An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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Fourthly, This also demonstrates the greatness of Gods power, that none can stop or hinder him in what it hath a mind to do: what he appoints he executes, and none can stop it, or as (Nebuchadnezzar speaks in the place before mentioned, Dan. 4.35.) stay his hand. The hand of the strongest power upon the earth may be, and hath been staid; kings have had a check, their hands have been staid, but none can stay the hand of God; I will work (saith he) and none shall let it (Isa. 43.17.) God should do but little work in the world, if men could let it. Wicked men would let or hinder God in all his works, and the godly (through their mistakes) would hinder him in some of his works; but none can; He speaks to the Sun and it shineth not, yea he speaks to the Sun and it moveth not. This is the greatness and the muchness of the power of God.

Fourthly, This also demonstrates the greatnesse of Gods power, that none can stop or hinder him in what it hath a minde to doe: what he appoints he executes, and none can stop it, or as (Nebuchadnezzar speakes in the place before mentioned, Dan. 4.35.) stay his hand. The hand of the strongest power upon the earth may be, and hath been staid; kings have had a check, their hands have been stayd, but none can stay the hand of God; I will worke (saith he) and none shall let it (Isa. 43.17.) God should doe but little worke in the world, if men could let it. Wicked men would let or hinder God in all his workes, and the godly (through their mistakes) would hinder him in some of his workes; but none can; He speaks to the Sunne and it shineth not, yea he speakes to the Sunne and it moveth not. This is the greatnesse and the muchnes of the power of God.

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But, saith Job, Will he plead against me with this great power? All this power God hath (and this power he can put forth) but he

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