584 Chap. 20. An Expofrlion upon the Bock of J OB. Vcrf*2.6, who can breake in pieces the iron, the braffe, the clay, the fit- ver the Gold, that is, all their power, even their moll folid and belt cotnpaded power, by a power they never fitfpc led, and whofeoriginali and riling they are not acquainted with. 4(roue cut out without hands, and afire kZndled without blowing; are ex- preflions of the fame general! tendency ; teaching us what great thingsGod can doe without noyfe,by unobferved,yea unful'pec`t- ed wayes. Secondly Note IfGodfend ee fire it will take. aut a 1rÿ1 contero aat a y'11 reale habuit. 1)iu1: f fire not blowne(hallconfume him. Though it tray feeme a fire that lies dead as that commonly doth which is not blown, though it looke like a fire that bath no force, no flame in ir, yet God will make it a confuming fire. There is no ftanding b _ fore the leaf} ofGods judgement t whenhe commands them, execution Thall bedone. As was further fhewed in opening the effects of the Iron weapon, and of the bow of fleele, which ftrikeand paffe thorow the gall of thofe who are the markes of Gods provoked indignation : Neither fhall thefe arrowes finite and this fire not blowne confume the wicked man in perfon onely, but they fhall all reach all that relate And apper- taine unto him, as appears in the laft claufe or clofe of this verfe. It fhall gee ill with him that is left in his Tabernacle. The word which we tranflate to goe ill, fignifies in the root of it, moral! evil!, as much as penal evil!. Thefe two are fo neare that they may well be expreffed by one word : where mo- rall evil! goes before, penali evil! will follow after. It /hall goe ill with them that doe ill, unleffe their evil! deeds be pardoned. It went ill with thrift while he was procuring pardon for evil:- doers ; and therefore it mull needs goe ill with them who are un- pardoned. It (hall (urely) goe ill with him, or he /ball be wringed, faith Mr Broughton. That is left in his Tabernacle. This is expounded two wayes. Some thus, Afire noS blownefhallconfnmehim, and though he
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