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A35537 An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1664 (1664) Wing C776; ESTC R15201 593,041 687

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is under the hand of God when God hath him fast in his fetters his wrath doth boyl his fury comes up in his face as it is said Ezek. 38.18 concerning the wrath of God towards his enemies this fully answers that assertion of Eliphaz Job 5.2 Wrath killeth the foolish man What wrath his own wrath he kills himself with vexing and fretting The hypocrite in heart is a wrathfull man when things go not right with him Some have so expounded that Eph. 2.3 Ye were by nature children of wrath even at others Children of wrath that is wrathfull children we are full of wrath full of anger by nature Though I do not take that to be the sense of the Apostle but that by children of wrath he means all men as borne under the wrath of God nor do I conceive this the proper meaning here though not unusefull They heap up wrath that is they grow angry vexed and troubled But Secondly Rather the wrath heaped up is the wrath of God which is the most dreadfull thing in the world and so these words may be expounded by those of the Apostle to an impenitent sinner Rom. 2.4 5. Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God To heap up wrath and to treasure up wrath are the same The abusers of the patience and long-suffering of God are treasuring up wrath against themselves from day to day and so do the hypocrites in heart They heap up wrath Hence Note First The wicked or hypocrites in heart grow more wicked while the hand of God his afflicting hand is upon them The more they are under the rod the more they rebell I ground it upon this If they did not heap up sin they should not heap up wrath were they not more vile wicked under their affliction there would not be more anger against them It was said of those that would have brought in the captives which was a very oppressing purpose 2 Chro. 28.13 ye shall not for Whereas we have effended against the Lord already ye intend to add more to our sins to our trespasse Then presently followeth For our trespasse is great and there is fierce wrath against Israel As if it had been said If ye do this thing ye will increase the wrath of God which is very fierce already and blow it up into a consuming flame While men grow more and more wicked and vile God groweth as to the manifestations of wrath more wrathfull When we hear of the increase of wrath we may be sure there hath been a proportionable increase of sin It is said of Ahaz who was a hypocrite in heart a very prophane person 2 Chron. 28.22 that in the time of his distresse he trespassed yet more against the Lord and trespassing more against the Lord he heaped up more of the Lords wrath against himself For 't is added v. 23. He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which smote him he got nothing but blows for his paines or impious piety in serving them And he said because the gods of the Kings of Syria help them therefore will I sacrifice to them that they may help me But what got he by this encrease of his sin Surely nothing but an encrease of wrath for it followeth in the same verse They were the ruine of him and of all Israel God makes new rods when men make new sins and he multiplyeth swords while men multiply transgressions The more men draw iniquity with cords of vanity the more they draw misery upon themselves and are held the faster in the cords of affliction Secondly When 't is said The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath We know hypocrites are cunning gamesters they hope to sin so closely and artificially that no hurt shall ever come to them by it yet The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath Hence Note The wiles and policies of hypocrites will availe them nothing They shall not avoyd wrath do what they can the Lord will find them out The Apostle saith Gal. 6.7 God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap for he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting Let hypocrites in heart sow as cunningly as they can though they seem to sow only good seed yet they shall reap bad fruit because they sowed with a bad heart Hypocrites may deceive men and heap up their favours to themselves but they cannot deceive God who knows their hearts and will therefore consume them in his wrath which they have heaped up to themselves Thirdly Elihu puts it upon hypocrites in heart to be at this work of heaping up wrath All impenitent sinners do it but he puts it upon them especially All sinners open professed sinners that sin and hide it not that throw up even the very name and profession of Religion these all heap up wrath yet they heap up most and are here spoken of as the only helpers up of wrath who are hypocrites in heart Hence Note God is extreamly angry with hypocrites or the wrath of God doth burn extreamly hot against hypocrites He heats the Furnace of his wrath seven times hotter for hypocrites in heart than for ordinary sinners The Lord Isa 10.5 speaking of the Assyrian saith The staff in their hand is mine indignation I will send him against an hypocriticall Nation and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoyle and to take the prey and to tread them down like the mire in the streets The Lord put a staff in the hand of that great King of Assyria and he called it his indignation it was the Lords indignation which was a staff in the Assyrians hand But against whom will he send it That text answers against an hypocriticall Nation Who are they the people of his wrath God hath wrath for all sinners but the generation of hypocrites are the people of his wrath beyond all other people None abuse God like hypocrites For first hypocrites carry it towards God as if he were like the Idols of the Heathen that have eyes and see not ears and hear not hands and handle not feet and cannot walk That is they carry it towards God as if he were but an Idol satisfied with meer outward shews and services An Idol sinds no fault nor troubles any for their hypocrisie and false-heartedness All that is required in the Idols service is but outside and bodily exercise Thus the hypocrites deal with God as if he also would be satisfied and taken up with a little outside service or as if sacrifice would please him when his word is disobeyed 1 Sam. 15.23 Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings
