A81199:1298
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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And this not only fruit for once in a year, or one year, but they still bring forth fruit, and that not only in the years of their youth, or beginnings in grace, but in old age, and that not only in the entrance of that state which is called old age, threescore years, but that which the Scripture calls the perfection of old age, threescore years and ten, as the learned Hebrews observe upon the word used in the Psalm. What a divine climax doth the Spirit of God make in this Scripture, to show that the godly man, as to his state, is so far from declining, that he is still climbing higher and higher? And if any shall ask how comes it to pass then, that some godly men are observed not only by themselves, but by others, to decline often in and sometimes from the ways of God?
And this not onely fruit for once in a yeare, or one yeare, but they still bring forth fruit, and that not onely in the yeares of their youth, or beginnings in grace, but in old age, and that not only in the entrance of that state which is called old age, threescore yeares, but that which the Scripture calls the perfection of old age, threescore yeares and ten, as the learned Hebrewes observe upon the word used in the Psalme. What a divine climax doth the Spirit of God make in this Scripture, to shew that the godly man, as to his state, is so farre from declining, that he is still climbing higher and higher? And if any shall aske how comes it to passe then, that some godly men are observed not onely by themselves, but by others, to decline often in and sometimes from the wayes of God?
I answer, these declinings may be assigned to several Causes.
I answer, these declinings may be assigned to severall Causes.
First, To the power of some Corruption remaining much unmortified in them; as in a garden when the weeds grow high, the good herbs decline; And as in a field, when the weeds are strong, the corn is weak; so it is here; the prevailing or growing of Corruption, is the declining of Grace in degree, and by reason of it, some (for a time) decline from the way.