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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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Sixthly, Behold, how mighty the Lord is, he is so mighty, that he can do all these things, and never trouble himself in doing of them; he can do all things, and not be weary. We see the mightiest among men, the Powers of this world, how they are toiled, and moiled, how they are worn out, how they sweat and labour, and are ready to faint and tire, in bringing some poor business, some petty project about, or to its issue. But the greatest designs which the Lord hath in his heart to do, he can do them, without any wearisomeness or trouble at all, (Isa. 40.28.) Dost not thou know that the Lord is not weary, neither doth he faint: and when the Prophet saith, the Lord is not weary, neither doth he faint, the meaning is not this, the Lord is somewhat weary, only ⟨p. 164⟩he doth not faint, but the meaning is this, he hath not the least wearisomeness upon him, no more than a man hath in turning his hand; not only are all things possible to God, or such as he can do, if he put forth the utmost of his power and strength, if he make (as we say) much ado, if he lay himself out to the full; not only are things thus possible to God, (which yet argueth wonderful might) but behold, the Lord is so mighty, that there is nothing difficult unto him. Not only can he possibly do great things, but he can easily do them, he can do them without the least trouble to himself: There is nothing hard to him, who can do every thing. Mighty men have done great things, but they will tell you they could hardly do them, they were forced to turn every stone, to strain every vein of their hearts to do them; whereas the mighty God can do his work with as much ease, as desire to have it done.
Sixthly, Behold, how mighty the Lord is, he is so mighty, that he can do all these things, and never trouble himself in doing of them; he can do all things, and not be weary. We see the mightiest among men, the Powers of this world, how they are toyled, and moyled, how they are worn out, how they sweat and labour, and are ready to faint and tire, in b•inging some poor business, some petty project about, or to its issue. But the greatest designes which the Lord hath in his heart to do, he can do them, without any wearisomness or trouble at all, (Isa. 40.28.) Dost not thou know that the Lord is not weary, neither doth he faint: and when the Prophet saith, the Lord is not weary, neither doth he faint, the meaning is not this, the Lord is somewhat weary, only