Chap. 26. An Expofitian upon the Books! J Q B. Verr 7. - 761 bring thofe things to nought, which are all in all amongor in theeftimations of men.Therefore, fo God own the worke, the matter is not much (1 fpeak not in regard of lawfulnefs but like- lynes, I fay the matter is not much)what the means is,God can overwit wife men by fools, he can over power mighty men by thofe who are weak.'Thus God triumphs over humane impro- babilities, yea impofl'ibilicies,and would have no ftefh either de- fpaire becaufe of the fmalnefs of means, or glory in his fight,be- caufe of the greatnefs ofit.How glorious was e/ibrahams faith in the former Chapter, who,was fo far from defpairing that he, was firong in faith giving glory to God though he faw nothing but death upon all the meanes which tended to attaine theblcf fingpromifed (Rom. 4. 17, 18, 19.) ells it is written, I have made thee afather of many Nations before him whom be beleeved even God (who was it that Abraham beleeved?it wasGod. And under what notiondid his faith eye God?even as he) arho quick, .netb sloe dead:when God is clofed with under this notion,as quick ping the dead, what can be too hard for faith ? but there is more in it, .Abrahams faith eyed God not only as quickning the dead, but ashe that cacti, thofe things whichbe not as th:ttgb they were: that is, as he who maketh fomething ofnothing ; whenonce.4- braham had thefe apprehee (ions ofGod ; then nothing ftucke with him, his faith could digeft iron, and thorefore(as it follow- eth) be againf b pe, beletved in hopo &C. andbeing not wea&e in faith, be confidered not his owre body being new dead (as to the procreation ofchiidren)wben he was ab at an uedredyearer eld, neîtberyet thedeadneffe (as to conception) ofSorabs womhe.He ffaggered not at the promife of G d through unbeliefe (that is, he never made any fcruples or queries how thepromife (hould be accomplifh -d) but was ftrong in faith givingglory to Cod,that is, glorifyingGod by beleeving that he was able to make good the promife,or that it was as eafie for God to create a performance, as .o make the promife. Thirdly, Then fear not when 901 is a workixg,bat hmil carry on bis work,deficiencies in the creature,are no flop to his mains: his immediate or foie power is enough who hangeth the earth uponnothing.Whtre are the plars that fuftain this mightymats? It hangeth fart by no faftning. butthe order ofGod;and hisorder is ftrong enough to hang thegrated butines that ever wasin the E e e e e world
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