A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…

Men are strong, they may have a natural strength as Men, a civil strength as Magistrates; they may be too strong in themselves for other persons, and too strong in their Armies and Militia's for other Kingdoms and Countries; but are they strong enough for God? surely No, 1 Cor. 1.25. The weakness of God is stronger then Man; Ubi Deus virtutem suam occultando infirmiter agere videtur, robustior tamen illa quae putatur imbecillitas, quares hominum virtute, Calv. in Corinth. Not that there is any weakness ⟨p. 67⟩in God, (for should any think so, he ungods him,) but in those Actions wherein God is pleased to conceal his Power, and seemeth to act infirmly; even that seeming infirmity excels all Humane power and strength. Hence it is, that God throweth down the Gantlet to Job, Job 40.9. Hast thou an Arm like God. (By Arm, is meant Power and Strength, because the Arm is that member of Man by which he exerteth and exerciseth that power and strength which he hath, so Job 35.9.) i. e. Job, though thou hast had a strong natural Arm, and a strong civil Arm, as the greatest man in the East, and a King in the Army, Job 1.3. Job 29.25. Yet hast thou an Arm like God; Canst thou make and unmake, kill and make alive, cast down and lift up at thy pleasure, as I do? Is thine Arm as long to reach all thine Enemies, and as strong to break and bruise them in pieces with a blow; Hast thou an Arm like God? Canst thou brandish and wield a Sword with thine Arm to the terror and horror, to the confusion and destruction of all that oppose thee? God hath a mighty Arm, strong is ⟨p. 68⟩his Hand, high is his right Hand, Psal. 89.13.

Men are strong, they may have a natural strength as Men, a civil strength as Magistrates; they may be too strong in themselves for other persons, and too strong in their Armies and Militia's for other Kingdoms and Countries; but are they strong enough for God? surely No,