...the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance ! who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him ?' And Moses aleo commences his history of the creation by the statement, ' In the beginning God created...

...Being to give no account of any of his matters, with a view to obtain information from his creatures. "Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him ? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught...

...the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance ? Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him ? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgement, and taught...

...the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance. ' Who hath directed the spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him ? Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance....

...glory of any of his infinite perfections. As God needs not to be counselled by others ; for vho has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him ;' so he need not consult with himself ; for deliberating supposes something of hesitation, which is...

...and folly fail alike, and every order of intellect is reduced to a level, for who hath known the mind of the Lord, or, being his counsellor, hath taught him ? it is a secret which, had he not been pleased to unfold it, must have for ever remained in the breast of...

...Being, to give no account of any of his matters, with a view to obtain information from his creatures. " Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hatli taught him ? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of...

...and his goodness. As to his knowledge, how beautifully is this expressed by the prophet Isaiah ! " Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or, being his counsellor, hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and, taught...

...who hath known ? &c. This verse is a quotalion, with a ilight change, from Isa. xl. 1 3, " Who lath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught lim'!" It is designed to express the '.nßnite wisdom and knowledge of jrod, by affirming that no being...

...folly fail alike, and every order of intellect is reduced to a level ; for who hath known the mind of the Lord, or being his counsellor, hath taught him ? It is a secret which, had he not been pleased to unfold it, must have for ever remained in the breast of...