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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 35 › Verses 4-8
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For answer to the Objection, know, The glory of God may be considered two ways; Fi•st, In it self. Secondly, In its manifestations: Or, we may consider God, First, In his Essential glory and blessedness; Secondly, In his manifestative glory and blessedness. The Glo•y and Majesty of God in it self, or his Essential Glory is always the same, and receives neither increase nor diminution; for 'tis infinite and perfect, or infinitely perfect; and that's the definition of Perfection, or defined perfection, to which nothing can be added, and from which nothing can be taken. So then, Consider God in himself, and 'tis true, our sins are nothing to him, they hurt him no more than the Stars are hurt by throwing stones into the Air at them, or the Sun is hurt by casting Darts up at it, or the Moon is hurt by the barking of Dogs at it; we can no more hurt or hinder that good or glory of God by our sins, than Sun, Moon and Stars in Heaven, are hurt or hindered in their Course, by such angry assaults from Earth.
For answer to the Objection, know, The glory of God may be considered two wayes; Fi•st, In it self. Secondly, In its manifestations: Or, we may consider God, First, In his Essential glory and blessednesse; Secondly, In his manifestative glory and blessednesse. The Glo•y and Majesty of God in it self, or his Essential Glory is alwayes the same, and receives neither encrease nor diminution; for 'tis infinite and perfect, or infinitely perfect; and that's the definition of Perfection, or defined perfection, to which nothing can be added, and from which nothing can be taken. So then, Consider God in himself, and 'tis true, our sins are nothing to him, they hurt him no more than the Starres are hurt by throwing stones into the Ayre at them, or the Sun is hurt by casting Darts up at it, or the Moon is hurt by the barking of Dogs at it; we can no more hurt or hinder that good or glory of God by our sins, than Sun, Moon and Starres in Heaven, are hurt or hindred in their Course, by such angry assaults from Earth.
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