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A35535 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1661 (1661) Wing C774; ESTC R36275 783,217 917

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person_n of_o the_o rich_a five_o we_o must_v judge_v for_o truth_n in_o opposition_n to_o worldly_a greatness_n and_o power_n and_o that_o in_o a_o twofold_a consideration_n first_o though_o man_n have_v a_o power_n to_o reward_v and_o prefer_v we_o to_o do_v great_a thing_n for_o we_o yet_o this_o shall_v not_o draw_v we_o aside_o woe_n to_o those_o who_o respect_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o person_n instead_o of_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o cause_n yet_o how_o many_o be_v there_o who_o care_v not_o how_o bad_a a_o great_a man_n cause_n be_v if_o he_o will_v but_o engage_v to_o do_v they_o good_a yea_o some_o great_a man_n look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o much_o undervalue_v if_o they_o be_v not_o favour_v in_o their_o cause_n how_o bad_a soever_o it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v able_a to_o do_v they_o good_a who_o favour_n it_o balak_n take_v it_o very_o ill_a at_o balaams_n hand_n when_o he_o seem_v unmoved_a by_o his_o ability_n to_o advance_v and_o reward_v he_o do_v not_o i_o earnest_o send_v for_o thou_o to_o call_v thou_o wherefore_o come_v thou_o not_o to_o i_o be_o i_o not_o able_a indeed_o to_o promote_v thou_o to_o honour_n numb_v 22.37_o and_o will_v not_o thou_o serve_v my_o interest_n when_o i_o have_v such_o a_o power_n to_o advance_v thou_o thus_o also_o saul_n think_v all_o must_v cleave_v to_o he_o and_o forsake_v the_o cause_n of_o david_n because_o he_o be_v great_a and_o can_v prefer_v they_o 1_o sam_n 22.7_o will_v the_o son_n of_o jesse_n give_v every_o one_o of_o you_o field_n and_o vineyard_n and_o make_v you_o all_o captain_n of_o thousand_o and_o captain_n of_o hundred_o have_v he_o any_o great_a place_n to_o bestow_v and_o honour_n to_o give_v why_o then_o do_v you_o seem_v to_o adhere_v to_o he_o and_o his_o party_n hope_v of_o reward_n make_v a_o great_a bias_n upon_o some_o man_n spirit_n and_o carry_v they_o quite_o off_o from_o truth_n there_o be_v a_o second_o consideration_n prevail_v much_o with_o many_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o though_o they_o be_v unmoved_a by_o reward_n and_o will_v not_o bite_v at_o the_o bait_n of_o selfe-advancement_n yet_o say_v they_o o_o he_o be_v a_o great_a man_n and_o have_v great_a power_n he_o may_v do_v i_o a_o shrewd_a turn_n he_o may_v vex_v i_o and_o undo_v i_o he_o may_v sit_v upon_o my_o skirt_n hereafter_o and_o ruin_v i_o thus_o where_o hope_n do_v not_o fear_n may_v carry_v a_o man_n from_o respect_n to_o right_a to_o the_o respect_n of_o person_n but_o know_v that_o be_v a_o man_n never_o so_o great_a and_o able_a to_o do_v i_o a_o mischief_n yet_o truth_n must_v be_v maintain_v and_o justice_n be_v do_v though_o we_o shall_v be_v quite_o undo_v by_o appear_v for_o it_o it_o have_v be_v say_v of_o old_a let_v justice_n be_v do_v though_o heaven_n fall_v much_o more_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v though_o we_o for_o do_v and_o abet_v it_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n moses_n give_v that_o charge_n more_o then_o once_o levit._n 19.15_o deut._n 1.16_o 17._o thou_o shall_v not_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a nor_o honour_v the_o mighty_a but_o in_o righteousness_n shall_v thou_o judge_v thy_o neighbour_n again_o you_o shall_v not_o respect_v person_n in_o judgement_n but_o you_o shall_v hear_v the_o small_a as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a you_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o face_n of_o man_n for_o the_o judgement_n be_v god_n neither_o undue_a pity_n to_o the_o poor_a nor_o carnal_a fear_n of_o the_o great_a which_z two_o often_o do_v ought_v to_o put_v any_o check_n or_o stop_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n so_o in_o that_o excellent_a model_n of_o instruction_n which_o jehoshaphat_n give_v his_o judge_n two_o chron_n 19.7_o wherefore_o now_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o you_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o for_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n nor_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o take_v of_o