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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 13-14
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Secondly, Rather the wrath heaped up, is the wrath of God, which is the most dreadful thing in the world; and so these words may be expounded by those of the Apostle to an impenitent sinner (Rom. 2.4, 5.) Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance: But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. To heap up wrath, and, to treasure up wrath, are the same. The abusers of the patience and long-suffering of God, are treasuring up wrath against themselves from day to day; and so do the hypocrites in heart, They heap up wrath.
Secondly, Rather the wrath heaped up, is the wrath of God, which is the most dreadfull thing in the world; and so these words may be expounded by those of the Apostle to an impenitent sinner (Rom. 2.4, 5.) Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance: But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. To heap up wrath, and, to treasure up wrath, are the same. The abusers of the patience and long-suffering of God, are treasuring up wrath against themselves from day to day; and so do the hypocrites in heart, They heap up wrath.
Hence Note, First, The wicked or hypocrites in heart, grow more wicked while the hand of God, his afflicting hand, is upon them.
The more they are under the rod, the more they rebel. I ground it upon this; If they did not heap up sin, they should not heap up wrath; were they not more vile & wicked under their affliction, there would not be more anger against them. It was said of those that would have brought in the captives (which was a very oppressing purpose, (