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The power of God
神的大能
(Stephen Charnock, 1628-1680)
(司提反·查诺克, 1628-1680)
“All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing.
“地上所有的居民都算为虚无。
He does as He pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth.
祂随己意行事，掌管天上的权势和地上的居民。
No one can hold back His hand or say to Him–What have You done?” Daniel 4:35
无人能拦住祂的手，或向祂说：’祢做什么呢？'”但以理书4:35
The power of God is that ability and strength whereby He can bring to pass whatever He pleases, whatever His infinite wisdom may direct, and whatever the infinite purity of His will may resolve.
神的大能是那种能力和力量，藉此祂能成就祂所喜悦的，祂无限智慧所指引的，以及祂无限纯洁的旨意所决定的一切事。
As holiness is the beauty of all God’s attributes; so power is that which gives life and action to all the perfections of the divine nature.
正如圣洁是神所有属性的荣美；大能则是赋予神性一切完美以生命和行动的力量。
How vain would be the eternal decrees, if power did not step in to execute them.
若没有大能来执行，永恒的旨意将是何等虚空。
Without power–
若没有大能——
His mercy would be but feeble pity,
祂的怜悯不过是软弱的同情，
His promises an empty sound,
祂的应许不过是空洞的声音，
His threatenings a mere scarecrow.
祂的警告不过是虚设的稻草人。
God’s power is like Himself–infinite, eternal, incomprehensible; it can neither be checked, restrained, nor frustrated by the creature.
神的大能如同祂自己——无限、永恒、不可测度；受造之物既不能阻挡，也不能限制，更不能挫败。
As His essence . . .
正如祂的本质。。。
is immense–not to be confined in place;
浩大无边——不受空间的局限；
as it is eternal–not to be measured in time;
永恒无尽——不受时间的衡量；
so it is almighty–not to be limited in regard of action.
因此全能无限——不受行动的约束。