The Hebrew is, At thy mouth; so the word is rendered in ⟨p. 477⟩several other Scriptures (Numb. 13.3.) And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran; that is, he sent the men that were to search the Land; The Hebrew is, Moses by the mouth of the Lord sent them to search the Land. Again (2 Kings 24.3.) Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon. Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh. As if it had been said, When the enemy made inroads upon the children of Israel and Judah, how came this to pass? surely at the command of the Lord, or at the mouth of the Lord, came this upon Judah. It is the word in the Text; Doth the Eagle mount up at thy command? or, at thy mouth? One would think, that it is not only the Eagles nature to mount up; there is somewhat in that, but that's not all, it is at the Lords mouth, at his command, and that we are specially to take notice of here. What means this discourse about the Hawk and Eagle, but to make us mount up our hearts to God, and acknowledge him in the motion of every creature? It is at Gods mouth that the Eagle mounts up; but what's the command that the Eagle receives from God? Doth not the Eagle mount up by a natural instinct, or according to the Law of nature planted in her? I answer, she doth. Yet because that natural instinct of the Eagle is of God, therefore we are to look upon the Eagle mounting up; as by a special order and command of God. And thus we are to understand the motion of all the creatures,1 as consequential of a command given out by God (Psal. 148.8.) Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word, or his command. Though there be a natural cause of the creatures motion, of the motion of the wind, of the vapour, of the snow and hail, yet we must not stop at the natural causes, and look no farther; neither rain nor snow fall, nor winds blow, but at the command of the Lord: Not doth the Eagle mount up at the bidding or teaching of man, but at the command of God, acting her natural instinct in doing so. Doth the Eagle mount up at thy command?
The Hebrew is, At thy mouth; so the word is rendred in ⟨p. 477⟩several other Scriptures (Numb. 13.3.) And Moses by the commandement of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran; that is, he sent the men that were to search the Land; The Hebrew is, Moses by the mouth of the Lord sent them to search the Land. Again (2 Kings 24.3.) Surely at the commandement of the Lord came this upon. Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseth. As if it had been said, When the enemy made inrodes upon the children of Israel and Judah, how came this to pass? surely at the command of the Lord, or at the mouth of the Lord, came this upon Judah. It is the word in the Text; Doth the Eagle mount up at thy command? or, at thy mouth? One would think, that it is not only the Eagles nature to mount up; there is somewhat in that, but that's not all, it is at the Lords mouth, at his command, and that we are specially to take notice of here. What means this discourse about the Hawk and Eagle, but to make us mount up our hearts to God, and acknowledge him in the motion of every creature? It is at Gods mouth that the Eagle mounts up; but what's the command that the Eagle receives from God? Doth not the Eagle mount up by a natural instinct, or according to the Law of nature planted in her? I answer, she doth. Yet because that natural instinct of the Eagle is of God, therefore we are to look upon the Eagle mounting up; as by a special order and command of God. And thus we are to understand the motion of all the creatures,1 as consequential of a command given out by God (Psal. 148.8.) Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word, or his command. Though there be a natural cause of the creatures motion, of the motion of the wind, of the vapour, of the snow and hail, yet we must not stop at the natural causes, and look no farther; neither rain nor snow fall, nor winds blow, but at the command of the Lord: Not doth the Eagle mount up at the bidding or teaching of man, but at the command of God, acting her natural instinct in doing so. Doth the Eagle mount up at thy command?
