502 s Verf. t T. c én .rpofsian upon the Book of Jó B. Chap. 37. powres out his Spirit, which can never be wearied ordrawn dry;; fo the Lord makes ufe,of many thick clouds (which hold much fpiritual rain ) even towearinefs, for therefre(hing of wearied fouls ; I mean lush Miniflers as he hath furniihed withgreat gifts and graces, fuck as arenot (as the Apòflle jade compareth !eme Teachers) Chud.t without water, but (as true and faithful Teach- ers thould be)fuli of water. The waterings orany Apollo are at the. Lords difpofe' He faith, drop thy word here, drop thy a"vo:d "there, and thou ¡halt not drop thy word any more here or there. The Lord bath often been fo bountiful toNations and Churches, that he bath even wearied many thick clouds to water them with the rain of his word. That of the Pfalmifl (though it be true ofthe rain operly taken, falling upon the earth) is moll true of fpi i- tual rain falling upon the Churches (Pfal, 6ç.1o.) Thouwater- cs`i the ridges thereofabundantly, those fetle.fl the furrows thereof. And fo is that all() to be underflood (Pfd. 68. 9.) Thou, God, did.Ft fend aplentiful rain (or rain of liberalities)whereby thou didff confirm thine inheritancewhen it IV014 weary. Thou didfl even wea- ry the thick cloud, to confirm, that is, to refrefh thy weary peo- ple. And Peeing they who carry and difpence the Word are in Sc i- pture emblematically expreffed by Clouds (Ifa. 6o. 8. whoare thefe that flee as a cloud, and as thedoves to their window r ? The , Preachers ofthe Gofpel come as fo many clouds,and the Eophet tells us, the Word cometh down as rain andfnow from heaven (Ifa, ç 5. To.) which fuppofeth a cloud fromwhence it cometh ; fo-, faith the Lord, So fhallmy word be that goeth out of my mouth, it fhall not return unto me void, but it(hail accomplifh that which I pleafe; Seeing, I fay, the dilpenfers of the Word are compared to clouds) let them that fit under the droppings of rhefe clouds take heed they be not unfruitful, or like that groundwhich drinketh in the rain, yet beareth nothing but briarsand thorns, whore end is to beburned. God bath wearied and quite fpenc many of there thick cloudsby continual dropping lrpon, and watering the fouls of men, yet howbarren, how fruiters are they' If but'oneof the clouds of heaven be wearied in watering the earth, we foon after difcern the face ofethe earth refrefhed and renewed by ir: And fl,all God weary thole heavenly clouds by wateringmen onearth, and men remainunrefreffied, unrenewed ! Clouds of forrow and daiknefs
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