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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 36 › Verses 18-20
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I answer, Secondly, as to particulars: It is not, First, Riches, no not Gold. Secondly, It is not our own prayers, no not tears. Thirdly, It is not our own good works, no not our own righteousness. Fourthly, It is not any of the good works or righteousness of any other, the holyest men on earth, no not the righteousness of the Saints and holy Angels in Heaven, that can deliver us from the wrath of God. The first of these particulars Elihu gives for instance in the 19th verse (of which I shall there speak further) and we may understand this verse of all the rest. Then a great Ransom cannot deliver thee.
I answer, Secondly, as to particulars: It is not, First, Riches, no not Gold. Secondly, It is not our own prayers, no not tears. Thirdly, It is not our own good works, no not our own righteousness. Fourthly, It is not any of the good works or righteousness of any other, the holyest men on earth, no not the righteousness of the Saints and holy Angels in Heaven, that can deliver us from the wrath of God. The first of these particulars Elihu gives for instance in the 19th verse (of which I shall there speak further) and we may understand this verse of all the rest. Then a great Ransome cannot deliver thee.
Hence note; There is nothing but the Blood of Christ can ransom sinners from the wrath of God, nor will that deliver some sinners.
Hence note; There is nothing but the Blood of Christ can ransome sinners from the wrath of God, nor will that deliver some sinners.
(I suppose Elihu might have respect to that, in urging Job to humble himself and repent) There are Cases, wherein even the Blood of Christ will not deliver; though that hath an intrinsical virtue, power, and value, to deliver any sinner, yet, I say, there are Cases, wherein even that great Ransom, the Blood of Christ, will not deliver sinners; or thus, there are many sinners in such a Case, that Christ will not ransom them by his Blood. But who are they?