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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 36 › Verses 22-23
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, That might and strength which is corporal, the might and strength of the body.
Secondly, Inward might and strength, whether acquired or infused, the might of the mind, wisdom and policy.
Secondly, Inward might and strength, whether acquired or infused, the might of the mind, wisdome and pollicy.
Thirdly, Civil might and power, honour and riches. Whatever maketh a man strong, comes under the notion of this word; and every way, in all the Notions of power, God is exalted. He exalteth by his power.
But seeing 'tis barely asserted (He exalteth by his power) nothing being expressed, it may be questioned, whom doth he exalt? or what doth he exalt? I answer, Forasmuch as the Scripture leaveth it at large, and undetermined, we may apply this assertion to any, either thing or person. God exalteth whom he pleaseth, and what he pleaseth. We may take it distinctly these five ways.