A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects

He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, to tear his Enemies, as well as a Lamb slain, to expiate the sins of his People. He hath meekness for his Friends, and terrible Majesty for his Enemies, Psal. 45.4. In thy Majesty ride prosperously, because of meekness. His kindness to his People makes him ride in Majesty against the others. God will not be at rest till he hath revenged the Cause of his People. Egypt will be drowned, Babylon will fall, Rev. 18.2. Christ can have no satisfaction without it. The Executioners of his Judgments in the North Country, which was Babylon, lying Northward from Jerusalem, do quiet his Spirit; both as tending to the glory of his Justice, and the manifestation of his Mercy to his People, Zach. 6.3. Christ will stain his garments in the blood of Edom, and Bozra, Isa. 63.2, 3. Edom the Posterity of Esau, Bozra a City of Moab, Types of the Churches Enemies. The Jewish Doctors by Edom in the Prophets understand Rome. Christ sits in Heaven, till his Enemies be made his footstool. All the time of his sitting God is acting and preparing things for a final Issue. There is a strong cry of Blood, and a file of Prayers; the one will be revenged, and the other will be answered. Their own pride and cruelty witness against them. God hath a noise of Petitions every day for a full end; a combined importunity will prevail. But clouds now hang over us, a gloomy storm seems to threaten us. God may indeed blow over the cloud. Our Saviour hath the command of the storms and winds in Heaven, as well as he had upon the Earth; the Pillar of the cloud, which hath hitherto conducted us, may be our Guardian in the Rear to defend us. But yet if he doth suffer them to prevail, they shall be but as Whisks to brush off the dust, wisps of Straw to cleanse the filthy Pot. You know what is to be done with them, when their work is done. Their Language indeed is, Let Zion be defiled; but they understand not the counsel of the Lord, who in time will make the Horn of Zion Iron, and her Hoofs Brass, Micah 4.11. Though the Beasts that ascend out of the bottomless Pit do kill God's People, Rev. 11.7