368 Verf. 26. - F a xpo,.t i upon the Bock of j o B. Chap. 36. J 0 B, Chap. 36. Verf. 26. 26. Behold,Codisgreat, andwe know him not, nei. thercan the numberof his years befearchedout. Liho havingcalled upon fob co magnifie the work of God in general, proceeds to draw him co the magnifying of the ipecial works of God in naturals: Yet before he leads him to the confideration of the greatnefs of thofe works, he invites him co confider God himfelf who is the Author and Difpofer of theni and he invites him toconfider God in three things, all which we find laid down in this 26th verle. Firfl, In his Greatnefs; Behold God isgreat. Secondly, In his Incornprehenfiblenefs ; He is great,and know him nor. Thirdly, InhisEternicy ; Neither Coll; the numberofhis years efearcbed out. Surely he is moll worthy our confideration who is great, and fo great that he cannot be comprehended, and who is ere:pally great, whole yearS are numberlefs. Verf. 26. -Behold God isgreat. The wordBehold, is here anote both of Attentionand admi- ration ; Omind, O admire thegreatnefs of God. God isgreat. The word rendredgreat, properly fignifies an encreafinggrowing greatnefs ; God is without all encreafe or growth, being for ever the fame, yet he may be laid to encreafe, to bemagnified mewmaim and multiplied ( as I may lay) according to the apprehenfions robore. brut'. which we have of him. This word bears the lignificationboth selottaginta of much and many. god Is but one and the one-moffone, yet ( in isunr emitm, this fence ) many. So theSeptuagint renders it here, he kath,or e. onnibuo . many,that is he hath all perfeaions in him ; the lines of all flow, stguem. excellency and virtue, of all glory and perfeaion, center inGod ttibus perfeRi. alone. Thus God is much, and God is many; the one God is ,oilibos emu- many, he bath many, he bath all eminencies and excellencies 4,moy. boundup, bomdlefly in him. Again,God isgreat, inhimfelf or in his being. Whatfoever is nGod'is God, and thereforewhatfoever is in God is great. The pPwer
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