Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book, of J e B. Verf.20. 6451 at the midnight oftheir grearefl fecurity, ifGod give the word. Imalepeace ( faith the Lord, Ifa: 45.7. ) and create evil ; that is, the evill of trouble. There will be occafion afterward to (peak further of this poynt from rhofe words (v. z9.) when hegtveth guietnef, who cangive trouble, andwhen he hidetk his face, who . can behold him ? Whether it be doneagainfi a nation, or agairofi a man only ; troubleofallforts is at the command ofGod ; if he faith to fuch or fuch amifchiefe, goe to anation, it will goe ; if hebid the fword trouble theni, if he bid peflilence trouble them, if he bid famine trouble them, if he bid their owne divitions trouble them, the people fhall be troubled ; yea, they. [hall be troubled at midnight. Whence note, Thirdly. Trouble takes or feazeth upon many when they Icafl expeEl God can fend trouble when noman thinkes of it. At midnight every one is in bed, all are for red and quiet. The Lord ufually executes his judgements uponthe unwary world, upona fecure people (Enad: 12. 29.) Atmidnight -the Lord(mote all thefirfl- borne in the land of Egypt, &c. And Phareah rofe up in the night, he andall hisfervants,and all the Egyptians, and therewas agreat cry in Egypt. We read alfo (zKings r9.3 5.) In that night the Angel ofthe Lord went out andfinote in the campeof the Affyrians, anhundredfour-(core and five thoufand. It was not aday- battel,; but a night-battel ; When they were all gone into their tents, and were at ref+, when the Army was fecure;In that night did the Lord fight them byanAngel, and made amighty (laughter among them. Belfhazzar king of the Chaldean was Elaine in the night (Dan: 5. 30.)even in that night whereinheonade afeafl to a thou- fandof hi:Lords, anddranke wine before the thoufand (v. i.) In that night not onlyof his fecurity, but of his jollity and fenfuali- ty, when he had even drowned himfelfe andhis great Lords with wine and belly- cheare, in that very night the Citywas brokenup, andBelfhazzar flaine ; Hiflory tells us what dreadful! work was made upon the Babylonians that night. The greatJudgement day is fo defcribed ; Jefus Chrift will, at lafa, trouble the world at midnight ; The Day of the Lord fo cometh (faith the ApoPle, s The i 5. z.) as a thiefe in the night ; when they fhall fay peace andfafety, then fudden defirullion cometh upon them, &c. Chrift himr
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