When they see the tokens of Gods anger appearing, and are apprehensive of the great danger impending; they presently address God, and go to him with greatest importunity, entreating him that he would at least spare them a little give then a little further trial, and see what may be do•• with them. That God is pleased to discover his displeasure to them, and give them some signal to •ens that there is wrath out against such, and really to break forth in some terrible dispensations, sometimes discovering it in its moral causes, and sometimes in the Face of his providence, hath been already evidenced. And what is it they now do? do they sit still, and do nothing? or do they rejoice in it, and seek the furtherance of it? no, but they do all they can to prevent it, and this is one thing, they apply themselves unto God by humble and earnest supplication, they turn importunate beggars at the Throne of Grace in their behalf. Instances for this we have several in the word of God, in such as have been the most eminent: ⟨p. 204⟩How observable is the example of Abraham, in his interceding for Sodom, on supposition that there might be a shattering of Godly persons in it? and how doth be grow upon God in his pleading? Gen. 18. How eminent was Moses also upon this account how often are we told of the great provocations that God had taken at Israel? and as often we find Moses upon his Face, begging and pleading as for his life, and not letting God alone, Forty days at a time did he spend more then once upon this very score. How ready is Aaron to step in with his Censer between the living and the dead, when he saw the Plague was now begun? How did Joshua fall down and pray hard when Israel fled before their enemies?
When they see the tokens of Gods anger appearing, and are apprehensive of the great danger impending; they presently address God, and go to him with greatest importunity, entreating him that he would at least spare them a little give then a little further trial, and see what may be do•• with them. That God is pleased to discover his displeasure to them, and give them some signal to •ens that there is wrath out against such, and really to break forth in some terrible dispensations, sometimes discovering it in its moral causes, and sometimes in the Face of his providence, hath been already evidenced. And what is it they now do? do they sit still, and do nothing? or do they rejoice in it, and seek the fartherance of it? no, but they do all they can to prevent it, and this is one thing, they apply themselves unto God by humble and earnest supplication, they turn importunate beggars at the Throne of Grace in their behalf. Instances for this we have several in the word of God, in such as have been the most eminent: ⟨p. 204⟩How observable is the example of Abraham, in his interceeding for Sodom, on supposition that there might be a shattering of Godly persons in it? and how doth bee grow upon God in his pleading? Gen. 18. How eminent was Moses also upon this account how often are we told of the great provocations that God had taken at Israel? and as often we find Moses upon his Face, begging and pleading as for his life, and not letting God alone, Fourty days at a time did he spend more then once upon this very score. How ready is Aaron to step in with his Censer between the living and the dead, when he saw the Plague was now begun? How did Joshua fall down and pray hard when Israel fled before their enemies?
