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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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Observe.
The word of God is the only rule of life.
The word of God is the onely rule of life.
And in this point the word or commandment of God is to be taken in a double opposition; first, to our own devises and rules; secondly, to the devises and rules of other men; man must not prescribe to himself, nor may we receive the prescriptions of men, to order our practise by. God is the only Law-giver, and we must receive the Law from his mouth. He that will please God, must shut all his own imaginations out of doors, and have nothing to do with them; 'Tis not what man hath a mind to do, but what the mind of God is he should do, that pleaseth him, or is either a worship or a service acceptable to him. We never dishonour God more then when we take upon us to serve him our own way, and leaving his rule make a rule for our selves. Such a serving of God is rebellion against him; as was told Saul by the Prophet (1 Sam. 15.22.) Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings, and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord. Saul thought he had done very well when he saved the sheep and oxen for sacrifice; But he was told, that to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken then the fat of Rams. God had commanded burnt ⟨p. 406⟩offerings, and sacrifice, but he had no delight in them when his own voice was not obeyed, or when they were offered, either beside or against his command. (Luk. 16.15.) That which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination to the Lord: His thoughts are not our thoughts, either in the doing of what is good, or in the pardoning of what is sinful. As man is apt to think, that God will not pardon what he hath done sinfully, so that he will accept of what he thinks he hath done holily, though he hath no rule for the doing of it, but what himself hath devised. We always fail in our measure, while we measure God by our selves. And it is as dangerous to take the rule of our actions from men, as not to take the rule of God. In this sense we must call no man Master, nor may we be the servants of the wisest men. And as we must not be the servants of men, because (which is the Apostles reason,