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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.
Yea, God is not only thus supreme in administering Justice; but he is the sum or fullness of Law and Justice, and therefore cannot pervert it. He whose power and goodness gave the world its being, how should he act any thing which is not good in the exercise of his power over the World! Injustice is the breach of a Law, but how can God break a Law who is the source and fountain of all righteous Laws? who then shall dare to suspect God of injustice, or require a reason why he doth this or that in the world, which himself hath made? yea, who hath not reason to admire and proclaim infinite goodness mixed with absolute power, as in his making so in his ruling the world? For whose sake or for fear of whom should he pervert Justice, who hath all men alike under his power?
Yea, God is not only thus supreame in administring Justice; but he is the summe or fullnesse of Law and Justice, and therefore cannot pervert it. He whose power and goodnesse gave the world its being, how should he act any thing which is not good in the exercise of his power over the World! Jnjustice is the breach of a Law, but how can God break a Law who is the source and fountaine of all righteous Lawes? who then shall dare to suspect God of injustice, or require a reason why he doth this or that in the world, which himself hath made? yea, who hath not reason to admire and proclaime infinite goodnesse mixt with absolute power, as in his making so in his ruling the world? For whose sake or for fear of whom should he pervert Justice, who hath all men alike under his power?
Earthly Judges may err in judgment, but the Judge of all the earth cannot. God cannot do injustice through ignorance or mistake; for he is omniscient and knoweth all things; nor can he have a will to do unjustly, seeing his will is altogether just, and the rule or measure of all things that are just. As therefore he is not an idle Idol-god but most active in governing the World; so he is infinitely above the least failer in the government of it. The Sun shall sooner be turned into a cloud, and the morning light darken the earth, then any unrighteousness proceed from God; yea, when clouds and darkness are round about him (that is, when we by reason either of the obscureness or afflictivenesse of his dispensations can give no account of them, yet even then) righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his Throne; that is, his governing power abides unmoveably, or constantly (as in a habitation) within that blessed line and glorious sphere of righteousness. So then,