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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 37 › Verses 23-24
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Secondly, We cannot find him out, as to the excellency of his Attributes, or the manner of his being; who can tell how wise God is, how holy, how just, how powerful, how good! We may easily find his divine perfections all the world over, we may find them in every leaf of the book of the Scripture, yea, in every leaf of the book of the Creature, but we cannot find them out any where to perfection.
Thirdly, We cannot find out the depth of his Counsels. God hath some (Arcana) secrets which he hath reserved in his own ⟨p. 616⟩power, as Christ told his disciples in the first of the Acts (vers. 6.) when they would needs be prying into that secret of his counsel, the time of restoring the kingdom to Israel. There are many counsels of God locked up in his own bo•om, which we cannot find out, nor must we be bold and curious in searching into them.
Thirdly, We cannot find out the depth of his Counsels. God hath some (Arcana) secrets which he hath reserved in his own ⟨p. 616⟩power, as Christ told his disciples in the first of the Acts (vers. 6.) when they would needs be prying into that secret of his councel, the time of restoring the kingdom to Israel. There are many councels of God lockt up in his own bo•om, which we cannot find out, nor must we be bold and curious in searching into them.