply sundry examples of this kind. And when in Scripture Paul is called an Apostle, Peter an Apostle, They well deserved these honorable Titles, because as they were meerely of Grace, immediately called and sent of God, to publish and plant the Gospel all the world over, so they laboured aboundantly in it, and by their ministery subdued and conquered the world to the faith and obedience of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Secondly, There are also titles and surnames, which are mere pieces of flattery, there being no worth in the person that may justly deserve them. 'Tis not sinful to give titles, but as we translate to give flattering titles unto men. We should call men as they are, and as they deserve; I will call a spade a spade, (saith Elihu) he that is good I will call him good, and he that is bad I will call him bad; and that which is ill done I will say it is ill done; Let me not give flattering titles unto men.