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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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Secondly, Then also we return to the Almighty, when we turn specially from and mourn for that sin whereby we have most provoked the Almighty; when that which hath most offended God, is most offensive and burdensome unto us. For though in repentance, every sin is to be repented of, yet some more; As Samuel said to the house of Israel (1 Sam. 7.3.) if you do return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange Gods and Astaroth. But why doth he exhort them to put away that strange God Astaroth, by name, more then any other of their strange gods? I answer; it was because they had most provoked the true God by worshipping that strange God, and therefore he counsels ⟨p. 234⟩them as ever they would approve themselves to have returned to God in their repentance, to look to it, that they turned from that Idol. If every strange God must be put away when we return to God, how can we return to God, if we put not away our Astaroth. Thus the rule was given by the king of Nineveh, in proclaiming a fast (Jon. 3.8.) Let them turn every one from his evil way (that is, from his beloved sin) and from the violence that is in their hands, that is, from the sin of oppression, by which they got much into their hands. But why doth he instance in that sin? Surely because that was the common sin of that City, they were an oppressing people, and loved the gain of oppression, or to get by violence; They lived more by the blood of others, then by their own sweat, more by the violence, then the labour of their hands, therefore they must particularly repent of that sin. If the covetous man return to God, he must turn from every sin, and from his covetousness. If the proud man return to God, he must turn from every sin, and from his pride, this is the nature of returning to the Almighty, yet
Secondly, Then also we returne to the Almighty, when vve turne specially from and mourne for that sinne whereby vve have most provoked the Allmighty; when that which hath most offended God, is most offensive and burdensome unto us. For though in repentance, every sin is to be repented of, yet some more; As Samuel said to the house of Israel (1 Sam. 7.3.) if you doe returne to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange Gods and Astaroth. But why doth he exhort them to put away that strange God Astaroth, by name, more then any other of their strange gods? I answer; it was because they had most provoked the true God by worshipping that strange God, and therefore he counsels