Chap. 37. an É'.tipof`'tion upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. 12.. and parsby the refl. The Rule is plain ( Ca. 3. 2 a. ) Servants obey your (J34aflers in all thi ig.s : Much more mull a Servant of Cod obey him inall things. (.Ails r 3. 22.) Ihave found David . a man aftermine.ownhearrk; hifloodfulfll41myWill. David was a trufty fervent; hé «gas not like Saul, who did the Lords work . to halves. The Clouds are trufly Servants, theydo wharfoever , God commands them; and we may diflribute the commands which God gives theClouds, into two Ranks. Fir The command of Cod tothe Clouds is fomtimes for the htìrt or punifhment of man. God threatensand heexecutes ven- geance by the Clouds (Ezek, 13. 13.) Winds conveigh the Clouds, and the Clouds pour down overflowing fhowrs in the an- gerof God, andgreat hail-fiones in his fury, toconfume and twine all before them. Secondly, Clouds execute the command of God in a way of favour ; as they execute his threatnings, fo they fulfil his proms- íes ( Hof. a. sr, 22. ) Both there commands to the Cloudsare exprefly mentioned in the next verle, Í only touch them here. No;v foráfmuch as the Clouds are here defetibedunder the notion of thepretl and faithful Servants of God,doing whatfoever' he commands, take there Inferences from it.. Firfl, If Clouds do whatfoever God *commands them,, then furelÿ Chrifiiansought to do whatfóever'Chrifl commands them Shall the Clouds of God out do the children of God in Obedi- ence ? We find that admonition often urged in the Sct iptu :e of theN'ew Teflamenr,.efpecially in the r 3th of Mathew, and in the' aft ad and 3d Chapters of the Revelation, He that bath ears to hear, let himhear. But behold a wonder , they that have no ears hear ! The Clouds have no ears,. and yet they hear, and more than hear, they do the commands ofGod.. What fhall we fay,, whenClouds hear and obey, andmen do neither ?- Let us katn Duty from the Clouds.. We are fent re the School of Nature in holyScripture, almelr throughöut. Elihu teems rofay, Go to the Clouds, Oye that are eitherff thfisl or d;fobedient, confider their work; andbe wife ; they are continually doing what foee'er' the Lord com- mands them. Secondly, If the Clouds dowhatsoever God commands them, then here's matter of comfort to all who do what God commands - them ;: furely.Godwill not command the Clouds to do them any hurt.,
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