A81199:1224
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, This assures him that God will give testimony to his integrity, and bear his witness (when most seasonable) to his righteous works. Though men will not give him Testimony, yet God who knows his ways will; God will not do less for a good man then a good Conscience will; For as an evil Conscience will accuse, so a good Conscience will excuse. (Rom. 2.15.) Their Consciences in the mean time accusing or excusing one another. Conscience knows our ways, and therefore Conscience gives Testimony against them that do evil, and Conscience will give Testimony with those that do well: let all the world clamour against them, Conscience will not, because Conscience knows the way that a man takes. Much more then will God Testify for that man whose way is good; and how sweet is this! 'Tis sweet and satisfying to a gracious soul to do good, but when God himself shall testify for a gracious soul, that he hath done good, this is much more sweet and satisfying. (1 Joh. 3.20, 21.) If our heart (or Conscience) condemn us, he is greater then our heart (or Conscience) and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us ⟨p. 376⟩not, then have we confidence toward God: even this confidence, that God will not only not condemn us, but acquit us, yea and testify for us; And as it is worse to be condemned by God then by Conscience, so it is better and sweete• to be acquitted by God then by our own Conscience, when once our Consciences are acquainted with his acquittal of us and testimony for us. Yea, there is this further Comfort in it, that for as much as our ways are known to God, he will give testimony of them to others, as well as to our own Consciences. The world shall know what our ways are one time or other, as well as God knows them now: they who are most prejudiced against them, and draw the blackest lines over them, shall one day be made to know, that they did not know the beauty of them. And this God will do; either
Thirdly, This assures him that God will give testimony to his integrity, and beare his witnes (when most seasonable) to his righteous workes. Though men will not give him Testimony, yet God who knowes his wayes will; God will not doe lesse for a good man then a good Conscience will; For as an evill Conscience will accuse, so a good Conscience will excuse. (