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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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Hence Note; The wiles and policies of hypocrites will avail them nothing;
Hence Note; The wiles and policies of hypocrites will availe them nothing;
They shall not avoid wrath, do what they can; the Lord will find them out. The Apostle saith (Gal. 6.7.) God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap; for he that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Let hypocrites in heart sow as cunningly as they can, though they seem to sow only good seed, yet they shall reap bad fruit, because they sowed with a bad heart. Hypocrites may deceive men, and heap up their favours to themselves, but they cannot deceive God, who knows their hearts, and will therefore consume them in his wrath, which they have heaped up to themselves.
They shall not avoyd wrath, do what they can; the Lord will find them out. The Apostle saith (Gal. 6.7.) God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap; for he that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Let hypocrites in heart sow as cunningly as they can, though they seem to sow only good seed, yet they shall reap bad fruit, because they sowed with a bad heart. Hypocrites may deceive men, and heap up their favours to themselves, but they cannot deceive God, who knows their hearts, and will therefore consume them in his wrath, which they have heaped up to themselves.
Thirdly, Elihu puts it upon hypocrites in heart to be at this work of heaping up wrath. All impenitent sinners do it, but he puts it upon them especially. All sinners, open professed sinners, that sin and hide it not, that throw up even the very name and profession of Religion, these all heap up wrath; yet they heap up most, and are here spoken of, as the only helpers up of wrath, who are hypocrites in heart.