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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.
The mightiest have no might against God.
That cannot be avoided by any humane power, which is done without humane power. God slew the first-borne of Egypt, and destroyed the Assyrian host without hand, he did it by his Angel, no hand appearing against them. The Lord smote Herod, and he died without hand (Acts 12.23.) Immediately (that is, presently, as the Greek word imports, 'tis true also, immediately, that is, without humane means, as our English word also imports) the Angel of the Lord smote him, and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the Ghost. What a poor worm was that mighty man in the hand of God, when God slew him without hand, and commanded the worms to eat him? Jesus Christ, who is also the mighty God (Isa: 9.6.) called himself a worm and no man, in his humiliations for the redemption of lost man (Psal: 22.6.) What are the mightiest men but worms to God, who is so mighty, that if he say the word, worms become their Masters. The mighty Giants are before God but pygmy's, punyes, or children. The Prophet gives a good warning (Jer: 9.23.) Let not the mighty man glory in his might. Let him not glory in the might of his arm, Let him not glory in the might of his arms or Armies, though man have an Army of mighty men about him, yet let him not glory in them, no nor in the might of his power or authority. If any man useth his might against God, what is his might unto God? (Psal: 58.1.) Why boastest thou O mighty man, that thou canst do mischief? If a man be mighty, and have a mind to do mischief with his might, especially if he boasteth in his might, because he can do mischief with it, he is not only sinful, but weak and foolish. There is no greater moral weakness then to boast either of natural, martial, or civill strength. Could any of the mighty men of this world stand before the might of God, they had somewhat to boast of. Read the word of the Lord against the mighty (Isa: 2.10.) Behold the Kings and Captains of the ⟨p. 653⟩earth trembling before the presence of the Lamb (Rev: 6.15.) and then judge how weak the strongest are before the Lord? All ages are full of teaching examples, that there is no might to his who is Almighty.