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Fifthly, God will hereby declare his power so much the more. For God to have labourers with him, doth not derogate from his power, but advanceth it the more; for when you see him work those divine and admirable effects, by such a ⟨p. 112⟩contemptible way in the judgment of flesh and blood, hereby God is the more set up. We have this treasure in earthly vessels, that the power may be of God, 2 Cor. 4.7. Hence Paul calls it, The foolishness of preaching, 1 Cor. 1.21. that which is so mighty through God, to confound the great things, and wise things of the world, he calls it, The foolishness of preaching, because in carnal reason it is so, both in regard of the matter and the means, or messengers thereof. God could have immediately and suddenly destroyed Jericho with his command, but he would have them compass the City seven times, and blow with Rams horns, and then the walls must fall down. Now Gods using such unlikely means, made his power the more apparent, which made the Apostle say, Our weapons are not carnal, but spiritual, but because they are spiritual, may they not be despised? No, they are mighty to the casting down of the strong holds of sin, and whatsoever doth lift up it self, 2 Cor. 10.5.

Fifthly, God will hereby declare his power so much the more. For God to have labourers with him, doth not derogate from his power, but advanceth it the more; for when you see him work those divine and admirable effects, by such a ⟨p. 112⟩contemptible way in the judgment of flesh and bloud, hereby God is the more set up. We have this treasure in earthly vessels, that the power may be of God, 2 Cor. 4.7. Hence Paul cals it, The foolishnesse of preaching, 1 Cor. 1.21. that which is so mighty through God, to confound the great things, and wise things of the world, he cals it, The foolishnesse of preaching, because in carnal reason it is so, both in regard of the matter and the means, or messengers thereof. God could have immediately and suddenly destroyed Jericho with his command, but he would have them compasse the City seven times, and blow with Rams horns, and then the wals must fall down. Now Gods using such unlikely means, made his power the more apparent, which made the Apostle say, Our weapons are not carnal, but spiritual, but because they are spiritual, may they not be despised? No, they are mighty to the casting down of the strong holds of sinne, and whatsoever doth lift up it self,