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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 13-18
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Thirdly, the Ostrich hath feathers, but cannot fly; the Ostrich spreads her wings as if she would fly aloft, yet cannot make a lofty flight; she raiseth her self no higher above the earth, than a man may hop or leap; her body or earthly part is so ponderous, that her wings cannot raise her far into the air, much less bear her up long there. It is so with the Hypocrite, he hath wings, and he seems to spread them, as if he had strong desire, and great designs heaven-wards; he would make you believe he is both from and for above, yet he cannot get off the earth; he is ⟨p. 397⟩an earthly minded man, as the Apostle speaks of such,1 though as to an outward profession, and some formal actions, he seems to soar aloft, and live above the world, yet he ever drives an earthly trade, and hath some base carnal aim or other, in his highest services. The earth is every natural mans centre, and therefore though (as any heavy body, a stone or clod of clay) he may be forced upward, yet when that impression is spent, he falls down again to earthly things, which only are connatural to him.
Thirdly, the Ostrich hath feathers, but cannot flie; the Ostrich spreads her wings as if she would flie aloft, yet cannot make a lofty flight; she raiseth her self no higher above the earth, than a man may hop or leap; her body or earthly part is so ponderous, that her wings cannot raise her far into the air, much less bear her up long there. It is so with the Hypocrite, he hath wings, and he seems to spread them, as if he had strong desire, and great designes heaven-wards; he would make you believe he is both from and for above, yet he cannot get off the earth; he is ⟨p. 397⟩an earthly minded man, as the Apostle speaks of such,1 though as to an outward profession, and some formal actions, he seems to soar aloft, and live above the world, yet he ever drives an earthly trade, and hath some base carnal aime or other, in his highest services. The earth is every natural mans center, and therefore though (as any heavy body, a stone or clod of clay) he may be forced upward, yet when that impression is spent, he falls down again to earthly things, which only are connatural to him.