A view of the threats and punishments recorded in the Scriptures, alphabetically composed with some briefe observations upon severall texts / by Zachary Bogan ...

Glory. Those that give it to themselves are threatned

1 With God's great displeasure, and severe punishment. marke his angry expressions to the King of Egypt. Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh King of Egypt, and prophecy against him, and against all Egypt, speake and say. Thus saith the Lod God, Behold I am a∣gainst thee Pharaoh King of Egypt, the great Dragon that lyeth in the middest of his rivers, which hath said: My river is mine owne, and I have made it for my selfe. But I will put hookes in thy Jawes, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales &c. Ezek: 29 2, 3. Those Hookes (as it is likely) were the Chaldeans; by whom the King of Egypt was taken; and all his Subjects, like fish,* 1.1 de∣stroyed together with him.

2 Severe punishment, and the taking away of their glory. I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the King of Assyria, and the glory of his high lookes: for he saith, by the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisedome; for I am prudent &c. Isa: 10. 12, 13. and it followes vers: 16, under his glory he shall kin∣dle a burning &c. The Jewes say, that the Angel smote his army with a secret fire

which burnt their bodies without hurting their cloathes, or their armes; and that there were not ten men that escaped alive. Hie∣rom. See Jer. 50, 29, 30.

3 Discovery of their weaknesse and frailty, by suffering from others. Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and not a God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee, Ezek. 28, 9.

Those that take it, when it is given them by other men, and do not turne it off to God,

Have cause to feare severe punishment: for, it is said of Herod, when the people gave a shout, (after he had made an Orati∣on to them, and said, It was the voyce of a God, and not of a man;) that, immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and he was eaten up of wormes, and died. Act. 12, 23. Gave not God the Glory] 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that Glory, viz. which the people gave him. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Not-giving THE Glory, or, not refusing Glory already made and given, must not looke to be un∣punished (being wilfull sinne, and neerer to sacriledge, then receiving stolne goods is to theft) if 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, not-giving glory to God (or, not-bringing Glory to God of our owne making) have beene so severely threatned and punished. For so it was, First

in the Israelite priests, with Cursing of their blessings: If ye will not heare, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, saith the Lord of Hoasts, I will even send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings* 1.2: yea I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart, Mal. 2, 2. 2 In Belshaz∣zar, with The losse of his Kingdome: at least it had a great hand in that punishment; for Daniel, when he told him of his sinnes, whereby he had provoked Gods anger a∣gainst him, assoone as he had said, The God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy wayes, thou hast not glorified: presently added, THEN was the part of the hand sent from him, and this writing was written, Dan. 5, 23, 24.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Which they might well be compared to, the ri∣ver ••ilus over flow∣ing all their Countrey once every yeare.
• * 1.2

  See Bles∣sings.