A81199:1296
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.
Again, Declining or turning to the left hand, implieth a sin in defect, when we do less then God commands, when we shorten, and straiten the will of God in our obedience to it. Every natural man thinks a little much, yea he thinks much to do a little; and may therefore be said to turn to the left hand, because that is the unworking hand, or the hand which doth the least work. A natural man either makes the Law of God void by doing that which is against it, or he lets it lie void by not doing it, and would be glad that this talent committed to him might for ever be wrapped up in a napkin, or be buried in the earth. Both these turnings, whether to the right hand, or to the left, are evil. The way of holiness, the good way lieth straight forward, right on; It hath no turning either to the right hand, nor to the left. All the ways of sin are called crooked ways, and they are our own ways. (Psal. 125.5.) As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. The Psalmist calls them, Their crooked ways; that is, ways of their own devising; whereas the way of holiness is the Lords way. To exceed or to do more, to be deficient or to do less then God requires, both these are crooked ways; the way of the Lord lies straight forward, right before us. (Pro. 28.18.) Who so walketh uprightly shall be saved, but he that is perverse (or crooked) in his ways shall fall at once. The motion of a godly man is like that of the kine that carried the Ark (1 Sam. 6.12.) Who took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the high way, lowing as they went, and they turned not aside to the right hand, or to the left.
Againe, Declining or turning to the left hand, implyeth a sinne in defect, when we doe lesse then God commands, when we shorten, and streighten the will of God in our obedience to it. Every naturall man thinkes a little much, yea he thinkes much to doe a little; and may therefore be sayd to turne to the left hand, because that is the unworking hand, or the hand which doth the least work. A natural man eyther makes the Law of God voyd by doing that which is against it, or he lets it lie voyd by not doing it, and would be glad that this talent committed to him might for ever be wrapt up in a napkin, or be buryed in the earth. Both these turnings, whether to the right hand, or to the left, are evill. The way of holines, the good way lieth streight forward, right on; It hath no turning either to the right hand, nor to the left. All the wayes of sinne are called crooked wayes, and they are our owne wayes. (