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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.
If the soul which is the cause of life in man, be of God, then the life of man is of God also. The cause of the cause is the cause of the effect or thing caused. But we need not argue it from Logic rules, Scripture testimony being so abundant in this thing. (Acts 17.25.) He giveth to all, life and breath, and all things. And (v. 28.) In him we live and move and have our being. Spiritual and eternal life, are the gift of God, so also is natural life. And if so, Then
If the soule which is the cause of life in man, be of God, then the life of man is of God also. The cause of the cause is the cause of the effect or thing caused. But we need not argue it from Logick rules, Scripture testimony being so aboundant in this thing. (Acts 17.25.) He giveth to all, life and breath, and all things. And (v. 28.) In him we live and move and have our being. Spirituall and eternall life, are the gift of God, so also is naturall life. And if so, Then
First, Live to God; Secondly, Seeing God gives us life, we should be willing to give our lives to God. Yea Thirdly, We should therefore be ready to give up, or rather to lay down our lives for God. And as we should give up our lives to God when he calls for them by natural death, so we should give up our lives for God, when he calls us to bear witness to his name and truth by violent death.
First, Live to God; Secondly, Seeing God gives us life, we should be willing to give our lives to God. Yea Thirdly, We should therefore be ready to give up, or rather to lay downe our lives for God. And as we should give up our lives to God when he calls for them by natural death, so we should give up our lives for God, when he calls us to beare witness to his name and truth by violent death.