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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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We leave men to their will as little as we can, whom we trust with much power. When men in power, have nothing but their will to guide them, we presently fear oppression and tyranny, and that we shall be far from leading peaceable and quiet lives under them in all godliness and honesty, which is the most desirable and blessed fruit of Magistracy. Nor is this a panic or groundless fear, seeing the will of man is corrupt and sinful, selfish and revengeful. And who can but fear to be under that power which hath no limits but a corrupt will? But who would fear to be under the power of God, acted by his will, seeing he willeth nothing but what is righteous, just, and good. What can we expect but right from him, who is righteousness? what but good from him (in a good cause) who is goodness it self, how great or how unlimited soever his power is? If some men might do what they would, what evil would they not do? There's nothing stands between some men, and the wronging of all men they have to do with, but the want either of power or of opportunity to do it. The Lord can do what he will, but he will do nothing but what is good. He is able to ruin all men, but he will wrong no man, no not the worst of men. What his soul desireth, even that he doth; but it is impossible his soul should desire to any thing but what is right.
We leave men to their will as little as we can, whom we trust with much power. When men in power, have nothing but their will to guide them, wee presently feare oppression and tyranny, and that we shall be farre from leading peaceable and quiet lives under them in all godlines and honesty, which is the most desireable and blessed fruit of Magistracy. Nor is this a pannicke or groundlesse feare, seing the will of man is corrupt and sinfull, selfeish and revengefull. And who can but feare to be under that power which hath no limits but a corrupt will? But who would feare to be under the power of God, acted by his will, seing he willeth nothing but what is righteous, just, and good. What can we expect but right from him, who is righteousnesse? what but good from him (in a good cause) who is goodnes it selfe, how great or how unlimited soever his power is? If some men might doe what they would, what evill would they not doe? There's nothing stands between some men, and the wronging of all men they have to doe with, but the want eyther of power or of opportunity to doe it. The Lord can doe what he will, but he will doe nothing but what is good. He is able to ruine all men, but he will wrong no man, no not the worst of men. What his soule desireth, even that he doth; but it is impossible his soule should desire to any thing but what is right.