gift_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v do_v not_o you_o respect_v person_n for_o god_n 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therefore_o though_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o how_o to_o do_v evil_a yet_o he_o be_v true_o say_v not_o to_o know_v how_o to_o do_v it_o three_o not_o to_o know_v a_o thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v accustom_v or_o practise_v in_o it_o thus_o when_o elihu_n say_v i_o know_v not_o to_o give_v flatter_a title_n he_o seem_v to_o say_v it_o be_v not_o my_o manner_n i_o have_v not_o be_v use_v to_o flatter_v as_o use_v do_v not_o only_o make_v fitness_n but_o increase_v our_o knowledge_n so_o disuse_n do_v at_o once_o unfit_a we_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n and_o diminish_v our_o knowledge_n how_o to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o what_o we_o use_v not_o to_o do_v we_o be_v right_o say_v not_o to_o know_v to_o do_v i_o know_v not_o to_o give_v flatter_a title_n hence_o note_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o good_a man_n be_v set_v against_o all_o that_o be_v evil_a he_o can_v close_v nor_o comply_v with_o it_o his_o understanding_n assent_v not_o to_o it_o his_o will_n choose_v it_o not_o his_o conscience_n can_v swallow_v it_o though_o not_o a_o camel_n but_o a_o gnat_n the_o least_o of_o sin-evils_a much_o less_o do_v he_o give_v himself_o up_o to_o the_o free_a and_o customary_a practice_n of_o great_a sin_n a_o good_a man_n may_v well_o be_v say_v not_o to_o know_v to_o sin_n because_o though_o he_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o sin_n yet_o he_o know_o decline_v the_o do_v of_o every_o sin_n i_o know_v not_o to_o give_v flatter_a title_n in_o so_o do_v my_o maker_n will_v soon_o take_v i_o away_o those_o word_n in_o so_o do_v be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o original_a but_o supply_v to_o make_v up_o the_o sense_n and_o yet_o we_o may_v very_o well_o read_v the_o text_n without_o they_o i_o know_v not_o to_o give_v flatter_a title_n my_o maker_n will_v soon_o take_v i_o away_o or_o as_o mr_n broughton_n render_v my_o maker_n will_v be_v my_o taker_n away_o my_o maker_n elihu_n express_v god_n by_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n or_o by_o his_o relation_n to_o god_n as_o a_o creator_n elihu_n do_v but_o include_v himself_o in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o god_n have_v make_v he_o do_v not_o exclude_v other_o from_o be_v make_v by_o god_n as_o much_o as_o himself_o while_o he_o say_v my_o maker_n god_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o every_o man_n and_o be_v so_o in_o a_o threefold_a consideration_n first_o he_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o every_o man_n in_o his_o natural_a constitution_n as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n consist_v of_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n and_o body_n i_o be_o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v say_v david_n with_o respect_n to_o both_o psal_n 119.14_o second_o god_n be_v every_o man_n maker_n in_o his_o civil_a state_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o natural_a he_o form_v we_o up_o into_o such_o and_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o rich_a or_o as_o poor_a as_o high_a or_o as_o low_a as_o governor_n or_o as_o govern_v according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o own_o will_n prov._n 22.2_o the_o rich_a and_o the_o poor_a meet_v together_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o they_o both_o he_o mean_v it_o not_o only_o if_o at_o all_o in_o that_o place_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v they_o both_o as_o man_n but_o he_o have_v make_v the_o one_o a_o rich_a man_n and_o the_o other_o a_o poor_a man_n thus_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o they_o both_o and_o as_o the_o lord_n make_v man_n rich_a so_o great_a and_o honourable_a psal_n 75.6_o promotion_n come_v not_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n nor_o from_o the_o south_n it_o come_v from_o none_o of_o these_o part_n or_o point_n of_o earth_n or_o heaven_n it_o come_v from_o nothing_o under_o heaven_n but_o from_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n god_n be_v the_o judge_n he_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o