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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 36 › Verses 1-4
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These words contain the ground, purpose, or design of Elihu in this whole discourse, which was to maintain the righteousness of God; I (saith he) will ascribe (the Hebrew strictly is give) righteousness to my Maker; here's a very great undertaking,1 to give righteousness to God; God gives and imputes righteousness to us; 'Tis the sum of the Gospel, that God imputes or ascribes righteousness to sinners: Now as God in a Gospel sense, gives righteousness to us, both the righteousness of justification, which is lodged in the person of Christ, and the righteousness of sanctification, which is lodged in our own persons, though the spring and principle of that also be in Christ still; so we must give righteousness to God; that is, both believe and declare or publish to all the world, that God is just, and give him the praise of his justice, which is the best and noblest work we can do on Gods behalf in this world. There are two most excellent works, which indeed contain all our work in this world.
These words contain the ground, purpose, or designe of Elihu in this whole discourse, which was to maintain the righteousness of God; I (saith he) will ascribe (the Hebrew strictly is give) righteousness to my Maker; here's a very great undertaking,1 to give righteousness to God; God gives and imputes righteousness to us; 'Tis the summe of the Gospel, that God imputes or ascribes righteousness to sinners: Now as God in a Gospel sense, gives righteousness to us, both the righteousness of justification, which is lodged in the person of Christ, and the righteousness of sanctification, which is lodged in our own persons, though the spring and principle of that also be in Christ still; so we must give righteousness to God; that is, both believe and declare or publish to all the world, that God is just, and give him the praise of his justice, which is the best and noblest work we can do on Gods behalf in this world. There are two most excellent works, which indeed contain all our work in this world.
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