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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 › Verse 21
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Observe, First; It is no easy matter to keep our selves right when things seem to go wrong with us.
Observe, First; It is no easie matter to keep our selves right when things seem to go wrong with us.
It is a hard thing to forbear iniquity when we are pinched with adversity; not to speak unduly and uncomely, not to speak amiss of God, not to speak unbecoming our selves, require •reat caution in a day of distress. We have need to take heed of this iniquity, to be watchful in an evil day, that we neither do nor say that which is evil. When things are amiss with us, we are very apt to speak and do amiss. As soon as ever the hand of God toucheth us, how do we grieve! how do we complain! how do we murmur! how do we repine! O regard not this, 'tis an iniquity to be taken heed of, in a dark day, in a day of trouble, such as was upon Job; as black a day was upon him, as ever upon any in the world, as to his personal condition. If such a Cedar failed, have ⟨p. 321⟩not we, poor Shrubs, reason to look about in such a day? When an affliction is very great, they that are for reputation great and strong in faith, very choice believers, experienced soldiers in the wars of Jesus Christ (when an affliction (I say) grows very great) how apt are they to be dismayed, to be out of heart, to despond, to look upon themselves as undone, and all undone! O regard not, turn from this iniquity. It should not satisfy any servant of God that he avoids gross iniquities in practise, he must make conscience of an impatient word, and order his speech aright under the rod, as well as his conversation.
It is a hard thing to forbear iniquity when we are pinched with adversity; not to speak unduely and uncomly, not to speak amiss of God, not to speak unbecoming our selves, require •reat caution in a day of distress. We have need to take heed of this iniquity, to be watchful in an evil day, that we neither do nor say that which is evil. When things are amiss with us, we are very apt to speak and do amiss. As soon as ever the hand of God toucheth us, how do we grieve! how do we complain! how do we murmur! how do we repine! O regard not this, 'tis an iniquity to be taken heed of, in a dark day, in a day of trouble, such as was upon Job; as black a day was upon him, as ever upon any in the world, as to his personal condition. If such a Cedar failed, have