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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.
As if he had said, if you have faith, ye may do the greatest things imaginable or desirable, ye shall remove mountains. A mountain is immovable by the mere power of a creature. Faith takes that in hand, because faith acts in the power of the Creator. And as the faith of man removing mountains, notes a faith of miracles; so the power of God removing mountains, notes a miraculous power.
As if he had said, if you have faith, ye may doe the greatest things imaginable or desirable, ye shall remove mountains. A mountain is immovable by the meer power of a creature. Faith takes that in hand, because faith acts in the power of the Creatour. And as the faith of man removing mountains, notes a faith of miracles; so the power of God removing mountains, notes a miraculous power.
So then, taking this speech either for the removing of natural mountains, or taking it proverbially, as it noteth the doing of the greatest things, and putting forth of the greatest power, it proveth the point, which Job hath here in hand, viz. That God is ⟨p. 176⟩mighty in strength; Why? He is able to remove mountains. Observe from hence,
So then, taking this speech either for the removing of naturall mountains, or taking it proverbially, as it noteth the doing of the greatest things, and putting forth of the greatest power, it proveth the point, which Job hath here in hand, viz. That God is ⟨p. 176⟩mighty in strength; Why? He is able to remove mountains. Observe from hence,
First, That the Lord if he pleaseth can alter and remove the parts of the earth, and change the frame and fabric of nature.