Caryl - Houston-Packer Collection BS1415 .C37 v5

134 Chapa 5. An Expofitionupon the Bookof j OB. Verf.a 5 and Cailles ? Doth he thus ilrengthen himfelf ,againft the Al- mighty ?,All thefe are no ftrength againft God , and this is not the way thewicked man takes to firengthen himfelf a- gainit God , How then ? He ftrengthens himfclt againft God, by hardening his heart, by !topping his ears, by {eating his face, by debauching his confeience againil the call and coin nand of God. Thus, Heffrengthenshimfelf againff the Almighty. Before we had the wordGod , the ftrongGod, here theAl. mighty, which word in the Hebrew , fignifìes not only one that hath great power : But, Firtt, All power ; Sbaddai ishe that bath power todo all ßát otnniapo, things : Omnipotencie is one of the incommunicable Attri- teJ$. butes of God : All thepower of man is of his giving , but he hath not given all power to any man ,' no nor to all men. Onely Chrift as Mediator, or God-rnan bath all power given to him. It is not the will of God to doe all that is inhis power , but it is in his l'power todo whatfoever he will. if the wicked mans power were fuch, what work would he make ? If he could do as much as himfelf pleafeth , he would do nothing, which fhould pleafe either God or good men. Secondly, Theword fignifieth Euch an one as hath a tuffs ape t»iget, ciencie in himfelf` to'do what lie will ; God needeth not to eaub'rexterni go out for any aide, or call in the aiTailance of any Creature : arsth aut rna. Shaddai is the Original of power, he hath all his power laid mittens. up in hisowncompafs , and his compafs is infinitenefs ; he is felt fufficient. Some Princes think they have power enough to dowhat they will , but they mutt do it with other mens hands. Though they havea civil power or authority to com- mand a11, yet they have not anaturali power, ftrength, or abi- lity to execute all. God hath both thefe powers , he hath ab- folute authority to command all to ferve and helphint ; and hehath fuch an abfolute ability, that heneeds none to ferve or help him: He that trade the Worldalone, whatcannot-he doe alone? God calls for our help that wemay have the hog ;Y.uf;r' pour of it, not that he hath anyy want ofit gmAlbos silk. Thirdly, Sbaddai is he who hath not onlyenough for him- felf,.

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