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

Again, how many marvellous Judgments hath God wrought by thunder! how often hath he destroyed the enemies of his people, and the blasphemers of his great Name, by thunder and lightning from Heaven! Anastatius the Emperor, an Eutychian persecutor of the Orthodox Christians, was slain by thunder. The History of the Church, speaks of a Christian Legion or Brigade of Christians in the Army of Aurelius the Emperor, who earnestly prayed (the whole Army being in a great strait) that God would appear for their help, and the defeating of the enemy; whereupon the Lo•d sent rain for their relief, as also thunder and lightning, by which the enemy was discomfited and destroyed: ⟨p. 461⟩whereupon that Legion was called, The thundering Legion. When Julian the Apostate, merely to despite the prophecy of Christ (Mat. 24.) who had said of the Temple at Jerusalem, there should not be left one stone upon another; Julian, I say, in despite of this prophecy, yea, to despite it, gave command for the building of the Temple at Jerusalem, and upon his command there was a great quantity of materials brought together for that purpose; but the Lord seeing the pride of this enemy, sent a marvellous thunder, with an Earthquake, which not only amazed the workmen, but scattered those materials, & put a stop to the work.

Again, how many marveilous Judgments hath God wrought by thunder! how often hath he destroyed the enemies of his people, and the blasphemers of his great Name, by thunder and lightning from Heaven! Anastatius the Emperour, an Eutichian persecutor of the Orthodox Christians, was slaine by thunder. The History of the Church, speaks of a Christian Legion or Brigade of Christians in the Army of Aurelius the Emperour, who earnestly prayed (the whole Army being in a great strait) that God would appear for their help, and the defeating of the enemy; whereupon the Lo•d sent raine for their reliefe, as also thunder and lightning, by which the enemy was discomfited and destroyed: ⟨p. 461⟩whereupon that Legion was called, The thundering Legion. When Julian the Apostate, meerly to despite the prophesie of Christ (