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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 › Verses 1-3
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nor could I spell their meaning, nor make out the sense of them, Until I went into the Sanctuary of God, then understood I their end; the woeful Catastrophe, the miserable end of wicked-men, their slippery standing, and their sudden falling, as both are described (v. 18, 19, 20.) Then also I understood the blessedness of a godly mans estate, both now and for ever, in having God his guide and his portion ⟨p. 19⟩(v. 24, 25, 26.) then I understood what profit and advantage comes by cleansing our selves from sin, though to the eye it appear not, yea though all appearances speak the contrary. To be cleansed from, or to remove sin is profitable and advantageous:
nor could I spel their meaning, nor make out the sense of them, Ʋntill I went into the Sanctuary of God, then understood I their end; the woful Catastrophe, the miserable end of wicked-men, their slippery standing, and their sudden falling, as both are described (v. 18, 19, 20.) Then also I understood the blessedness of a godly mans estate, both now and for ever, in having God his guide and his portion ⟨p. 19⟩(v. 24, 25, 26.) then I understood what profit and advantage comes by cleansing our selves from sin, though to the eye it appeare not, yea though all appearances speak the contrary. To be cleansed from, or to remove sin is profitable and advantagious:
First, As to the removal of Judgement. When we begin cleansing work, the Lord usually makes an end of afflicting work. For as one great end of sending affliction, is to cleanse us from sin, (Isa. 27.9.) By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit, to take away his sin; so our being clean•ed from sin is usually the end of our afflictions. When we are cleansed from sin, we are troubled no more, we smart no more: speak then, Is it no profit to be cleansed from sin, when so many, not only persons, but Nations have been ruined, because not cleansed from sin? God gave his own people cleanness of teeth, (