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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Hence observe; That they who repent truly should endeavour to purge sin not only from themselves, but from all that belong to them.

Hence observe; That they who repent truly should indeavour to purge sinne not onely from themselves, but from all that belong to them.

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They should cleanse not their persons only, but their families, they should sweep their houses, as well as their hearts from sin. (Gen. 35.2.) Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, put away the strange Gods (or, the estranging Gods (such are Idols, they are not only strange, because new Gods, and strange, because 'tis a strange or wonderful thing that man should be so besotted as to worship such things for Gods, but they are estranging Gods) because they withdraw or steal away the heart from the true God; therefore said Jacob put away the strange Gods) that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments. This outward changing of their garments signified the changing or cleansing of their souls. God principally looks at that, and the outward ceremony hath no acceptance at all without the inward sincerity; In comparison of which, as the Lord said in Joel, Rent your hearts, and not your garments, so he would say here, change your hearts, and not your Garments. Now Jacob was very careful, that this blessed change of Garments, betokening the change and cleansing both of heart and life, should be the livery of all his family and household. Family sins bring family judgements as well as personal: and they that have the charge of a family, have (in a great degree) a charge of souls as well as of bodies; every Master of a family hath cure of souls; And he is to see so far as lieth in him, that no sin nor wickedness remain or be harboured in his family, that his children and servants live not in ignorance, nor in any evil. In the 6th of Numbers, Moses gives charge to the Congregation, That they should depart from the tents of those wicked men, Corah, Dathan, and Abiram; it is dangerous to be near the families of the wicked, but it is more dangerous to have wickedness remaining in our family, in our servants, ⟨p. 240⟩

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