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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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Yet a little further, I shall demonstrate that a man cannot be profitable to God.
First, God had all perfection before man was, therefore man cannot profit God. Psal. 90.2. From everlasting, and to everlasting thou art God, shat is, thou art infinite in glory and excellency from everlasting. God was God as much before there was a creature, as he hath been ever since the creatures were; therefore creatures add nothing at all to him.
First, God had all perfection before man was, therefore man cannot profit God. Psal. 90.2. From everlasting, and to everlasting thou art God, shat is, thou art infinite in glory and excellency from everlasting. God was God as much before there was a creature, as he hath been ever since the creatures were; therefore creatures adde nothing at all to him.
2. All the goodness and profitableness of man comes from God, therefore no profit goes unto God from man: that's the Apostles argument, Acts 17.25. where he shows that man cannot advantage God, no not by worship. He is not worshipped with mens hands as though he needed any thing. What, do you think God calleth for your worship, because he needs your worship? or as if he could not tell how to be without your worship? Nothing less; Seeing he giveth to all life and breath & all things. He that gives all things to all men, needs nothing of any man: here's the Apostles argument, the Lord giveth out all things, life, breath, and all comforts whatsoever to all men, therefore he needs nothing of any man, no not the worship of any man.