ask be good for us to have if it be just and righteous for him to do let it be what it will it is within the compasse of the power of God who is also ready to performe it for us The Apostle assureth us of this Eph. 4.20 He is able to do for us abundantly above what we ask or think he cannot only do what we ask but he can do above what we ask yea abundantly above what we ask How narrow and short and poor are our words and prayers compared with the power of God! He can do abundantly for us above what we ask and not only so but above what we think If a man should have somewhat in his mind that he is not able to express as the mind is far larger than the tongue if a man think what he cannot speak or utter yet the Lord is of such power that he can do not only what we think but abundantly above what we are able to think How many requests do we put up daily to God in prayer for our persons for our families for the Church of God and about the Kingdoms of men our own Kingdome especially is it not matter of singular comfort that all these requests are before a Mighty God a God who can quickly send down all our prayers in performances and give us the fruit of all our askings 'T is an everlasting Spring of comfort and encouragement unto the people of God both in prayer and unto prayer they pray to him who is mighty mighty to do what they pray for Thirdly If God be so mighty himself that he can do all things then he is able to give us might to do what he requireth of us if he be mighty enough to do what we ask then he is mighty enough to enable us to do what he commands We ask many things of God God commands many things at our hands when we ask God is mighty to help us to what we ask and if what we ask be what he commands us he will surely help us to do what we ask even whatsoever he commands us to do he strengthens his people with might by his Spirit in the inner man Eph. 3.16 Paul could say Phil. 4.18 I can do all things through Christ strengthening me Christ hath strength to do all things and Christ can make me strong saith the Apostle to do all things Christ hath strength to do all things that he hath a mind to do and he is strong to strengthen us in and for the doing of all things that are according to his mind Fourthly If God be thus mighty to do all things if he hath all strength both commanding and executing strength then as he can give us strength to do all things that he calls us to do so he hath strength enough to reward us for all we do for him this is comfortable Sometimes we work and labour for men who are not able they have little power or if power enough yet no will at all to reward us for it But as the Lord is not unrighteous to forget our labour Heb. 6.10 so he is not unable that is he is infinitely able to reward us We find the strength of God spoken of to this poynt Jer. 32.18 19. Thou shewest loving kindness unto thousands c. The great the mighty God the Lord of Hosts is his Name Great in counsel and mighty in working for thine eyes are open upon all the wayes of the sons of men to give every one according to his wayes and according to the fruit of his doings When the Prophet had asserted God is mighty in working he brings it down to this he is mighty in rewarding us for all our works Do not think what labour soever you have taken for the Lord that you shall want a reward for the Lord hath treasure and store strength and power enough to give you a sufficient recompence for all your labours Fifthly This truth is matter of comfort and encouragement in doing good not only as 't is a service to God but as it is a kindness to men especially to the poor and more especially to Gods poor The mightiness of God should move us to be charitable yea liberall and bountifull in our charity The Apostle useth this Argument 2 Cor. 9.8 for having said God loveth a chearfull giver he presently adds God is able to make all grace abound towards you that ye alwayes having all sufficiency in all things may abound in every good work As if he had said Be not afraid to give nor sparing in giving for God to whom you lend when you give to the poor is a good debter a sufficient pay-master and he will pay you not only in your own but in better coyne than you lent he will pay you in spiritualls for your temporalls in grace for your gold and that abundantly both in the grace of his favour shining upon you as also in the Graces of his Spirit working in you yea ye shall have not only an All-sufficiency in spiritual things but in all things which must needs include temporal things even your Gold and Silver will multiply as Seed by sowing and scattering it abroad as he alludes in the 9t h verse so that ye shall through this ability of God be enabled to abound in every good work that is every good work of Grace in general and if you are called to that special good work of Charity again and again you shall be able to abound in every one of them Some are doubtful if they should give freely and liberally they should lose by it and be straitned themselves No saith the Apostle I avouch and engage the Almightiness of God for it if you be cheerful givers God will shew his All-sufficiency in giving you an All-sufficiency in all things Here are three or four All 's promised to those who give but somwhat in a due manner Here is First all grace Secondly All-sufficiency Thirdly in all things and Fou●thly alwayes and all these grounded upon the mightiness of God God is able Sixthly God is mighty Then he can protect us from support us under or deliver us out of all those dangers which we incurre for his Names sake Dan. 3.17 Secondly Hence we may inferre matter of terrour to the wicked world the sons of Belial the mightiest enemies of God What is the might of sinful man to the mightiness of God! The weakness of God is stronger than man what then is his mightiness We read Rev. 6.15 how the Heathen Kings of the earth and the great men and the rich men and the chief Captains and which may be the recapitulation of all these the mighty men hid themselves in Dens and said to the Mountains fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the Throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. The Apostle checks the madness of the Corinthians in sinning by an intimation of the mightiness of God against whom they sinned 1 Cor.