-Chap. 28, (an Expofition upon the Book of Jo B. Verf. 2S. 3;7 then, corn,when thouhaftfe provided for it ; thou watereft the Les thereof abundantly : Thoufetleft the furrows thereof, thou ma- keft it loft with (bowers, thou bleffeft thefpringing thereof. An this is truetot Gods ditpenfing rain in a proper fenfe ; though, the Pfaimiftdoubtlefs intends it chiefly of that fpiritual and tnyfli- cal rain or river of God, the Word and Spirit, by which the Chuïcbor people of God have their fouls warered,refrefhedand made fruitful, according to thole prophefies, (Joel 2.2$.Có. 3. a8. Ez k., 47, a. 9.. ) But to return to the natural rain. The Apofile makes itone of Gods witneffes in the darken time and places of the world (Ans 14. 7. ) where having granted, that an times paff God [offered all nations to walk in their own wage, (v. i6.) that is, hedid not fend them the powerful meanes.and light of the gofpel to convert them from thofe wicked wayes,yet . he adds, God did enough to leave then" without excufe ; Never- the lefs (faith the Apofile) He left notbimfelf without witnefs, in that be did good, andgave us rain from heaven andfruitful fea- fons. Again (Math. S. q.s.) He maketh the Sun to rifeon the e- vtl and on thepod, and fendeth rain on the and on the unjuff. Thus the rain isGods bounty, Hegives it,'tis a token of his care for his great family ; he fends ir, that they may have bread and be fatisfied, The Prophet feremiab is much upon this point of providence (Chap.S . 24.) Neither fay they in their heart, let as nowfear the Lord our G,d, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter in his feafon7He would have them know that as rain is the gift of God, fo'ris a gift which man ought not lightly to pals by, and therefore he wonders that they did not fear the Lord, at the firíl coming and fightof it. Nether have they fail in their hearts,let au fear the Lord tbatgiveth raine The fame Pro- phet defcribes the rain affembling like an army at the call of God, at the found of his trumpet. (fer. io.i 3.) (ben he uttersth his voice, there isa multitude of waters in the heavens, and hecaufeth thevapours to ajcendfrom the ends of the earth,bèmaketh lightnings with rain, and bringetb forth the wind out of his treafures.. Here we have (all which this text in Sob takes in) the Lords power o- ver and upon waters,vapours,ligbtnirgs, ram and wind. The wa. ters gather like troopes,,the vapours aicend like fmoak, the light- ningt iffue forth, the rain fa'leth, and the wind rifeth at his all- 6ommanding word and decree, And
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