A81199:1293
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.
The chief object of her love was the same, but her actings were not the same. The streams of her affection did not run into another channel, but they were fallen and ebbed in their former channel. 'Tis sad, when Saints decline thus; we should keep up to the same height, to the same heat, to the same degree of love without declining, we should not only run at first setting out, but continue running, or as the Apostle speaks (Heb. 12.1.) Run with patience, that is, run constantly, or with perseverance, the race that is set before us. They that run in a worldly race, the nearer they come to the Goal, the faster they run, and the more they strive; so should we in our holy race; we should still be growing and increasing with the increase of God. A Saint should be thankful for the least degree, but he should not sit down in the greatest degree he hath already attained unto. And though some who have grace do not actually reach after more, yet they who say they have enough, or need no more, give too clear an evidence against themselves, that they have none at all. As the higher degrees of grace (under a temptation or desertion) may be unthriving and unstriving after perfection, so the lowest degree of saving grace is (in its own nature) thriving and striving after more perfection. He that believes, truly, would believe more, and he that loves truly, would love more and more, till his love become a vehement flame, so vehement a flame that many waters shall not be able to quench it, nor the floods (of trouble and persecution from the world) drown it.
The chiefe object of her love was the same, but her actings were not the same. The streames of her affection did not run into another channel, but they were fallen and ebb'd in their former channel. 'Tis sad, when Saints decline thus; we should keepe up to the same height, to the same heate, to the same degree of love without declineing, we should not onely run at first setting out, but continue running, or as the Apostle speakes (Heb. 12.1.) Run with patience, that is, run constantly, or with perseverance, the race that is set before us. They that run in a worldly race, the neerer they come to the Goale, the faster they run, and the more they strive; so should we in our holy race; we should still be growing and encreasing with the encrease of God. A Saint should be thankfull for the least degree, but he should not sit downe in the greatest degree he hath already attained unto. And though some who have grace doe not actually reach after more, yet they who say they have enough, or need no more, give too cleare an evidence against themselves, that they have none at all. As the higher degrees of grace (under a temptation or desertion) may be unthriving and unstriving after perfection, so the lowest degree of saving grace is (in its owne nature) thriving and striving after more perfection. He that beleeves, truely, would beleeve more, and he that loves truely, would love more and more, till his love become a vehement flame, so vehement a flame that many waters shall not be able to quench it, nor the floods (of trouble and persecution from the world) drowne it.