William Greenhill on God’s sovereignty over all kingdoms

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Fifthly, God hath Sovereign Authority over all Kingdoms, Now is the Axe laid unto the Root of the Tree, this axe was the Roman State, this Tree was the Jewish State. God hath the Authority of all in his hand, he sets one Kingdom against another. Babylon must ruin Sion: Titus and Vespatian, are stirred up by God to cut down and destroy the Jewish Nation: God hath Sovereignty over all Kingdoms, Psal. 103. 19. and can imply them to execute his judgements. Senacherib was his axe, Esa 10. 15. to cut down Nations. God makes one Kingdom an Axe to hew down another, he makes one part of a State to hew down another part of the same. ...

What should this beget in us, but to fear this God that hath Sovereign authority over all flesh, over all Kingdoms; let us fear this God, Jer. 10. 7. Who would not fear thee O King of Nations? for to thee doth it appertain: Shall God be the King of Nations, the King of all Kings and not be feared? to the doth it appertain, not to men to be feared but to thee doth it appertain: The great God must be feared. Ye that are petty Kings on the Earth, you that are Gods on the Earth, you must know that this God hath Sovereign Authority over Nations, Persons, lives, consciences, he is the everlasting King or King of eternity, Jer. 10. 10. He can, will, and must, dispose of you err long eternally in heaven or hell, Job 36. 8, 9, 10. ...

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William Greenhill on God’s sovereignty over all kingdoms

Fifthly, God hath Sovereign Authority over all Kingdoms, Now is the Axe laid unto the Root of the Tree, this axe was the Roman State, this Tree was the Jewish State. God hath the Authority of all i…

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