58 / 772
Pfilc.r8.z.
ROm.B.;y.
Exod.
i4. i4.
s.Cltro.ao.rs.
1'falm.; 4.7.
z.King.6.6.
§.Sea.6.
3°
Of
S4tans
f
rength:
conic,
but
let
vs
relie
our
(clues
on the almightie
power
of
God,profelling with theProphet
David, Pf,
r 8.245
the Lord
is our
rock
and
fertref
è,&
he
that
delisereth
vs,our
God
and our
firength,in
him will
we
trut,our
fhield,the
borne
of
our
faluation
and
our refuge.
Let
vs
with
him
call vpon
God
which
is worthy
.
to
be
praifed,and
fo
fhal we
be
fafe
from
al
our
enemies,verf.3.
In
like manner, when wee confider
ofthe
infinit
number
ofour
enemies,
which
dailie
affault
euery one
of
vs,
let
vs
thereby bee awakened out
of
the
(lumber
of
careleffe
retch..
lefnes,
-andbe furred
vp
to
fland
vpon our
guard
more
care..
fully
:
but
yet let
not
this
difcourage.vs
from the fight,be_
cattle
there
are
many
to
one,
for
the
Lord
is with
vs while(l
we
fight
his
battailes,and therefore
that
mattreth
it
who
oppofa
themfelues
againfl
vs
?
Rom.8.3-1. The
Lord
will
fight
for
vs,
therefore let-vsbold our
peace,
Exod. 14.14. Thebattellis
not
ours
but
Gods,
and
therefore
let
vs
not
bee
afraid
of
this
great
multitude,as
it
is-
2-.Chro.2oJr
s.for the greater the number
is
which fighteth againfl
vs,
the more
will the Lord glorifie
himfelfe in
our viélorie,the greatnes
of
his
power fhining
fo
much the more
cleerely in
the weakenes
of
the
meanes,
and
-our
infirmities
feruing
as a
foile,
to
make
the riches
of
his
omnipotencie and glorie
appeare
more glorious.
So
that the
Lord
(landing
on our
fide,
it
is
not
materiali
how
many
wic-
ked
fpirits
affaults
vs;
if
he
take vpon him
our preferuation,
we
neede
not
care
though
the
whole
power
ofhell
feeke
our
deflru6tion.
But iffuch
bee the frailtie
ofour
faith,
that
we
would
oppofe
number againfl number,let
vs
confider
that
if
we
will fight
the Lords battailcs,he
will
fend
as
many bleffed
Angels to our aid
& refcue,
as
there are wicked
fpirits
which
affault
vs
;for
the
Angels ofthe
Lard
pitch
their tents round
about
them
thatfeare
him,
and
deliver
them, as
it
is
Pfal.34.7.
So
that
if
the
Lord
open our ejes,
as
hee
did the
eies
of
Eli
-
fbaes
feruant,
wee
{hall
plainly
percei
ue
that
there are
more
with
vs
then
againfl
vs,2.-
King.6.
x
6.
r
7.
So
when
we confider
that
we wreflle
not
againfl
flefh and
bloud,
but
againfl
fpirituall wickedneffes, this
fhould
make
vs
labour
that
our
care
and diligence may
counteruaile the
difaduantage which we haue
in
the fight.
But
wee are
not
to
be