Chap 14ri ExpoItio tupon the Book,of J B. Verf. t ç. 14 great flrength. The Lord is Paid to do his great things with a firetched out (or a high arm.) Mans arm may here be called an high arm, becaufe the arm of man ufeth to be lifted up onhigh to flrike hard and home; The higher the arm is lifted up , the heavier it falls, and the deeper imprefiion it makes. To (in with a high hand , is in Scripture lanuage to fin prefumptuoufly and audactoufly. They fin mail high hand, who fin againf light, or in the face of counfel and reproof. And as they fin mightily, or with all that might , who fin with a high hand ; fo they a& mightily, or WWfh all their ought, they lay on load (as we fay) who refolving to do any -thing, have a higharm to do it with. When the arms of wicked men arehigh , they mull needs aFl highly in wickednets. Now when any aL evil to the height , with heat and boldnefs , God will take a courte with them ; as it followerh in the clofc of the verle , The high arm, that is, fuch a high arm Shall be broken. 'Tis an allufion to the punithing of malefa&ors, by breaking Damnsb;turad their bodies or bone's upon a wheel. To be broken, is to be ut- rio'tem gut. den cruczabi terly fpoiled. A broken heart is great mercy (Pfal. 5 r, 17.) lem,quala efl but broken a-m notes a great mifery. in rota fraf&o. This Scrip we threatens the high arm with breaking , yet is Grot. leaves us unrefolved; or faith nothing eaprefly, about thefe three Q 'eries Whole high arm is here threatned with breaking? Secondly, Bywhom the high arm (ball be broken ? Thirdly, How orby what means, or in what manner it (hall be broken ? ' Ianfwer to-the firfl; Thefe terrible words arenot levell'd nor intended again(l any high arm (eo nomine) upon that accounr,be- caufe it is high. God is not angry with then highnefs.of men. They who are highefl, andhave thehighert artzuamong men, may be highly pleafingunto God. The higheÏl`powers on earth, areof Gods ordainingand appointing ; now, God cannot be againfl his own ordinancisand appoir meats ;"thereforehe never b; eaksi he high arm ';. becaufe'tis high its power-,; but becaufe 'ais'high>in . wicicednefs. So then wemay be confident, ita ónly:the high . arse
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