Chap. 33. An 'xpofition upon the Book, of J o Y. Verf. i' . 283 24.) whereupon jacob told him , God rebuked thee yeller night. That dream of Dilates Wife (Math:.27.19. ) was fent toadmo- iiilh Pilate about giving Judgement againli Chrift. Secondly, God fends dreams to inttru&, and informe ; There are teaching dreamt., that of jofeph ( Math: i. zr.) was not only to fhew himwhat to doe about Mary his efpouled wife , but to in(lruet him about that Great myftery ofGod manifefted in the ftbth, to fave loft man. Thirdly, Dreams are Pent for fupport and confolation in a timeof trouble ( Gen: 28. 12. ) God comforted facob by that dream, when he was in a defolate condition, and allured him of his prefen'ce. Fourthly , Some dreams are fent of God upon a fad meffage to affli& and terrihe ; job bemoaned his fufferings and forrows by fuch Brea_mes ( Chap: 7.1 3 , 14.) whenIfaymy bed(hall com- fort me, My coachfhall wife my complaint, then thoufcarefl me with dreames, and terrifieJt me with vifions. Fifthly, God forefhewethwhat fhall come to paffe, he reveals his owncounfels, as to future providences, bydreames and vifi- ons. The Leven years offamine were revealed to Pharoah in a drearne. And the great things of the Church, and of the world too, were revealed toDaniel in a dreame, and in vifions of his head upon his bed ( Dan: 7. t.) The meffage of the dreame in the text was for inftru6tionand admonition, as will appeare at the fixteenth verfe; God fpeaketh in a dream ; and, further In a vifion of the night. Some take vifion here as a fecord way of divine revelation. And'tis true,theScripture fpeakes of dreams and vifions diftin&- ly ( Numb t z. 6.) Others make vifions to be only áppurte- narices to dreams ; For thoughthere have .ns without dreams, yet dreams are feldome, if at all, wit out e kind of vifion. This feenaes the intendment of this text,In adream,. in a vi fion':o f the might ;' That is', ina dreamwit i a vifion of the night, as making the vifion tobe nothing elfe, but either a reprefentati- on of the matter dreamed of, or of themanner wherein it was re- prefented to the dreamer. And I conceive, that Eliha in this verfe is fpeakingonly of one,not of two wayesof Gods revealing himfelfe CO man ; or rather of `one then two. Yet whether We 0 o 2 take
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