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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666
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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 39 › Verse 9-12
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Note, Secondly; They who have great strength, may do great works.
Great strength is a great advantage for service. If the Unicorn ⟨p. 370⟩would employ and put out his strength, he might do much. Strength of body is a talent, much may be done by that; strength of mind is an excellent talent, much more, very much more may be done by that. But when a man hath much strength of body and mind together, what may not he do! Let those who have much strength, consider how they use it. For a man to have the strength of an Unicorn, much bodily strength, and make no use of it, is to become more beastly than the Unicorn. A strong man rejoiceth to run a race (Psal. 19.5.) He that hath great strength, may run a great race. A race requireth great strength, and he that hath strength, or is a strong man, should rejoice to run it. A strong man, if he have an heart and a will to his work, delighteth in his work more than in his reward.
Great strength is a great advantage for service. If the Unicorn ⟨p. 370⟩would imploy and put out his strength, he might do much. Strength of body is a talent, much may be done by that; strength of mind is an excellent talent, much more, very much more may be done by that. But when a man hath much strength of body and mind together, what may not he do! Let those who have much strength, consider how they use it. For a man to have the strength of an Unicorn, much bodily strength, and make no use of it, is to become more beastly than the Unicorn. A strong man rejoyceth to run a race (Psal. 19.5.) He that hath great strength, may run a great race. A race requireth great strength, and he that hath strength, or is a strong man, should rejoyce to run it. A strong man, if he have an heart and a will to his work, delighteth in his work more than in his reward.