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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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First, This is a real delight, worldly delights are but shadows, or pageant-like shows of delight. The joys of a hypocrite, are like his holiness, mere appearances of joy; he hath no real, no true joy, as he hath no true, no real holiness. That man doth but feign a taste of joy, whosoever he is, that doth but feign the practice of holiness. Thus who wickedly hold out a holiness which they feel not, shall talk of joys which they find not.
First, This is a reall delight, worldly delights are but shaddows, or pageant-like shewes of delight. The joyes of a hypocrite, are like his holines, meere appearances of joy; he hath no reall, no true joy, as he hath no true, no reall holinesse. That man doth but faine a taste of joy, whosoever he is, that doth but faine the practice of holinesse. Thus who wickedly hold out a holines which they feele not, shall talke of joyes which they finde not.
Secondly, Delight in the Lord is a strong delight, yea it is a strengthening delight; That must needs be strong joy, which is ⟨p. 258⟩strengthening joy; such is the joy of the Lord, as Nehemiah told that people (Neh: 8.10.) The joy of the Lord, is the strength of the soul, the strength of the inward man, it makes us mighty, it makes us giants to run our race, the race of holiness. The giant rejoiceth to run his race, because he is strong, and knows he can do it. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and is both an evidence tha• we are strong, and a means to make us so. Worldly delights are weak, and they weaken us, Delight in the Lord is strong, and it strengthens.
Secondly, Delight in the Lord is a strong delight, yea it is a strengthening delight; That must needs be strong joy, which is ⟨p. 258⟩strengthening joy; such is the joy of the Lord, as Nehemiah told that people (Neh: 8.10.) The joy of the Lord, is the strength of the soule, the strength of the inward man, it makes us mighty, it makes us giants to run our race, the race of holinesse. The giant rejoyceth to run his race, because he is strong, and knowes he can doe it. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and is both an evidence tha wee are strong, and a meanes to make us so. Worldly delights are weake, and they weaken us, Delight in the Lord is strong, and it strengthens.