And lastly,1 In the morning he shall be cut off. That is, Suddenly, God will be quick at his work: They thought by their power to hold it out: No, saith God, I will not make a days work of it,2 it shall be in the morning, so the old Latin turns it, It shall pass as the morning, as the light of the morning quickly passes over; as you heard before, as the King of Israel is compared to the foam, so he is here compared to the morning. Now my brethren to close this Chapter, Oh! what alteration of things God is able to make in a morning! They (it may be) the day before, and over night were jolly and merry, and blest themselves in their way; they had confidence in their way, and multitude of their mighty men; but in a morning all is spoiled. God can make mighty alterations in a Kingdom in a morning, and in Cities, and Families, and particular Persons, mighty alterations in a morning: My Brethren, Who knows what a day may bring forth? who knows what a morning may bring forth?3 Ezek. 7. 5, 6, 7. Thus saith the Lord God, An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. An end is come, the end is come, it watches for thee, behold, it is come. The Morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the Land; the time is come, the day of trouble is near. As if God should say, Al this while that thou hast bin in the act of the pride of thy heart, and vanity of thy spirit, I did determine, that such a morning, such an evil should come, and it's come, it is come, it is come, saith God: Again, again, and again, the morning is come. 4O! think, when you lie down at night, think what thou hast done this day, do not dare to lie down, but first make thy peace with God, thou knowest not what may be in the morning, and when thou risest up in the morning,5 look up to God, and seek blessing and mercy from the Lord; for though thine eyes be opened, and thou come to see the morning light, yet before the morning be quite gone, thou knowest not what may befall ⟨p. 517⟩thee, and therefore seek to make thy peace with God, both in the night and in the morning; for great changes may come to thee both in the night and in the morning, that thou never thoughtest of in all thy life. And thus (through Gods blessing) we have finished the Tenth Chapter.
And lastly,1 In the morning he shall be cut off. That is, Suddenly, God will be quick at his work: They thought by their power to hold it out: No, saith God, I will not make a daies work of it,2 it shal be in the morning, so the old Latin turns it, It shall pass as the morning, as the light of the morning quickly passes over; as you heard before, as the King of Israel is compared to the foam, so he is here compared to the morning. Now my brethren to close this Chapter, Oh! what alteration of things God is able to make in a morning! They (it may be) the day before, and over night were jolly and merry, and blest themselves in their way; they had confidence in their way, and multitude of their mighty men; but in a morning all is spoiled. God can make mighty alterations in a Kingdom in a morning, and in Cities, and Families, and particular Persons, mighty alterations in a morning: My Brethren, Who knows what a day may bring forth? who knows what a morning may bring forth?3 Ezek. 7. 5, 6, 7. Thus saith the Lord God, An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. An end is come, the end is come, it watches for thee, behold, it is come. The Morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the Land; the time is come, the day of trouble is near. As if God should say, Al this while that thou hast bin in the act of the pride of thy heart, and vanity of thy spirit, I did determin, that such a morning, such an evil should come, and it's come, it is come, it is come, saith God: Again, again, and again, the morning is come. 4O! think, when you lie down at night, think what thou hast done this day, do not dare to lie down, but first make thy peace with God, thou knowest not what may be in the morning, and when thou risest up in the morning,5 look up to God, and seek blessing and mercy from the Lord; for though thine eyes be opened, and thou come to see the morning light, yet before the morning be quite gone, thou knowest not what may befal ⟨p. 517⟩thee, and therefore seek to make thy peace with God, both in the night and in the morning; for great changes may come to thee both in the night and in the morning, that thou never thoughtest of in all thy life. And thus (through Gods blessing) we have finished the Tenth Chapter.
- 1Obs. 5.
- 2sicut mane transit, sic pertransit Rex Israel
- 3Ezek. 7. 5, 6, 7.
- 4Make our peace at night,
- 5And seek God when we rise.And seek God whē we rise.
