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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.
Secondly, Most of those passages wherein he speaks of himself as clean and righteous, may be understood of his imputative cleanness and righteousness, as a person justified in the redeemer, of whom he spake with such a Gospel spirit and full assurance of faith, that he might well assert this of himself, I know that being justified, I am clean and without sin. It is no fault for a believer to say, I am clean without transgression, through free Grace, in the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Much of what Job spake in this matter is to be taken that way.
Secondly, Most of those passages wherein he speakes of himselfe as cleane and righteous, may be understood of his imputative cleanness and righteousness, as a person justified in the redeemer, of whom he spake with such a Gospel spirit and full assurance of faith, that he might well assert this of himselfe, I know that being justified, I am cleane and without sin. It is no fault for a believer to say, I am cleane without transgression, through free Grace, in the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Much of what Job spake in this matter is to be taken that way.
Thirdly, When Job affirms these things of himself, we may say this in favour of him, he means it of great transgressions. The words in the text note defection and wilful swerving from the right way. His friends charged him with hypocrisy, with oppression, with taking the pledge for nought, with stripping the naked of their clothing. Thine iniquity is great (said Eliphaz) and thy sin is infinite. Now saith Job, I am clean, I have no such transgressions. And he might well answer his friends charge of impiety against God, and iniquity towards men, with a flat denial, yea with an affirmation of the contrary; There is no such iniquity in me, prove it if you can. He was unblameable in the sight of man.
Thirdly, When Job affirmes these things of himselfe, we may say this in favour of him, he meanes it of great transgressions. The words in the text note defection and wilfull swerving from the right way. His friends charged him with hypocrisie, with oppression, with taking the pledge for nought, with stripping the naked of their clothing. Thine iniquity is great (said Eliphaz) and thy sin is infinite. Now saith Job, I am cleane, I have no such transgressions. And he might well answer his friends charge of impiety against God, and iniquity towards men, with a flat deniall, yea with an affirmation of the contrary; There is no such iniquity in me, prove it if you can. He was unblameable in the sight of man.