Chap. 19 4n Expofition upon the Bookof J o a. Veri. 29. 429 Secondly, The wrath ofman againft man, that alto ftirreth up and bringeth the, puni(hment of the fword. Whence are wars, : is the Apaftles cluettion ( Tamer 4. r. ) He anfwers, Are re. not from y .ur lint that firive inyour members ? and is not wrath arum gthofeluts? So that in reference to both it is a truth ; }r='rath bringeth thepunijhment of the¡word : the wrath oFG"o± againft man brings it, and the wrath ofman againft man 'stings it. Hence obferve, firft, If the wrath of Godbe kindled, terrible judgementsmay be ex- peffed. What punifhtnents ? what confuming,judgements dotty wrath bring forth ? The wrath ofGod may be fpccificated into any judgement, it produceth every evil!. As the love of .God car aies in it any good, any mercyor Welting to his people, fo doth his wrath every evil!, ( Tfal. 2. r2.) If his wrath be kindled, yea but a-little, b leffed are they that put their truff in him: When he faith, Bleffedare they that put their Croft in him, he meaner, woe to thofe that doe not put their truft in.hitn. Ifhis wrath be' kindled but a little, if it be but as a (parke, it will quickly grow up to a flame, and confume all. (Islumb. 16. 46. ) Mofes bids Aaron haft to make .the attonement, for ( faithhe) wrath is gone out from the Lord, the plague is begun. As foone as wrath .goes abroad, it brings forth a plague. What that particular plague was ( intended by A1'ofes) is not cleare. Some take it li- terally for the (word,. The plague is begun, that is, the ftroake of the fword is among us. However, any plague, or ftroake may foone rife, when wrath is once rifen. Secondly, As wrath is put here for thewrath ofIrian againft man. Note; Thewrathof manbrings a fword.- Thewrath ofman againft man brings theTword two wayes. Fitft, It brings .the (word, as it ftirs up man to revenge; when men are angry, and give bitter words, they fhortly after give blows ; moft of the warres that have been in this world have rifen from wrath. What theApoftle yames(Chap. i. r 5.) affirmes of fin, the fame we may affirme ofwrath, thoughit be not
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