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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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Again, He might make the supposition upon this ground, his present condition, or his affliction; thou art greatly afflicted, thy afflictions are not of an ordinary size, or measure, therefore is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquity beyond the ordinary measure? Upon this common rule he might suppose his sin very great; for usually God doth proportion, and measure out punishments by our sins. Thy sufferings are very great, therefore are not thy sins great too? Thus he might speak conjecturally upon both these considerations; And yet if we consider how positively he speaks of particulars at the 6th and 7th verses, &c: Thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing, &c. He gives us but too much ground to think, that he did more then barely conjecture, while he said; Is not thy wickedness great?
Againe, He might make the supposition upon this ground, his present condition, or his affliction; thou art greatly afflicted, thy afflictions are not of an ordinary sise, or measure, therefore is not thy wickednesse great? and thine iniquity beyond the ordinary measure? Upon this common rule he might suppose his sin very great; for usually God doth proportion, and measure out punishments by our sinnes. Thy sufferings are very great, therefore are not thy sinnes great too? Thus he might speake conjecturally upon both these considerations; And yet if we consider how positively he speaks of particulars at the 6th and 7th verses, &c: Thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their cloathing, &c. He gives us but too much ground to thinke, that he did more then barely conjecture, while he sayd; Is not thy wickednesse great?
The word which we render wickedness, 1is by some specially expounded of that wickedness which hath a kind of impudence in it, and which doth not only break, transgress, or step over the Law, but spurns against it; every man that sinneth steppeth over the Law, over the line, but there are some that kick at it, some who trample upon it, yea they would destroy it; so some heighten the emphasis of the word.