Chap. 37. e4 qofitian up"; the Boo1Z of Verf. 5 . whereup m that Legion was called , The thundering Legion. When f xlian the Apoflate, meetly to defpite the propheiie of Christ ( Mar. 24. ) who had Paid of the femple at 3erufalen7, there should «ot be left one/tone upon another ; Julian, I fay, in de- fpite of thicprophefie, yea, to defpite ir, gave command for the bug ing of the Templeat ferufalem,and upon hiscommand there was a great quantity of material's brought together for that pur- pai ; but the Lòrd feeing the pride of this enemy, Pent a mar- v i ious t under, with anEarthquake, whichnot only amazed the workm. n,butfcattered thofematerials ,&put a flop to thework. N w as there are many marvels wrought by natural thunder and lightning, fo all() by that which is fpiritual. Nor will it be unó. ufeful for us to confider them upon occafion of what is Paid of na- tu:al thunder in this Scripture. God thundereth marveiloufly in the difpenfation of his Word, . or in his dealings with the fouls of finners, to bring them hometo himfelf, and to turn them from their fins. We may ( not exclud- ing the proper fence) profitably expound the whole 29th Plains in this (piritual fence; wherein the Lord under the Allegoryof a terrible thunder- tempefl, feems togive a prophetical defcription. of his mighty power in propagating the Gofpel to the ends of the earth ; which goeth not out as an empty found beating the aire, . but with wonderful efficacy, convincing the world of fin, and of their need of Chrifl to fave them from their fins. And to /hew that this is the (cope of the Pfaltn, David begins it with a ftrong exhortation, (v. t, 2. ) Giveunto the Lord, O ye mighty, give ye unto the Lord glory and lrength : Giveunto the Lord theglory due: unto his Name ; worfhip the Lord in the beauty of bolinefs. As if David had laid, O ye, the mighty Princes anti Potentates of the world,who in moFb places and timeshave contemned God and his ho- ly worfhip rand being your felves either irreligioou, or engaged in a falfe religion, have ufed your power again. t , and hindered the ro- grefs of theGofpel, and the advancement oftrue religion ; I advife' andadmonifh you to lay down that fpirit, to embrace the Gofpel, to love the power ofgodlinefs, to propagate the trueknowledge of3-efieo. Chri.ft, and to encourage thefaithfulldifpencerí andprofefforlof both byyour favour and exampie,worfkiping the Lord in thebeauty of bonnets. ¿If anyjihonid ask,;Why is the,Lord tobe fo worfilipfed ? why mule/ 46i
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