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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 19-21
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The horse glorieth in his strength; the courage & fierceness of the horse, appearing in his nostrils, are his glory also. Whatever good man excels in, is his glory: if he excels in knowledge, or in strength, or courage, or in holiness, it is his glo•y; yea, men who excel in evil, count that their glory (Phil. 3.19.) That which God excels in, is his glory; what is that? He (blessed be his name) excels in pardoning our sins, in covering our iniquities, and therefore, It is the glory of God to conceal a thing (saith Solomon, Prov. 25.2.) that is, sin, by pardoning it. Kings must search out the matter, but it is the glory of God to conceal a thing. That which any creature excels in, is his glory; that which the Scriptures declare God to excel in, is his glory, and that is mostly his pardoning mercy.
The horse glorieth in his strength; the courage & fierceness of the horse, appearing in his nostrils, are his glory also. Whatever good man excels in, is his glory: if he excels in knowledg, or in strength, or courage, or in holiness, it is his glo•y; yea, men who excel in evil, count that their glory (Ph•l. 3.19.) That which God excels in, is his glory; what is that? He (blessed be his name) excels in pardoning our sins, in covering our iniquities, and therefore, It is the glory of God to conceal a thing (saith Solomon, Prov. 25.2.) that is, sin, by pardoning it. Kings must search out the matter, but it is the glory of God to conceal a thing. That which any creature excels in, is his glory; that which the Scriptures declare God to excel in, is his glory, and that is mostly his pardoning mercy.
Note, Secondly; The greatest glory which some creatures have, is to be terrible to others.