An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Note, Secondly; God will not be taken off by any outward respect whatsoever, from bringing vengeance upon evil men.

God will not be stopped in his course of Justice wi•h riches or great titles, with honour, or nobleness: The riches of one man cannot ransom another, (Psal. 49.7, 8, 9.) They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches, none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him. Nor can any mans riches ransom himself, (Pro. 10.2.) Treasures of wickedness (that is, treasures gotten wickedly) profit nothing. Nor will the treasures of the wicked (though well gotten) profit them, (Pro. 11.4.) Riches avail not in the day of wrath, (Zeph. 1.7.) Their gold and silver shall not profit them in the day of my wrath. If you present your selves before God with titles of honour, and bags of gold, neither the one nor the other will do it, he will not regard thy riches, nor nobleness. When Ishmael came treacherously upon those Jews, ten of them said, Slay us not, (Jer. 4.8.) for we have great treasures in the field, of Wheat, and of Barley, and Oil, and of Wine; so he forbore, and slew them not among their brethren. But this will not do in the day of the Lords anger.

God will not be stopt in his course of Justice wi•h riches or great titles, with honour, or nobleness: The riches of one man cannot ransome another, (Psal. 49.7, 8, 9.) They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches, none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransome for him. Nor can any mans riches ransome himself, (