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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.
The second point proposed was, to consider what matter of accusation there is in these words. Matters of accusation arise from our evil deeds; That we are not clean from transgression, that we are not innocent, that there is much iniquity in us; these are properly matter of accusation. But here Elihu makes it matter of accusation, that Job said, he was clean from transgression, that he was innocent, that there was no iniquity in him. And indeed, to be charged with the greatest transgression, is not more then this, to be charged with saying, we are clean from transgression. To say we have no sin, is very sinful, to say we are without iniquity, is a saying full of iniquity, (1 John 1.8.) If we say we have no sin (Here is Job saying so, as Elihu chargeth him) we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us. And (v: 10.) If any man say, he hath no sin, he maketh God a liar, and his word is not in him. Now what greater sin can there be, if we consider the force of these two verses, then for any man to say he hath no sin? How extremely sinful this is, may be showed in four things.
The second poynt proposed was, to consider what matter of accusation there is in these words. Matters of accusation arise from our evill deeds; That we are not cleane from transgression, that we are not innocent, that there is much iniquity in us; these are properly matter of accusation. But here Elihu makes it matter of accusation, that Job sayd, he was cleane from transgression, that he was innocent, that there was no iniquity in him. And indeed, to be charged with the greatest transgression, is not more then this, to be charged with saying, we are cleane from transgression. To say we have no sin, is very sinfull, to say we are without iniquity, is a saying full of iniquity, (1 John 1.8.) If we say we have no sin (Here is Job saying so, as Elihu chargeth him) we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us. And (v: 10.) If any man say, he hath no sin, he maketh God a lyar, and his word is not in him. Now what greater sin can there be, if we consider the force of these two verses, then for any man to say he hath no sin? How extreamly sinfull this is, may be shewed in foure things.