...Is it not lawful for God to do what he will with his own ? Is thine eye evil, because he is good ? Shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it,...made me thus ? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour ?" "In a great house,"...

...man," he says, " who art thou that repliest against God? shall the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why hast thou made me thus ? Hath not the potter power over the clay of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?"* To return to our...

...nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus ? hath not the potter power over the clay ? It is owing, therefore, to his supreme will that God does not vouchsafe equal grace to all ;...

...given us, be not, on the whole, without our fault, worse than not being. For who art thou, O man, that repliest against God? shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it, why host thou made me thus *? Is it not lawful for him to do what he will with his own^l he can have no...

...divine claims to man's submission and service. Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, wby hast thou made me thus ? Hath not the potter power over the clay? Of him and through him, and (therefore) to him are all things. The Apostle Paul makes the same...

...art thou, O man, that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, WThy hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay ?" And as to his providence, wherein his sovereignty is also manifested, it is said, " Be silent,...

...some suppose he does, he gives a direct and full answer to it. "Nay, but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? shall the thing formed say unto him, that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?" The apostle does not mean to say to the objector, you have no right to put a question...

...mere creature of a day, to reply against God, the great Ancient of days! " Who art thou (said he) that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it why hast thou mat'e me thus?"&c. And if the apostle Paul attempted not an answer, how much less should those who...

...them, without effect. The apostle puts the solemn question to the sinner, " Who art thon, O man, that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it, why hast thon made me thus ?" and decreed to make me thus? God can fully answer this question of the sinner,...

...Apostle : " O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus ? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing...