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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 5-6
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Elihu having done prefacing, proceeds to the matter of his discourse, wherein he giveth a large description, of the power, wisdom, and Justice of God, in his disposure and government of the world; First, In things Civil, which he prosecutes to the 26th verse of this Chapter. Secondly, In things Natural, which he handles to the 23d verse of the following Chapter. He begins in these two verses, with an excellent Elogium, or with the high praise of God in his divine perfections, into which he leads us with a command of attention, or serious consideration, yea of wonder and admiration.
ELihu having done prefacing, proceeds to the matter of his discourse, wherein he giveth a large description, of the power, wisdome, and Justice of God, in his disposure and government of the world; First, In things Civil, which he prosecutes to the 26th verse of this Chapter. Secondly, In things Natural, which he handles to the 23d verse of the following Chapter. He begins in these two verses, with an excellent Elogium, or with the high praise of God in his divine perfections, into which he leads us with a command of attention, or serious consideration, yea of wonder and admiration.
Vers. 5. Behold, God is mighty.
I have several times opened the sense and intendment of this word Behold, and therefore will not stay upon it here;1 But what are we to behold? what is the sight which Elihu represents to our faith? it is God in his might; Behold, God is mighty. God is strong, potent, omnipotent, God is mighty, yea Almighty: The words are a plain assertion of that royal Attribute, the Mightiness or Almightiness, the Potency or Omnipotency of God. Elihu promised to ascribe righteousness unto God his Maker, yet here he begins with his Mightiness; and this we find often both ascribed to God, and asserted by him. When God made a Covenant with Abraham, he thus offers himself to his faith, though by another word in the Original, (