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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.
It was the design of these three men not only to convince Job that he was a sinner, but to bring him upon his knees as a notorious sinner; And yet all their allegations and arguments could not bring him to it; My righteousness (said he, Chapt. 27.6.) I hold fast, I will not let it go. Now, when they saw him thus resolved and stiff in maintaining the goodness of his cause, and the integrity of his spirit, they quitted the business, or as the text saith, ceased to answer.
It was the designe of these three men not only to convince Job that he was a sinner, but to bring him upon his knees as a notorious sinner; And yet all their allegations and arguments could not bring him to it; My righteousnesse (said he, Chapt. 27.6.) I hold fast, I will not let it goe. Now, when they saw him thus resolved and stiffe in maintaining the goodnesse of his cause, and the integrity of his spirit, they quitted the businesse, or as the text saith, ceased to answer.
Hence note; We cease to do when we cannot attain our end in doing.
Hence note; We cease to doe when we cannot attaine our end in doing.
1When we see it is in vain to persuade, we give over persuading, Despair of working our end, puts an end to our working. Industry is at a stand, yea withdraweth when impossibilities appear. And though nothing be impossible unto God, yet we find God himself giving over both speaking and smiting when he seeth he is like to do no good by either. Thus he expresseth his purpose (Isa. 1.5.) when he had spent many rods of sore Judgements & afflictions upon that people, when he had stricken them till, from the crown of the head, to the sole of the feet, they were nothing but a continued wound, and yet they received not correction; he presently reasons thus, Why should ye be stricken any more, ye will revolt more and more. As if he had said, The end why I smote you was to amend you, to bring you home to my self, to cause you to turn back, or return from your evil ways, but I see I have lost my labour, and spent not only my rods but my scorpions in vain upon you, therefore I will cease from this kind of work, why should ye be stricken any more, ye will revolt more and more.