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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Eighthly, then, see what an obligation lieth upon us continually to bless God, to be thankful to him, to walk humbly with him, who gives us so many profits, when as we do not profit him at all. God prizeth that highly by which himself hath no benefit; he prizes the actings of faith and holiness highly, but he hath no advantage by them: God gives us profit by these, though himself be not profited, though he is not the better by any thing we do, yet we are the better; The Lord binds himself by promise, that the least good we do in sincerity shall have a good reward; He that gives but a cup of cold water to a Disciple in the name of a Disciple, shall not lose his reward. But if we give thousands of Gold and Silver to poor Disciples, what profit hath God by it? And yet though none of the profit comes to his hand, yet he reckons it as if all were put into his hand. All the charity and compassion showed to his people, Christ taketh to himself (Matth. 25.) In that ye have done it unto these, ye have done it unto me. Christ had no need of alms, of visiting or clothing, yet he counts it as done to himself, when we do it to any of his.

Eightly, then, see what an obligation lyeth upon us continually to blesse God, to be thankfull to him, to walk humbly with him, who gives us so many profits, when as we doe not profit him at all. God prizeth that highly by which himself hath no benefit; hee prizes the actings of faith and holinesse highly, but he hath no advantage by them: God gives us profit by these, though himselfe be not profited, though he is not the better by any thing we do, yet we are the better; The Lord binds himself by promise, that the least good we do in sincerity shall have a good reward; He that gives but a cup of cold water to a Disciple in the name of a Disciple, shall not lose his reward. But if we give thousands of Gold and Silver to poore Disciples, what profit hath God by it? And yet though none of the profit comes to his hand, yet he reckons it as if all were put into his hand. All the charity and compassion shewed to his people, Christ taketh to himself (Matth. 25.) In that yee have done it unto these, ye have done it unto me. Christ had no need of alms, of visiting or cloathing, yet he counts it as done to himselfe, when we do it to any of his.

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