296 VerC.iB. Expaftion upon the Bock of J o a, Chap. 36. ons of Angels in pay , yet they cannot prevail, all the forces of ftrength cannot deliver thee. There is allo a third confederation, to thew the unavoidable- neCs of the wrath of God, namely, becaufe there is no fleeing no making an efcape from ir. Some indeed are fo angry that you canner fatisfy them with a ranfom,and fo powerful that no flrength can deliver you from their power, yet poflibly you may make an efcape and hide from them, you may get out of the way and lye out of fight ; but faith Elihte, that will not do neither in this cafe, (v. 2o.) eefire not the night when people are cut offin their place ; the night or darknefs will be no cover to thee from the wrath of an angry God. Thus you have the fum and fubf}ance of this admoni- tion tòJob,Beware,becaufe there is wrath,and that wrath of God fo terrible that nothingcan deliver from it, no ranfom,no power, nor can we deliver our felves by flight, or by darknefs. 1 (hall nowopen thewords more diL+indtly. r r1 Verse IS. Becaufe there is wrath,bereare, ealor,ira, a ori The word which we tranflate wrath, comes from a root that ealuir,incalrir, fionifles beat, or to be hot; and we know they that are angry and in pod aaaunli wrath are veryhot, their mind and fpirit are enflamed, we ufe incalefamt. to fay to anangry man, why areyoufo bat : the wrathof man is hot : the wrath of God, is certainlymuch hotter. Becaufe there is wrath ; but where is it ? T anCwer, Firfl,there is wrath, in the breaflor heart of God, there his anger is kindled againfl (inners.. Secondly, There is wrath in the decree ofGod, a- gainfi loners ( Zepb...2.) Thirdly, there is wrath in the threat- nings of God,there it firfl appeares and breaketh forth(Deut.29. 2o.) So the Apoftle ( Rom. r, 18.) The wrath ofGod is reveal- edfrom beaver. How is it revealed ? As his love is revealed in promifes,fo hiswrath in threatnings.Fourthly,there iswrath in the works of God, in his Judgments aged upon the childrenof men. As there is wrath hidden in his bread and decreed, fo wrath is heard from his mouth in terrible threatnings, andPeen inhis hand by terrible Judgmentsexecuted upon his enemies. We may fey" wrath in the dealings of God ; his works tell us he is angry. Therefore fear to perfiti, left in his anger he take thee quite away. We íhould beware of finful works, leba we provoke and air up the Lords anger to make bloody work. There isawrath, ( particu- larly
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