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III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     _The Lord has his way in the Whirle-Wind and in the Storm,\u003cbr\u003e     and the Clouds are the Dust of his Feet._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Text is not chosen more for the Suitableness to the present\u003cbr\u003eCallamity, which has been the Portion of this Place, than for the\u003cbr\u003eaptness of the Circumstances, 'twas spoken of God going to Chastise, a\u003cbr\u003ePowerful, Populous, Wealthy and most reprobate City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Nineveh_ was the Seat of a mighty Empire, a Wealthy Encreasing\u003cbr\u003ePeople, Opulent in Trade, Flourishing in Power and Proud in\u003cbr\u003eProportion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Prophet does not seem to deliver these words, to the _Ninevites_,\u003cbr\u003eto convince them, or encline them to consider their own Circumstances\u003cbr\u003eand repent, but he seems to speak, it to the _Israelites_ inviteing\u003cbr\u003ethem to Triumph and Insult over the Heathen adversary, by setting\u003cbr\u003eforth the Power of their God, in the most exalted Terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that this is a just Exposition of this Text, seems plain from the\u003cbr\u003ewords Imediately going before, _the Lord is slow to Anger, and Great\u003cbr\u003ein Power and will not at all acquit the wicked_. These words could\u003cbr\u003ehave no Connexion with the Text, tho' they are joyn'd with them in the\u003cbr\u003esame Verse, if it were not meant of his being slow to Anger, to his\u003cbr\u003eown People, and Terrible to the Heathen World, and this being spoken\u003cbr\u003eas an Expression of his being not easily provoked as to his Church,\u003cbr\u003ethe Subsequent part of the Verse tells them how his power and Vengance\u003cbr\u003eis matter of particular Satisfaction to his People as being exercis'd\u003cbr\u003ein Revenging the affront put upon his Glory by his Enemies, _God is\u003cbr\u003eJealous, and the Lord Revengeth, the Lord Revengeth and is Furious,\u003cbr\u003ethe Lord will take Vengeance on his adversaries and he reserveth wrath\u003cbr\u003efor his Enemies_. Tis plain this is meant of his Enemies, but as if\u003cbr\u003ebrought in with a Parenthesis, tis spoken for the comfort of his\u003cbr\u003eChurch, the Lord is slow to Anger as to them, and to lift up their\u003cbr\u003ehearts in a further confidence that their Enemies are all in his hand,\u003cbr\u003ehe goes on discribing the Terrors of his Judgement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_The Lord has his way in the Whirl-wind and in the Storm, and the\u003cbr\u003eClouds are the Dust of his Feet._ Eloquent Flourishes upon the\u003cbr\u003eOmnipotence of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe short Exposition I shall make of the words, Tends only to remind\u003cbr\u003eus that the Whirl-wind and Storm which are here made use of, to\u003cbr\u003eexpress the Magnipotent power of God are acted by his Direction, _he\u003cbr\u003ehas his way in them_, it may note indeed the Invisible secrecy and\u003cbr\u003eswiftness of his providences, but to avoid long Paraphrases, I confine\u003cbr\u003emy self to my own Construction, as that which, as it is a just\u003cbr\u003einference from the matter of the Text, so 'tis most suitable to the\u003cbr\u003edesign of this discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as this Sermon may be a little Immethodical, because I purpose to\u003cbr\u003emake it almost all Aplication so I shall advance some Conclusions from\u003cbr\u003ethe Premises which I lay down, as the Geneuine sence of the Words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Omnipotence of God gives Christians sufficient ground to Insult\u003cbr\u003etheir Enemies, _wherefore do the Heathen Mock thy People and say unto\u003cbr\u003ethem where is now your God? Behold our God is in the Heavens, and\u003cbr\u003edoeth whatsoever he pleaseth_; as the Prophet _Elija_, Banter'd the\u003cbr\u003eHeathen Priest of _Baal_, with the Impotence of their Gods, Cry aloud\u003cbr\u003efor _he is a God, either he is talking or he is Pursuing, or he is in\u003cbr\u003ea Journey, or Peradventure he Sleepeth and must be awakned_, so he\u003cbr\u003einsulted them about the power of the true God, _let it be known O Lord\u003cbr\u003esays he this day that thou art God in Israel_.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. As God in all the works of his Providence, makes use of the\u003cbr\u003esubserviency of means, so the whole Creation is Subordinate to the\u003cbr\u003eExecution of his Divine will, _the Clouds are the Dust of his Feet and\u003cbr\u003ehe rides upon the Wings of the Wind_, the most Powerful Elements are\u003cbr\u003eso subjected to his almighty power that the Clouds are but as Dust\u003cbr\u003eunder his feet, tis as easy for him to Govern and mannage them; as it\u003cbr\u003eis for a man to shake off the Dust from his feet, or he can as easily\u003cbr\u003esubdue the fury of them as a man Tramples the Dust, they are small and\u003cbr\u003eTriffling things, in his Eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. The ways of God are unsearchable, the Methods of his Providence are\u003cbr\u003esecret and powerfull; his way is in the Whirle-wind, and in the Storm,\u003cbr\u003etis invisible and iresistible, invisible as the Wind, and iresistible\u003cbr\u003eas the Storm.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162204651760,"sku":"2940013618268","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013618268_p0.jpg?v=1763583635","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013618268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}