Chap. 42. an Expofstionupon theBookof ] o 1. Verf, 2, 789 Firfl, He confeffethGods Omnipotency,1 &new that tbota cant doevery thing. 1 know. The word notes a certain knowledge, fuch a knowledge as leaveth no place for doubting, nor for anuncertain opinionating. I know, is as much as, I amafared r As Jacob faid toYofeph, when he told himManafebwas his fra born (Gen. 48. r g.) d know it, my fon, I know it, &c. As if he had Paid, I do not lay my right hand upon the younger by miflake, but choice; I know very well which is the first-born, and I know what I do, in laying my right hand upon the younger. Thus faith fob here, 1 know that thou canft do every thing. This great truth is fixed and fully fettled upon my heart ; and I urge my felf with all mymight now, to give thee the glory of it, though fometimes under my grievous pains and undue paffnons , I have obfcured it, and . fpoken:as if I doubted, or were not well.afured of it. I know,." That thou Banff do-every thing; The word rendred canfI do noteltwo things ; Firff, Might ; paw. Secondly, Right,to do all things. For indeed, wecan do nomore poteflatm ha. than we have a right todo. buit potentior Again, It lignifies not only a power of doing, but a prevailing: fuit fupetavit,.. power of doing, or aconquering power, a power that overcomes pr.e nalu 9 b y : P ra ransompof- all difficulties, and removes all obstacles or obflruetions; fuch a fumes, quod power is intended in this word. Wehave it in a proper name jurepoffumou,, (Prow- 30. I.) The words of Agur, the fonof Jakeh, even the prophelie. The man fpake unto. Ithiei, even unto Ithiel and Ucal : Under both thefe names, Ithiel and veal, fome conceive Chrifi is to be underllood : he is Ithiel, which fignifies(as Etna- noel) God with us; and he is veal, that is, powerful and al- mighty. When the Prophet Jeremiah would Chew how flrongly that people were bent to fin, he (peaks to them all as one man (7er. 3. ,) Fehold, thou haftfpoken, and done evil, as thou could/I that is, thou hats put forth thy eotmoft Can, thou haft done as much evil as thou cans}. As here, job faith of the fiord,. Thou eanfi do all things. So Paid the Prophet of the people, Thoub4 fpoken,and done evil, as thou couldit, A godlyman fins, but he doth not fin as be can, he. doth not lay his.utmofl llrength.. nor,.
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