462 Chap. zoo An .Expofstion upon the Boókof J C) B. Verf. i I (faith the Lord) deflroyed the Amorite before them,whofe height mu like the height ofthe Cedars, and he was gong as the Oakes. Nebuchndnezza r the great Monarch then living, was repre. fented to himfelfe in a dreame under this Similitude of a t ree, the height whereof wasgreat,&whole height reached unto heaven, (Dan. 4. ro, i i.) Thus Daniel interprets it (verf. 22.) It is, thouo King,that art groyne andbecomeflrong,for thy greatnes is growne and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the endof the earth. When a` mans dominion reacheth to theend of the earth, he in the ftric`teft fence ofthis allusive language, mybe faid ( as to a worldly felicitie) to reachhis greatnes,or thathis greatnes reacheth unto heaven. Hence observe ; Firft ; e-4 wicked man may get to the higbefl ofworldly heights, tothegaearefl ofa worldlygreatnet. There is nothing of this world fo good but anevill man may enjoy it. Nopower or honour onearth fohigh, but he may reach after and attaine it, whole portion is the loweft hell. Hemay have aoy thing of or all things upon the earth, about him, who hash nothing of heaven in him. His excellen- cy may mount up to heaven,who bath not the leaft (hare in the leaft heavenly excellency. Though Zophars fuppofition be of impoflibilities in the .letter, yet according to the figure and tendency of them, d:t ey are very poífible, yea and have been of- ten reduced to a6t by many Instances, both ofprophane perlons and ofbypocrites,advanced as high as the worldcould let them or let upon the highest places and pinnaclesofpower on the earth, and what is that but in Zophars (tile to be lifted up to, heaven, and reach theclouds. Secondly Obferve ; Thehigbell worldly height andgreatnes cannotfecure a mien kedmanagainfl the hand of God. TheLord by his Prophet ( Ifa. 14. r5.) fpeakes thus to that proud Prince, who would afcend above the heights ofthe clouds, yet thoufhalr bebrought down.Climbing highbath been thecaufe ofmany a mans fall, it never prote&ed any man from falling £dcm is threatned in the fame language by the Prophet Oba- diah
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