three_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o every_o man_n in_o his_o spiritual_a state_n as_o good_a and_o holy_a and_o gracious_a ephes_n 2.10_o we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n till_o we_o be_v 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thing_n he_o that_o condemn_v a_o just_a person_n pronounce_v he_o wicked_a and_o what_o thing_n can_v be_v do_v more_o wicked_o than_o that_o some_o take_v the_o word_n in_o that_o sense_n here_o as_o a_o denial_n that_o god_n either_o have_v do_v or_o ever_o will_v condemn_v the_o innocent_a there_o be_v two_o thing_n wherein_o man_n do_v very_o wicked_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o person_n of_o man_n both_o which_o the_o lord_n abhor_v first_o when_o they_o condemn_v the_o innocent_a second_o when_o they_o acquit_v or_o clear_v the_o guilty_a the_o former_a way_n of_o do_v wicked_o be_v chief_o remove_v from_o god_n here_o by_o elihu_n as_o the_o latter_a be_v direct_o and_o express_o by_o himself_o exod_n 34.7_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a to_o pronounce_v a_o guilty_a person_n innocent_a or_o a_o innocent_a person_n guilty_a if_o ignorant_o do_v be_v a_o great_a piece_n of_o weakness_n and_o if_o know_o do_v be_v 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or_o encouragement_n as_o to_o sense_n from_o the_o good_a hand_n of_o god_n such_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v with_o the_o kingly_a prophet_n psal_n 73.13_o 14._o very_o in_o vain_a have_v we_o cleanse_v our_o heart_n and_o wash_v our_o hand_n in_o innocency_n for_o all_o the_o day_n long_o have_v we_o be_v plague_v and_o chastened_a every_o morning_n david_n be_v under_o a_o temptation_n when_o he_o be_v under_o hatch_n he_o can_v hardly_o perceive_v it_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o take_v pain_n in_o cleanse_v and_o wash_v either_o heart_n or_o hand_n while_o god_n be_v so_o constant_a and_o frequent_a in_o correct_v and_o chasten_v he_o with_o so_o heavy_a a_o hand_n yet_o david_n soon_o after_o recover_v out_o of_o this_o temptation_n and_o conclude_v the_o psalm_n with_o this_o particular_a assurance_n v._n 28._o it_o be_v
good_a for_o i_o to_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n as_o he_o have_v begin_v it_o v._n 1._o with_o a_o general_a assurance_n true_o god_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n even_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o clean_a heart_n god_n be_v good_a to_o those_o who_o have_v a_o clean_a heart_n even_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o great_a sufferance_n of_o evil_a and_o therefore_o they_o who_o be_v clean_o heart_v have_v no_o reason_n at_o any_o time_n to_o say_v nor_o shall_v they_o long_o say_v they_o have_v cleanse_v their_o heart_n in_o vain_a though_o now_o they_o smart_v yet_o in_o due_a season_n they_o shall_v be_v well_o reward_v for_o their_o wash_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v such_o 23._o judicia_fw-la dei_fw-la plenè_fw-la nemo_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la justè_fw-la nemo_fw-la reprehendit_fw-la august_n lib_n 2._o de_fw-la civ_o ●_o dei_fw-la cap_n 23._o as_o no_o man_n can_v full_o comprehend_v such_o as_o no_o man_n can_v just_o reprehend_v the_o almighty_a will_v not_o pervert_v judgement_n those_o four_o thing_n which_o cause_n man_n to_o pervert_v judgement_n be_v at_o the_o further_a distance_n or_o remove_v from_o god_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v envy_n at_o the_o good_a condition_n of_o other_o the_o second_o be_v groundless_a and_o unreasonable_a love_n or_o hatred_n of_o their_o person_n the_o three_o be_v fear_n of_o frown_n from_o those_o that_o be_v great_a or_o fear_v of_o afterclap_n many_o be_v deter_v from_o give_v but_o a_o just_a measure_n either_o of_o reward_n to_o good_a man_n or_o punishment_n to_o evil_a man_n lest_o themselves_o shall_v receive_v hard_a measure_n from_o those_o who_o like_v neither_o the_o four_o be_v hope_n of_o gain_n or_o their_o private_a advantage_n for_o as_o some_o pervert_n judgement_n for_o bribe_n already_o receive_v so_o other_o for_o bribe_n promise_v or_o upon_o expectation_n of_o some_o future_a favour_n now_o god_n i_o say_v be_v infinite_o above_o these_o four_o and_o all_o other_o imaginable_a 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