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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 27-28
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Thirdly, 'Tis a work also of divine Goodness; for if God did not make small the drops of water, if it should come down whole it would drown the earth, instead of comforting and fattening it. Behold then, the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God in making small the drops of water!
Though Philosophers have attempted to find out and assign a reason in Nature, about this falling of the rain in drops, yet they have not fully attained the reason why, nor the manner how, God doth this; we must ascribe it chiefly to the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, in ordering it for the benefit of man, yea of all living creatures.1 And surely Elihu leads us to consider the wonders of those things which are common and natural, to convince us, that forasmuch as we cannot clearly see the reason of those lesser things, we should take heed of prying into greater and remoter secrets; and he would have Job particularly know, that seeing he could not find out the way of God in these natural things, much less could he find out the way and whole design of God in those his providential dealings with him: He maketh small the drops of water; and then as it followeth in this verse, They pour down rain according to the vapour thereof.
Though Philosophers have attempted to find out and assigne a reason in Nature, about this falling of the rain in drops, yet they have not fully attained the reason why, nor the manner how, God doth this; we must ascribe it chiefly to the power, wisdome, and goodness of God, in ordering it for the benefit of man, yea of all living creatures.1 And surely Elihu leads us to consider the wonders of those things which are common and naturall, to convince us, that forasmuch as we cannot clearly see the reason of those lesser things, we should take heed of prying into greater and remoter secrets; and he would have Job particularly know, that seeing he could not find out the way of God in these natural things, much less could he find out the way and whole designe of God in those his providential dealings with him: He maketh small the drops of water; and then as it followeth in this verse, They pour down rain according to the vapour thereof.