Chap. 13. An Expofition upon the Book of Jon. Verf. I z. 4O7 Lamb, upon his throne, all the congregationdid compafs him about, terrour and zftonifhment furprized them all : The kings of the earth, and the chief captains, called to the mountains and rocks to fall on them, to hidithem from the faceof him that fat on the throne, Rev. 6;16 . The Chaldee Pai.aphraft glofi'eth this text of job, Shall ye slot WinePt" be afraidwhen the Lord is lifted up, or fet upon his throne ofjud eragetur rpfe meet ? They who now flight the Lord, fhall then tremble at the j #iliecrg c. Tien Lord, andbefore the prefenceof his Iolajelly, when he arifeth to fliake terribly the .earth. Laftly, Forafmuch as jobhaving charged his friends with acs cepting the perfonof God, and with fpeakingfallly in favour of him,fibjotnsin this verfe,Shall not his excellencymak¿,eyouafraid Obferve, That all our undue fpesalejngs and aEtingsfor, or in the caufe of God, arifefrom our undue apprehenfions of God. We conceiveof God after the rate and proportionof a man, and meafure him by our own fpan. Hence it is that many inftead ofadoring and fearingGod, do indeed but play withhim, and take thelibertyof an ungovern'dboldnefs, both concerning his counfels and his judgements. What becomes of the excellency of God, when he is drawn down to the reafon, andnarror'd, or rather nothing'd into the capacities of a creature? We never abafe our felves as we ought, nor keep our diftance till we are rapt into the meditationof his divine excellencies and perfeeti. ons. When David puts thofe humbling ,emptying quetflons(Pfal. 8.4.) What is man that thou art mindful ofhim ? and thefon of man that thin vifìteft him? When he (I fay) puts thefe clue ftions, fee where his heart was (verf.9.) O Lordour God, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! When he thought ofthe ex- cellency of Gods name, he did not think himfeif worth the na- ming, What is man? while he thought who God was, he did not think himfelf worthyof onéof Gods thoughts, -What isman that thou art mindful of htìn ? The Angels cover their faces be- fore God, they adore, but they cannot bear his glory. They that knowGod, fear him, and they who know him molt (fo do Angels ) fear him molt. The more excellent any creature is,the more he fears the excellency of theCreator. Shall no: his excel. lent) makeyót afraid ,z"
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