the Spirit, therefore no one apprehends the mind or sense of the Lord. Reference to the Holy Trinity is implied, comp, on the words, eig avrbv, to Him , ver. 36, Isa. xxxiv. 16, at the end of the verse. — av^ovXog Paul says, not only that no one has been cvjufSovXog, but not even now can be so : ffv^(3ov\og is either a partner in counsels , or, one at least privy to them ; for he had said just now, for who hath known the mind of the Lord ? And yet many in their discussions, for example, on the origin of evil, which touch upon the recesses of the Divine economy much more deeply than this, which is from religious reverence broken off by the apostle between ver. 32, 33 (for there is a great differ- ence between the fall of many angels and of the whole human race on the one hand, and, on the other, the fall of the Israelites [the latter is a much less profound mystery than the former]) many such, I say, boast, as if they were not only the Lord’s counsellors, but also His inquisitors, His patrons, or His judges. Scripture everywhere stops short at this point, that the Lord hath willed, and hath said, and hath done it : It does not un- fold the reasons of things universal or particular ; respecting those things that are beyond our present state of infancy, it re- fers believers to eternity, 1 Cor. xiii. 9, etc. The thirst of know- ing will torture and burn others, who unreasonably pry into mysteries, throughout eternity.
35. "h rig, z.r.x) Some adopt these words in the lxx., Isa. xl. 14 : others do not ; but Job xli. 2, Hebr. and Yulg. have it thus : Who hath previously given to Me, that I may render to Him again ? All things which are under heaven are Mine.
36. El; avrov za / hi9 avrov zai eig avrov, of Him, and through Him, and to Him) The Origin, Course, and End of [The Source from whom come, the Agent through whom is maintained the continuance of, the End for whom are] all things, is here denoted, comp. 1 Cor. viii. 6. [ Furthermore , ig avrov, refers to riches ; hi avrov, to wisdom ; eig avrov, to knowledge. — Y. g.] — h do'ga, the glory) of the Riches, Wisdom, Knowledge. [ Along with this dooc- ology to Omnipotence, is included the praise of Divine Wisdom and Love, from which the creatures derive their strength, under- standing, and blessedness. — Y. g.] — a^v. The final word, with which the feeling of the apostle, when he has said all, makes a termination.