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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…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Henry Overton, 1647
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.
He hath strength: many have malice and wickedness, boldness and presumption enough to oppose, but none have power enough to overcome him. He hath force which none can subdue; and he hath authority which none ought to resist. These two must concur wheresoever there is full determining power. A man may have authority or right to do a thing, and yet have no strength ⟨p. 290⟩to execute and effect it. And many have strength to do those things (as to oppress a man, to take his goods or his life from him) for which they have no authority: both meet in the Lord, therefore he is the Sovereign Lord; he hath authority to do as much as he can, and he hath strength to do as much as he will. Some men would make strange work in the world, if they had strength suitable to their authority: and others would make a good world by their works, if they had authority suitable to their strength: both these meet in God, who can contend with him? If we speak of strength, lo, he is strong!
He hath strength: many have malice and wickednesse, boldnesse and presumption enough to oppose, but none have power enough to overcome him. He hath force which none can subdue; and he hath authority which none ought to resist. These two must concurre wheresoever there is full determining power. A man may have authority or right to do a thing, and yet have no strength ⟨p. 290⟩to execute and effect it. And many have strength to doe those things (as to oppresse a man, to take his goods or his life from him) for which they have no authority: both meet in the Lord, therefore he is the Soveraign Lord; he hath authority to doe as much as he can, and he hath strength to doe as much as he will. Some men would make strange work in the world, if they had strength sutable to their authority: and others would make a good world by their works, if they had authority sutable to their strength: both these meet in God, who can contend with him? If we speak of strength, loe, he is strong!
There are three things wherein this insuperableness of the strength of God appears.