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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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a golden God, what an ugly sight is that? and indeed there are many sins which by how much they have the more external beauty and glory upon them, the more ugly and filthy they are. Other sins are small in their kind, yet by additional considerations they swell into an immense vastness, and become out of measure sinful.
a golden God, what an ugly sight is that? and indeed there are many sinnes which by how much they have the more externall beauty and glory upon them, the more ugly and filthy they are. Other sinnes are small in their kinde, yet by additionall considerations they swell into an immense vastnesse, and become out of measure finfull.
For Instance, first to sin against light, that is, not only to commit a known sin, but to commit it knowingly. (Tis possible, that while we know such a thing to be a sin, yet to do it unknowingly, or not to know that we have done it; He that knoweth it is a sin to tell any untruth, may yet tell one and not know it: But) when we do that which is a known sin, and likewise know that we do it, then we have no cloak for our sin.
For Instance, first to sinne against light, that is, not onely to commit a knowne sinne, but to commit it knowingly. (Tis possible, that while we know such a thing to be a sinne, yet to doe it unknowingly, or not to know that we have done it; He that knoweth it is a sinne to tell any untruth, may yet tell one and not know it: But) when we doe that which is a knowne sin, and likewise know that we doe it, then we have no cloake for our sinne.
Secondly, To sin against many received mercies, greatens it exceedingly; Thus the Lord aggravates the sin of David, I have done thus, and thus, for thee, and if this had been to little, I would moreover have given thee such and such things; Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord to do evil in his sight,