so Chap. 4o. e..,4n Expo/it-ion upon the Book of Jog, Vert, 9 ger ? The anger of God ts bey cud compehention, and to is his Jove ; Who knoweth the power of his love ? We are exhorted (eph. 3.'9.)To know the love of God,which poffethknowledge, What the heighth,deprh,length and bredth of divine love are & anger,noman knoweth ; nor doth any man know the dimenfîons of divine power. TheApofile Cpeakingof God as a Spirit-, faith (t Tim, 6. t 6.) Whomno man bathPeen, nor- canfee. So we may fay of God as powerful ; no man knoweth, nor can know how powerful he is. He muff be as powerful as God,whoknoweth how power- ful God is. Only thiswe may fay, Firf+, his power is fo great, that he can do all things, and he cando all things with cafe, There is nothing bard to God. Hard things are eafie to God. Some things are hard, and others eafie to men; but to God all things are alike. Not on- ly is nothing too hard for the Lord, as he laid to Abraham(gen. 18. 4.) but the truth is, nothing is hard to him. Secondly, His power is fo great, that he can do whatfoever he willeth or bath amind to do (Job z 3. t 3.) Ile is in one mind, andwho can tarn him? and what his foul defiretb, even that be doth. Andas the Lordcan and will do whatever he bath a will to do, fo to clear the point a little further, we may boldly fay, he hub a will todo all things of thefe three forts : Firf,Hebath a will to do whatfoever he bath promifed,purpo- fed,or determined to do.Now,ifwe dulyweigh what great things there are in the promifes and purpofes, in the counfels and de- crees of God to do in the world, we may Coon conclude with truth and fobriery,that great things will be done in their proper times and feafons. Secondly, The Lord Bothaffure us, he hash a will to dowhat- foever weask of him in faith,and according to his will. If we have a rule for our asking, or if we ask by rule, we have a Gods word for ir, that it (hall be done and given to usaccording to our ask- ings (a fobn q. t q.,) And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if weask any thing according to his will, be hearetb iss. What is that ? is it only that he perceives or knows whatwe ask? no, his hearing is the granting and giving what we ask. God is engagedby hisgracious prornife, that his arm fhal . o all that we pray for right for the matter, and aright for the mRbner, in faith and in fincerity. Third-
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