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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 35 › Verses 4-8
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Secondly, To sin is to dishonour God, 'tis called, A despising of God, (1 Sam. 2.30.) Them that honour me, I will honour; and they that despise me, shall be lightly esteemed. Is it nothing to be despised, to be dishonoured? If a man be despised, he thinks himself wronged; loss of honour is a great loss.
Secondly, To sin is to dishonour God, 'tis called, A despising of God, (1 Sam. 2.30.) Them that honour me, I will honour; and they that despise me, shall be lightly esteemed. Is it nothing to be despised, to be dishonoured? If a man be despised, he thinks himself wronged; losse of honour is a great losse.
Thirdly, We find in Scripture, that some kind of sinning is blaspheming. The Apostle tells the Jews (Rom. 2.24.) The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you: That is, his name is evil spoken of, a bad report is brought upon his name, he hears ill among evil men, among the Gentile•, through you, that is, through the unanswerableness of your doings, to your sayings, or through the unlikeness of your practises, to your profession. To blaspheme the name of God is to strike through, to wound the name of God; it is somewhat to a man to have his name struck through with the poisoned Arrows and Darts of reproach. An ill tongue falls heavy, and cuts deep. A blasphemed name is a ⟨p. 35⟩tongue-beaten name: And is this nothing to God?
Thirdly, We find in Scripture, that some kind of sinning is blaspheming. The Apostle tels the Jews (Rom. 2.24.) The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you: That is, his name is evil spoken of, a bad report is brought upon his name, he hears ill among evil men, among the Gentile, through you, that is, through the unanswerablenesse of your doings, to your sayings, or through the unlikenesse of your practises, to your profession. To blaspheme the name of God is to strike through, to wound the name of God; it is somewhat to a man to have his name struck through with the poysoned Arrows and Darts of reproach. An ill tongue falls heavy, and cuts deep. A blasphemed name is a