86o [ontemplations. L1a.V. I his Name,whom they heard to name himfdf,with that voycc,Tthovah?Howcould A they think ofllandingwith him for aday, whom they faw to command that heaven,which makes and mcafures day~ How cc,uld they think of difobeying his Depmies,whom they !itw fo abkto revenge~ How could they thinkol killing, when they were half dead with the feare ofhim,that could kill both body and foul~ How could they think ofthe flames oflull,that f.1w fuch fires of vengeance~ How could they think of llealing from others, that faw .whofe the heaven and earth was to difpofe ofat hts pleafure~ How could they thtnk offpeaktnlj fallly,that heard God fpeak in fo fearful! a tone ~ How could they dunk of covetmgothers goods, that f.1w how weak and uncertaine right they had tO their own~ Yea, to us was rhis Law fo delivered; rousin them: neither had there been fuch llareinthcpromulgation of ir, if God had not intended it for"Eternity. We men, that fo feare the B breach ofhum.me Lawes,for fome fmall mulcls offorfeiture;how Jhould we feare thee (0 Lord)thatcanCl call body and foule into hell! 7"'he qoldm [alfe. liT was not much above amoneth, lince J(rad made their covenant with God; fiuce they trembled toheare him l:i.y, Th•11 jhalt havt no oth" Gods b!JI me; lince they faw Mofos pan from them, and climbe up the Hill to God: and now they fay, .Make tu gods, we J:no1P not what itbecqme tJf thti uo[<s.Ob,ye mad lfratlms,have ye fo foone forgottenrhatlire and thunder,which C you heard and f.1w ~ Is that fmoak vani01ed out of your minde, as foone as out of your fight~ Could your hearts cea(e to tremble with the earth~ Canye in the very light ofsinai,call for other go;ls! And,for Mo[<s; was it not for your fakes that he thrull himfdfinto the midll ofchat fmoak and fire,which ye feared to fee a faroff! Was he not no;.v gone after fg many fudden embaffages, to be your Leigerwith God! If ye had f~ene him take his hedes, and run away from you itito the wilderneffe,what couldye have·faid1ordpne more~ Behold,our better Mo[<s waswith us a while upon earth, he is now afcendedinto the Mount of Heaven, to mediate for us; ll1all w~ now think ofanother Saviour~ Shall we not hold it ourhappineffe, chat he is foc our f.1kes above ~ And what ifyour Mofs had been gone forever! Mull ye therefore have gods D made~ Ifye had faid, Choofe us another Governour,it had been awicked and unthankfull motion;ye wne too unworthy of aMofis,that could fo foone forget him : but to fay ,Makc "'gods, was abfurdly impious.uuo[<swas nor your G0d, but your Governor:neither was the prefence ofGod eyed to Mofts: You faw God llill when he was gone,in his pillar,andin his Manna,&yetyef.1y,Ultakttu gods:Every \VOrd isfulloffenileffe wtckedneffe. How manygods would youhave? or whargods are chafe that can be made~ or ( wh~t ever the Idolatrous Algyptians did) with what face can ye,after fo many miraculous obligations, fpeak ofanother God~ Had the voyce ofGod /carce donethundJing in your cares~ Did youfo lately heare and fee him to bean infinite God~ Did ye quake to heare him fay out ofthe midct of the flames, lam Jeh.:Ua~.thy God: Th011 jhalt have nogods hut me? Didye acknowledge E God your Maker, an~ doe ye now fpeak ofmaking ofgods! Ifye had f~id, Make us anotherman to_goe before us, it had beenan impofliblo fuite. Aaron might help to marre youand himfdf; He could not make one haireofa man :and doe yefay, Makt m gods? And what fi1ould thofe gods doe~ Goe before JOt<. How could theygoe before youchat cannqt Cland alone~ your help makes them to lland, and yet they mull: conduct y9u.Oh the impatient ingratitude ofcarnall mindcs! Oh the fottifhnetfe of!dolatry! Who would not have faid, <.Mofts is not with us, bmhe is with .God for us~ He ttakslong:He that called him,withholds him: Hisdelay is fotour fakes aswell as his afcent.Though we fee him not,we will hope for him.lus favours to us have deferved not robe rejeCled :Or, ifGod will keep him from us; he that withholds him, can tupply him : He char fem him can leaae us without him ; His fire
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