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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Fifthly, If no man can be profitable unto God, then whatsoever God requires of us, he aims at our profit, and not at his own; all is for us, or for our good, which will appear more fully in the ⟨p. 13⟩opening the next clause; He that is wise may he profitable to himself. The Lord hath designed all our wisdom and obedience to our own benefit: So Moses spake to the people of Israel (Deu. 6.24.) The Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. It is not for the Lords good, but it is for our good that he commands, and we obey. And as the Lord commanded all things in the Law for our good, not for his own: so he commands us to believe the Gospel not for his good, but for our own; he is not to be saved by it, it is we that are to be saved by it. He doth not call us to work as men do their servants, that he might play the good husband, and get some profit by keeping us hard at labour. Indeed the Lord keepeth his servants hard at labour night and day, they must be continually upon duty: But he doth it not (as I may say) to play the good husband, to increase his stock by it, but it is for our profit. That which Christ speaks (Mar. 2.27.) about the Sabbath, is true of all other the commands of God, we are apt to think, that God requires a seventh day, because it is for his profit and advantage; no saith Christ, the Lord hath not an eye to himself, but to man; The Sabbath was made for man; that is, for mans advantage, that he might look heaven ward, that he might work in the things which concern his own blessedness, therefore hath the Lord appointed him a resting day. The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

Fiftly, If no man can be profitable unto God, then whatsoever God requires of us, he aims at our profit, and not at his own; all is for us, or for our good, which will appear more fully in the ⟨p. 13⟩opening the n•xt clause; He that is wise may he profitable to himself. The Lord hath designed all our wisdom and obedience to our own benefit: So Moses spake to the people of Israel (

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