Morals On The Book Of Job Volumes 1 To 3 PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... 2 tur B O O K XXIX. Twenty-two verses of the thirty-eighth chapter, from the twelfth to the thirty-third inclusive, are explained; and many truths are taught, especially concerning the arts and snares of Satan, grace, predestination, reprohation, and the secret judgments of God. i. 1. Our Lord Jesus Christ, in that He is the Power and Wisdom of God, is born of the Father before all times, or rather, because He neither began, nor ceased to be born, let 1 natus.'us say more truly that He was ever born1. Yet we cannot nasci- say, He is ever being born '-', lest He should sccin imperfect. But in order that He may be designated both eternal and perfect, let us say that He was even ever born, so that' born' may relate to His perfection, and ' ever' to His eternity. In order that, in some way or another, that Essence which is without time may be able to be described in words of time. Although in calling Him perfect, we deviate much from the 3 factum expression of His truth, since that which has not been made3, 4perfec- cannot be called perfect4. And yet the Lord says, con M"' descending to our words of infirmity, Be ye perfect, even as 48. your heavenly Father is perfect. In that Divine Sonship therefore He could not be discerned by the human race, wherefore He came in human nature, to be seen; He wished to be seen, in order to be imitated. Which birth of the flesh appeared contemptible to the wise ones of the world; for they despised the weaknesses of His humanity, judging them unworthy of God. And man was the more His debtor, l Cor. i, the more God took on Himself indignities for his sake. For 2K since the world by icisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. As if He were saying, When the...