God's anger

This Lord God of hosts is not properly a title of Creation, but of providence. All creatures have their existence from God, as their Maker: and so have they also their order from him, as their Governor. It refers not so much to their being, as to their martialling; not to their natural, but militant estate: Nor only as creatures do they owe him for their making, but as they are soldiers, for their managing. Their order is Warlike, and they serve under the colours of the Almighty. So that here, God would be respected, not as a Creator; but as a General. His anger therefore seems so much the more fearful, as it is presented to us under so great a Title; The Lord God of hosts is angry. They talk of Tamberlain, that he could daunt his enemies, with the very look of his countenance: oh then what terror dwells in the countenance of an offended God? The reprobates shall call to the rocks to hide them ^dfrom the wrath of the Lamb: If Ira Agni, the wrath of the Lamb doth so affright them, how terrible is Ira Leonis, the wrath of the Lyon? It may justly trouble us all to hear, that the ⟨p. 4⟩Lord God of hosts is angry: in the sense whereof the Prophet breaks forth here into this expostulation; O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry with thy people that prayeth? Wherein we have these five propositions, or inferences naturally arising out of the text.

This Lord God of hostes is not properly a title of Creation, but of providence. All creatures have their existence from God, as their Maker: and so have they also their order from him, as their Governour. It referrs not so much to their being, as to their martialling; not to their naturall, but militant estate: Nor only as creatures do they owe him for their making, but as they are souldiers, for their managing. Their order is Warlike, and they serve under the colours of the Almighty. So that here, God would be respected, not as a Creator; but as a Generall. His anger therefore seems so much the more fearfull, as it is presented to us under so great a Title; The Lord God of hostes is angry. They talke of Tamberlain, that hee could daunt his enemies, with the very look of his countenance: oh then what terrour dwells in the countenance of an offended God? The reprobates shall call to the rocks to hide them ^dfrom the wrath of the Lamb: If Ira Agni, the wrath of the Lamb doth so affright them, how terrible is Ira Leonis, the wrath of the Lyon? It may justly trouble us all to hear, that the