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A35538 An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1653 (1653) Wing C777; ESTC R19353 930,090 1,092

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the_o danger_n of_o pride_n poor_a &_o proud_a be_v so_o common_a that_o it_o be_v grow_v into_o a_o proverb_n and_o they_o especial_o who_o be_v poor_a in_o spiritual_n grow_v proud_a in_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o laodicean_n angel_n rev._n 3.17_o but_o further_a they_o be_v proud_a who_o lift_v up_o themselves_o in_o any_o thing_n of_o self_n as_o first_o in_o their_o natural_a part_n wit_n understanding_n memory_n elocution_n second_o in_o their_o acquire_v part_n learning_n knowledge_n skill_n three_o in_o their_o moral_a virtue_n sobriety_n temperance_n justice_n four_o in_o their_o spiritual_a grace_n faith_n love_n self-denial_n it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v proud_a for_o a_o fit_a of_o these_o or_o to_o have_v a_o fit_a of_o pride_n come_v upon_o we_o upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o these_o five_o in_o their_o holy_a duty_n and_o performance_n prayer_n fasting_n etc._n etc._n six_o in_o their_o legal_a righteousness_n and_o good_a deed_n alm_n charity_n we_o seldom_o 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to_o carry_v it_o as_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o founder_n of_o his_o own_o strength_n how_o can_v the_o lord_n but_o be_v provoke_v with_o such_o a_o affront_n as_o this_o proud_a babylon_n speak_v this_o language_n and_o at_o as_o high_a a_o rate_n isa_n 47.8_o i_o be_o and_o none_o else_o beside_o i_o be_v not_o this_o to_o speak_v just_a like_o god_n i_o shall_v not_o sit_v as_o a_o widow_n neither_o shall_v i_o know_v the_o loss_n of_o child_n second_o as_o pride_n be_v a_o usurpation_n of_o the_o place_n and_o power_n of_o god_n so_o of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n a_o proud_a man_n know_v not_o how_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o any_o mercy_n nor_o how_o to_o be_v humble_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o any_o affliction_n he_o mind_v not_o god_n either_o in_o what_o he_o enjoy_v or_o in_o what_o he_o suffer_v be_v not_o this_o a_o provocation_n three_o pride_n must_v needs_o provoke_v god_n as_o a_o proud_a man_n set_v himself_o against_o all_o the_o 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