f 4. Verf. s2. eAn Exp tion upon the Book of Jog. Chap. 36; reaîon flrongly in ir,God is exalted in his power above all others; and therefore it is no way furableor confenraneous unto reafon, that the greater power ihouid be queflioned, much lets condem- ned of injuflice by the Teller power : Theremull be a parity,a co- ordination, or a co-equality at leaft , if not a fuperiority, where judgement is given. That's a great truth, God is exalted in his own power. David ( Pfal. 21. i 3.) turns it into a prayer, or with,Be thous exalted, O Lord, in thine own frength. He makes a like prayer, ( Pfd. r o )S. s.) The Lord inother places declareth himfelfpe- remptorily in ir, ( Pfal. 46.10.) Be fi'ill,andknow that I an; God ; d will be exaltedamong the Heathen,Iwill be exalted in the Earth. It fEall be fa whether men will or will not ; whether men will or no, God will be exalted , becaufe he is exalted in his own power, not in anyderived power, or power given him from the creature, Men or Angels. The power which God puts forth in his works exalt him, or flew him to be a great, a mightyGod. Behold, God is exaltedby his ownpower. But we tranflate the Text (and lo I conceive it more fitly fuzes the fcopeof eau) as exprefl ng an a& of God towards others; Behold, Godexaltèth by his power. So Mr Broughton ; Mark, the Omnipotent Jets up by hisflrenggth. Behold (As bath been fhewed ) is a note both of attention and admi- ration. God. The firong God, she potent, the omnipotent sod, who is able to overcome all difficulties, Exalteth ; Gatti The word which we render to exalt, fignifieth to fez in an in- E1evare, exal- acceffible height, or to exalt very high ; and not only ,fo, but to care, corrobora- eflabiifh in that exaltation yea fo to confirme and corroborate re,jl4le him that isfer up in fuch a height, that no power is able tomole(+, innatic redder:. trouble, or of lift him ; and therefore a word coming froto this root fignifieth a fortißed Cagle er Tower ; f uch places, if any, are exalted and lifted up on high. Behold, God exalterh ; As if Elihu had
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