Earthquakes explained and practically improved

Josephus describing it saith, that the Philistines had pitched their Tents on an high Pointed Rock, which extended it self in length with three Angles, as it were a Wall, and Fortification against the Incursion of their Enemies. The place was Fortified by Nature, so that no Man might ascend or assail them, but with disadvantage. And Sacred Scripture Records that Jonathan, climbed up upon his hands and his feet, and his Armour Bearer after him.

3 That there were but these two Men that invaded their Camp who at first slew twenty of them within (as it were) about half an Acre of Land, which filled their whole Army with Terror and Amazedness, who (as Josephus writes) casting away their Weapons fled Amain: some other being ignorant, which were either their Friends or Foes, invaded one another as their Enemies: for imagining with themselves that only two Hebrews durst never ascend and enter their Camp, they addressed themselves to their mutual Murder, and Slaughter; so that some of them were slain, others fled to escape the Sword, and fell Headlong down the Rocks

4. In this exploit of Jonathan, God did Miraculously work, in causing the Tremb•ings that fell out that Day, expressed, 1 Sam▪ 14 15 And there was trembling in the Host, in the Field, and among all the people: the Garrison and the spoilers they also trembled, ⟨p. 23⟩and the Earth quaked, so it was a very great trembling. Who made all the Philistines Host to tremble, the Garrison and the Spoilers to tremble, only Jonathan and his Armour Bearer? Was it not God? And was it not the same power of God, made the other Tremble? To put all out of Doubt, the last words declare the true cause of all; and it was a trembling of God. The reason why the Translators rendered it a very great trembling, is, because the word [God] is added oftentimes to set forth the greatness of things; as great Mountains, great Cedars, great Fire, in Hebrew are said to be Mountains of God, Cedars of God, a Fire of God. But this is but the Secondary and Consequent signification of it; the Name of God added to any thing primarily and properly denotes that God is the efficient Cause of that to which it is added. It was a Trembling of God: that is a Trembling sent and caused by God: the Trembling of the Philistines, and the Trembling of the Earth, was from God: So the Heathens were wont to attribute that fear and trembling, of which no cause did appear nor could be alleged, to some of their Gods, as to Pan, whence came the Expression of a Panic fear This trembling then of the Philistines, and this trembling and quaking of the Earth, was from the immediate Hand and Mighty Power of God.