sets Chap. 3 z. An .Expofition, upon the Books of J o B. Verf.z3, der the powerofhis anger , it would finite hiat to nothing. The Apoftle ( lieb. iO 3 r,) gives warning to alt, left they come un- der this weight, It is afearefull thing tofall into the hands of the living God; that i<, to fall under the weight of his diíplea!iire. When David had fayd (Pfal. 3 2.4.) Day and nighe thy hand was heavy upon me; he prefently tellsus what fad efcc`ts he found of it ; My wogfiure ( fair!) he) ú turnedinto the drought of fum- Ferper<dere mer. Theweight ofGod, hand is heavy upon his owne people, f a nope,edebe- in time ofof idion,and defertion,when he at once chaflens them °" ", ytDm'to and hides his face from them. But what is that to the hardof qosy' forever at anger g ` God that fhall be upon the wicked fo?If th e ofGod tuR Y o bat, jì ferri 7710 0 which doth but purge and cleanfethe Godly be fo heavy, O how vox valet riot heavy is that anger of Godwhich reprobates and confumes the ira çue pu'B,r. ungodly ? When, they falling into the hand ofGod, the handof upnl1' 22' God falls upon them, it will fall heavy upon them isideed. The Prophet fpeakes of the lighting downs ofthe Arme ofgodwith the indignation of hisanger,andwith theflame ofa devouring f re,reith fcattering, and tempofl, and hayle-flones (Ifa. 30. 30.) When the power ofGod ( called by the Prophet his Arme) cloathed with the indignation ( that is, with the veryfpirits ) of his anger, like a devouring fire, or a fcattering tempeft flail light downe or refl upon fanners (inwhich fence Damajcar is called the reyî ofthe burden of the wordofthe Lord,that is,ofhis wrath declared in that burdenfome word, Zach. g. a. When, I fay, the wrath of God fhali thus light dowse andrat upon finners)O how retleffe will they be for ever t But I will not flay any longer upon this verflon of the Text,' though it be a profitableone, and futable enough to ?.bs fcope, Our rendring is cleare and proper, B reafon ofhiehighnes, Icould not endure. The roote of tkword which we tranflate Highnes,fignifes to elevate, or, lift up ; and it imports both highnes of place, and highnes ofpower and dignity, local! Lighaes, and civili highnes. And therefore Princes are exprefTed by this word, becaufe they are high, or perlons lifted up above the refi of the people; by reafon ofhie hi¡knelt (ofhis Princely Highnefs or Ma;efly) I could not endure, The
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