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A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…
A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word opened and applied / by Geo. Swinnocke ...A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word opened and applyed / by Geo. Swinnocke ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1672
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God hath a Negative Voice upon the motions of all the Creatures: Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, if the Lord commandeth it not? Lament. 3.27. They who reckon without him, must reckon again: They must ask his leave; as well as have his assistance, or sit still and do nothing. Their Wheels, though never so well oiled, stand still, or go backward, if he say Nay, to their motion forward; He speaketh to the Sun, and it riseth not, and sealeth up the Stars, Job 9.7. No day, not the least light in the Heavens at night without his leave; but no Creature hath a Negative Voice upon the least of his Actions: What he will do he doth, and never asketh Men or Angels leave. Nay, challengeth them to hinder him if they can, Isa. 43.13. I will Work, who shall let it? Observe his Resolution, I will Work; He speaks like ⟨p. 136⟩one in Authority, that is above all Checks and Controls, that can make good what he purposeth in spite of all opposition; I will Work; Observe also his Challenge, who shall let it? Would I could see the Man, the Angel, that durst stand in the way of my motions. The Jews might think Babylon will let: I (saith God) have sent to Babylon, and destroyed all their Princes, I have broken in pieces those Iron Bars; There is no fear that they should hinder my entrance into their City.
God hath a Negative Voice upon the motions of all the Creatures: Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, if the Lord commandeth it not? Lament. 3.27. They who reckon without him, must reckon again: They must ask his leave; as well as have his assistance, or sit still and do nothing. Their Wheels, though never so well oyl'd, stand still, or go backward, if he say Nay, to their motion forward; He speaketh to the Sun, and it riseth not, and sealeth up the Stars, Job 9.7. No day, not the least light in the Heavens at night without his leave; but no Creature hath a Negative Voice upon the least of his Actions: What he will do he doth, and never asketh Men or Angels leave. Nay, challengeth them to hinder him if they can,