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

For the close of this point, remember there is a four-fold trembling ⟨p. 438⟩or moving of the heart at the appearances of God, or at the discoveries of his Power and Glory in his Word and in his Works.

For the close of this poynt, remember there is a four-fold trembling ⟨p. 438⟩or moving of the heart at the appearances of God, or at the discoveries of his Power and Glory in his Word and in his Works.

First, That which is natural. (Isa. 7.2.) When it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim; his heart (that is, the heart of Ahaz) was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the Wood are moved with the wind. And when Felix heard Paul reasoning of righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, he trembled: The Judge trembled at the voice of the prisoner. 'Tis natural for man to fear and tremble at the report of any truth which renders him guilty, or of any trouble which over-masters his ability to withstand or avoid it.

First, That which is natural. (Isa. 7.2.) When it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim; his heart (that is, the heart of Ahaz) was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the Wood are moved with the wind. And when Felix heard Paul reasoning of righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, he trembled: The Judge trembled at the voyce of the prisoner. 'Tis natural for man to fear and tremble at the report of any truth which renders him guilty, or of any trouble which over-masters his ability to withstand or avoyd it.