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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.
First, The power and dominion of God is absolute.
God is not subject to any reckonings with man whatsoever he doth. He that may do what he will, and can do nothing but what is right, neither may nor can be brought to any account for what he hath done. He that is unaccountable is absolute in power.
God is not subject to any reckonings with man whatsoever he doth. He that may doe what he will, and can doe nothing but what is right, neither may nor can be brought to any account for what he hath done. He that is unaccountable is absolute in power.
Further, God needs not give man any account, upon these three grounds. First, He oweth no man any thing; He hath received nothing of us, and if a man hath not received, he needeth not account. They that have any trust from men, are to give account. But what hath God received from man? Man receives his all from God. Why then should God give any account?
Secondly, Consider, the Lo•d hath wronged no man, nor can he. He is infinitely just and righteous in all his ways; He not only doth just things, but things are just because he doth them. Why should he give an account of any of his matters, who neither doth nor can do any matter which is unjust. If we knew and were fully assured of a man (in whose hands we have trusted