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

Further, the word also signifies sometimes, A hard or a difficult thing, because those things that are very hard and difficult have somewhat of wonder in them, and cause us to wonder at them, Deut. 17. 8. If a matter come which is too hard, the word is, which is too marvellous and wonderful for thee, &c. And Gen. 18. 14. Is any thing too hard for me (saith God) the word is, Is any thing wonderful to me? Nothing is wonderful to us, but that which is too hard for us. There is nothing wonderful to God, who doth all wonders, and is himself all Wonder. It hath been said concerning those lovers of and searchers after secret wisdom, called Philosophers, that it doth not become a Philosopher to wonder: For admiration is usually the daughter of ignorance; we marvel at most things, because we know the causes of few things. It was therefore a shame for a Philosopher to wonder, because it betrayed his ignorance; who would be thought studied in, yea a master of all causes, and able to give a reason of all things in nature. But it is most certain, the great God never marvelleth at any thing; For is any thing too hard for me, saith the Lord. Wonders are things too hard for us, and the same word signifies a wonder and a thing, too hard.

Further, the word also signifies sometimes, A hard or a difficult thing, because those things that are very hard and difficult have somewhat of wonder in them, and cause us to wonder at them, Deut. 17. 8. If a matter come which is too hard, the word is, which is too marvellous and wonderfull for thee, &c. And Gen. 18. 14. Is any thing too hard for me (saith God) the word is, Is any thing wonderfull to me? Nothing is wonderfull to us, but that which is too hard for us. There is nothing wonderfull to God, who doth all wonders, and is himselfe all Wonder. It hath beene said concerning those lovers of and searchers after secret wisedome, called Philosophers, that it doth not become a Philosopher to wonder: For admiration is usually the daughter of ignorance; we marvell at most things, because we know the causes of few things. It was therefore a shame for a Philosopher to wonder, because it betrayed his ignorance; who would be thought studied in, yea a master of all causes, and able to give a reason of all things in nature. But it is most certaine, the great God never marvelleth at any thing; For is any thing too hard for me, saith the Lord. Wonders are things too hard for us, and the same word signifies a wonder and a thing, too hard.