'--:-- c.3 :.andFK-S'T<t. N a .. \',' Serm~n :z.. _ -==:::.-;:._____ b.: -~lahc;;c;:;illr. ·y·ei; k1rld of<]:!efiancc anddcfpitc, then,to doe it: Doe' 1 ve•p>'oJ • cor.•o.». ut a·n" l' ' " fl • ' , H' 7 1''' ......, ·[i . ,..,, G d' vofe"tbe Lordto;~nger,1drew; r"':te~'":~ e. , 1HC"', nee v~ ar fs do s rod, •choofe. ~ thertimc: utieltrtherod,llfiJC!Or; then, f<;>rl:lt'-<h,e tt.•C~t'tam}yl that ume ,, ne> tOffiCO~ ll'!.~H pJ' ,( 1 •r <l wt· r''"/1 1 .J time to fin. ,,· '" ' ft . . 'd 1 '• .{;. ft u:, k · ' , The ~ather,fortnat, rmr 1s, an ne not<tapmgy om m, l!lut ~~~· eaptpg ~0 it l > hit that bath made this rot/, and.>ut.tt tnto hts hand: Ijor,fme ltts,thatfor :1:~~~~;./! ,;po,ofapeopte;G cff)jtl}fe>'eththCfewi~jiym IJ/ Rt;lfktJtvtdJm; ·G~.ift1rl tiefp 1 ur of Pnnccs abroad, to take pc.tcc from theqtth-lthereby to-Ch<l'llen ~~~ 11 by panng the growth of the1r wealth, widHhis his hmdrazor; by wafting h · ~ {lron"' men (the hand of tpe enem1es canng themup;) bY. makmg- widdowes ~n~ufathe&rrc chtJ4i"eb; 'oy~&t!;Fr,li~C:collc<fli.etiJsl~f War. Iftlitn.out fi(lS ( commonuntous,'wirh od.!fr rlanonS) ani:( that bur VnthlUll<fulnelfe(Ipecult.lr to US'trlo'tlc~ ~~~;: ~ have -brought all fhi's bp.o1~uS' ;<.iftl}~~·!'nem.i~haVe'ftirrcd ~P tl·)cfe enemies f lfW..a~ . · ,.• ·" be rhe'lic,kneffe, it'Q!~u}1:r~~ Ct1tfett,' ~jJltdd we not (at•Jeafi-wt[e no,y,wluLe rh.c flu.Ye.:.1 , . " """– rifi7>1iir'tif' ot\r fins rsup6n liS) 'd!er:b'tlrfct;vcs a ltt~le lln\1 keepe fome.brderl~. but•dJll)jk• · · -.· "' ' • in/ql!itie.40 rv,eter, artd diftelnflel'l:lilr' fdves :Is thoHgh tve~we~e.in perfe<:tt-eofi health~ Shall wem:~kc our,d1f~a,(e defperate,and haften our rmne by not CO'ntammg fr'om fin rhat hath'ca!His iq'it ~·~tib'W'we, _wh~ttime tliisis ~l'fi!f-t!hi's a timeof!fin~ Cettain~,IYI we Ca'\1ii~'taevife a \vo~fe';'_ln tl~e tixp_eO'fWar, it is high..iiliielrO' I!Jepe (g frO,nftn... #.' ; ~ jJ ' • ) . • :HL . -r, ·'1t·•.:-:r: :.-(.{- :.:. ;:tob :.ra;. •j - . f)JL.J ' 4' But~ abon1 ~11I'(wl.iich ,tillT~uch us n(ere!t) an'd therd'dre~:!lrielandng:Urie irnijl be told us olrc~S.~-iatt~eCafe~~{fi>e~d~e ~omjnirigagaine\ofrlllllt!.thlt>lfo•i>g~e for.th' (whofe profpenty wee are tp feelc Wttfl all oti\.'po!fible ~ndey,ours.) thaHhett good fpced depcndet!i: upo11 God"sgoi,g'forth rv!tb t~elr'.'!'Anel'Goll'sgr!iing,or ftaying .;· · rro:J depe~detl~ very m~ch '-lpon tl11S pP1nt· . Mo~ c~rt!ltne;,t ls,theeven~·of War ism,oll: uncertalt\t•. _., When' Bmfladad0eht forth w1~h an·nrmt<f; thar.rb~.-dtifl' of S"m(ll't-a,rvas , King. >o.ti. not'e~orii,'h 'to givi;1:Uefyone in b,~_c4mftahan~[¥•1ll'ie-~a~N1dhil.n:(an_d hee fci'tmd it true) ''.