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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 37 › Verses 19-20
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Fourthly, By reason of this darkness, it must needs be, that he cannot see what he hath done against the commandment, his sins of commission, nor what he hath neglected to do according to the commandment, his sins of Omission.
Fourthly, By reason of this darkness, it must needs be, that he cannot see what he hath done against the commandment, his sins of commission, nor what he hath neglected to do acco•ding to the commandment, his sins of Omission.
Fifthly, If so, he canno• see what he ought to repent of▪ and turn from. Some repent not of that which •hey see to b•••• but no man can repent of that, in particular, which he see […] be evil. I grant every godly man makes it his daily work, to repent of his unknown sins, as well as of those which he know. (Psal. 19.12.) Who can understand his errors? that is, all the errors, wanderings and mistakes of his life; and therefore David prayed in the close of the verse, cleanse thou me from secrets faults, that is, from those faults and sailings which are secrets to m•, or which I know not of. But though a man may truly repent of […] unknown sins, yet no man repents of sin, who doth not know sin.
Fifthly, If so, he canno• see what he ought to repent of▪ and turn from. Some repent not of that which •hey see to b•••• but no man can repent of that, in particula•, which he see 〈…〉 be evill. I grant every godly man makes it his dayly work, to epent of his unknown sins, as well as of those which he know. (