54S Verf.' t 5. an Expofftionupon the Book' of J o B. Chap. 37. upon their, yet there is a Rainbon about the Throne to which we may Iook, and get our faith confirmed, that'the Woman andher Seed fhall not be fwallocved up. Tillie one place more (Rev. 10. 1.) I fare antherMightyAn- gel comingdownfrom heaven (that was Jefus Chrifl) cloathed with- cloud (that is, with dark difpenfations, fuch as his people fhould not well knowwhat to make of; but what follows? ) and a' Rain- bow-Wm. on his bead. That Prophefie leads into a defcription of the greatefl preflures and troubles that ever the Church of God was to fuffer in this world. Jefus Chrill was cloathed with a Cloud, bur, for the comfort of hisChurch, there was a Rain-bow on hishead, therewas light fhrning in this Cloud, to bear up the fpirits of his people, that themifchief fhould not be to. their de- fáruElion,though it might be very muchnot only to their tryal, but eorreaion,And we find the Church fupported,though not dire-- ly under this notion of a Rain-bow, yet by a promife plainlyhint- ing, if not referring to it (Ifa. 54. g.) In the Sth verfe the Prophet tells us, that the poor Church was in very great trouble; Why ? Surely becaufe of forme cloudy providences, which inter- rupted the light of Gods countenance from íhining uponthem, at leaft to their apprehenfion; for thus he b. fpake the Church, Io a little wrathhave Ihid thy face from thee, fer a moment (there was theCloud) bat with everlaffing loving. kindnefs will I have mercyon thee, faith the Lord ihy Redeemer (there's the Rain-bow) for this isas the waters of Noah ; for as I have fworn the watersof Noah ¡hall no mere gooverthe earth (which was fignified by the Rain- bow) fo have I fworn that 1 will be no more wrath with thee, nor rebuke thee : For the mountains ¡hall depart, and the hills (hall be removed, but my ktndneis ¡hall not depart from thee, neither fall the Covenantofmy peace be removed any more, faith theLord that bathmercy on thee, Then follow:, O those of ieled and tolled with tempefl, andnot comforted, behold, I will lay thy Hones with fair colours,and thy foundations withfaphiers,and Iwill make thywindows ofagats,and thygates of'carbuncles.As if hehid faid,tho g,h I have hid tray face yet I return,for this is as the waters of'Voah;that is,. Ì have as certainly refolved inmy félf that this-unnatural flood 1hall not drown thee, as I once promifed, and am fo refolved ¡hill, that the natural flood (hall never drown the world again;and mark boom he exprelfeth ir, as [haveBorne. Whenwe read the hiliory
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