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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, In the profession which they make of themselves, (Rev: 2.9.) Christ writing to the Church of Smyrna, saith, I know thy faith and patience, &c. and the Blasphemy of them who say they are Jews and are not, but lye, &c. And so at the 9th verse of the 3d Chapter, Which say they are Jews and are not, but do lye. We are not to understand it strictly, that they professed themselves to be of the Nation of the Jews, the Children of Abraham. A Jew there is, any one that holdeth out a profession of the faith of Christ. Old Testament words are often applied to the New Testament, or Gospel state; they say they are Jews, that is, true believers, but they are not, and do lye; to lye, is to go against a mans mind, against his Conscience; they make a great profession of godliness and holiness, of Christ and his ways, and they lye at every word; for indeed they are the Synagogue of Satan. Thus at this day some make profession before the Church of God, and by such profession get admittance into the Church of God, who yet belong to the Synagogue of Satan. The Apostle John speaks of such, (1 Ep: Joh: 2.19.) They went out from us, but they were not of us; that is, they were not truly of us, though they once desired to come in and join themselves to us, and for a time walked with us.
First, In the profession which they make of themselves, (Rev: 2.9.) Christ writing to the Church of Smyrna, saith, I know thy faith and patience, &c. and the Blasphemy of them who say they are Jewes and are not, but lye, &c. And so at the 9th verse of the 3d Chapter, Which say they are Jewes and are not, but doe lye. We are not to understand it strictly, that they professed themselves to be of the Nation of the Jewes, the Children of Abraham. A Jew there is, any one that holdeth out a profession of the faith of Christ. Old Testament words are often applyed to the New Testament, or Gospel state; they say they are Jewes, that is, true believers, but they are not, and doe lye; to lye, is to goe against a mans mind, against his Conscience; they make a great profession of godlinesse and holinesse, of Christ and his wayes, and they lye at every word; for indeed they are the Synagogue of Satan. Thus at this day some make profession before the Church of God, and by such profession get admittance into the Church of God, who yet belong to the Synagogue of Satan. The Apostle John speakes of such, (1 Ep: Joh: 2.19.) They went out from us, but they were not of us; that is, they were not truly of us, though they once desired to come in and joyne themselves to us, and for a time walked with us.