&Sglorietrt(4f,"!tn!ftu; &c:· ·lf~e that Guck#l'I.Jaflhu arrfllrHC m.,,p l;ot ·bMjl,;u.hc~ .,),J.i pu~s it off. }'tiey '11\[ltfighc';:.~ 'ba~d!y·!'et'd~wi\c,lf?liat n~m~o!~plac~ fiJai,lhhve IoCpG. thar.dley fight 1!1 : 'lr- May be theva!fey dfAc~or frhat!s[ortow) !J.y,r-iiafon ofaf6y1e; :i{thatpf Iejita; 1 ~:may bee thcva!l'ey of :B(rdcJJJ•(that is,b/efing)'by: m~:ines of-:! , Chr.>o ;6, victory, as that .~(,;'~phat._._ ~lt \s; as G? o ~is_; li:ndas I-j'e-willhavei~;! ;t~bC~fo ; Pfal.if.G.io btwJce, and 'thnte/bY Dh'lnd{'b.yS~{omon,, byiOfaphat, weatetoldtv, tlrao! 1n1 7. neithrrfrvord nor.bow;. it iJ neilhe~ chariot hor'hor(e; It is neithtr TJJtiltitu.denbr b PG'f'" ·l'· valotfr of an 'Heft willfer'rie .' Biti1hattheba(tai'/.e f5 Go o'•iat:rMlt: gfveci\ ~1-ieup:- " ''-'o.•r·. per hanq. We need riot be perfwaaed 6fthis; \Ve all arc perfwailed (!'hope;) and\ve fay, ·with<Yvtofes, If'thy Prefen!:.egoenot withm, car-ri~m nwhmce. Then;if 1ve ihaH ~eed God's favour a119 Helpe in prorPering our jotirncy, and to make that [ure which t~fo .uncertainc; it will'll:and us in hahd, to make fure of Him,in,thrs, this neecj£u1l nmc; and to keepc Him fure, if iu 'miy be. For, if H~ 'kcepc with the Hi>it, ·and-take . . thm pqrrs, (reGe!lef t11i mmt qteaji nihil (faith Ejay;) and t!.refe fmol:i~Jg tayfu of E6Yf'·"· · firebrands !hall quickly bee quench~d. Bur,·if' Go o either goe notwith them, "r'Y7 · 4' or reme from them; If there }v~re among them but naked or woundedanerr; (what fpeake I of men~ 'If but Proggs or Flies) tht:y f11all be fufficient rotro~tMe them. • · _ ' ·I . .. . ... Now tl\en,wean; at the poit~r<f>r,ifwe will'have hold ofCod,make Hin{fu~e, ' be tcttame of Him ;\ve niuft b'<eake withjin,<necds. Sin andSatanarc His me7pies, >Cor. f. xs: and nofeilomjl>ip,norcommmzio,,r:tJ concord,no aoreemenr .no parr no j>Ottion benveen · · them If , ·11 d H. · '1 ·. R , n rr' ' · , I · ·. . "c Wl raw 1m 111t9 :caaue,we mu" P_'jOieuc our (elves encm1cs umo 11s enem,cs, that he inay do thdiUe t/;ours. At cflicand the fame time enrer,as an diJt– ¥ard warwith wicked rebels,fo an iqwa.t;d.hoftllirlc with our w'icked rebellious lufts. 1 or tl~tJf we keep ourfelves fi·om the'one-,He ,.;mkeeptlS from rhe other; and thcfe Iud 7 , 0 ftJ~;J~, :~~~reffed, thofe fhall not be able to ftand. lfht1sdoing, the jivordofthe Lord Pr~. ;d.;. real F 'thefivordof Gedeon : Go o fl1all be \vith ·us,Ittiel; and we fl\all prevatle, · · or whe:_e IttzeliS, Vealwill not be away. Btit if we will needs hold on our - · ~oc
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