Chap. 31. An Expofttion upon the Books of J o a. Vert. 34, not terrified eitherby thofe that were nevre him and of-his kind- red, nor by thofe who were great in power, did eyther the one or theother ( faith he ) Terrifie mee ? Or did theymake me atxazed,was I in a confternation offpirit becaufeof the contempt of families ? The word noteth any dif 8î!ï1 territuc eouragement or faylingoffpirit ( Dent. i. at.) The LordGod ofc.on1 1atno la- thyfathers bathfayd unto thee, fears not , neither be difcoreraged ; rt,rnen a jaouae. Let not thy fpirits faile. Thus in the Prophet (Ter. go. z, 3. ) Declareyeamong the nations andpublifkandconeeale not; Say Ba- bylon is taken, Bel li confounded&c. That is, all the Adherents of Bel arecreft-fallen, and,like men ina confufed amazement,know not what to doe. Now ( faith lob) was there inch a terror upon my fpirit ? was 1 overwhelmed with the feareofthe mighty?Did contempt offamilies terrifie me, That Ikept Eslence andwent not out of the deore .? As ifhe had fayd,WasI fo terrified that I keptfilence, anddul not few eyther my beador mine opinion, or that Idurfi not appears andengageagain/J Jinfu/I and evil wayet,.or for the helpe of thofe who wet., oppeffed ? The word notes filence or ftillnes, not only iss fpceclh but inmotion. Thus fofua,according to the Hebrewele- =IAit gancy,bid the Sun be filent (70/h. to r2.)SunEland thouflit! upon eacuit. Gibeon, Or, Sunne be thou (dent. The Sunne fpeakesnot but in a figure , as all inanimate creatures doe the glory and power of God Yet faith 7oJhua, Sunnedefilent, that is, move not. Silence puts a flop to Motion; And things that have no motion are fayd to be filent. The graveor death is called filence ( P[4.115.174 anda people deftroyed are fayd to be filenced ( Ifa. 15. t.) Ar of Moab is layd wall, and brought to /ilence,or cut o ff ; as our Mar- ginhath it. The word is allo ukd for our waiting uponGod in faith and patience (`Prat. 6z r . ) Truly myfettle waiteth upon . god: or,myfoule id dunobeandfilentforGod I amquiet from bale andunworthy feares, murmurings, or toffings of minde. I was never fo put to it ( faith fob) that my tongue furrednot, or that my hand moved not when I law a juft occafion, or reafon for ey- ther. Was 1filent esIndwent not out ofthe deore, whendutie called rue either to Y Y Y Y fpeake 713
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