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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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First, If the Lord be mighty in strength of wisdom as well as in strength of power, then fear to do any thing amiss before him; he will spy out every fault; and the more you cover the faults, cracks and flaws in what you do, the more the Lord sets himself to find them out; you cannot hide what you do from him, therefore take heed what you do.
First, If the Lord be mighty in strength of wisdome as well as in strength of power, then fear to do any thing amiss before him; he will spy out every fault; and the more you cover the faults, cracks and flawes in what you do, the more the Lord sets himself to find them out; you cannot hide what you do from him, therefore take heed what you do.
Secondly, Is God mighty in strength of wisdom? then do not find fault with any thing he doth, for he can do nothing amiss▪ ⟨p. 180⟩The works of providence, whether they regard persons or Nations, are done with as much exactness as the works of Creation were. In what beauty and order was the fabric of this world set up at first in six days! It is called Cosmos in Greek, from the beautiful order visible quite through it; and certainly, the works of providence are as orderly and perfect as the work of Creation, and so will appear at last, though now we see so many appearing confusions, disturbances, and tossings up and down: The Lord keeps order, how disorderly so ever men are. The Lord doth all things in number, weight and measure. There is not one, the least, slip, error or mistake in what himself doth, not in what he suffers men to do as to his own ends, how many errors and mistakes soever there are in the ways of men, or in the means which they use. Then take heed of picking holes in Gods work, much more of picking quarrels with his work. We are apt to find fault (where there is none) with what God doth, but how slow are we to find faults (where there are many) in our own doings!
Secondly, Is God mighty in strength of wisdome? then do not find fault with any thing he doth, for he can do nothing amiss