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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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Secondly, God is said to be only wise, because there are none originally wise but he; his wisdom is of himself, yea his wisdom is himself; the wisdom of God is not a separable quality from him, as the wisdom of a man is. Many are men, but not wise men; but it is impossible for God to be God, and not to be wise; his wisdom is essential to him. The wisdom of man is like gilding upon an earthen vessel; but the wisdom of God is like a golden vessel. The wisest men are gilded over with wisdom, they are adorned and beautified with it, but no man, how wise soever is wisdom, only God is. God is (if I may so speak) an Immense and immeasurable vessel of gold, he is all gold, you cannot distinguish the gold from the vessel, 'tis gold quite through, he is massive gold, massive wisdom. The wisdom of man is another thing from himself. The wisdom of God is himself; and thus God alone is wise.
Secondly, God is said to be only wise, because there are none originally wise but he; his wisdome is of himself, yea his wisdome is himself; the wisdome of God is not a separable quality from him, as the wisdome of a man is. Many are men, but not wise men; but it is impossible for God to be God, and not to be wise; his wisdome is essential to him. The wisdome of man is like gilding upon an earthen vessel; but the wisdome of God is like a golden vessel. The wisest men are gilded over with wisdome, they are adorned and beautified with it, but no man, how wise soever is wisdome, only God is. God is (if I may so speak) an Immense and immeasurable vessel of gold, he is all gold, you cannot distinguish the gold from the vessel, 'tis gold quite through, he is massie gold, massie wisdome. The wisdome of man is another thing from himself. The wisdome of God is himself; and thus God alone is wise.
Thirdly, God is only wise, because all wisdom is from him; as he hath his wisdom from himself, so all others have wisdom from him; all the wisdom of men and Angels, is but a ray from ⟨p. 179⟩his light, but a stream, yea, but a drop from his Ocean. Bezaliel's Artificial wisdom was from the Lord, Solomons political wisdom was from the Lord; Solomon asked wisdom from the Lord to govern. And not only is the wisdom of Princes, Statesmen and Politicians, but the very Ploughman's wisdom is from the Lord, (