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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Secondly, That God is Independent, absolute, perfect without the creature, and the result of both will rise up in these eight conclusions.

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First, this will follow, That we should not murmur, nor be discontented with our Estate whatsoever it is, why? we are not profitable unto God, we have deserved nothing at his hand. Discontent ariseth from pride, from an opinion that we are not answered according to our worth; we should never be discontented, were we convinced that we are altogether worthless. Do but sit down in this thought that man cannot be profitable unto God in any state, and then be discontented with your state if you can.

First, this will follow, That we should not murmure, nor be discontented with our Estate whatsoever it is, why? we are not profitable unto God, we have deserved nothing at his hand. Discontent ariseth from pride, from an opinion that we are not answered according to our worth; we should never be discontented, were we convinced that we are altogether worthlesse. Do but sit down in this thought that man cannot be profitable unto God in any state, and then be discontented with your state if you can.

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Secondly, If the creature cannot be profitable unto God, Then, all that God doth for man, yea for Angels, proceedeth from his free grace. We give him nothing afore-hand, nor any thing afterward, therefore it is grace before, and grace after grace in all. We receive grace when we have no grace, and we receive more grace when we have it; yet by the grace we have we do not deserve to receive more; As we received the first grace, merely of grace, so we do the second. No man is aforehand with God; if any think they are, let them show their Bills, what they have brought in, and it shall be acknowledged. Rom. 11.35, 36. Who hath first given, and it shall be recompensed to him again? For, of him, and through him, and to him are all things, to whom be glory for ever, Amen.

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