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The voice of God, in stormy winds. Considered, in two sermons, occasioned by the…
The voice of God, in stormy winds. Considered, in two sermons, occasioned by the dreadful and unparalleled storm, in the European nations. Novemb. 27th. 1703. / By Increase Mather. ; [Five lines of quotations]The voice of God, in stormy winds. Considered, in two sermons, occasioned by the dreadful and unparallel'd storm, in the European nations. Novemb. 27th. 1703. / By Increase Mather. ; [Five lines of quotations]
printed by T. Green for Nicholas Buttolph, 1704
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Which implies His absolute Dominion over them. No Soldiers in an Army are at the Command of their General, as all the Stars are at His Word, who is the Lord of H•sts. So concerning inferior Creatures in the Air, Earth and Sea, all of them are at the disposal of His Will. The Clouds are so, Isa. 5.6. He Commands the Clouds. If Storms brake out of Clouds, God Commands the Clouds when it is so. And when there is a Snowy Storm, that fulfils His Word, Job 37.6. He says to the Snow, be then upon the Earth. So concerning the Hail, Job 38.22. Hath then (says God to Job) seen the Treasures of the Hail, which i have reserved against the time of Trouble, and against the day of Battle and War? And the Lightning stands ready p••ss•d for the service of God, whensoever He shall please to send it. Job ⟨p. 25⟩38. 35. Canst thou send Lightnings, that they may go and say unto thes, behold, here are we? The Lightning says to God, Here we are ready for any service thou hast for us to do. These Coals of Fire, are the Arrows of the Lord of Hosts. Psal. 144.6. No man shall ever receive any hurt by Lightning, Except the Word of the Lord say it shall be so. And no man can Escape that Arrow, if the Lord of Hosts say it shall strike him: Theodoricus (an impious K. of the Franks) as he was robbing a Church, was killed with that Fire of God. And I have somewhere read of a King, that was killed by Lightning in the midst of his Army. All his Army could not save him from that Arrow of the Lord of Hosts. The like also is to be said concerning the Winds ▪ they are at the dispose of Him who is the Lord of Hosts. Psal. 18.10. He rides on the wings of the Wind. The Lord is said to ride on them, as denoting to us that He orders and disposes of them. He is said to hold the Winds on His fist.