An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

He spreadeth them out. The Lord is often expressed coming out of the heavens with warlike preparations: There his tent is pitched, and he sitteth there, as a great Commander in his pavilion, to give out Orders to his Armies. He hath an host in heaven, and therefore he hath a tent in heaven; or rather heaven is his tent. The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet, Nah. 1.3. God pitches his battle in heaven; The stars in their courses fought against Sisera. He fought from heaven; from thence he discharged his great Artillery, his Cannons thundered and lightened against the enemies of his people. He hath also his store-houses for ammunition, his Magazines there (Job 38.22.¹) Hast thou (saith God to Job) entered into the treasures of the snow? Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble, the day of battle and war? He speaks of heaven as of a great store-house, where he hath his arms, his powder and ball, all his warlike provision laid up against the day of battle. Heathens have spoken such language, calling storms and tempest, hail and thunder, The weapons and engines of the Armoury of heaven.

He spreadeth them out. The Lord is often exprest comming out of the heavens with warlike preparations: There his tent is pitcht, and he sitteth there, as a great Commander in his pavilion, to give out Orders to his Armies. He hath an host in heaven, and therefore he hath a tent in heaven; or rather heaven is his tent. The Lord hath his way in the whirlwinde, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet, Nah. 1.3. God pitches his battell in heaven; The stars in their courses fought against Sisera. He fought from heaven; from thence he discharged his great Artillery, his Cannons thundered and lightened against the enemies of his people. He hath also his store-houses for ammunition, his Magazines there (Job 38.22.¹) Hast thou (saith God to Job) entred into the treasures of the snow? Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble, the day of battell and warre? He speaks of heaven as of a great store-house, where he hath his arms, his powder and ball, all his warlike provision laid up against the day of battell. Heathens have spoken such language, calling storms and tempest, hail and thunder, The weapons and engines of the Armory of heaven.