A35537:1706
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 37 › Verses 3-5
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Secondly, We know not, that is, he doth such great things, that let us consider and study them as long as we will, let us break our brains to find out the greatness of them, yet we shall never find it out; He doth great things that we cannot comprehend. The text is clear, and the sense profitable in either Interpretation•; he doth great things which we do not consider, or he doth great things, that when we have considered them, and done the most we can, we cannot come to the full knowledge of them. Naturalists speak much of the causes of these things, yet the clearest sighted among them, could not see the bottom of them, nor reach the utmost reason of them. Great things doth he, which we cannot comprehend.
Hence note; It is both proper and easy to God to do great things.
Hence note; It is both proper and easie to God to do great things.
He is the great God, so great that doing great, things is no weariness ⟨p. 464⟩[…] ⟨p. 465⟩[…] ⟨p. 466⟩to him. T•e t•xt doth not say, h• hath done great things, o• he will do great things, bu•, he doth great things, he is always doing g eat tgs; and […] is a point improvable for the comfort of the people […] God. When a great matter is to be done, we say, who shall do it […] when we are in great troubles and dangers, we sy, who shall deliver us? If small matters be to be done, we think we o oher men like our selves can do them; but when great mrs are to be dne, we hardly believe, that God can do them for us; yet 'tis all one with God whether the thing be great or little that is to be done, if he please to undertake the doing of it. It is questioned (