Chap. 28. ,e,rin Expaftion upon" th' Book, of O B. Verf. a6. the rain CO tnoyften and refreih- the earth but God ? who (ai_i thofe pipes udder ground which convcigh water toferve all the world ? and who made thofe channels and cüìerns in which is is ccnveighed and kept above ground for the use of man, but God e who commanciedthe thunder to rent and tear the cloudes, and the fiery Lightnings to till the ayr,but God ? When anyof thefe come forth for judgemcnr,may they not fay as Rabfhekeh(Ifa. 36. ro.) Are we come up without the Lord againfi this land to deOJrey it ? The Lordfaid untous, go again('tbia land and de/iroy it. Secondly, The lean emotions ofthe creature are fender the band of god as wellies the greate(t, When job faith, Godmade aweight for the winds, we may un-_ deritand itof the lighteti winds, of the leaLi puff or breath of wind, as well as of theweightiefl formes which preis all down before them. And when he faith , the Lord weigheth the waters . by 'aieafrc,thizcare extendcth co the smallest rivclet as well as to the mainor mighty Ocean ; and he makes a decree for the dewing drops as well as for the drowning showers. He makes way for the cakefc as well asthe (Irongeft claps of Thunder, The crafhing,bif- fing, whifperieg, pufiitiü Thunder (fo Naturalif-s diftinguifh)isof God, aswell as the roaring, rouzing, tearing, aftónifhing, killing, clapsof thunder. As God is able to doe the grearefi things, fo the leaf+are not done without him. And it is his honour as much that l.e will and doth order fmalI things, as that he can order and dif- pole the greateft. Thirdly, 7hcfe thingswhich are won boy/term violent andfuries C141, areyet at, the ordering and under thehand of God. If winds are underorder,if the watersare under order,if thun- der and li;htning are under order,then the moll diforderly things areunder an order, and themoll unruly muff obfcrvethe rule of God .(Ptal. 32.9.)Be not as the hole and mule which have noun - ¡landing, whefe mouth mull beheld lu withbit and bridle, lea(t they come near unto thee. As thofe living creatures which are moi head-firongand dangerous, are yet managed by men; we have a bit and a bridle, a whip and a fpur for the borle and mule , and can bind them to their good behaviour : fo chose inanimatecrea- cures,which mof endanger the life of man are guided and curbed IS
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