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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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What shall I make to return to the Lord of all his renderings, or contributions unto me; As if he had said, Lord I have received abundance from thee, thou hast paid or recompensed me fully for all my pains, and I am looking over it all, and considering what of it I shall return to thee; it is all thine own, and now Lord what shall I return of it back again to thee? What he received was returned, if not in kind, yet in effect, and the retu n of that was but his duty, it could not be his desert. Christ indeed merited and satisfied, because he g•ve of his own, and as God-man wrought all righteousness for us in his own strength.
What shall I make to return to the Lord of all his rendrings, or contributions unto me; As if he had said, Lord I have received abundance from thee, thou hast payd or recompenced me fully for all my paines, and I am looking over it all, and considering what of it I shall return to thee; it is all thine own, and now Lord what shall I return of it back again to thee? What he received was returned, if not in kind, yet in effect, and the retu n of that was but his duty, it could not be his desert. Christ indeed me•ited and satisfied, because he g•ve of his own, and as God-man wrought all righteousness for us in his own strength.
Thirdly, The Lord receives nothing at our hands, for he is full already. We can put no more into a full vessel; if there be any ⟨p. 44⟩empty space, you may put somewhat more into a Vessel, but when it is as full as it can hold, what can you put into it? Who can make the Ocean fuller, which hath in it the fullness of all waters? All that we can give to God is not so much an increase to him, as a drop of the Bucket is to the whole Ocean. Who can make the Sun b ighter? all we do to, or for God, is not so much as a Candle to the Sun. What can he receive, who hath all things in himself? God is infinitely full, therefore there is no giving to him, nor receiving by him at our hands. That word which is one of the Titles of God holds forth as much, he is Elshaddi, that is, A God every way full, every way sufficient, he is all-sufficient for us, and he is Self-sufficient.