An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…

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Author: Joseph Caryl

An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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Secondly, God is Omniscient; there are many wise Judges, ⟨p. 330⟩but no Omniscient Judges in the world. Princes are said to have long hands, and very clear eyes, they can reach far, and see far, but they cannot see all; but God is able to Judge the secrets of all hearts, for he sees all secrets, and knows what man cannot. For that reason a godly man loves the Judgement of God, because he knows his heart; And for the same reason wicked men, hypocrites especially, are afraid of the Judgement of God: they know if their outward actions should come to be scanned, much more if their hearts should be turned outward, it must needs go ill with them. Most hypocrites carry it fair only for a while before the world, they at last discover themselves, the disease breaks out at their fingers ends, or at their tongues end; Their words or works discover the rottenness of their hearts, and the formality of their profession. But some hypocrites carry it fair to the world all their days, and fear not the Judgement of men, yet even then a thought of the Judgement of God is dreadful to them, whereas the Saints, even all who are sincere, desire God to Judge them; for indeed their hearts are better then their ways, and their affections then their actions, and they know that God discerns with what heart and spirit every thing is done, as well as what is done. He doth not Judge by appearances (as we ought not, Joh. 7.24.) and therefore his is a righteous Judgement. God doth not judge things as they appear, but as they are, unless they are as they appear, and whatsoever their appearance is, he can judge them as they are. He can judge by discerning what is in the deep, and follow a matter to the very spring of it; therefore I'll go to God (saith the upright heart) my desire is that he should Judge my cause.

Secondly, God is Omniscient; there are many wise Judges, ⟨p. 330⟩but no Omniscient Judges in the world. Princes are said to have long hands, and very cleare eyes, they can reach farre, and see farre, but they cannot see all; but God is able to Judge the secrets of all hearts, for he sees all secrets, and knowes what man cannot. For that reason a godly man loves the Judgement of God, because he knowes his heart; And for the same reason wicked men, hypocrites especially, are afraid of the Judgement of God: they know if their outward actons should come to be scan'd, much more if their hearts should be turn'd outward, it must needs goe ill with them. Most hypocrites carry it faire onely for a while before the world, they at last discover themselves, the disease breaks out at their fingers ends, or at their tongues end; Their words or works discover the rottennes of their hearts, and the formality of their profession. But some hypocrites carry it fayre to the world all their dayes, and feare not the Judgement of men, yet even then a thought of the Judgement of God is dreadfull to them, whereas the Saints, even all who are sincere, desire God to Judge them; for indeed their hearts are better then their wayes, and their affections then their actions, and they know that God discernes with what heart and spirit every thing is done, as well as what is done. He doth not Judge by appearances (as we ought not,

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