'"'1 tht.ftw•gt go}sfromaf"OJI:SJ•u, and Afotaroth :) !o.vain had i~been to pro'fciTe, repentance, wMll they contin'ucd in Idobtry ; God whf never acknowledge any convert that llaies in a knowne finne: Graces and Vertues are fo linkt together,that he,which bath one, bath all: The partial\ converfionofmen untoGoo is but hare. fi11l hypocrifie.•How lu}J\lilyoffetluall is.a word fpoken in feafon ~ SaiJJut/s exhor-' ration wrought upon the Ilea m oflfrael, and fotchr war~r out of their e;tes ; fulrs, a(ld confdlibos,ond vowcs·outofrhe1r hps.and rhc1r f•lrc,gods oul ofrH m hands :• yetjt wa! no~ meerely remorfe,but feare-alfo, rhat mqved'Ifrael to this humble fubmiffion. r ~ .:l l ;q;{• 11 !t. . fl The Philillimslloodove11rhem llill, and rhreatno<hhem with new11ffaults, tht B memory of thdr late Oauglitcr,and fpoyle,was yet frelh in their minds, fotfO\V for· the evils paft,aod feate ofthcfumre fetchtthem downeupoo rh~ir ~neeSr lt·i•not1 more nece!fory for n\en,ro be .cheared with hopes, then to be aw•d with dangtt!l~ i where God rntdnds the humil~:mon oflus feuvams, there. /hall no• want meanes oB theirdejeClion: It was happy for Ifrael th:Jtthey had anenemy.Is ir pollible that the> Philifhms~fter tbofcdeaclly:plagues, which they fuftained from th< God oflfrael, lhould thinkof invading Ifratl ~ thofc that were fo mated with the prefence ofthe .'\rkt, that rhcy never thought rh~mfelves fafe,till it iva>out offighr, do th~y nl>w dare to thruft themfeh-es'upon rhe new revenge ofthe Arke! Ir llew themwhi[Mi they thought to honourit,and doetbey thin le tc>efmpe,whilcs they refift it<Idlew< them in tl;<ir o,wn Coalls,and do they come c0irto fcek death~ yet behold no lOo-- C- nerdothe Philiftims heare,thatthe Ifraelites are gathered to Mizpeh, but th!<Prin> G<S ofche Philillim; gathetirhemfelves againfr them:No warning>will ferve t>bdarate hearts,wicked menare"von-ambitiousofdeftruCl'ion; Judgethent~neep rior.ro goe findedlbn'o.ut,they .runtomeetthdirbone. , .r·:..·· , J ·~;·u I The Pnilil!ims come up~ hnd tho Ifrai:lites fearo; th"Y thar had riot thewioito li:are, whl\fl they were not ftiends withGo'd, have nbt now the gtaco of feadef.• ne!fe,when they were reoobciled to God :Boldn'e!foand Jieare arecommonlymifplacea in the beft hearts; When we 1bould rremb1e,we are conndentjand wh~Q (ve lhould be a!furcd,wetremble: Why lhould Ifrael have feared, fineothey li::d made. their peacewiththe God ofHolls ~ Nothing lhould affright tbofo; which::!ra':up: riuht with GJ)cf. The peace,whidl Lfrael hadmade with God, W?S true, buo'teliD d~r. They dlirfr nottrull their ownoinnocency, fo lnuch as thepr:iyersofS•mut/; Ceafo not t~ {rJ t~the Lord Dflr GodfOr us ) In cemport:tll things nothing hinders,- but we may fare better for ot;)lermens faith, then fur ·our owne: It is.no fmall h~pj>ine!feto be inrere!fc.'d in them which are. Favourites in the Court ofHeaven; one faithful! man in thefeoccafions is more wonh then million; of rho wavering:an<! uncertaine. ;r;rr A good heart is eafily \VOn to devotion:Sam•c/ cryes,andfacrificeth to God 1ho had done fo,tboll!l:h they had imreated his filence,yea his forbearance. WHile~ he is · offoring, the Phihftims fight with Ifrael, and God fights with the Pbilifrims~Tht Lordthtmdrcdwith•grwthundtr th4t day upon the PhilijfimJ,and.foatttredtlielnr)/{4mutl fought more upon his knee<,thenall Ifrad bdides:The voiceofGod arlf•v.~ed E the voyt:e of S<muel,and fpeakes confufion and death to the Philiftims : Howavere the proud Philiftims dead with feaie, ere they dyed, ro heare the fearfull tnunder~ claps ofan angry God again!\ them~ to fee, that Heavenit felffoughtagainft them~ He that (kw themfecretly in therevengesofhis Arke, now kills them witb open horrour in the (ields: Ifprefumption did not makewicked men mad, they would never lifttheir handagainft the Almighty ; what are they in hisl1ands, when he is difpofed ro vengeance t .. A ' ' • 'The
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