Chap. 37. AnExpofitian upon the L'.00k of J o B. Verf. 5. bath affrighted us with a fenfe of our fins, and of his wrath due to us for our fins, as with an horrible tempeff, heprefently rerefh- eth us with the gentle gales of revealedgrace, and with theplea- fant amiable Sun-thineof his favour by JefusChrin. And there- fore in refpea both of the Natural and Spiritual Thunder, confi- doted in the eircumflances 'and consequences of ir, Eliba might well conclude, as he dock, in the laid words of this Verfe and matter, Great things doth he, whichwe cannot comprehend. Wemay take rhefe words not only as intending the great things 6f the Thunder, which indeed are fuch as we cannot comprehend; bur,as a tranfriou from Thunder, to thofeother great things that God doth, fet forth in the latter part of the Chapter. Great things doth he. God doth the lean things, but he cando great things, he doth great things Whichwe cannot comprehend. The Hebrew is, He doth great things,and we know not ; which Fscitmagna & may be expounded two wayes. non cognofd-, Firn, We know not, that is, we take no notice of them. God mom Heb. lothgreat things,and we are very backward to confider them. Secondly,weAvownot,that is,he Both fuchgreat things, that let us confider and fludy them as long as we will, let us break our brains to find out the grearnefs of them, yet the (hail never find it out; He dothgreat things that we cannot comprehend. The text is clear, and the fenfe profitable in either Interpretation ; he Both great things which we do not confider, or he loth great things, that when we have confidered them, and done the mot we can, we cannot come to the full knowledge of them. Naturalifls fpeak much of the caufes of there things, yet theclearen righted among them, could not fee the bottom of th :m, n or reach the ut- ano`;f realenof them. Great things doth he, which we cannotcom- prebend. Hence note ; It is both properand eafie to god to dogreat things. He is the great ;od, fo great that doing great,things isna wea- _ 0 e o sinefc 46s
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