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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 › Verse 14
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Further, Elihu concluded Job very much affected with, or highly conceited of himself, because he pleaded his own innocency or integrity so much, and was so desirous to come to a hearing, and have his matter tried before God; and therefore saith he, Judge thy self.
Further, Elihu concluded Job very much affected with, or highly conceited of himself, because he pleaded his own innocency or integrity so much, and was so desirous to come to a hearing, and have his matter tryed before God; and therefore saith he, Judge thy self.
Hence Note; Self-judging will keep us from proud or high thoughts of our selves, of our own ways or works, how good soever they are.
Hence Note; Self-judging will keep us from proud or high thoughts of our selves, of our own wayes or works, how good soever they are.
Suppose our ways and our works pure and good, as Jobs indeed were for the main, (he was a man of the highest elevation in holiness and of greatest integrity) yet if we would thoroughly examine and judge our selves, consider our short comings in duty, our sinnings against duty, and the sins that cleave to our best duties, we should find our very innocency to be guilty, and our righteousness to be unrighteous; and surely such a discovery would lay us very low in our own thoughts, and go very far towards the subduing of that pride of our hearts, which often ariseth from the contemplation of our own well-doing.
Suppose our wayes and our works pure and good, as Jobs indeed were for the maine, (he was a man of the highest elevation in holiness and of greatest integrity) yet if we would thoroughly examine and judge our selves, consider our short comings in duty, our sinnings against duty, and the sins that cleave to our best duties, we should find our very innocency to be guilty, and our righteousness to be unrighteous; and surely such a discovery would lay us very low in our own thoughts, and go very far towards the subduing of that pride of our hearts, which often ariseth from the contemplation of our own wel-doing.