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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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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.
Note, Thirdly; Some have strength enough to do much work, to do great and good things, yet are not at all to be trusted with the doing of any thing that is great or good.