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

In works of Providence, He doth some great things alone by himself; Job 26.7. He hangeth the Earth on nothing, without an Atlas to bear it up, and he preserves Moses forty days without Food, Exod. •2. And he doth all things without the help of his Creatures, even there, and ⟨p. 149⟩then when he makes the most use of his Creatures. He useth Angels and Men in the Government of the World; he useth many means, as Food and Raiment, and Physic and Sleep, for the preservation of our Health and Lives; but he doth all, as much and as surely as if he made not use of any means at all. He is the Soul of the World, that actuates every thing in it: Hence we read, That Instruments are called his Sword, Psal. 17.14. His Rod, Isa. 10.5. What can the Sword or the Rod do, without an Hand to cut or scourge with them; therefore when his Rod boasteth as if it could scourge of it self, Isa. 10.12, 13. and as if it were the Hand too; By the strength of my hand have I done it; I have removed the Bounds of the People, and robbed their Treasure. God quickly contradicts such vain babbling, and confutes such vain glorious boasting, verse 15. Shall the Axe boast it self against him that heweth therewith, or the Saw magnify it self against him that shaketh it? Thou poor proud vain-glorious Wretch, Thou art a mere Axe, a Saw, and canst no more move or cut of thy self, then a Saw or an ⟨p. 150⟩Axe that lieth on the ground, which no man meddleth with: Thou talketh arrogantly and saucily, as if thou didst all, when thou didst nothing: I did all, thou wast all the while but the Axe and Saw in my Hand, which I made use of.

In works of Providence, He doth some great things alone by himself; Job 26.7. He hangeth the Earth on nothing, without an Atlas to bear it up, and he preserves Moses forty days without Food, Exod. 2. And he doth all things without the help of his Creatures, even there, and