Chap. 19. 4n expofition upon the Beakof Jos. Verf. 12. 227 isthus defcribed ., He caff upon them the fierceneffe of his anger, wrath, indignation and trouble, by fending evil Angell.' among) them. Moll interpret thefe evil! Angels of wicked fpirits, or De- vills that vexed them ; others of troubleforne men, who vexed them with evills fome expound that Text particularlyof Mo- ¡es and Aaron, who, though perfonally confidered, were very good, yea the bell ofmen then living, yet they were evil! Angels in regard of the effea oftheir meffage unto the e./Egyptians. A good man may (in this fence) be an evil! Angel, he may be a mef- fenger ofevill, or a meanes ofexecuting the wrath of God upon wicked men. Thus Mofes and Aaron may be called evil! Angels, for theybrought fad meffages or ill tydings to the e/Egyptiant concerning thofe dreadful! plagues wherewith the. Lord op- preffed them for their oppreffions upon his people; For by the minillrie'ofMofes and Aaron, the. Lordcaf forth the fierceneffe of hisanger, wrath, and indignation. But e/Egypt was a ftrong place, and the e Egyptians a mtghtie people,they would not eafi- ly yeeld ; Wherefore ( faith the Text) when he did fel he made away to his anger; As ifthe Pfalmift had faid , if there were not a way for his anger, that is, for the execution of his anger, he forced his way ; though he did not finde a way , yet he made one, and fought himfelfe through all difficulties which feemed to oppofe the deflru &ion of his enemies. We put in the mar- gine, He weighed a path ; he made the path as exa&, as if he had put it into a ballance ; the way was fitted to the largeneffe ofhis owne anger, and 'comas fitted to the dimenfions of their wicked- neffe. Thus he made a way to his anger, both by fairing the wayto his anger, and by removing ail impediments out of the wayof hisonger. If God will worke to fave, who fhall let it, and if God will worke to.de[lroy who or what fhall let it ? When God will either try his owne people, or punifhhis,ene- mies, nothing can hinder; neither the power, nor the politick preparations of evill men , no ; nor the prayers of good men ( which yet are the arongeft rubs. in the way of his anger) he will make his way thorough their fupplications when he is re- folv'd topunifhhis people ; Though Mofes and Samuel flood be- foreme , yet my minde could not be reward thispeople ( Jer. 15. i. ) Now with what weapons did Mofes and Samuel ufe to hand before the Lord ? furely , with prayers and teams ; nothing G g 2 makes
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