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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
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Thirdly, There is another sort who are righteous in their own eyes; such Solomon describes (Prov. 30.12.) There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. These have a great opinion of themselves; They think all is right and well with them, when indeed they are filthy and unclean, their hearts being yet unchanged, though their ways are smoothed; and though they may have left off to do many filthy things, yet they are not washed from their filthiness. The text in hand puts Job into this third sort of righteous men. But was it thus with him? I answer; First, Job was a man righteous in the eyes of God, in both the notions mentioned; he was righteous as justified and righteous as sanctified. Secondly, ⟨p. 5⟩Job was a man righteous in the eyes of many men; for he saith (Chap. 29.11.) The ear which heard me blessed me, and the eye which saw me gave witness to me; yet Job had not an universal testimony given by men; There were some, I cannot say many, in whose eyes he was unrighteous; He was so in the eyes and opinion of his friends especially. Though none could, as to the eye, tax Job with any unrighteousness, no not they who doubtless had sifted his life to the bran, yet his friends thought him unrighteous, and he stood judged as unrighteous in their eye.
Thirdly, There is another sort who are righteous in their own eyes; such Solomon describes (Prov. 30.12.) There is a generation that are pure in their owne eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthinesse. These have a great opinion of themselves; They think all is right and well with them, when indeed they are filthy and uncleane, their hearts being yet unchanged, though their wayes are smoothed; and though they may have left off to doe many filthy things, yet they are not washed from their filthinesse. The text in hand puts Job into this third sort of righteous men. But was it thus with him? I answer; First, Job was a man righteous in the eyes of God, in both the notions mentioned; he was righteous as justified and righteous as sanctified. Secondly, ⟨p. 5⟩Job was a man righteous in the eyes of many men; for he saith (Chap. 29.11.) The ear which heard me blessed me, and the eye which saw me gave witnesse to me; yet Job had not an universall testimony given by men; There were some, I cannot say many, in whose eyes he was unrighteous; He was so in the eyes and opinion of his friends especially. Though none could, as to the eye, tax Job with any unrighteousnesse, no not they who doubtlesse had sifted his life to the bran, yet his friends thought him unrighteous, and he stood judg'd as unrighteous in their eye.