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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Or, Who can turn him away? Or, as another renders, Who can make him return backwards? that is, who can make him go back from what he hath determined and once resolved upon. True repentance or conversion is the change of the mind in man. Every man that is converted from his sinful state & course by the power of God, becomes another man (as to his morals and spirituals) ⟨p. 418⟩then he was before, but man cannot turn God, and make him any other then he is. God can cause man to change his mind; but man cannot make God change his mind, nor turn him backward. The Prophet saith of God (Isa. 44.25.) That he turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish. The turning of the wise backward, is the altering of their counsels. When they will not alter them, God can. He saith, Their counsels shall not stand, nor shall they reach the end to which they were appointed. And it is so.1 But can the wisest of men, or all wise men plotting and laying their heads together, turn the most wise God backward? They cannot. So that these words hold forth the efficacy, and stability of the purposes, counsels, and decrees of God. Who can turn him?
Or, Who can turne him away? Or, as another renders, Who can make him returne backwards? that is, who can make him goe back from what he hath determined and once resolved upon. True repentance or conversion is the change of the minde in man. Every man that is converted from his sinfull state & course by the power of God, becomes another man (as to his morals and spiritualls) ⟨p. 418⟩then he was before, but man cannot turne God, and make him any other then he is. God can cause man to change his minde; but man cannot make God change his minde, nor turn him backward. The Prophet saith of God (Isa. 44.25.) That he turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish. The turning of the wise backward, is the altering of their councells. When they will not alter them, God can. He saith, Their councells shall not stand, nor shall they reach the end to which they were appoynted. And it is so.