Job 35

These two things — the success and sweetness of duty — are as dear to a Christian as his two eyes, and both of these must necessarily be lost if the heart is lost in duty. Job 35:13: 'Surely God hears not vanity, neither does the Almighty regard it.' The promise is made to a hea…

Wherefore, God charges it on men, that in their Obedience to him they did not answer that instinct which is in other Creatures towards their Lords and Benefactors, Isa. 1. 3. and which they cordially observe, Jerem. 8. 7. But herein God teaches us more than the Beasts of the Ear…

Our goodness extends not to him. Though our love is fixed on him immediately, yet no fruit of our love reaches him immediately, though he requires our love, he is not benefited by it, Job 35:5-8, Romans 11:35. Our love to God is made up of four things: rest, delight, reverence,…

The question is proposed, (Job 22:2) Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself? See the answer, (Job 35:7) If you be righteous, what do you give him? or what does he receive of your hand? and wherein is God profited, if a man's ways be perfe…

First; What is meant by Heaven. There are three heavens in the reckoning of the Scripture: There is, first, the lowest heaven, that where the fowls of the air are, from where the rain descends; therefore the fowls are called the fowls of heaven (Job 35:11). And (James 5:18), Eli…

He gives us Night-Mercies, he Rocks us every Night asleep, Psalm 127:2. So he gives his beloved Sleep: and if we chance to wake he gives us Songs in the Night, Job 35:10. If God be thinking of us Day and Night, shall not we think of his Name?

Let the People of God stand and Wonder. 1. At Gods Condescension, that he who is so high in the praises and acclamations of the Angels, should stoop so low, as to listen to the lispings of his children. The Lord listened and heard: Alas, God has no need of our Services; he is in…

Job 22:2: "Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise is profitable to himself?" Job 35:7: "If you are righteous, what do you give him? or what does he receive at your hand?" Whatever God does for creatures, he does it freely, because he cannot be obliged or pre-engaged…

4. It is not unseasonable. In the night without distraction we can more freely command our thoughts, for the senses being exercised scatter the mind to several objects (Job 35:10). "None says where is God my maker, who gives songs in the night?" — that is matter of rejoicing and…

Sin is the Devil's image; as when God made man, he made him in his own image; so when the Devil made man sin, he thereby made him his own image and likeness: and so I conceive the Devil meant that phrase, "You shall be like Gods, Elohim" (Genesis 3:5). He did not say, nor mean,…

To take his declarative glory from God, is no loss to him, no more than it is loss to the Sun, that you hinder it to shine upon the wall, when yet you take no light from the Sun, for it shines upon an interposed body. (Job 35:8) Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and you…

He has it all in infinite perfection from himself and his own nature; our goodness extends not unto him; a man cannot profit God, as he may profit his neighbor. "If you sin, what do you do against him? and if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do unto him? and if yo…

Indeed the prayers of Britain are not heard, nor their solemn fasts accepted; for iniquity has separated between God and us (Isaiah 59:2). 3. God hears not when there is a heart-love to vanity (Psalm 66:18, Job 35:15). 4. God hears not malignants, nor us, when many are heart-ene…