642,. Chap.34. An Expofition upon the Bookof jo B. Verf. 0. lomen(Prov.1.z7.) fpeaks of fwift deftruelion,ofdeftruEion coming like awhirlwind; fwifr defiru`ltonovertakes themwho are flowpa- ced to receive and obey inflruelion. Thus theLord can deal both with perîons and with Nations ; heneeds not make any delàys,nor take time to do ir, their deflri' ion (hall come (if he will. fend . it) in a day, in anhour, yea, ina moment fhallthey die, And thepeople (hall be troubled atmidnight. V i>epuhtr That is, thebody, or generality of the people, themanyfall confociatio be troubled; they (hall be as menamazed, or as the Metaphor im- bomínum. ports, they (hall be disjoynted ; M.enaflociated under. due Laws of Government, are-as . fo manymembers of a. well compaoled 1tt47a1 aver- Body but when bróken and fcattered,theyare likea body whofe b ÎJ vide members are diflocared, or out of .joynt, unfit for anyufe or fer- tur laxationem Vice: And as there is a Taxation of the members of the body, a' cmmum.. disjoynting, of the bones, fo- there is a disjoynting of the facial-, ties of the minde In times of great trouble, not only is the bo- dy Politick, , which confifis of manymen, but the mindeof every body, or of every tingle man is much out of joynt. The word is applyed tothofe great concuffìonsof the world. (Pfal. 18. t 7) The earth fhookand trembled, the foundations al fo of -the hills were moved, andwere fhaken at theprefenceof the Lord, becaufehe was wroth ; which we may interpret of the Princes and Powers of the earth, who are as hills and mountains ; if the Lord do . but touch them in anger, they move, yeatremble. Theword is applyed alto to the waves of the Sea, ( Jet, ç. 2z.) which roar, and tofs thenefelves ; we commonly fay, as in the Text, the Sea ù trou- bled, or'tis,a,troubledSea, atoflîngSea. That expreffion isalfe common amongus, when we fee a tnan-mucll difquieted, he is (wefay) ina great tofo ; even as a (hip at Sea upon-the proud waves. Thus faith Ekhu, the people (hall be in-a tofs,they (hall feel a form in their mindes, fudden gullsof fear andforrowihall carry them they know not whither or they ,f-hall be lifted up to heaven in vain confidences, and then fall down tohell in defpair- in g thoughts,as the tempeWat Sea is defcribed in the a o7thPfalm. There is yet anotherrendringof theText,inallufion toDrunkards, who are overcome with wine, (Ter. 25. a 6.) And they(hall drink; andbe moved, andbe mad ; the wordwhich we tranflatemove, is that in the Text ; now we knowdrunkenness moves men and puts. all.:
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