An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

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, (Gen. 17.1.) I am the Almighty God, walk before me, and be thou perfect, or upright, or sincere, (as our Margin reads it) The same title is again repeated by Isaac, when he dispatched his son Jacob with a blessing to Padan-Aram, to avoid the fury of his brother Esau, (Gen. 28.3.) Thus also spake the blessed Virgin, (Luke 1.49.) He that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his Name. The holy Scriptures ⟨p. 160⟩every where exalt the name of God by this glorious Attribute; The mighty God, even the Lord hath spoken, (Psal. 50.1.) And he seems even to delight in this title, The mighty God of Jacob. Jacob was mighty with God in prayer, as a Prince he had power with God and prevailed; and God loved and loves to put forth his might for Jacob, his Church and people, in answer of their prayers. But I shall not stay in general upon this title, only opening it a little, shall make some inferences from it. God is mighty in a two-fold notion.

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, (