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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 22-23
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Or who can say, thou hast wrought iniquity?
The world is full of iniquity, but in God there is none at all. As God is not obliged to give any men an account of his works, so no man can find any, the least, real fault or defect in any of them; and if his works do not appear so to us now, yet at last they will appear to all without any shadow of iniquity. Samuel called together the Israelites, and demanded (1 Sam. 12.3.) Whose ox have I taken? &c. Whom have I defrauded? &c. Come charge me, witness against me; who can say, I have wrought iniquity? It was much, and a rare thing for Samuel to carry it so justly, that none could challenge him; but when all the world shall be summoned before God, he will be able to put the question, Who of all the sons of men, can say, I have wrought iniquity? None can say it, but with utmost impudency and highest blasphemy. It is impossible for God to work iniquity; not only is his Command, but his Will totally against it. What-ever God works is according to his own Will, and his Will is the Rule of Righteousness; therefore he can do no iniquity. There is no iniqui y in acting or working according to the Law. If men act according to their will, they usually act iniquity, because their will is no• a Law, and 'tis seldom conformed to the Law. The will of no man is so right, or so fixed in the right, as to be received fo• a Law. But seeing what-ever God doth, he doth it according to his o•n Will, and his Will is the righteous Rule of all things, therefore all must be ⟨p. 347⟩right which he doth: Who-ever took him tripping in his dealings? Who can say, he bath wrought iniquity?
The world is full of iniquity, but in God there is none at all. As God is not obliged to give any men an account of his works, so no man can find any, the least, real fault or defect in any of them; and if his works do not appear so to us now, yet at last they will appear to all without any shadow of iniquity. Samuel called together the Israelites, and demanded (