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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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It is our duty to receive the rule from God.
The Lord hath power to give us the law, and we must receive the law from him. None have power to Impose a law upon us but God himself, nor may we devise a law for our selves; God is ⟨p. 225⟩the only Master of the Conscience, he alone can say, Receive the law at my mouth. If you ask, what is it to receive the law? I answer, it is more then to give it the hearing. To receive, is, first, to believe the law; secondly, to receive, is to honour and reverence the law; thirdly, to receive the law, is to yield up our selves to the obedience of it, to be cast into the mould of it, to subject our selves wholly to the mind of God in it; Then we receive the law when we take the Impressions of it, & have as it were the Image and stamp of it upon our spirits, and in our lives; fourthly, then we receive it when as it follows in the Text, we lay up his word in our hearts; barely to receive it is not enough, you must lay it up, treasure it up.
The Lord hath povver to give us the law, and vve must receive the lavv from him. None have povver to Impose a lavv upon us but God himselfe, nor may we devise a lavv for our selves; God is ⟨p. 225⟩the onely Master of the Conscience, he alone can say, Receive the law at my mouth. If you aske, vvhat is it to receive the law? I ansvver, it is more then to give it the hearing. To receive, is, first, to beleeve the lavv; secondly, to receive, is to honour and reverence the law; thirdly, to receive the lavv, is to yeeld up our selves to the obedience of it, to be cast into the mould of it, to subject our selves vvholly to the minde of God in it; Then vve receive the lavv vvhen vve take the Impressions of it, & have as it vvere the Image and stampe of it upon our spirits, and in our lives; fourthly, then we receive it vvhen as it followes in the Text, we lay up his word in our hearts; barely to receive it is not enough, you must lay it up, treasure it up.