An Expojition of the Epiftfe ~ Agam m the Th 1rd place. It is called Jmr~'M"' a fupercminent, furpaffing Ser.XXll. greatnefs of power, becaufe it pa!feth our knowledg. In EjJbef. l· 1 9· he Ultth ~the fame word .,; 11 Jmp(3cbv,'IS!lei.V Tli~ yvtd':nA1(dydmv, you tranOate lt, Tbe love of God th,,t paf[rtb k 11 o'wtedge. lt is t .1e fame word that is ufed here. It is a power that exccedeth all our thoughts, as it is Ephef ~ · 20. To him that isable to do exceed. i 11 g abu•Jdtmtly above all that we are able to a.<k or thmk, it IS fo e•ceeding, what he will do for Believers, that they are not able fo much as to think As far tJs tbe Heavms are above the Etmh, Jo are hi; tho11ghts ( •ndSo h.is power) above ours, It cloth not only exceed the power of the Creature, •t:Jd excel it, all that which is in the Creature is as nothing to 1t, but 1t exceHetll all their thoughts. I have quoted Scriptures that imply. all thefe fignifications of the words. And fo much for the Firfl part, that defcnptton of the exceedmggtrat· nefs of hi; power, the excellerrcy of it. In the Second place, he fetteth forth this power by the efficacy of it in the next words, Accordmg,Caith he, to the tjficaciotM worki11g ofthe mzght of huj/rn;gth. As I take it the fcope of thefe words is to lhew that it is fuch a power that works in Believers, as will always do the things that God intendeth to do with it, as hath on efficacy, a thorough working in it; every word is Emphatical to imply fo much. F~tfl, the word that is tranflated workiRg ivtpy.l•r, it implyeth an efficacy of worl<ing, fuch as bringeth the thing to pafs. To give one inflance,2 Tbej: 2. 11 . God)bill/(md upon them '"rY""'"''""' ejficacioujiufs of errot<r, an efnc•y of er- -rour, they f11all be given up todelufions efficaciouily and flrong,ly, fo as their un– derflandings !hall not ref1!t them. More plainly, Ph1l. 3· 21. According, faith he, to thr efficacy, the Enrrgte whereby he i; ,,6/e to jitbd11e all thi11gs. So that now that is the Fidl thing, it cloth note out an efficacy which is implyed in the firfl word which we tranflate working, it is E11ergia. The wor.ds that follow do as plainly and manifellly exprefs an efficacy and an abil1ty to do what he will for Believers, he calleth it an Effica~ of theforce of his f/rmgth, or of thr mzgbt of hisjlrmgth. Look in your Margents and you will find it fo tunf!ated out of the Greek. T~xeJ.T®- ,;;, lxG- J"~' It u theE1/rrgie of the might of hzs flrmgth. One word was not enough to exprefs the power that works thus flrongly, he therefore doubleth it as the manner of the Hebrews is. He cloth not fay According to the worki11g of his power, or accor– dit~g to the workmg of hts m•ght; but he putteth two words together, Of thr might of his f/rmgth, that is, as the doubling in the Hebrew Phrafe, it imply– eth the uttermofl of a thing, as thus, The l:lo!y of Holiefl, that is of the mofl Holy, fo the m1ght of hzs flrength, that is, his uttermofl l\rength. You lhall find it is doubled of God to lhew the greatnefs of his flrength whm he works a tlling infallibly and bringeth it to pafs. lja. 40. 26. L•ft 11p ) 'ottr ryes o11 high, and behold, who bath created theft thil;gs (the Heavens he mean– eth) that bri11geth out thezr hofl6y 11umber, a11d calleth tbem all by 11ames, by the greatmfs .if his mlf,ht, for that he is flrollg in power, not one fat!eth When he doubleth the Attribute makes him flrong in power, ( as here he cloth) then alw'les followerh an efficacy, a thorough working the thing, Not mu fad· eth, he never Jaileth when he putteth forth the m1ght of his flrength, as the word here IS, And you lhall find the Septttagint ufe the very fame words that are ufed here in their Tranf!ation of thofe words. As likewife in Job. i 2, 16. With him i.r flrmgth m•dpower, the septuagim read it xeJ.TG- '!I lxll•, the fame words that are ufed here. lt 1s doubled to iliew the mighty effdl ualnefs of his · power. when God will do a thing fo as to put forth the might of his flrength he Will certamly bnng the thmg to pafs. Now fatth he, the rmght of his flrentgh works efficacioufly in all them that believe The exceedi11g greawefs of hu power accordi11g to the workiug of the might of his ~re11g1h. Now that his fcope is to f11ew the efficacioufnefs, the irrefiflablenefs of his power in working what he meaneth to work in Believers,it appeareth by what followeth; for what cloth he infiance in ? He puttethfortb.faith he, the .f<~me pow• er toward you Believers that he wro11ght in Chrifl whm he razfed h1m from the de,ld toglory. Now I appeal to all your thoughts what power it was,that was put forth
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