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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the Book of Job being the substance of XXXV lectures delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.
London: printed for L. Fawne, 1656
AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Chapters o… › Chapter 5 › Verse 9
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
When God begins a work, he completes and carries it through. He doth not only Create, and give a being: Form, and give proportion, but He doth, or he makes, giving beauty and exactness to his works. Whether we consider the works of God as natural, civill or spiritual; in this sense God doth them. Deut. 32. 4. Moses speaks in general, concerning all the works of God; He is a rock, and his work is perfect: The works of Creation are admirable to the eye; the works of Providence, how often do they fill the heart with admiration: That which he spake to Samuel concerning the house of Ely, is appliable both to his works of Mercy and of judgement; When I begin, I will also make an end, 1 Sam. 3. 12. that is, I will do it fully, there is nothing shall take me off, or stay me in the mid-way; I will not work to halves, I will also make an end. And so it is in spirituals, when once God hath begun, he carries on his work of grace, when once he hath laid the foundation stone of mercy, he never leaves, until he hath set up the the top stone, the highest stone of glory. Hence the Apostles (Heb. 12.) entitles Christ, The author and finisher of our faith; that is, the beginner and ender, Alpha and Omega, first and last about our faith. It shall never be said of any work of God (as Luk. 14.) That, he began to build, but could not finish it.
When God begins a worke, he compleats and carries it through. He doth not only Create, and give a being: Forme, and give proportion, but He doth, or he makes, giving beauty and exactnesse to his works. Whether we consider the works of God as naturall, civill or spirituall; in this sense God doth them. Deut. 32. 4. Moses speakes in generall, concerning all the works of God; He is a rock, and his worke is perfect: The works of Creation are admirable to the eye; the works of Providence, how often doe they fill the heart with admiration: That which he spake to Samuel concerning the house of Ely, is appliable both to his works of Mercy and of judgement; When I begin, I will also make an end,