Sermonz.. a_nd FAsT 1 Nu. vedthis. Fafly;may (ometimes: and thenf4Ji'in$, lookeyou fall not intobypoiji And as in that fo mrh1s: Goeyemay,fomwmes : Only, Whenyegoe fee ~~;~aine fromftnne, ;nd then ~oe and fpare nor. 0 ut ofwhich match ofrhefe r;,.,o, Faft.; and warrc, we may uf~J1•g_her. , . . ' It isno telfe ufuall with the Prophets,to fay Sanc7ijicatepnel1um(a~ Joe{ 3.)thln to fa Sanc1ijicabo jejuniutn. (Ioel_z:)Sanc1tfiearvar,as well as afaft.And manother,c~ ... ro 1I 1.9 : : r, Y' te mamt• veftrtU hodie Do111mo, confecrate your hands,tlus day unto theLo a n: Illatld'·' r. . . Jecr 4 · r " I b h' · h l b l h' l ·-" I rr. xa ·>'·' 9• · W~ieh fl 1 eweth, war IS not 10 lccu ar a matter, ut t aF it at 1 ot 1 · !S aw; u ne/J e · dhisbolinejfe: and that the very hands.maybefamdor hallowed, by fighnng f01ne , ,; ,. ~nttels And therefOt'e,in theca/enderofsaints, wehave ngrninated, not Abel,En•ch, i. , a~d ~ea!one, men of peace and devotion, who fpent theirrime in prayer·and fer- ~,{.~~;. 1; . viceofG 0 o: Bu.t Gtdeon, Iepbe, Samfon, wonhies andm~n.ofw~r, wJ1o(fairh the ,j{po.ftle) thr011ghfaith were valia~ti~ battel{, 4ndthrough f,aitb put toflight the armies- Vcric p.34: ~rAliens. wam therefore harh h1s t1meand commijlrm from Go o. Secondly, I adde that this kind ofwar; Not only ~e(enftve war,but uffenjive too; bath hiswpen. And that, out ofthis veryText:whteh IS (If wemarke well)not when theyc~me forth ~airi!l: thce 1 but wbenthoNgoeftforthagainfl tbem;nwi<f!a•:?·m([:;.y the i seventy) to invadt,or anmy them. Both rhefe .have their time: fhefouiler tomain< taine8urright: thelatrer, toavengeo!'r wrong. Byboththefewaycs, doth GoD fend His people forth: Both have warrant. ·, BeforeMofes: AbrahA..m:s warre; to G<n r 4 r 4 : · refcueLot his ally, was De(e'!fiveand Lawful!: Iacob's w.a(re, to win from ~he Amo- Gen 48 ..,, riteby hisfwordandbow, Of{erift"!eand Law[l'll too.. Vnder Mo(is ., Theiwar agaib.!l: E d 8 Arnalek,whocameOI.tt again(t them: and tht:warre agairi!l:'<.Madian, agfin!l: who'm' N'u:,.;~ .•." theywentfort b, towreaketbemfelvesfBr tbejin11e of Peor; both la\vfitll. After Mofes; KingDAvid, in theba~tell of Pa{-dawtmmkee.pmg ~heenem1~ from.t~engqtes; , Ch•a. "·' !· In the battell of Gtth, feekmg the enem1e at h1s owne !i'at~s, and glVIng.lum battell· • Chtan.•a.•. inhis owneterritory. And thiS; as good ,Lpw: Co Jigredere,& eompelle eoitntrare; Luke , 4 'l· Gge forth, and eompe!lthem to come in, isgoodGojpc!Jroo. So thaq warre, and this kinde ofwarre bath hiscommillion. , .. < Thirdly :And to frrengthen the hands ofour men ofwariYet funher.As war, and Togoeforth to war; Again.fr our enemies,any enemies, whether forren foes, or rebel. JiousCubjeers: So;ofall enemies,again!l: the lanerfolgain!l:-them togaforth,hath ever beene counted mofi jufiand lawfull.ManyCommifions are upon record in the law,of journeyes in this kind. Again!l:the tribe ofRwbe,. , for erecting theman Altar,bdide. Iaf.>•., i: that ofMo(ts: And,rhar haveth1:fe ofours done too. Again!l: the tribe ofBenjamin, Iud~.. io .•: for a barbarous,andbruti01 outrage committed at Gibea: And, that,have thefe too; And not one,bur many.Againll: Seba,forblowing :i rn,unpet and crying,f\'opart have •sam.>o. '· ; wemDavid,no inheritance in thefon of Ifai : And, fo far hath tl-ieir madneile proceeded. And the GofPell is nor behind neither. Againll: them that fend word,Nolt~mm bunt Luke •9·•4·•1, regnare[uper nos,producite & occldite (faith our Savio11r CH R r s T Himfelfe.) In ef- ~eCl:,thefe fay a~ much as NolumH<:andas much may be faid and done to them. Nay, 1fonce he fay,nopart inDavid;ifhewereAbfalom,or Adoniah (ofthebloud royall)he 1 King.•·•i,; · hatbjjokentbat wordagainft bu owne life; Much m<>re,tfbut fuch aone as Seba the,fon ofBtchn.Andyer,even he was nothing fo deepe as this. For,neither had KingDavid vouchfafed him'any favour,any time b:fore;neither offered him peace, or ro receive h•m to grace,after he had lift up hi; heeleagain!t him. But here,here have been divers Pr!~cely favours vouchfafed,and moll: unkindly rejected: meanes of Clcmencie many~lmes moll: gracioufiy offered, and moll: ung1'acioufiy refufed: yea, faith fallified, ~nUexpectation deluded; con~empt ~pon comem_pr heaped up, th:ir th.e meafure_ is u • Thefe then are the enern1es agamll:, and, Th1s the timewhen. When; not only ~~tay, but mull:, and that, not with Go o's leave only . but withHis liking and u ficom,.m•ffion, Goe forth in this caufe. Sothar· warre is l~wfull: and this kiride; to ghoe /' 1 : a_ndagain!l: thcfe enemies, mollJ'uil a~d rrtofi lawful!, At this time againll: t e.eenem · · · ii . j- •es,1t ~~a warre fanctified, they ih~ll i:onfecr.at~ their hands, they lball pu. anpr.e 14 D01n1m, that fight againftthctn. So much for theCommifion. R 3 The
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