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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 11-12
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I answer by distinguishing of pleasure; pleasures are of two sorts. First, lawful and honest delights; of such we read (Gen. 49.20.) where dying Jacob blessing of Asher saith,1 He shall yield royal dainties, or pleasures for a King; meaning, he shall give, not only honest, but honourable pleasures and contentments, such as befit Kings. Secondly, There are unlawful and dishonest pleasures, which the Apostle calleth (Heb. 11.25.) the pleasures of sin for a season. A woe will be their portion who live in such pleasures. Go to now ye rich men, weep and howl (saith the Apostle James, Chap. 5.1.) why so? among other Reasons this is given for one (vers. 5.) Ye have lived in pleasure, wantonizing, and gluttonizing, and Epicurizing: in such base pleasures you have lived, therefore woe to you. To live in sinful or unlawful pleasures is death and misery, or a life worse than death; but to live a life of lawful and honest pleasure is a mercy, the mercy here promised, and the very life of our lives.
I answer by distinguishing of pleasure; pleasures are of two sorts. First, lawful and honest delights; of such we read (Gen. 49.20.) where dying Jacob blessing of Asher saith,1 He shall yield royal dainties, or pleasures for a King; meaning, he shall give, not only honest, but honourable pleasures and contentments, such as befit Kings. Secondly, There are unlawful and dishonest pleasures, which the Apostle calleth (Heb. 11.25.) the pleasures of sin for a season. A wo will be their portion who live in such pleasures. Go to now ye rich men, weep and howl (saith the Apostle James, Chap. 5.1.) why so? among other Reasons this is given for one (vers. 5.) Ye have lived in pleasure, wantonizing, and gluttonizing, and Epicurizing: in such base pleasures you have lived, therefore wo to you. To live in sinful or unlawful pleasures is death and misery, or a life worse than death; but to live a life of lawful and honest pleasure is a mercy, the mercy here promised, and the very life of our lives.