790 Chap. 42. an Expofition upon the Book of Jos, Vert*. 2 nor let his (boulders to it ; but an evil man doth evil as he can, he ferveshis lull as he thould ferve God, withall his might. I urge that place only tonote the force of the word, I know that thou cans do Every thing. That is, every thing which is fit for, and becoming thy Maje- fly todo, every thing which is good, every thing which is jufl, everything which doth not reflct dithonour upon thy name,eve- ry thing that is nota contradiction to thyfeif. Thus, take things of what kind you will, God cando them ; and take things in what degreeyouwill, God cando them : he can do, not only little things, but great things, yea, the greatefl things. Great and lit- tle make no matter of difference with God. As if Job had Paid, O Lord, I know and acknowledge there is nothing too hard for thee, yea, nothing is bard to thee ; and that as thy coupfelt and decrees are altogether wifeand juff, fo than haft power enough to execute and bring them about. Thou canfi do Every thing. There is no bound to the power of God, except his own will. God will not do every thing that he can, but he can do every thing that hewilleth : nothing can flop the power of God in do- ing, where his will is todo. Thou canfi do every thing. Or we may take it thus, Godcan do everything ; that is, eve- ry thing that he bath Paid he will do, every thing that he bath en- gaged himfelf to do bypromife, or by prophetic ; he bath power todowhat he bath laid or fort-(hewed Ihall bedone. ThusJob gives glory to God, and begins as David (Pfal. 59. 16, 17.) to fingof the power of the Lord, as well as,of his mercy. dwillfing of thy power; unto thee, Omy f rengtb, will Ifing. Here job Pings of the power of God, I know that thoucanfl do every thing. The words have no difficulty in them; only when job faith here,! know that thoucanfi do every thing, it may be queflioned, Did not Job know this before ? yea, had not Jobfailac much as this before r that God could do every thing. in feveral paffages of the ninth and twelfth Chapters, he Paid as much as this, and morecannot be Paid of God. We have Paid every thing of God, when once we have laid, he cando every thing. There job"cryes up
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