elieis taken away, withdraws it ſelf, lifts up 1t ſelf, as ſomerimes 1 earthquakes, or as the Gallick Verſion, mounterh up in fire ; the H:5.importsall theſe. s The habitable World. # Whether they be far off, or near to 1ſrael, both Men, and all the reſt of the Creatures, whoſe abode is on Earth, are wonderfully ſhaken, affrighted and overwhel:ned at the Tokens of God's rebuke.
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canbearit, 2 Fury in Man ſpeaks ſome.+har culpable and vlamne- worthy, but jn God it cannot be fo, 1t 15 the intenfene(s of his fait and wiſe diſpleaſure. a With moſt righteous and wiſe direQion vy God himſcif,who is as ver. 2. let. m. which ſee. b Not inthe un- ſteddineſs and unrulineſs, but in the vehemency, ſpreading nature and irreſiſtible Force of it, as in Sodom's overthrow. c Though Foundations do ſupportother things, yet eannot ſupport tkemſelves 4zainft rheir God when once angry.
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« Since God can do all this,who among the Aſſyrians? who among |
endure, or continue in flouriſhing, peaceful, ſate or joyful fate: !
the former, the heat of his anger is his indignation, and no creature j Ard he tmagined evil againſt the people of the Lord, 2 Chr.
1, 6, day of troubleg, and he * knoweih þ them 7 that rruſt &
> Though ſo terrible tohis Enemies, to obſtinate Sinners, yet he 1545 gentic, kind and good to his people, to Tſrael; ſo the Chald.Para. *1n hisjuſt ſeveriry he continuerh to be good,none of that conſum- mz anger comes from any want of goodneſs in God : Yea, 'tis as mach an effett of his goodneſs, as juſt Puniſnments on incorrigible Nuetattors are the effefts of goodneſs in a Judge or Mupiſtrate. But here the prophet intends rather the kindneſs and grace of God towards his people, to whom he doth good, 'and will do more, Pſa.
and rotal deſtruQion that the anger of God will bring upon them 7 as the fire burnsup all the dried ſtubble, fo ſhall the Wrath of God
deſtroy the enemies of T/razl, and of Tſracl's God,
11 Thereis orz f come g out of thee þ that imaci- neth 7 evil againtt the LORD & : + a wicked counſel- + Heb. 4 lour /. | ; f This 15a very uſeful Diale&to exprets an uncercain number ; ſe- Bellats veral are contained in ſuch an One, though if you will decermine it to
| one ſingle Perſon, it is very like it may be Senachert5 or Rabſheka.
2 From Nineveh he {ct ftort!t on that Expedition againſt Fudea inthe Days ot Hgelgah. h Nineveh, F Conſulteth, hath formed and re- ſolved upon it, & So 11s evident by his blaſphemies againſt the Lord, Ija. 35. 7, 18, 20, & 37. I9, 24, 2 9s 2 Chron. 32. I
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be quiet p, and Likewiſe many 9, yet thus » ſhall would they be F cut down s when he 7 ſhall paſs through : have been
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which ſhavle cut thiem off. t Either Gol. the mighty and terrible Oae, paſſing over as a Flood, as 'tis ver. 8, or clfe the Ange! of the Lord, as 2 Kin. 19, 233. « The lord who am good to my peop'e. x O Iſreel. y Chaſtifed by the 4jrian, the rod of mine Anger-haft thou been to my people ; but I will no more uſe that rod. x For tliey ſhould ſoon ceaſe to be a Nation that ruleth, and be conquered and oppreſt by others,
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