466 Vmrf, 3. ;;.1pofition upon the BA of o Chap. 37: rineifs to lei n. The text dothnotfay,he heath done great things, or,, he will do great things, but, he doth great things, he is alwayes do- in g eat things ; and that is a point improvable for the comfort of he peopleof God. When a great matter is to be done, we fay, v'; s +hall do it ? when we are in great troubles and dangers, we fay, &-o {hall deliver us ? If (mall matters be to be done, we think t e or other men like our felves cando therri;but when great matters :>re to be done, we hardly believe, that God can do them for us ; yet 'cis all one with God whether the thing, be great or little than is to be done, if he pleale to undertake the doing of ir. It is quef:ioned (e4mos 7. z. ) ßy whew (hall Jacob arife, for he isfmall ? They looked to this and that creature, and law 'Jacob fo fang and low, that they thought he could never rife again ; but remember Jacobs God isgreat, and hedoth great things,. this great thing efpecially, to raife them that are low and ftnall. What-ever your condition is,remember God is great,and can as welldo great things as little, as eafily make a world as give you a morfel' of bread ; there isnothinghard to God ; He doth great things, and (according to the firieinefs ofthe Hebrew text) we knownot, that is, we confider them not, we take little notice of them. Hence ebferve Thefoes of menare commonly veryflight theaghtedabout the great works ofGod. When God thunders marvels, we know themnor, we lay them not to heart. The Prophet (Ifa. 5. r z.) flieweth how bufie the carelefs Jews were in their mirth and jollity, but they regard- ed not the work_of the Lord, neither cenfidered the operation of his hands.WhenGod is doing great thirtgs,orie man is getting wealth, another taking his pleafure, but they regard not at all, or have ve- ry little regard to what God is doing. Again, from our reading, Great things doth he, whichwe cannot cornprebend, Rgte God dothgreat things that are beyond thegreateiofour ap- prehenfsons, filch things,as after all ourfiudywe are fhort in, aeod jhart of. AS it bs ourfin that we take not paines enough toknow the great things,
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