A81199:1119
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, Observe; God himself puts strength into humbled sinners, that they may stand before him. ⟨p. 346⟩As he knows what strength such need, so he gives them the strength they need; He will put strength in me, maybe the confidence of any soul in Jobs case. We are not able to stand before God under the burden of our corruptions, nor yet are we able to walk before him under the burden of our duties, unless himself be pleased to administer strength to us. And surely if we have cause even to glory in our infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon us (2 Cor. 12.9.) then much more have we cause to glory in the power of Christ, when we find so many infirmities resting in us. The Prophet saw this fully while he said (Isa. 45.24.) Surely shall one say in the Lord have I righteousness and strength, even to him shall men come, in the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory. That we have strength in and from the Lord, is to us a ground of holy Glorying as well as that we have righteousness in him. For though to be justified be a higher favour then to be strengthened, yet unless we were strengthened, as we could not take in the comfort of our Justification freely, so neither could we give God the glory of it so fully as we ought. And as it is the joy of believers that God will put strength into them when they are humbled under the greatest weaknesses, so that their strength is still in him. For God doth not so put it into us, as to put that strength out of himself. The strength which God puts into us is a strength still residing in himself. The strength which we have received, as well as that which we have not yet received, is still in the hand of God. And from his hand we shall receive renewals of strength for all our needs and purposes. Take five instances in special.
Secondly, Observe; God himselfe puts strength into humbled sinners, that they may stand before him. ⟨p. 346⟩As he knows what strength such need, so he gives them the streng•h they need; He will put strength in me, maybe the confidence of any soule in Jobs case. We are not able to stand before God under the burden of our corruptions, nor yet are we able to walke before him under the burden of our duties, unlesse himselfe be pleased to administer strength to us. And surely if we have cause even to glory in our infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon us (