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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.
Elihu useth two Titles or Names of God, First, the strong God, the mighty God. Secondly, Almighty, the Allsufficient God; far be it from the Allsufficient that he should do any iniquity. He that hath all things in his power, and can command Heaven and Earth, heart and hand, he that is able to supply all deficiencies in the creature by his all-sufficiency, far be it from this Almighty God that he should commit iniquity towards man. Strength without goodness is always unprofitable, and often hurtful. Goodness without strength is very unuseful because so weak. But where both strength and goodness mere and centre in the same person, as he is able to do much good, so he hath no will to do evil or offer injury to others. How then should the Allsufficient commit iniquity?
Elihu useth two Titles or Names of God, First, the strong God, the mighty God. Secondly, Almighty, the Allsufficient God; farre be it from the Allsufficient that he should doe any iniquity. He that hath all things in his power, and can command Heaven and Earth, heart and hand, he that is able to supply all deficiencies in the creature by his allsufficiency, farre be it from this Allmighty God that he should commit iniquity towards man. Strength without goodnesse is alwayes unprofitable, and often hurtfull. Goodness without strength is very unusefull because so weake. But where both strength and goodness meere and center in the same person, as he is able to doe much good, so he hath no will to doe evill or offer injury to others. How then should the Allsufficient commit iniquity?
The word rendered iniquity signifies any crookedness or perverseness, any distortion of right and justice. Now right or justice is distorted many ways, chiefly these five.1
The word rendred iniquity signifies any crookedness or perversnesse, any distortion of right and justice. Now right or justice is distorted many wayes, chiefly these five.1
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