An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

The Lord hath a thousand arguments which we are not able to give him satisfaction in (as was touched in the beginning of this Chapter, vers. 3.) We cannot answer him one of a thousand. If God should cast a man to hell, what hath he to say for himself, as from himself, when God objects, Thou hast sinned. If God afflict a man and lay him low, giving him this argument for what he doth, I am thy Creator; I formed and made thee; if I break thee to pieces, what canst thou say against me? If the Lord should say, I am thy Sovereign, I have supreme power over thee, may I not do with thee what I will? What hath man to answer? Man must be silent, and lay his hand upon his mouth: he hath not a word of reason or holiness to reason against God in any of his dispensations.

The Lord hath a thousand arguments which we are not able to give him satisfaction in (as was touched in the beginning of this Chapter, vers. 3.) We cannot answer him one of a thousand. If God should cast a man to hell, what hath he to say for himself, as from himself, when God objects, Thou hast sinned. If God afflict a man and lay him low, giving him this argument for what he doth, I am thy Creatour; I formed and made thee; if I break thee to peeces, what canst thou say against me? If the Lord should say, I am thy Soveraign, I have supreme power over thee, may I not doe with thee what I will? What hath man to answer? Man must be silent, and lay his hand upon his mouth: he hath not a word of reason or holinesse to reason against God in any of his dispensations.

Let man (on the other side) gather as many arguments as he can to object against God, he is able to wipe them all off presently, to blow them away with a breath. All the shifts and apologies, the excuses and arguings which any make for their sins, or which they make for themselves against the justice and wisdom of ⟨p. 259⟩God, are answered with a word. So that, put man in the opponents, or in the respondents place, he can make no work of it.

Let man (on the other side) gather as many arguments as he can to object against God, he is able to wipe them all off presently, to blow them away with a breath. All the shifts and apologies, the excuses and arguings which any make for their sinnes, or which they make for themselves against the justice and wisdome of