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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…
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.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
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1Again, as fear is taken Actively for Religion, or for holiness, the sense may be given thus, in pursuance of the fourth signification of the word Reprove, before explained, When God comes to judge thee, or when he declares what thou art, he will not look to thy fear only, to thy profession of Religion, and holiness, and over-look or wink at thy sins; and therefore he presently subjoins, Is not thy wickedness great? Hereby arguing, that no mans piety is so perfect, that thereby he can be accounted just or righteous in the sight of God, or that a mans profession, yea and practice of Religion is of no value, either to escape the punishment of his sin, or to deserve a reward at the hands of God. Some expound that (Psal. 50.8.) in a parallel sense to this, the Original word being the ⟨p. 29⟩same. I will not reprove thee for thy Sacrifices (which is the same with Fear in the Text, according to this Interpretation, being put for all outward worship or religiousness) or for thy burnt-offerings continually before me; For those words, to have been, which our Translators supply, may be left out, and the sense remain perfect: Or if those words be continued, then the negative particle not, is (as in many Scriptures it is) to be reassumed out of the first part of the Verse, and the whole read thus, I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, or for thy Burnt-offerings not to have been continually before me. That is, I will not charge thee with a neglect of outward duty or worship, the inward and spiritual (of which he speaks, ver. 14.2) being that which is most pleasing unto me. Now as to the paralleling of this place in the Psalms, with the sense of Job's Text now under hand, we must read them thus, I will not judge thee for thy Sacrifices, that is, when I determine concerning thy righteousness, I will not do it by having an eye to or respecting thy Sacrifices, thy religious course and exercise of holiness, though thou hast bin much yea even continually conversant in them; I shall only argue and declare thee righteous as thou trustest in me and by Faith takest hold of my Covenant. Thus as the Lord is conceived saying in the Psalm, I will not judge or declare thee righteous for thy Sacrifices, so here Eliphaz, will he (that is certainly he will not) judge or declare thee righteous for thy fear?