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…

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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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So that, though all men have not a light of direction from God so powerful as to change them and make them holy, yet they have a light so clear and full as is enough to make them guilty. And when they refuse to follow this light of direction in doing what is right, then follows that other light of conviction, their consciences troubling them, or (as the Apostles phrase is, Rom. 2.15.) their thoughts accusing them, because they have done that which is not right. This presence of God is common to all men, to the worst of men, and this is it which provokes them to say to God, depart from us. And this is argument enough to stop the mouth of the Atheist, who saith in his heart, there is no God; when as yet he cannot stop the mouth of his own conscience from saying there is a God, while he saith (and this he always saith, either in plain terms, or in that which is equivalent) to God depart from me. And from hence we may observe;

So that, though all men have not a light of direction from God so powerfull as to change them and make them holy, yet they have a light so cleare and full as is enough to make them guilty. And when they refuse to follow this light of direction in doing what is right, then followes that other light of convictiō, their consciences troubling them, or (as the Apostles phrase is, Rom. 2.15.) their thoughts accusing them, because they have done that which is not right. This presence of God is common to all men, to the worst of men, and this is it which provokes them to say to God, depart from us. And this is argumēt enough to stop the mouth of the Atheist, who saith in his heart, there is no God; when as yet he cannot stop the mouth of his owne conscience from saying there is a God, while hee sayth (and this he alwayes sayth, eyther in plaine termes, or in that which is equivalent) to God depart from me. And from hence wee may observe;

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Secondly; That the presence, and manifestations of God to wicked men, are a trouble to them.

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