An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

More distinctly. First, He doth great things. There is a greatness upon every thing God doth: The great God leaves (as it were) the print of his own greatness, even upon those things which we account little; little works of nature, have a greatness in them, considered as done by God, and little works of providence, have a greatness in them, considered as done by God; If the thing which God doth, be not great in it self, yet it is great, because he doth it. As there is no sin of man little in it self (though comparatively it be (because committed against a great God: So there is no work of God little (though comparatively it be (because acted by the ⟨p. 241⟩great God. Further, if God doth a thing, which in it self considered, or considered according to the line and rule of the creature, is unjust; yet because God doth it, or commands it to be done, his very doing or commanding stamps justice upon it; as is clear in the case of Abraham's call to sacrifice his son, and the Israelites carrying away the jewels of the Egyptians. If then the act of God (whose will is the supreme law) makes that lawful, which according to the common rule, is unlawful; how much more doth the act of God make that great, which in ordinary proportion is accounted small.

More distinctly. First, He doth great things. There is a greatnes upon every thing God doth: The great God leaves (as it were) the print of his own greatnesse, even upon those things which we accont little; little works of nature, have a greatnesse in them, considered as done by God, and little works of providence, have a greatnesse in them, considered as done by God; If the thing which God doth, be not great in it selfe, yet it is great, because he doth it. As there is no sin of man little in it selfe (though comparatively it be (because committed against a great God: So there is no work of God little (though comparitively it be (because acted by the ⟨p. 241⟩great God. Further, if God doth a thing, which in it selfe considered, or considered according to the line and rule of the creature, is unjust; yet because God doth it, or commands it to be done, his very doing or commanding stamps justice upon it; as is clear in the case of Abrahams call to sacrifice his son, and the Israelites carrying away the jewels of the Aegyptians. If then the act of God (whose will is the supream law) makes that lawfull, which according to the common rule, is unlawfull; how much more doth the act of God make that great, which in ordinary proportion is accounted small.