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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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Sixthly, Then our disobedience cannot hurt God, our sinn• cannot disadvantage him, impair his blessedness, o• diminish his glory. As mans obedience is no profit, so his disobedience is no disprofit to God. Sinners shall be punished, as they who have wronged and dishonoured God, they shall be dealt with as such: But really, all the sins of the world do not bring any damage or disadvantage to God; Elihu is express to this point, in the 35. Chap. of this Book, vers. 6, 7. If thou sinnest, what dost thou against him? (Every sin is against the mind of God, but no sin is against the happiness of God) or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what dost thou unto him? is God impaired by it? Surely no, God doth not loose a pin from his sleeve (as I may say) by all the sins committed in ⟨p. 14⟩the world; He hath no dependence at all upon our obedience for his blessedness; our sins cannot hurt him, as our obedience cannot help him, which Elihu shows in the next verse; If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
Sixtly, Then our disobedience cannot hurt God, our sinn• cannot disadvantage him, impaire his blessednesse, o• diminish his glory. As mans obedience is no profit, so his disobedience is no disprofit to God. Sinners shall be punished, as they who have wronged and dishonoured God, they shall be dealt with as such: But really, all the sinnes of the world doe not bring any damage or disadvantage to God; Elihu is expresse to this point, in the 35. Chap. of this Book, vers. 6, 7. If thou sinnest, what dost thou against him? (Every sin is against the mind of God, but no sinn is against the happinesse of God) or if thy transgressions be multiplyed, what dost thou unto him? is God impair'd by it? Surely no, God doth not loose a pinn from his sleeve (as I may say) by all the sinnes committed in ⟨p. 14⟩the world; He hath no dependance at all upon our obedience for his blessedness; our sins cannot hurt him, as our obedience cannot help him, which Elihu shews in the next verse; If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?