476 Vaf. 7. vira Expjirion upott the ISoo}¿ of ] o s. Chap. 37 and he can fend another which (hall be as great rain, as the rain of his flrerigth, an ovetfiowing fhowre : lie can fend forth: (as that allulon is ufed, Jer. 12. g,) his footmen, and he can fend forth- bis horfemeo, greater or Lefler Judgrnents, as himfelf pleaCeth ; hepropoticns and cuts them out according to his own infinite' wit-dome and righteous will. LaCily, > "tom thefe words, He faith to the fnorv, abide on the earth, or kethon on the earth, flay there, and fo to the rain, Obferve ; StiM or Rain continue or flay upon theface of the earth tiff Godcalls them off, When he faith, be ye upon the earth, upon the earth they will be, until the fame power that fern them, fetch themback again. Thefe bolls are like a well ordered and well difciplined army, whereinSouidiers fentout by theorder of their General or fupe- riour Officers, muff flay at their poll where they are appointed, theymuff abide,till called off, uponpain of death: Be thou there, faith the Commander to his Souldier, be thou there till I fetch thee oi-f; and when,, after ignal given, the battel begins, the Souldier never leaves charging or'ptarfuing, the enemy, till the trumpet found a retreat.. So 'cis in this cafe, God faith to the Rain,be upon the earth till thou hail wrought my pulpore and done all my pleafure, and there it io Thus we fee the efficacy of Gods command upon there Me-e- ors, the Snow and the Rain ; now follow the eff'eas, or what comes of it. Firfl, we have that effe&which refpe ìsman ;, Verf. 7. Sefealeth up the hand ofevery man, He, That is, God, Sealeth op thehand' Sealing, in-Scripture, hash a threefold lignifrcation. urn Firíl, It notes the hiding of a thin., e»r thekeeping of it fecree Pro, viedelude- and dole ; that which is feaied,is allo concealedQ/4.8. t 6.)Bind te,"ultare. asp the Te irnony, feat the Law among my drfciples, There isa time wherein God commandsthe Law to beaftaled, and the Teftimony tobe bound' up, and that is a very fadtide; for though thereare various
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