zaz Chap. 3 3. An Expofstion !span the Book, of f o s. Verf. r 5. ing in the day. Fourthly, Naturall dreames arife from vehement; :ttedions to or delires of what we want, and would have. Thus (Ifa: 29.7.) The hungry man dreatiss he. eats, and the thir- jly man dreams he dria/<c ; For being pincht with hunger, and parcht with thin}, his appetite is not only flrong, but fierce and violent after meat and drinke. There and Inch like are naturals %. dreams. I call them fo . becaufe the rife or reafon of them is feared in nature, and they are fuch . as have no other caufe but what is common andnturall to man. Nature let alone or left un- der fuch outward accidents will produce fuch dreames. Seconldy,There are diabolical! dreams ; the devill knows how to flirre the humors and worke upon thephantafies of the chi! dren ofmen. Satan is skilful( anddiligent in folliciting our lulls and corruptions both day andnight,and they being once follicited or moved to worke, cannot but worke in ùs both fleeping and waking. Yea the devill can inspire falfe dothines and opinions by dreames, as well as provoke to wicked pradifes. Of fuch dreamers we read (Dent: r 3 a, .) if there be among yon .01 falfe Prophet, or adreamer ofdreamt:. Falle Prophets" had many dreams ( ] er: z 3. 25.) Such were wont to fay, Ihave dreamed* I have dreamed. Becaufe the holy Prophets had their dreams fromGod, the Devill would ive his unholy Prophets dreams,. too, which were lies and vanity-,deceitsand errours,leading.them out of the wayofGod, whether we refped truth of doëlrine , or purity of worship. We may reduce all diabolical! dreames to thefe two heads ; They are either, Firfl, falle dreames, that is$ dreames of falthood, for he is the father and former of lyes ; or, Secondly, theyare filthy defilingdreames ; forhe is an uncleane spirit, and the.feweller of all ,filthy fires and uncleannetfes,whe- ther corporali orfpirituall. Thirdly , Thereare divine dreamer, focalled , Firfl, becaufe immediately fent byGod ; Secondly, becaufe the fubje6t matter of them isdivine and heavenly, or fome manifeflation of the holy will of God toman. Thereare five fpeciall Meffages upon which dreames are.fent from God.... Firfl , To reprove or adtnonifh ; Thus God dealt with Abi- anelech in a dreame , that he fhould not meddle withSarah. (Gen: zo. 3.)and with Laban, that he fhould not hurt yacob, nor hinder him in his journey bacü to his fathers houfe ( Gen: 31.) z4.);
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