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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.
Hence, Thirdly, Hath the Spirit of God made us? (as Elihu saith) then let the Spirit use us; how sad is it, that when the Spirit of God hath made our bodies and souls, we should let the wicked spirit use either (as he doth both the bodies and souls of carnal men) to his base services. The evil spirit did neither make your bodies nor your souls, why should he have the command of either? Therefore as your members have been weapons of unrighteousness to sin, so let them be instruments of righteousness unto God. Seeing the holy Spirit hath made us, let not the evil spirit use so much as a little finger of us; for, he hath not made not only so much as a little finger of our hand, but so much as the least hair of our heads (as Christ saith we our selves cannot, Math: 5.36.) white or black. And therefore let not the evil spirit make use of one hair of our heads white or black, as a flag of pride and vanity, or to be an occasion of sin to others. He that maketh the house ought to have the possession and service of it, either to dwell in it himself, or to receive rent and profit from him that dwells in it. The spirit having made us, should not only have the rent and revenue, but the full possession of us for ever. That which is of God should be for God, for him always, and only for him.
Hence, Thirdly, Hath the Spirit of God made us? (as Elihu saith) then let the Spirit use us; how sad is it, that when the Spirit of God hath made our bodies and soules, we should let the wicked spirit use either (as he doth both the bodies and soules of carnall men) to his base services. The evill spirit did neither make your bodies nor your soules, why should he have the command of either? Therefore as your members have been weapons of unrighteousnesse to sin, so let them be instruments of righteousnesse unto God. Seeing the holy Spirit hath made us, let not the evill spirit use so much as a little finger of us; for, he hath not made not only so much as a little finger of our hand, but so much as the least haire of our heads (as Christ saith we our selves cannot, Math: 5.36.) white or blacke. And therefore let not the evill spirit make use of one haire of our heads white or black, as a flagge of pride and vanity, or to be an occasion of sin to others. He that maketh the house ought to have the possession and service of it, either to dwell in it himselfe, or to receive rent and profit from him that dwells in it. The spirit having made us, should not only have the rent and revenue, but the full possession of us for ever. That which is of God should be for God, for him alwayes, and only for him.