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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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:137p. 36–37

Secondly, I answer, that indeed no sin is little; in the least sin that ever was committed, there is a greatness, as committed against the great God, as it is a breach of the Law, and an abuse of the love of the Great God. Nevertheless, though every sin, thus considered, is great, yet comparatively some sins are but little, and sins being weighed one ⟨p. 37⟩with the other, we may give this distinction of them into little and great, light and heavy. And as some Godly men are faithful and fear God above many, so some wicked men are sinful and dishonour God above many. Is not thy wickedness great?

Secondly, I answer, that indeed no sinne is little; in the least sinne that ever was committed, there is a greatnesse, as committed against the great God, as it is a breach of the Law, and an abuse of the love of the Great God. Neverthelesse, though every sinne, thus considered, is great, yet comparatively some sinnes are but little, and sinnes being weighed one ⟨p. 37⟩with the other, we may give this distinction of them into little and great, light and heavy. And as some Godly men are faithfull and feare God above many, so some wicked men are sinfull and dishonour God above many. Is not thy wickednesse great?

:138p. 37

Hence note; 'Tis our duty not only to take notice of our sins, but of the greatness and degree of our sins.

Hence note; 'Tis our duty not onely to take notice of our sinnes, but of the greatnesse and degree of our sinnes.

:139p. 37–38

Eliphaz doth well to put Job upon that enquiry, Is not thy wickedness Great? Though he did ill so groundlessly to suspect, much more to conclude that it was so. When Moses (

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