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A35943 A brief explication of the last fifty Psalmes from Ps. 100 to the end / by David Dickson ... Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. 1654 (1654) Wing D1394A; ESTC R31324 283,150 402

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people by whatsoever instruments it be moved is of the Lord and he will owne the evil of trouble which is in the city or countrey whatsoever He turned their heart to hate his people 6. In the most sinful affections plots and actions of the wicked against Gods people and servants God hath a holy hand and is not the cause of their sin for all the motions of the creatures which live and move and have their being of God are made use of by the Creator as instruments whereby he worketh his own just and holy work for his own ends but when men are about that same work for their sinful ends it becometh sinful in them what is holy in Gods part as the crucifying of Christ was most holy on Gods part and most sinful on his enemies part He turned their heart to hate his people to deal subtilly with his servants Ver. 26. He sent Moses his servant and Aaron whom he had chosen 27. They shewed his signes among them and wonders in the land of Ham. In the third rank of reasons taken from Gods delivering of his people out of Egypt and plaguing of the Egyptians Learn 1. When by the malice of enemies Gods people are brought to greatest straits then is deliverance near to be sent from God unto them They dealt subtilly with his servants he sent Moses his servant 2. As it is the Lord who bringeth his own people into trouble and straits so it is he who delivereth them again and provideth instruments for the doing thereof He sent Moses his servant 3. As whosoever do serve Gods Church to any good purpose do it not of themselves but by stirring up or commission from God so whosoever are about to do the Church good should do it of intention as doing him service He sent Moses his servant and Aaron his chosen 4. As to the end that God may have his own glory in every good work his part is to be distinguished from his servants part so when his servants do the servants duty faithfully God will have them commended and approved for it among men Moses therefore is called Gods servant and Aaron his chosen The signes and wonders are called the Lords signes and wonders and Moses and Aarons service is called their shewing of his signes They shewed his signes among them and wonders in the land of Ham. Ver. 28. He sent darknesse and made it dark and they rebelled not against his word 29. He turned their waters into blood and slew their fish 30. The land brought forth frogs in abundance in the chambers of their Kings 31. He spake and there came divers sorts of flies and lice in all their coasts 32. He gave them haile for raine and flaming fire in their land 33. He smote their vines also and their fig-trees and brake the trees of their coasts 34. He spake and the locusts came and caterpillars and that without number 35. And did eat up all the herbs in their land and devoured the fruit of their ground 36. He smote also all the first-born in their land the chief of all their strength He reckoneth sundry plagues brought upon Egypt which are sufficient for his purpose to bring the whole history to minde Whence learn 1. The Sun cannot expel darknesse in the aire but as God maketh way for it for God can turn the day into palpable darknesse when and where he pleaseth He can make the Sun to shine in one place and take the comfortable use of it away in another place as he thinks good he can put his enemies under darknesse when his people have light He sent darknesse and made it dark 2. It is a piece of glory unto God when either his brute creatures or his rational servants do what he doth command And they rebelled not against his Word 3. God can make most useful creatures to become noisome He turned their waters into blood 4. God can plague men in the matter of their meat as well as in their drink and when the Lord doth plague in the one it is not strange if he shall plague in the other also He turned their waters into blood and slew their fish 5. God can daunt the pride of the stoutest of his enemies by his meanest creatures The land brought forth frogs in abundance in the chambers of their Kings 6. As the Lord speaketh so shall it be found in due time he needeth not to make much ado in any businesse but speak the word and it shall be done He spake and there came divers sorts of flies 7. When the proud do strive against God they gaine nothing but more and more shameful abasement He brought lice in all their coasts 8. The clouds are at Gods command to sent down soft raine or hard and heavy hailestones He gave them hail for raine 9. Although fire and ha●lstones are most contrary in their natures yet they can agree well in the work of Gods service when he employeth them He gave them haile for raine and flaming fire in their land 10. When lighter judgements do not move men God will send more heavy plagues which shall leave their impression behinde them He smote their vines also and their fig-trees and brake the trees of their coasts 11. When God fights against a people all the creatures are ready to fight against them also as they are called forth He spake and the locusts came and Caterpillars and that without number 12. Whatsoever hath escaped the dint of one plague God can over●ake it by another plague They did eat up all the herbs in the land and devoured the fruit of th●ir ground 13. When God doth smite the creatures which do serve for mans use he sheweth his long-suffering and patience towards man and his loathnesse to destroy him as we see in the order of Gods proceeding with Egypt 14. When warning given unto man doth not move him to repentance then the Lord layeth his hand on that which is most precious unto him He smote also all the first-borne in th●ir land 15. When the Lord pleaseth to put forth his hand they that are naturally strongest and most lively are no lesse near to death then they who are naturally weaker He smote all the first-borne the chief of all their strength Ver. 37. He brought them forth also with silver and gold and there was not one feeble person among their tribes 38. Egypt was glad when they departed for the feare of them fell upon them 39. He spread a cloud for a covering and fire to give light in the night 40. The people asked and he brought quailes and satisfied them with the bread of Heaven 41. He opened the rocke and the waters gushed out they ranne in the dry places like a river 42. For he remembred his holy promise and Abraham his servant In the Lords bringing of his people out of Egypt and through the wildernesse Learn 1. Albeit there may be many impediments of the delivery of Gods people out of their trouble