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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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Secondly, If ignorance be darkness, and that an uncertain, a dangerous and an uncomfortable condition, then we should use and improve all the means we can, or, within our compass, •o• the curing of our own souls and others of this evil; how should th•y that are in a state of ignorance desire knowledge! The great end of sending the ministry of the Gospel to any people, is to op•n their eyes, and turn them from this darkness to light (Acts •.18.) Christ saith to the Church of Laodicea, in that c•• ( ••v. 3.18.) I counsel thee to anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, th thou mayest see; that is, use those means that are proper fo• […] gaining of true knowledge in the things of God. Thou pre •• st to have knowledge, but thy darkness is more than thy light, and thy ignorance more than thy knowledge; therefore I coun•el thee to buy of me eye-salve, that thou mayest see.
Secondly, If ignorance be darkness, and that an uncertain, a dangerous and an uncomfortable condition, then we should use and improve all the means we can, or, within our comp•ss, •o• the curing of our own souls and others of this evil; how should th•y that are in a state of ignorance desire knowledge! The great end of sending the ministry of the Gospel to any peopl•, is to op•n their eyes, and turn them from this darkness to light (Acts •.18.) Christ saith to the Church of Laodicea, in that c•• ( ••v. 3.18.) I counsel thee to anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, th thou mayest see; that is, use those means that are proper fo gaining of true knowledge in the things of God. Thou pre st to have knowledge, but thy darkness is more than thy ligh, and thy ignorance more than thy knowledge; therefore I counel thee to buy of me eye-salve, that thou mayest see.