An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

As the Lord needs not make great provisions for comforting of his people, if he speaks a word, it is done; if he give but a good look, their hearts revive; Lord lift up the light of thy countenance upon me, thou hast put gladness in my heart (Psal. 4.6, 7.) So if God do but darken his countenance against wicked men, and frown upon them, if he do but breath at them, he puts sorrow enough into their hearts, even consuming killing sorrow; By the breath of his mouth they go away.

As the Lord needs not make great provisions for comforting of his people, if he speaks a word, it is done; if he give but a good look, their hearts revive; Lord lift up the light of thy countenance upon me, thou hast put gladnesse in my heart (Psal. 4.6, 7.) So if God doe but darken his countenance against wicked men, and frowne upon them, if he doe but breath at them, he puts sorrow enough into their hearts, even consuming killing sorrow; By the breath of his mouth they goe away.

Again, take the breath of God, For the decree of God: ¹for the word or command which goeth out of his mouth, by this breath of God, they go away. The destruction of the wicked is under a Decree; God hath spoken in his holiness (Psal. 108. ⟨p. 166⟩7, 8, 9.) That is, he hath given out his word from Heaven, the habitation of his holiness, and of his glory; or, He hath spoken it certainly, there is nothing but holiness in his word (and that's the strength of words) David having received this word, stands assured, That as Shechem, and Succoth, Gilead, and Manasseh, Ephraim, and Judah, would willingly submit to him, and yield obedience: So also, that Moab, Edom, and Philistia, who were his professed Enemies, should be subdued to him. He expected to conquer and triumph over them, to put them to the basest offices, as his Vassals, because God had decreed and spoken it in his holiness. God hath spoken the word (saith he) therefore it shall be done, yea 'tis done; and therefore David cried, All's mine, Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, Moab and Edom are mine, as soon as God had spoken the word. All that ever was done in the World, hath been done by the breath of Gods mouth; that is, by the word or decree of God: So some understand that of the Apostle (