510 Verf. 2. an Expo tiois rtpn the Book of J e B. Chap. 37.`. hurt who are doing his commands. .If youcan fay that you de the . commands of God, you may retie affured God will never give the Clouds a command to do you hurt. I do not faybut an effl &ion Allay drop out -of the Clouds upon a naan that is doing the com- mands of God ; or, the Clouds may have a command to drop al- fl'iElion upon him that is doing the commands of Cod but the. Clouds dropno hu t upon any that do the commands of God. And therefore leei b the Clouds, even Chafe Clouds that carry Scot ms end "S ctnpells, Thunder and, Lightning, Snow, Htil, and Rain, the great Rain of his flrengh , Icing I fay, thefe Clouds, that are the Treafuries and Magazines of fuch terrible things, a:e at the command of God, let not his faithful people fear ; for when the Windsare Stormy, when the Clouds are black,andbar- ry, as we think, nothing but wrath and death in them, God will take care of them, and charge firs Clouds to do them no harm. Clouds, whacfoever theyare doing, are doing Gods commands, and doubtlels he will-not give them any commands for their hurt whokeep and do his commands. And as'tis matter of comfort to the faithful Servants of GoJ, chat he ccmmandeth the Clouds in the Mr, fo that he allo com- mands thofe Clouds which are railed in the hearts of men, or that ft and appear in their faces and foreheads. We often fee Clouds gather in the Brows of difpleafed mortals. As Tomeare clouded with forrow, fo others are clouded with anger and wrath. Thole black Clouds in the faces of men are as'dreadful as the blackefl Clouds in the Air `; yet the Lord who commands the Clouds in the Mr, commands the Clouds ofanger and choler, of wrath and indignation, riling out of the hearts, and appearing in the faces of men; and can blow themover, or blot them out, whenfoever he pleafeìh. Thirdly, If the Lord by his commands orders the Clouds, and theClouds are ready toexecute his commands, then let us have high thoughts of the power of God, and `of his commands. If men refufe the corfamands of God, if the flout and hard hearts of then will not (loopto them, the Clouds of Heaven, yea, the clods of the earthWill. Whatfoever God commands, he will have it done ; not one title, not one Iota (as Chrift Ipake of the Law ) fhall fall (port, or fail,or be unfulfilled. If fuch and fuch will nor, others (hall ; if 7ewet will not, Gentiles fhall ; if the 7ewea will not
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