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

God thundereth marvellously in the dispensation of his Word, or in his dealings with the souls of sinners, to bring them home to himself, and to turn them from their sins. We may (not excluding the proper sense) profitably expound the whole 29th Psalm in this spiritual sense; wherein the Lord under the Allegory of a terrible thunder-tempest, seems to give a prophetical description of his mighty power in propagating the Gospel to the ends of the earth; which goeth not out as an empty sound beating the air, but with wonderful efficacy, convincing the world of sin, and of their need of Christ to save them from their sins. And to show that this is the scope of the Psalm, David begins it with a strong exhortation, (v. 1, 2.) Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give ye unto the Lord glory and strength: Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his Name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. As if David had said, O ye, the mighty Princes and Potentates of the world, who in most places and times have contemned God and his holy worship; and being your selves either irreligious, or engaged in a false religion, have used your power against, and hindered the progress of the Gospel, and the advancement of true religion; I advise and admonish you to lay down that spirit, to embrace th• Gospel, to love the power of godliness, to propagate the true knowledge of Jesus Christ, and to encourage the faithful dispensers and professors of it, both by your favour and example, worshipping the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

God thundereth marveilously in the dispensation of his Word, or in his dealings with the souls of sinners, to bring them home to himself, and to turn them from their sins. We may (not excluding the proper sense) profitably expound the whole 29th Psalm in this spiritual sense; wherein the Lord under the Allegory of a terrible thunder-tempest, seems to give a prophetical description of his mighty power in propagating the Gospel to the ends of the earth; which goeth not out as an empty sound beating the aire, but with wonderful efficacy, convincing the world of sin, and of their need of Christ to save them from their sins. And to shew that this is the scope of the Psalm, David begins it with a strong exhortation, (v. 1, 2.) Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give ye unto the Lord glory and strength: Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his Name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. As if David had said, O ye, the mighty Princes and Potentates of the world, who in most places and times have contemned God and his holy worship; and being your selves either irreligious, or engaged in a false religion, have used your power against, and hindered the progress of the Gospel, and the advancement of true religion; I advise and admonish you to lay down that spirit, to embrace th Gospel, to love the power of godliness, to propagate the true knowledge of Jesus Christ, and to encourage the faithfull dispencers and professors of it, both by your favour and example, worshiping the Lord in the beauty of holiness.