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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:153p. 41–42

Thirdly, As this infiniteness may be considered in reference to the extent of any one sin (that reaching as high as God) so to the number, or rather to the numberless of our sins. There is an Arithmetical as well as a Geometrical infinity in sin. Thus the Septuagint (as was said before) render the Text; Are not thine iniquities innumerable? That hath a ⟨p. 42⟩kind of infinity which cannot be numbered; but cannot our sins be numbered? are they infinite in number?

Thirdly, As this infinitenesse may be considered in reference to the extent of any one sinne (that reaching as high as God) so to the number, or rather to the numberless of our sins. There is an Arithmeticall as well as a Geometricall infinity in sin. Thus the Septuagint (as was sayd before) render the Text; Are not thine iniquities innumerable? That hath a ⟨p. 42⟩kinde of infinity which cannot be numbred; but cannot our sinnes be numbred? are they infinite in number?

:154p. 42–43

I answer, sins may be considered two ways: first, in their species and kinds; secondly, in their acts, if we consider sins in their species and kinds, so they are not innumerable, for it is possible to number up all the several heads, divisions, and kinds of sin; but if we consider sin in reference to acts, so every mans sins are innumerable; yet this innumerableness of sins in reference to acts, may be considered either absolutely, or as to us. The acts of sin, are not absolutely or in themselves innumerable, but as to us they are innumerable: they are more then any man can number. John saith, (Rev. 7.9.) After this I beheld, and lo a great multitude, which no man could number (besides those that were sealed of every Tribe,) of all Nations, and kindreds, &c.) This great multitude was not in it self without number, but as to mans arithmetic it was, no man could number it. The hairs of our head, and the sands of the Sea, are numerable to God, but to us innumerable. David (

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