Chap, 37, e InExpoftion upon theBook of J o B. Verf, k 3. 51 3. ing of Tomah ; asalto the Q.Leenof the South, becaerafe fre caméfrom far tohear thewifdome ofSolomon. If jofuè Christ urobel thofe in- fiances of the men of Niroiveh, and of the Q:een of the SmEh, to terrifie thatGeneration for not cbying his commands, or for not receiving 'the .Promifes of the Gofpel ; doubtlefs then in h,- g-eat Day, the very clouds andwinds thall come, in as witncíl'c againtl all thofe that have refilled the will of (rod in any of his commands. Have the Clouds ( will he fay ) done whatfoever I command- ed "them ? and have you refilled ? have-you catimy words behind your beck, te frai the: very Clouds havetaken up, ernbrac'd, and fulfilled them ? The Clouds will be a fwifc witnefs againd all thole that rebel againfl the commands of God : The Snow and Rain, the Winds andStorms fulfilling his word; will bring in a caning Evidence againfl all thofe who have call his word behind their backs. All thiswe may read and fee in the commanding pow- er of God over the Clouds, and in their readinefs co obey. eau proceeds. Verf. 13. He caafeth it te come, whetherfor Correa:.on, or for his Land,or for Mercy. He., that is, Gadcaafeth, It, that is, the Cloud ; He eaufeth the 1<úd to find (fo the Hebrew) to find every place and every per- ron, "concerning whom it bath received command and commtllion fromGod. Thus the word is oled by Mofes ( Numb. 3 2.23. ) Ifyewill not dofo, behold, ye have finned a uinff the Lord, and be foreyourfin will,findyou out ; that is, the punifhment ofyour fin, and thatJudgment whichGod will pour out upon you for your fin, will find you out wherefoever ye are. In this fence the Cloud will find us out ; we render well, IF e caafeth it to corne, that is, to corne to that place or perfon, to than Nation or People, to whichhimfelf bath appointed it : He caafeth it to corne, whether for CorreEttion, or for his Land, or for Mercy; Here arethree ends or purpofes of God, in communicating and commanding forth the Clouds, and we may,take thole three ends two wayes. The firfl of there and the lait concern Manmore fpecially; the.fecond concerns all other creatures, both Plants and Beáfls of the earth ; it concerns all, from the Cedar in Lebanon to the Hy- l1 u u fop
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