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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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Man should not dare to Imagine any thing of God in reference either to his justice or mercy, either about the punishing or pardoning of sin, but what he hath declared of himself, all that we Imagine beside that, is the making of another God. There are many false gods made with mens hands, but the hearts of men make many more. The heart of man makes thousands of false or strange gods. Every undue, every wrong Imagination of God, is the forming up of a strange, of a new god. When we ascribe to God such a kind of power, such a kind of knowledge, such a kind of holiness, such a kind of justice, such a kind of mercy, as is common to the creature, in all this we frame up a new god to our selves. And thus those Gentiles of whom the Apostle speaks (Rom. 1.21. & 25.) Became vain in their Imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened; in what was their foolish heart darkened? in false notions of God; therefore they are said (ver. 29.) to change the glory of the Incorruptible God into an Image made like to Corruptible man, and to birds, four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Now as there is the changing of the glory of the Incorruptible God into the Image of a Corruptible man, that is, into the External Image of a Corruptible man, (for some set up false gods in the likeness of men;) So there is a Changing of the glory of the Incorruptible God, into the Internal Image of a Corruptible man, that is, into such thoughts and Conceptions as are ordinarily in men. Let such consider, that, if to make a worship of our own for the true God, be indeed to set up a false god; (all they worship false gods who set up a strange worship for the true God, now, I ⟨p. 129⟩say, if they who do but set up a new worship for the true God make a strange God) what then do they who in their hearts set up a new God, that is, who frame Conceptions of God which himself never gave ground for in his word? Such was the Conceit which Eliphaz had of Job, when he presumes him saying, How doth God know? Can he judge through the dark cloud?
Man should not dare to Imagine any thing of God in reference eyther to his justice or mercy, eyther about the punishing or pardoning of sinne, but what he hath declared of himselfe, all that wee Imagine beside that, is the making of another God. There are many false gods made with mens hands, but the hearts of men make many more. The heart of man makes thousands of false or strange gods. Every undue, every wrong Imagination of God, is the forming up of a strange, of a new god. When we ascribe to God such a kinde of power, such a kinde of knowledge, such a kinde of holines, such a kinde of justice, such a kinde of mercy, as is common to the creature, in all this wee frame up a new god to our selves. And thus those Gentiles of whom the Apostle speaks (