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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.
Let us not make a God of any man, no nor an Angel. The Apostle Jude reproves those who had the persons of men in admiration. Men will be less to us then was expected, if we expect too much from them, or more from them, then is meet. For though one man may have a little more height and largeness of parts and gifts, in that which is either acquired or infused, then his neighbour, yet what man is there in the world, but hath his match, & shall find his measure in some other men; yea, though some men exceedingly out-go others, yet their equals may be found among men, no man out-goes all men: The best of men have but the measure of a man.
Let us not make a God of any man, no nor an Angel. The Apostle Jude reproves those who had the persons of men in admiration. Men will be lesse to us then was expected, if we expect too much from them, or more from them, then is meete. For though one man may have a little more height and largenesse of parts and gifts, in that which is either acquired or infused, then his neighbour, yet what man is there in the world, but hath his match, & shall finde his measure in some other men; yea, though some men exceedingly out-goe others, yet their equalls may be found among men, no man out-goes all men: The best of men have but the measure of a man.
Secondly, Take this Caution from it; Let no man make a God of himself, or look upon himself as if he were in his measure beyond all other men. We are very apt to do so. And if we have but little more then some others, we are ready to think we have more then all others, or to look upon our selves as if we transcended the measure of mankind, and so swell presently with pride and self-conceit; then which nothing is more uncomely or unmanly. Not a few esteem themselves so unparalleled in the ⟨p. 184⟩parts and beauty of their bodies, that they despise others, and many do it in reference to the endowments and abilities of their minds; they have such a quickness of understanding, such a strength of memory, such a fluency of speech, such a depth of reason, such power of arguing, as they suppose none can match them or measure with them. All such have forgotten that they are but men. Therefore as no man should admire another, so let him not think highly of himself, let him rather think that though possibly there are some below him, yet there may be many, yea a great many more above him, and enow that are upon the same level with him. I am according to thy wish or measure, saith Elihu.