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Job9.4.
Ifa.54
The
Epiille
to
the
Reader,
againft
Chrift,
and
make
Chrift
their
enemy,
anha
wing armed
Chrift
again/t
them,
all
the world
cannot
preferve
them; but
now they
are
dafifel
in
peeces
,,
Potters
veffell
by
an
iron
rod,
now
Chrift-like
a
Rocke
fais
upon
them
and
grindes
them unto
duft
: Conjuncji_
on
with
Chrifts
enemies is
the
wort
of
all
wayes
and
manes
fir
refuge; Shouldeff
thouhelpe
the
ungodly,
and
love
them that
hate
the Lord
r
(laid
the
Prophet
tothat
good
Icing
Ichofhaphat) therefore
is
wrath
upon
thee
from before the Lord.
4.
Confider
how
combination
with the adverfaries
of
Chrift
and
his
cafe
for
temporali
pref
rvation, hath
e-
vermore
a
cro
í}í'e
and
curie attending
it; enterprizes a
gain
ft
the
Lord
lefts
have in
all
ages
proved
d
f
all
to
their
undertakers,
Who
(faith
Icb)
did ever harden
himfelfe
againf
#the
Almighty
and
profper.
No
wea-
pon
(faith
the
Lord) that
is
formed againft
thee
fh
ffl
profper,
and
every tongue
that
fhall rife
agaid{ thee
in
judgement thou
fhalr
condemn.
They who
call
the
three
children into
the
fiery
fornace burnt
themfelvcs.
Pharaoh
peri/bed
in
the
very
waters into w¿ich
he
fore'dthe
Ifraelites
:
there
is
nothing
but
an
esepellation
of
crofs'es
andcurfes
to
that
man
that
doth
oppcfrChrifl:
the
fountaine
of
all
blegings.
5.
Confider,
when
the
Church
is weal.
eft
and
the
combination flrongefl
againft it,
then
God
is
alwaies
neareft
to
ir,
and
moil ready to
fhew his
power
in
the
prefervation
of
it.
The Churches
deepest rnifery is Gods
choifeft opportunity
;
the
Lords
people
never
fee
and
en-
joy
more
of
Gods
prefence'then
in
the
fiery
fornace
:
God
takes
occafion
by
his Churches
drftrefes
at
once to
manifeff
his
porter,
wifdome,
jufice,
truth and
goodnes.
6.Con-