Use 2 It teacheth Self-Seekers, what to expect from the hand of the Lord: viz. The fierceness of his displeasure, the heavy hand of his wrath; and indignation, for he is a jealous God of his honour; and what greater wrong can you do, then admire Self, and contemn God; to prefer the gift before the giver, to prefer life before God, and to let sin jostle God out of his throne, if we could; and so set up a company of idols: nay, what greater dishonour can you do to God, then to advance lust, and Deify sin, and let God be neglected? How dares a poor creature do this? Is it not enough to have these, but to thrust God out by them? How shall God bear and endure this at your hands▪ Dan. 4 31.1 While Nebuchadnezzar was vaunting himself, God sent him peeking to graze among the beasts. What, strike at the Almighty? What, none else? Oh the wrath of God will be upon thee, while thou art so doing, and he will make thee see God is God, and he only is to be worshipped. Act. 12.23.2 While Herod was admiring himself, the Lord ⟨p. 44⟩sent vermin to devour his carcass; and he immediately died like a beast as he was. As if the Angel should have said, Is it good now to be a God? vengeance came presently from heaven. Oh you that be sinful, and will still sell, and talk vainly on the Sabbath day, and sit prating at your doors still: On God will come and push down all these idols of yours; yea, when you shall howl to him for help, he will send you to them for help; all you profane drunkards, and cursed swearers, the great God of heaven will come down, and pluck away all your Gods here, and the Lord will bid you go to your idols for help, and then they will leave you in the lurch; and unless you leave them, God will send you and them to hell. Exod. 12.12. Pharaoh was a stout-hearted man, and cared not for Jehovah, but God saith, I will smite him, and execute my fierce wrath upon all the first-borne in Egypt. Moses told him, Jehovah commanded it, but saith he he, What care I for Jehovah? I know him not: but mark what followed, God plagued him afterward for it. If there be any Pharaoh in this Congregation, let him know, the Lord will make him stoop; and he will pluck away all your idols from you. Do you think, he will be jostled out of his throne? No, no; and that you shall know one day.
Vse 2 It teacheth Selfe-Seekers, what to expect from the hand of the Lord: viz. The fiercenesse of his displeasure, the heavie hand of his wrath; and indignation, for he is a jealous God of his honour; and what greater wrong can you doe, then admire Selfe, and contemne God; to preferre the gift before the giver, to preferre life before God, and to let sinne justle God out of his throne, if we could; and so set up a company of idolls: nay, what greater dishonour can you doe to God, then to advance lust, and Deifie sinne, and let God be neglected? How dares a poore creature doe this? Is it not enough to have these, but to thrust God out by them? How shall God beare and endure this at your hands▪ Dan. 4 31.1 While Nebuchadnezzar was vaunting himselfe, God sent him p•eking to graze among the beasts. What, strike at the Almighty? What, none else? Oh the wrath of God will be upon thee, while thou art so doing, and he will make thee see God is God, and he onely is to be worshipped. Act. 12.23.2 While Herod was admiring himselfe, the Lord ⟨p. 44⟩sent vermine to devoure his carcasse; and he immediatly died like a beast as he was. As if the Angel should have said, Is it good now to be a God? vengeance came presently from heaven. Oh you that be sinfull, and will still sell, and talke vainly on the Sabbath day, and sit prating at your doores still: On God will come and push downe all these idolls of yours; yea, when you shall howle to him for helpe, he will send you to them for helpe; all you profane drunkards, and cursed swearers, the great God of heaven will come downe, and pluck away all your Gods here, and the Lord will bid you goe to your idolls for help, and then they will leave you in the lurch; and unlesse you leave them, God will send you and them to hell. Exod. 12.12. Pharaoh was a stout-hearted man, and cared not for Iehovah, but God saith, I will smite him, and execute my fierce wrath upon all the first-borne in Egypt. Moses told him, Iehovah commanded it, but saith he he, What care I for Iehovah? I know him not: but marke what followed, God plagued him afterward for it. If there be any Pharaoh in this Congregation, let him know, the Lord will make him stoope; and he will pluck away all your idolls from you. Doe you thinke, he will be justled out of his throne? No, no; and that you shall know one day.
- 1Dan. 4 31.
- 2Act. 12.23.
