A81199:1217
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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And seeing God knows all the ways which man takes; let no man go about to hide his ways from God; 'Tis vain to hide any thing from him, who sees all that is hidden. He that comes before a Judge that knows what he hath done, and is able to prove it, why should he deny it? The heart of a natural man is not more busied about any thing then in making veils for his sin; the first thing that man did after he had sinned was, to make such a veil. As all men have sinned after the similitude of Adams transgression, so they cover their transgressions according to the similitude of his covering. The Holy Ghost (Psal. 32.1.) calleth them blessed whose sins are covered, but it is with a covering of Gods providing, not of their own; woe to those whose sins are hid by a covering of their own providing; God hath given us his Son our Lord Jesus Christ in his righteousness, for our covering; while our sins are so covered blessed are we, but if we cover them with a covering of our own, God will lay them open for ever to our shame. Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, (Isa. 30.1.) that take counsel but not of me, and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin unto sin; if we cover our sins with any thing but the righteousness of Christ, we cover them with a sin, not only because all our righteousness (which is the best thing of our own that we have to cover them with) is sinful, but because the very act of covering them so is a sin; and therefore in so doing, what do we but add sin unto sin? And if to cover our sins with our own righteousness be a sin, how do we heap sin upon sin while we cover it (as many endeavour to do) with our denials, dissemblings and excuses?
And seing God knowes all the wayes which man takes; let no man goe about to hide his wayes from God; 'Tis vaine to hide any thing from him, who sees all that is hidden. He that comes before a Judge that knowes what he hath done, and is able to prove it, why should he deny it? The heart of a naturall man is not more busied about any thing then in making veiles for his sin; the first thing that man did after he had sin'd was, to make such a veile. As all men have sinned after the similitude of Adams transgression, so they cover their transgressions according to the similitude of his covering. The Holy Ghost (Psal. 32.1.) calleth them blessed whose sins are covered, but it is with a covering of Gods provideing, not of their owne; woe to those whose sinnes are hid by a covering of their owne provideing; God hath given us his Son our Lord Jesus Christ in his righteousnesse, for our covering; while our sins are so covered blessed are we, but if we cover them with a covering of our owne, God will lay them open for ever to our shame. Wo to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, (