68 Chap. 34 An Expofition upon the Book of j 0 B. Verf`24, them. What mighty men were they that fate upon the Throne of the four Monarchies, ? They had in their dayes the rule of the whole world, yet the Lord brake them in pieces. Firfl, the Af- fyrian, then thePerfaan ; the Grecian, and the Roman Monarchs were altobroken in pieces : This was revealed to the golden head inadream, (Dan. 2.3 5.) Then was the Iron, theClay., the Brafe, the Silver, and theGold broken in pieces, and became like the chaffe of the Summer threfhingfloor. Themighty menof Ifrael, (when they finnedmightily) the mighty men of the tenTribes, yea the mighty men of the two Tribes of Pedal)and Benjamin,Godbrake in pieces ; his own mighty people could not (land before him, when they corrupted themfelves,and would not be made clean,. God breaketh mighty men, as eafily as they break his command- ments : And ufually whenmighty men come to that height of fin- ning, to fin, or break his Commandments with eafe, he commands them (for his owneafe, as he is pleated to fpeak Ifa. i. 24.) tobe broken inpieces. To fin with cafe, is a fuse figne of a hardheart, yea of a prophane heart. Hewas a mightyman of this temper, whofe breaking in pieces the Lord threatned in:fuch wrathful $hetorick by his holy Prophet, (Szek. zr. 25, 26, 27.) And thouprophane wickedPrince of Ifrael, whofe day is come, when ini- quity [hall havean end ;- thus faith the Lord God, Remove the Dia- dem, and takeoff the Crown : thisfhall not be thefame, Exalt him that is low, and abafe him that is high. Iwill overturn, overturn, o- verturn, and it (hall be nomore, untilhe comewhofe right it is, and Twill give it him. What breaking words are here ! Even a tre- ble overturn denounc'dagainfl the mighty. Thus Paid the bief fed Virgin while her foul was magnifying the Lord, and her Spi- rit rejoycing inGod her Saviour, (Luke 1.52.) Hepath put down- the mighty from their fears, andexalted them oflow degree. Secondly,ln that hebreaketh inpieses the mighty without nmts- Öbferve. "Tjsno matter toGodeither how mighty or-how -many the wicked are. I haveheretofore fpoken of the multiplyedäßs of Divine Ju- #rice, and of the unwearied out goings of his powerful provi- dence to abate the pride ofn:an, and therefore I (hall not flay upois
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