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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.
To say or think of the Lord that he takes a strict and severe notice of our infirmities to reckon with us rigidly for them is very sinful.
To say or think of the Lord that he takes a strict and severe notice of our infirmities to reckon with us riggedly for them is very sinfull.
Such thoughts are a great derogation from the goodness and mercy of God. The Lord doth not willingly see the faults of his people; Though he seeth them, yet he doth not willingly see them; he is glad when it is with his people, as it was at that time with Israel (Numb: 23.21.) He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel. But was there no sin to be seen in Jacob? Was Israel altogether innocent at that time? Surely they, even they, and even then were a sinful people, and had their faults, neither few nor small, but because there was no iniquity, no perverseness nor prevarication against God ⟨p. 219⟩found among them at that time, therefore he over-looked all their ordinary failings and transgressions. As the Lord is so holy and of such pure eyes that he cannot behold any sin, the least iniquity to approve of it (Habak. 1.13.) so the Lord is so gracious and so full of compassion, that he doth not severely take notice of, nor look upon the lesser sins of his people. David exalts the name and glory of God at large for this (Psal: 103.8, 9, 10.) The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy, he will not always chide. They are always chiding, that are always spying faults in children, servants or relations; they who take notice of every little fault, shall find chiding-work enough in a family. But the Lord will not always chide; neither will he keep his anger for ever; He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities: Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. A father doth not enquire into, much less punish every neglect of his child. I will spare them (saith the Lord) (Mal: 3.17.) as a father spareth a son that serveth him. If a father seeth or is well persuaded that his son hath a heart to serve him, he will not curiously spy out the faults of his service, but saith to his child, It is well done, or at least, I take that well which thou hast done. Yea the Lord is so far from a strict inquiry after such faults, that he passeth by great transgressions (Mic: 7.18.) Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his people; he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. Though Asa (