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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First, God hath no pleasure to see us justify our selves before him, or to plead our own righteousness with him, yea he is extremely displeased at it. This some conceive the chief thing which Eliphaz aimed at. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou doest justify thy self? No, thou dost highly provoke him in doing so, to plead with or to justify our selves before God that we are righteous, is worse then all our unrighteousness, for this overthrows the whole design of the Gospel, which is (1 Cor. ⟨p. 25⟩1.29.) That no flesh should glory in his presence, but be that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. And (Rom. 3.19, 20.) The Law convinceth all, That all the world may become guilty before God, therefore by the deeds of the Law there shall be no flesh justified in his sight. God will have every mouth stopped, or cry guilty, and therefore for any one to open his mouth and justify himself before God, is to overthrow the Gospel. They are ignorant of the righteousness of God, who go about to establish their own righteousness (Rom. 10.3.) And as God hath no pleasure in them who boast of their righteousness to justify themselves before him, so

First, God hath no pleasure to see us justifie our selves before him, or to plead our own righteousnesse with him, yea he is extreamly displeased at it. This some conceive the chief thing which Eliphaz aimed at. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou doest justifie thy selfe? No, thou dost highly provoke him in doing so, to plead with or to justifie our selves before God that we are righteous, is worse then all our unrighteousnesse, for this overthrowes the whole design of the Gospel, which is (1 Cor. ⟨p. 25⟩1.29.) That no flesh should glory in his presence, but be that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. And (

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