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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
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Secondly, It is the greatest deceit, even self-deceit, to say or suppose that we are (in this sense) clean without transgression; so saith that text of the Apostle (v: 8.) He that saith he hath no sin, deceiveth himself. It is bad enough to deceive others, and woe to them that do so; but how bad is their condition who deceive themselves! He is in an ill condition who is deceived by others; But if a man deceive himself, where shall he have his amends? Self-admirers, and self-flatterers, are the Greatest self-deceivers. And who or what shall be true to that man, who is false to himself?
Secondly, It is the greatest deceit, even selfe-deceit, to say or suppose that we are (in this sence) cleane without transgression; so saith that text of the Apostle (v: 8.) He that saith he hath no sin, deceiveth himselfe. It is bad enough to deceive others, and woe to them that doe so; but how bad is their condition who deceive themselves! He is in an ill condition who is deceived by others; But if a man deceive himselfe, where shall he have his amends? Selfe-admirers, and selfe-flatterers, are the Greatest selfe-deceivers. And who or what shall be true to that man, who is false to himselfe?
Thirdly, It is a lye and the greatest lye, (that's more then a bare deceit) for it is such a lye as leaveth no truth at all in us. He that saith he hath no sin in him, hath no truth in him; what hath he in him then, but a lye? Every sin is a lye, and he that saith he hath no sin in him, hath nothing of truth in him; what hath he then in him, or what is he, but a lye? (v: 10.) The word of God is not in him, which is the treasury of all truth; and therefore he hath no truth in him, nor can have, till he hath repented of that lye.
Fourthly, (that ye may see there is exceeding much in this charge) To say so, is blasphemy, and the highest blasphemy; Why? Because it makes God a liar, e that saith he hath no sin, doth not only deceive himself, but as much as in him lieth, he makes God a liar (v: 10.) To deceive with a lye, is the worst sort of deceivings; and what lye is worse then, or so bad as that which makes the God of truth a liar, and turns the truth of