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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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and_o say_v it_o thus_o then_o etc._n etc._n the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v sin_v note_v a_o mistake_n of_o our_o aim_n or_o way_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v if_o any_o man_n say_v i_o have_v go_v beside_o the_o line_n and_o do_v beside_o the_o rule_n sin_n be_v in_o all_o man_n a_o miss_v of_o the_o mark_n and_o a_o step_v out_o of_o the_o right_a path_n it_o be_v also_o in_o very_a many_o as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o next_o clause_n a_o pervert_n of_o that_o which_o be_v right_a if_o any_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a mores_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d curvus_fw-la obliquus_fw-la contortus_fw-la perversus_fw-la latini_n dicunt_fw-la curvos_fw-la mores_fw-la the_o word_n impli_v more_o than_o ordinary_a sin_v more_o than_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o arise_v from_o ignorance_n and_o mistake_n even_o those_o which_o be_v commit_v with_o a_o resolvedness_n of_o spirit_n and_o purpose_n of_o heart_n or_o they_o imply_v 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right_a rejoice_v the_o heart_n psal_n 19.8_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v right_a and_o the_o rule_n of_o right_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o roll_a right_n to_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a or_o to_o pervert_v the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n be_v to_o act_v against_o the_o light_n and_o conviction_n of_o conscience_n which_o will_v be_v our_o judge_n one_o of_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n use_v a_o harsh_a and_o course_n word_n to_o press_v this_o by_o yet_o full_a and_o proper_a to_o the_o scope_n tygur_n peccavi_fw-la et_fw-la rectum_fw-la torrificavi_fw-la cajet_fw-fr praevaricatus_fw-la sum_fw-la à_fw-la probitate_fw-la tygur_n i_o have_v t●rtified_v or_o writhe_v and_o bend_a that_o which_o be_v right_a another_o render_v it_o i_o have_v prevaricate_v from_o that_o which_o be_v right_a our_o word_n give_v the_o sense_n full_o enough_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a hence_o note_n first_o sin_n must_v be_v confess_v the_o lord_n look_v for_o it_o he_o look_v upon_o man_n to_o see_v whether_o any_o will_v say_v i_o have_v sin_v he_o will_v have_v their_o sin_n out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n when_o nathan_n bring_v the_o parable_n home_o to_o david_n and_o say_v thou_o be_v the_o man_n he_o present_o fall_v into_o confession_n i_o have_v sin_v two_o sam_n 12.13_o but_o some_o may_v say_v be_v this_o confession_n of_o sin_n sufficient_a to_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v i_o answer_v first_o a_o general_a confession_n of_o sin_n or_o that_o we_o have_v sin_v be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o we_o be_v also_o willing_a and_o ready_a to_o confess_v before_o the_o lord_n all_o our_o particular_a sin_n some_o be_v ready_a enough_o to_o say_v they_o have_v sin_v who_o yet_o will_v scarce_o be_v bring_v to_o acknowledge_v any_o particular_a sin_n yea_o many_o say_v 12._o peccatores_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la plerique_fw-la confitentur_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la vel_fw-la peccasse_fw-la non_fw-la credunt_fw-la greg_n l._n 24._o moral_a c_o 12._o they_o be_v great_a sinner_n who_o know_v not_o how_o or_o in_o what_o they_o have_v sin_v not_o what_o it_o be_v to_o sin_n therefore_o bare_o to_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v be_v not_o a_o gospel_n confession_n of_o sin_n i_o answer_v second_o though_o a_o general_a confession_n be_v only_o express_v in_o this_o and_o many_o other_o scripture_n yet_o a_o special_a confession_n be_v intend_v the_o prodigal_a son_n luke_o 15.19_o say_v i_o will_v return_v to_o my_o father_n and_o i_o will_v say_v to_o my_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o against_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n he_o do_v not_o
run_v into_o by_o any_o sin_n commit_v against_o man_n god_n only_o be_v the_o creditor_n all_o that_o man_n can_v do_v be_v but_o to_o forgive_v the_o trespass_n against_o themselves_o so_o far_o as_o man_n be_v wrong_v he_o may_v yea_o he_o ought_v to_o forgive_v as_o christ_n teach_v we_o to_o pray_v math_n 6.12_o forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n as_o we_o forgive_v our_o debtor_n all_o that_o we_o can_v forgive_v be_v only_o the_o trespass_n do_v to_o ourselves_o and_o so_o forbear_v personal_a and_o private_a revenge_n we_o can_v forgive_v the_o offence_n against_o god_n for_o when_o christ_n say_v john_n 21.20_o whosoever_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v that_o remission_n be_v but_o the_o declare_v of_o a_o pardon_n it_o be_v not_o the_o bestow_n of_o a_o pardon_n or_o it_o be_v only_o a_o ministerial_a forgiveness_n not_o a_o authoritative_a forgiveness_n so_o to_o forgive_v be_v god_n royalty_n he_o say_v i_o forgive_v second_o to_o god_n who_o say_v i_o forgive_v etc._n 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