...fufficiently confuted and blown off, by that o'ne Paffage of the Prophet concerning Almighty God ; tliat His Thoughts are not as our Thoughts, nor His Ways as our Ways, Ifa. 55. 8. to which we may add, that neither is His Nature as our Nature, nor His Divine Perfon as...

...regard to the hand that fed 'em, and have an abfolute and immediate Dependence upon God alone. But his Thoughts are not as our Thoughts, nor his Ways AS our Ways. He as much furpafles us in Wifdom as in Power , and for wife and juft Reafons has rather chofe to fend...

...Salvation of Mankind. But this is the Voice of Scripture, and a Maxim never to be forgotten ; G 0 D's Thoughts are not as our Thoughts, nor his Ways as our Ways *. His Righteoufnefs is like the jtrong Mountains, and his Judgments are like the great Deep -f- :...

...for you fhall yet praife him who is the health of your countenance, and your God. Remember, that his thoughts are not as our thoughts, nor his ways as our ways; but that as the heavens are high above the earth, fo are his thoughts and ways above ours : and that...

...considered as the fruit of free and unmerited grace. Here we have a remarkable and undeniable instance that God's thoughts are not as our thoughts, nor his ways as our ways. When injured and offended, we find it difficult to pass by the affront : when overtures of reconciliation...

...as the fruit of free and unmerited grace. Here we have a remarkable and undeniable instance t! >at God's thoughts are not as our thoughts, nor his ways as our ways. vV"hen injured and offended, we find it difficult to pass by the affront : when overtures of reconciliation...

...begin to difpenfe their favours, where they have received the greateft injuries and affronts. But " GOD'S " thoughts are not as our thoughts: nor his " ways as our ways."8 Mercy is fhewn to the greateft fmner. Salvation is firft offered, where moft had been done...

...and reversing these decisions. If the .Lord had snid Amen, all had been over with Jonah ; but " his thoughts are not as our thoughts, nor his ways as our ways: as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are his thoughts higher than oor thoughts, and his ways...

...success ; and thousands were ready to say, " This is the man whom God delighteth to honour." But, ah! God's thoughts are not as our thoughts ; nor his ways, as our ways. " Behold, he taketh away ; who can hinder him ? who will say unto him, What doest thou (" 2. Learn...

...but takes all occasions to make himself known, as a God of infinite kindness «nd compassion, whose thoughts are not as our thoughts, nor his ways as our ways, and will not resent those injuries which we may offer to him, but will lay them under eternal obligations...