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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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Hence note.

:1253p. 386

A sincere heart is willing to be tried.

A sincere heart is willing to be tryed.

:1254p. 386–387

'Tis a great part of the work of a godly man to try himself and his works, and it is one of his greatest wishes, that God would try him, and his works. They who are sincere are much in trying themselves; Let us search and try our ways (say they) and turn again unto the Lord. And they who are much in self trial and Examination, are willing to be tried and examined both by God and man; sure enough, They that try themselves much, are not afraid of the trial of man, no nor of the trial of God. If we compare the first verse of the 139th Psalm with the 23•, we shall see what an answer there is in them as to this point. At the first verse David saith, O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me: at the 23 verse he prays; Search me O God, and know my heart; why did David pray thus to God; Search me and know my heart? having said before, Thou hast searched me and known me. Seeing David knew that God had searched him, what needed he to pray that God would search him? why did he beg God to do that which he had done already? The answer is at hand. David was a diligent self-searcher, and therefore he was so willing to be searched, yea he delighted to be searched, by God; and that not (as was said) because himself had done it already, but also because he knew God could do it better. He knew by his own search, that he did not live in any way of wickedness against his knowledge, and yet he knew there might be some way of wickedness in him that he knew not of. And therefore he doth not only say, Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts; but he adds (ver. 24.) see if there be any wicked way (or any way of pain and grief) in me. (The same word signifies ⟨p. 387⟩

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