37. And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all
things well--reminding us, says TRENCH, of the
words of the first creation
(Ge 1:31,
Septuagint), upon which we are thus not unsuitably thrown back,
for Christ's work is in the truest sense "a new creation,"
he maketh both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak--"and they
glorified the God of Israel"
(Mt 15:31).
See on
Mr 7:31.
JFB.
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