Ezekiel 29

Paul says (Romans 2:14), The Gentiles that have not the law do the things of the law by nature, that is, by natural strength: and he says of himself, that before his conversion touching the righteousness of the law, he was blameless (Philippians 3:6). And for this external obedi…

And this God does to the end he may preserve human society, and common honesty, and that he may testify what he approves, and what he dislikes. Lastly, he gives good success in enterprises, and attempts, according to his own decree, and the order of divine providence: which meta…

For by Rahab, I doubt not but he means proud and cruel Egypt: as in Psalm 87; I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon, among those which know me. Also, Ezekiel calls the King of Egypt a dragon (Ezekiel 29:3): Behold, I come against you Pharaoh King of Egypt, the great dragon, t…

Therefore when God gives leave to the Devil and evil persons to have power to work any harm to you, and to afflict you, having done no harm to them: know this, that God uses them as executioners of his justice: that you may thereby learn, that godless persons and wrongful practi…

Oh how apt are the best men, to lean upon these things, and stay themselves upon them! Thus did Israel stay themselves upon Egypt, as a feeble man would lean upon his staff; but God suffered it both to fail them, and wound them, Ezekiel 29. 6, 7, 8. So for single persons, how ap…

And this mad-nothing is above God, (Isaiah 37:10) Let not your God in whom you trust deceive you. The tyrant of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of the river said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself, (Ezekiel 29:3). God made the sea and all the river…

14. And upon this account there is required a deadening of our hearts to shipping and trading with diverse mighty nations, as we see in the case of Tyre (Ezekiel 27), of Babylon (Revelation 18:11-13; Jeremiah 51). So are we to be mortified to fair houses (Isaiah 5:8), stately ci…