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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:145p. 39

Fifthly, When we sin against our own promises not to sin, when our own words condemn us, as well as the word of God, this stains every sin with a double guilt.

Fiftly, When we sinne against our owne promises not to sinne, when our owne words condemne us, as well as the word of God, this staynes every sinne with a double guilt.

:146p. 39

Sixthly, The greatening of a sin is from the repeating of it after it hath been repented of. To fall into any sin out of which we have risen, makes our fall the more grievous; when a sinner licks up his own vomit, when he builds again the things which he had destroyed, he makes himself a transgressor indeed. They who repent not cannot expect mercy, what remains then for them but a certain fearful expectation of Judgement, who repent of their repentings?

Sixtly, The greatening of a sinne is from the repeating of it after it hath been repented of. To fall into any sinne out of which we have risen, makes our fall the more grievous; when a sinner lickes up his owne vomit, when he builds againe the things which he had destroyed, he makes himselfe a transgressor indeed. They who repent not cannot expect mercy, what remaines then for them but a certain fearefull expectation of Judgement, who repent of their repentings?

:147p. 39–40

Seventhly, Sin is greatly increased when acted with deliberation; to be hurried into a sin though great, is not so great as to do a less evil consultively, or to advise upon it and do it; some sin for want of advice, many sin against advice, and not a few sin with advice, that is, advisedly. Tis hard to find out a way to give them comfort, who sin with counsel. They who are wise to do evil, or who do evil as a piece of their wisdom (such every deliberate action is esteemed to ⟨p. 40⟩

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