An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

First, He that is Almighty is stronger then All; there cannot be two Almighties. Hence the Apostle argues (1 Cor. 10.) Will you provoke the Lord to anger, are you stronger then he? It is base and cowardly to provoke those that are weaker then our selves; it may give us trouble enough to provoke those who are as strong as our selves, but it is either madness or desperateness to provoke those who are stronger then our selves. And when the Apostle demands, or rather expostulates, Are ye stronger then he? His question calls for this positive assertory answer, we are infinitely weaker then he; and therefore there is no prevailing against him, not only not in all things, but not in any thing. It is possible for a weak Enemy to prevail sometimes upon a mighty Enemy. The Romans who commanded the world for many ages, and were too strong for any Nation, did yet receive some foils; though they were never conquered, yet they were sometimes worsted, not only by surprisals and Ambuscadoes, but in the open field; and even petty Princes gave checks for a while, to some of their designs. But Ell-Shaddai, the Almighty God, never received any defeat, nor is he within the possibility of a surprise.

First, He that is Almighty is stronger then All; there cannot be two Almighties. Hence the Apostle argues (1 Cor. 10.) Will you provoke the Lord to anger, are you stronger then he? It is base and cowardly to provoke those that are weaker then our selves; it may give us trouble enough to provoke those who are as strong as our selves, but it is either madness or desperatnesse to provoke those who are stronger then our selves. And when the Apostle demands, or rather expostulates, Are yee stronger then he? His question cals for this positive assertory answer, we are infinitely weaker then he; and therefore there is no prevailing against him, not onely not in all things, but not in any thing. It is possible for a weake Enemy to prevaile sometimes upon a mighty Enemy. The Romans who commanded the world for many ages, and were too strong for any Nation, did yet receive some foyles; though they were never conquered, yet they were somtimes worsted, not only by surprisals and Ambuscadoes, but in the open field; and even petty Princes gave checks for a while, to some of their designes. But El-Shaddai, the Almighty God, never received any defeat, nor is he within the possibility of a surprize.