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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666
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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 39 › Verse 9-12
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First, Some have a will to do more than they have strength to do; they have a will to do more in ordinary work, than they have strength to do, and they have a will to do more in extraordinary work & duty, than they have strength and ability to do. The Apostle speaking of the labour of love or charity, in the ministration of the good things of this life, to those that stand in ⟨p. 371⟩need, thus commendeth the Macedonians (2 Cor. 8.5.) For to their power, I bear them record, and beyond their power, they were willing, &c. He meaneth, not the power of their bodies, but of their purses and estates. Some are willing beyond the power of their estates, to relieve the necessities of others; and some are willing beyond the power of their bodies, to labour not only for the supply of their own necessities, but in any public service. To have a will to labour according to our strength for labour, showeth an honest heart; but to have a will to labour beyond our strength for labour, showeth an Heroic heart. But
First, Some have a will to do more than they have strength to do; they have a will to do more in ordinary work, than they have strength to do, and they have a will to do more in extraordinary work & duty, than they have strength and ability to do. The Apostle speaking of the labour of love or charity, in the ministration of the good things of this life, to those that stand in ⟨p. 371⟩need, thus commendeth the Macedonians (2 Cor. 8.5.) For to their power, I bear them record, and beyond their power, they were willing, &c. He meaneth, not the power of their bodies, but of their purses and estates. Some are willing beyond the power of their estates, to relieve the necessities of others; and some are willing beyond the power of their bodies, to labour not only for the supply of their own necessities, but in any publick service. To have a will to labour according to our strength for labour, sheweth an honest heart; but to have a will to labour beyond our strength for labour, sheweth an Heroick heart. But