Chap. 37. vin Expoatron upon the Book of Jo B. VerJ. a}. 455 been toucht lately before,as alío at the 26 verfe of.the 28chapter. And befides this,or anyother.reafonof the thing in nature,conf:tant experience teacheth us that wefee the light ñitt and then hear the %voice ; and therefore Elihu fpeakes here very congruoufly to both, After it a voice roareth. And as the reafon of this in nature (as ,ti as flub wed ) is that more speedy pafhage of the light through the air than of the found, fo amoral reaton may be given of it, whit, h take in chis oblervation. God miedes or warnt! emof his Yudgments before he fends them. Futguratio 'ten you fee Lightningyou fay therewill be Thunder by and f minotiooem `Jit ii by ; a, natural Lightnin` gives warning of Thunder, fo God gives rit,iila (ut ito wa nirg fi out his wo°d, and prov .fences, when a Thunder -clap (Limn) comma- of judgm4r., ;n any kind, is coming. God never fendsa judgment, do Pfl,do cow- but we hear of it beforevae feel ir; God (peaks before he firikes jacúdo ueufa, ( Math. 24. ) Behold, Ihave told you before. Lightning tells us iftu: Sen.lib, Thunder is at hand. God doth nor ufe to arike his people with a 2. Nat. Qua,, Thunder-bolt, before he hath given them notice by a Oath of CSP.12. Lightning indeed judgments alwayes furprize the wicked ; how much Lightning Meyer hathbeen dafhed in their eyes, yet the T. under comes unawares. The day of the Lori will at leaf} come as a Mare upon all carnal men, though they have had frequent calls . to prepare for it. God in the courbe of nature teacheth us the courbe of his providence, Lightning giveswarning that Thunder is coming, and happy are they who take warning by his Lightning,. and fo efcape the firoke of his Thunder ; after It a voice Roared,. It bath been already (hewed that Thunder is the voice of r:. iv pr y o rr Cod ; here Elihu tells us what kindof voice it is, it roareth. The tunicons word fignifieth the rovingof a lion, 'tis alto applyed to the roar- ing of theSea, that's a dreadful roaring. Naruralifis tell us there are feveral forts of Thunder;everyThunder is nor a roaringThun- der, they give five or fixgradual denominations of Thunder Firfl, There is a f reeking or cra(bing Thunder.. s: Stridens; Secondly, There is a ',Sing Thunder, aswhen redhot ironis 2. Sibilants put intowater. Toirdly, There is a crackingThuder,ás when a bladder is ban- 3. crepauh . ken, or a chefnut in the fire. Fourthly,,
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