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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the book of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus near the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1661
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.
Fourthly, If God be great, then, they who are but little themselves, having an interest in God, may do great things too. The least creature having an interest in the great God, is as great, yea infinitely greater then the greatest in the world, who stand in their own strength. Moses saith (Deut: 4.38. Deut: 7.1.) that the presen•e of God with Israel was such, that by it they overcame Nations, greater and mightier then they; their littleness did not hinder them, because the great God was with them in their works and ways; yea God loves to use small instruments, that his own greatness who is the efficient may appear. That question which was twice put in the Prophet (Amos 7.2, 5.) is very often put in that case; By whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. That which made it so questionable whether Jacob should rise, was his smallness; And could we remember the Greatness of the God of Jacob, we should either never make such questions, or easily answer them.
Fourthly, If God be great, then, they who are but little themselves, having an interest in God, may doe great things too. The least creature having an interest in the great God, is as great, yea infinitely greater then the greatest in the world, who stand in their owne strength. Moses saith (Deut: 4.38. Deut: 7.1.) that the presen•e of God with Israel was such, that by it they overcame Nations, greater and mightier then they; their littlenesse did not hinder them, because the great God was with them in their workes and wayes; yea God loves to use small instruments, that his owne greatnesse who is the efficient may appeare. That question which was twice put in the Prophet (Amos 7.2, 5.) is very often put in that case; By whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. That which made it so questionable whether Jacob should rise, was his smallness; And could we remember the Greatness of the God of Jacob, we should either never make such questions, or easily answer them.