A81199:1122
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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Thirdly, The Lord puts strength into his people to mortify corruption, he gives us not only power against, but power over our lusts. Fleshly lusts and corruptions are strong, and if we have not strength from Christ to subdue and conquer them, they will be too hard for us, and foil us. We are easily and presently foiled, by pride, by covetousness, by wrath, by envy, all these passions and lusts will trample us under their feet in the dirt of all sinfulness and pollution both of flesh and spirit, unless we receive power from on high to subdue and mortify them. (Rom. 8.13.) If ye through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live; that is, ye shall live comfortably, holily, and eternally. The deeds of the body, that is, sinful deeds, and the root of them sinful lusts, count all weapons (as Leviathan doth spears and swords) but straw and stubble, rather to be laughed at then feared, except only the weapons or power of the Spirit. And when once we take our lusts to task with the weapons of the Spirit, they presently fall and dye before us. The Spirit is the strength of God in us for the mortification of Corruption.
Thirdly, The Lord puts strength into his people to mortifie corruption, he gives us not onely power against, but power over our lusts. Fleshly lusts and corruptions are strong, and if we have not strength from Christ to subdue and conquer them, they will be too hard for us, and foyle us. We are easily and presently foiled, by pride, by covetousnesse, by wrath, by envie, all these passions and lusts will trample us under their feete in the dirt of all sinfullnesse and pollution both of flesh and spirit, unlesse we receive power from on high to subdue and mortifie them. (Rom. 8.13.) If ye through the Spirit mortifie the deeds of the body, ye shall live; that is, ye shall live comfortably, holyly, and eternally. The deeds of the body, that is, sinfull deeds, and the roote of them sinfull lusts, count all weapons (as Leviathan doth speares and swords) but straw and stubble, rather to be laughed at then feared, except onely the weapons or power of the Spirit. And when once we take our lusts to taske with the weapons of the Spirit, they presently fall and dye before us. The Spirit is the strength of God in us for the mortification of Corruption.