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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, There is a mighty power or strength of heart in God, as in long-suffering towards impenitent sinners, so in pardoning sinners who repent. Who,1 but the Lord hath such a strength of Spirit, to pardon and pass by offences! After the People of Israel had mutinied, and murmured,2 and so provoked the Lord to the height, Moses begs and bespeaks the power of the Lords pardoning-mercy, (Numb. 14.17.) And now I beseech thee let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, The Lord is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity, &c. As if Moses had said, Lord, thou must put forth as much power in pardoning the sins of this People, as ever thou didst in delivering them from their bondage-sufferings in Egypt. Or thus, O Lord, thou mightest magnify the power of thine anger in punishing this rebellious People, but rather magnify the power of thy patience and long-sufferance in sparing and pardoning them. O what strength of heart is in God, who passeth by the great transgressions of his People!
Secondly, There is a mighty power or strength of heart in God, as in long-suffering towards impenitent sinners, so in pardoning sinners who repent. Who,1 but the Lord hath such a strength of Spirit, to pardon and passe by offences! After the People of Israel had mutined, and murmured,2 and so provoked the Lord to the height, Moses begs and bespeaks the power of the Lords pardoning-mercy, (Numb. 14.17.) And now I beseech thee let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, The Lord is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity, &c. As if Moses had said, Lord, thou must put forth as much power in pardoning the sins of this People, as ever thou didst in delivering them from their bondage-sufferings in Egypt. Or thus, O Lord, thou mightest magnifie the power of thine anger in punishing this rebellious People, but rather magnifie the power of thy patience and long-sufferance in sparing and pardoning them. O what strength of heart is in God, who passeth by the great transgressions of his People!