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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 23-24
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Secondly, It may be said, God will not afflict, because he never afflicteth without a just cause; his unlimited power never ⟨p. 632⟩tempts him, nor doth any passion transport him to a desire of taking undue revenge upon any; he hath plenty of Justice, and therefore cannot afflict, but when he sees great reason for it. Did not our sin call for our affliction, were there not some great provocation on our part, or some profit to come to us by it, we should never hear of, nor feel his rod. The Apostle saith (Heb. 12.9, 10.) We have had Fathers of our flesh, who for a few days chastened us after the•r own pleasure, they to ease themselves, have put us to pain, but the Lord doth it for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. There is just cause we should be afflicted, when we provoke God by sin, or when he would purge us from our sin, or make us more holy. And as it may be said, God will not afflict, because he doth not afflict us but when there is cause for it, so
Secondly, It may be said, God will not afflict, because he never afflicteth without a just cause; his unlimited power never ⟨p. 632⟩tempts him, nor doth any passion transport him to a desire of taking undue revenge upon any; he hath plenty of Justice, and therefore cannot afflict, but when he sees great reason for it. Did not our sin call for our affliction, were there not some great p•ovocation on our part, or some profit to come to us by it, we should never hear of, nor feel his rod. The Apostle saith (Heb. 12.9, 10.) We have had Fathers of our flesh, who for a few dayes chastened us after the•r own pleasure, they to ease themselve•, have put us to pain, but the Lord doth it for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. There is just cause we should be afflicted, when we provoke God by sin, or when he would purge us from our sin, or make us more holy. And as it may be said, God will not afflict, because he doth not afflict us but when there is cause for it, so