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^aGreat is the Lord, saith the Psalmist, and greatly to be extolled, and his greatness is incomprehensible. ^bThere is great, and great, and great: saith Augustine: He would fain, if he could, have told us how great. But had he said, Great, and great, all day long, what great matter had he said? He that saith, Great, all day long, must needs once make an end, because the day it self hath an end: where as Gods greatness is infinite, without either beginning or end. But saying, His greatness is incomprehensible, •e gave over speaking, and left it to us to conceive what he could not utter. As if he had said; What I cannot utter, do thou imagine: and when thou hast imagined the greatest greatness that mans mind is able to reach unto, then kn•w that thou comest yet infinitely short of Gods greatness, Which since no mans mind is able to comprehend, no marvel if no tongue of man be able to utter.

^aGreat is the Lord, saith the Psalmist, and greatly to be extolled, and his greatnesse is incomprehensible. ^bThere is great, and great, and great: saith Augustine: He would faine, if he could, haue told vs how great. But had he said, Great, and great, all day long, what great matter had he said? He that saith, Great, all day long, must needes once make an end, because the day it selfe hath an end: where as Gods greatnesse is infinite, without either beginning or end. But saying, His greatnesse is incomprehensible, •e gaue over speaking, and left it to vs to conceiue what he could not vtter. As if he had said; What I cannot vtter, doe thou imagine: and when thou hast imagined the greatest greatnesse that mans minde is able to reach vnto, then kn•w that thou commest yet infinitely short of Gods greatnes, Which since no mans minde is able to comprehend, no maruell if no tongue of man be able to vtter.

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