Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book, of ] e B. Verf.20: 653 earth trembling before the prefence of the Lambe ( Rev: 6. r 5.) and then judge how weake the firongefl are before the Lord ? Ali ages are full of teaching examples, that there is nomight to his who is Almighty. Secondly , Note. What ever God will doe he can eafilydoe Hecan &Te& it with a looke, with acall of his eye, he candoe it with abreath ofhis mouth, he can doe it with aword. It is faid (Exed: 14. 24.) God lookedunto the heft of the Egyptians through the pillar offare and through thecloud, and troubled the hog of the Egyptians, and tooke oftheir Chariot wheeles, that they drove them heavily. To looke upon themwas aneafie thing,God did not give them aaroalte_with his hand , but only a looke withhis eye , and that overthrew them. Thirdly, Note. G9d can do thegreate,`t things alone. He can fubdue the mighty, thoughnone come forth to his help againa the mighty ; they are curfed who do not help the Lord a gaina the mighty, when they fet their might againa the Lord ; (fudg. 5. 13.) Corfe ye Meroz, (faith the angel of the Lord,) curfeye bitterly theinhabitants thereof, becaufe they camenotforth to the help of the Lord, to thehelp ofthe Lord againfl- the mighty. But though it be the finof man not to help the Lord againa the mighty, yet the withdrawing o their help doth not hinder the Lord in his purpofe againa the mighty : For, Hetaketh away the mighty without hands. Though men flit nor, thoughangels íhould not air to his help, yethis ownarm can bring either falvation or dearu&ion. It is faid ofthe Lord (Ifa. 44. 24.) Heftrercbed out the heavens alone ; there was none to help him to unfold that vafl canopy ofheaven,he aretcht out the heavens alone. As in the Creation he made all alone, fo inProvidence he can a& and e;e& all alone. It is agreat glory to God, that he loathmany inflruments to help him, many tongues to fpeak for him, many hands to pork; for him ; but it is agreaterglory to God that he needs none to help him, none to fpeak,or workfor h:na. In tais the glory of the Lord: infinitely outfhines the glory of all the mighty Kings and Princes of the earth, They have done, and can do mighty things, bur not with
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