A81199:1227
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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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.
First, The hypocrite endeavours to hide and put his ways out of the sight of God, as much as he can; As he hath not the light of Gods countenance, or of his favour shining upon him, so he desires not to have the light of his knowledge shining into him. (Isa. 29.15.) the Prophet describes some seeking deep to hide their Counsels from the Lord, and their works are in the dark (both in natural and moral darkness) and they say, who seeth us, and who knoweth us? The endeavour of the hypocrite is that he may be hid. And
First, The hypocrite endeavours to hide and put his wayes out of the sight of God, as much as he can; As he hath not the light of Gods countenance, or of his favour shining upon him, so he desires not to have the light of his knowledge shining into him. (Isa. 29.15.) the Prophet describes some seeking deep to hide their Councels from the Lord, and their workes are in the darke (both in natural and moral darknes) and they say, who seeth us, and who knoweth us? The endeavour of the hypocrite is that he may be hid. And
Secondly, He cries alls hid; as it is his endeavour, that God should not, so it is his hope that God doth not know his ways, much less his heart; He is often sure that men do neither see nor know, & he always presumes that God doth not; and therefore as one out of doubt he puts his doubts, who seeth? and who knoweth? Though flashes of fear come in upon him, sometimes, yet he flatters himself with presumptuous hopes and false persuasions, that God knows him not, sees him not, and that his dark way shall never be discovered; and as in that place of the Prophet, they speak indefinitely, thereby inferring that God doth not see them; so we have them in the Psalm speaking directly that God shall not. (Psal. 94.5, 6, 7.) They break in pieces thy people O Lord, and slay the widow and stranger, and murder the fatherless; yet they say, the Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it; As if they had said, though God should set himself to search us out, and would never so fain see what we are doing, yet he shall not. We will carry it so closely and cunningly, that the eye of God shall not reach us. Their works were so foul and bloody, that the Sun might be ashamed to look upon them, and they were so close that they believed God could not look upon them, or bring them to shame for them.