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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…
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.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
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And what his soul desireth, e••• that he doth.
And what his soule desireth, e••• that he doth.
Hence observe.
That God doth whatsoever he will, or whatsoever he desires to do.
That God doth whatsoever he will, or whatsoever he desires to doe.
There is no bound to the power of God, but his own will. When the Heathen asked in scorn, Where is your God? The Psalmist tells them plainly both where he was, and what he had been doing, (Psal. 115.3.) But our God is in the heavens, he hath done whatsoever he pleased. The doings of God know no bounds, but his own pleasure; He hath done whatsoever he pleased. He will not endure to have any articles put upon him, nor any circles or limit-lines drawn about him. The power of God is regulated and determined by nothing but his will. A great Prince once said, That he had indeed a circle about his head (meaning his Crown) but he would not bear it to have a circle about his feet; he must go which way himself pleased, and do whatsoever his soul desired. Yet there are circles drawn about all the powers of the world, only God hath none. His government is purely arbitrary. Nor is it fit that the government of any but his should be so; 'Tis neither fit nor safe that any should govern arbitrarily or purely at will, but he whose will is altogether pure, but he whose will is so far from needing a rule, that it is one, yea the only unerring One. (