., ,, , 1 [ontempJa;ions• .:. c LIB.JX. ·/ ' formancc in doingno~hing, is to abufc tha~<!ivi.n.c J?W~i\kncc;wlucJ,uvill fo wo~~~ ~ rha(w•llnotallo•vusidlc. . . . . .' '·· .. , ,,, "· ,,,., Now;when we ivould looko that Qzdeo}} J!lou!d g~';e qhargc of whetting ~b<iir , f<,•ords, ahd (harpc'ning their fpc:v-cs, and ~t!mg thcu}l.~mou,r, hconolygives orl : d~r for CIYJpty Pirclicrs ~nd ~~~rm, and T rlljn~Cts ,:fk c;:rackmgof Ghde pirch~s fhall brcakc in pcices tillS M1d1amtlfh cl;1y : J c ~m{l!J!g of th"fe l1gpts (h~)! ~!1tinguiill thclig!Jt ol. <J.Ifidian:thefc Trumpe&;: . und no g~l}e§ tha?. :J.A~mlc;pcale to all the Hoa!l of UJ!zdtMZ: there !ball need nothmg but c~fc and hght tp confaund this i~mtmcrablc Army. .. 1 . . , . ·I •r' · , A11ti {ft)l't: pitchcrs,und bran <Is, and rru~pets or;aideon, did (Q da.unt and difmay, tbC:proudt roopc:s of Midian and Amdfeck1whocan wct~1ink~ 01a,ll be.able to Oaea bcforctht!Jfitcrr6r1\vhc rcin theTrurnpetof.rhc ArchaJ1gelllhall/ound, ah<l tll~ B Hcirvcns tV:tii p.iOc a.vay with ano)fc; and t)le"~j~rucl]t~ fball beiOn i!Jiaooeabol!t our_earcs·~.. _ ... ..: , 1 , · Af.y 3f ~he: wc~l-'cfr 1 fcaelites would have feoved to bavG brpkcn an,empty pitCher, to have drricll a light,and to have founded a Trump~t; an~ to ll~ikea flying adve'tlary. Nl)t ro the bateilufcwill Godernploy~numv,prrpy;'\gcnt ~he•rillnorallow fo much'as a cbward~y torch-bearer. , . ,. ., Jc ., 1 Thofc 'hvo a'nd tw~nry thoufand Ifraelitcs that ilipF away for feare, when i:be fca·rcful Midianite's fled,can putfileandkill]nern, and <;an follow t/Jdto.at the heels, IV horn they dudlnO( lookc in the face. Our tfig_hr. gives ,advantage -to.t!Je feeble!l advcrfaty, whcrcao our refi franc<; fqileth thegr=il i flmy muth more, if we have once turned our backcs upon a tent;nion, fhall our fpirituallenemies (1vbichare e• C vcr ilrong)tramplcus in the dull?R,efifl, and they fha.llflce"'{land frill, and we /hall fee the fafvation of theLord. 1 , , • ~ ( . Tke r~-venge of Sy.c,c ,~,tg.a.71d P ~ N y E~• • . l.dm; •ras of¥af,ajjC,,,,~p.h~~j'1' ~qJne~-·~~; brol.bers, fon~u of joftp'~: None of al~the T ri~; of Ifral)l fall out,wi.th ~heir vipbriOus L~a4et, but lle. Tl1~agr£ernenr of brotjJe~ inare; ' byhow much datbre ·bath more cni!"'ll'cd them, l;>y fo much are their quarrels more frequent ana f) danger.pus .!did norhcarc r_hcEphraimitcs otfe(inglhemfelves into the front oft~ Army,beforc they fight: and now they arc (eady to :tight tvith Gideon, becaufe t!ri!9 were nor called to ti~t.witlJ Midia~t: I hearethern expollutating after it;Aft~r the exploit dot1e,cowa~il~ are. val4nJ, ,'rbei~ quarall was; 1;l1at ri1ey 1v~re hot ca-lled i 11 had bcene a greater praif~pft\leir valour to have ~one unbiddc'n, What needwas tl1cre to caH thcm,•yb'Til Godcoinpla•ned ofm~IJ:~.tud:e, and.ii:mt away tllofe 1~hich were caHcd 1 No~e fJiake fo b1g 111 the end o( ~.be ftay;l}s tlie.fearfullefi. . .·n Ephraim flies,upor !jideorr, whjlefl thc•Midianites1llefronllriril ~ lvlien G/dedn lhol1ldbc purfuiug.t,{s ~ncmics,he is purfuedl:>y bretbrcn,andrnow is glad'to fp.entf that wind m pac;fying of his pwn,' whith ilJOuld have br.en bellowed 1n the fiau~htcr qf ~common ~dve[fary. It is !l'WOllder,if Satan futferus to b~ quiet at home; E w!Ji!cs we.arcexcrc~fc; witl;l wat1 ~broad. Had nor gideon learned to fpeak fa~re, aS; wtfl as to fmirc, he h,a<l fouod1worke enough ftoni rhefwords of Jofol>hs fons: his goodwords arc as ' :ittorious as his fword; his pacification of friends, lictref th!in his cxe·cution of egcmiCs . . J , I· For m•ght I fec,the~nvy oflfraclitcs was notmorctr?mbleforn to Gideon,than the oppo'rltionof A·ftdia, : He bath left the envy of Epbr•im hehihd hirn;beforc ~im,fre fiGds the envy of Succotb and PwueJ• The one envies that he fhouldovcrcqme\vithout them; thcothcr,thath~ fhollldfay, He hadorercome. His-purfuitldt!(f(ifir to ~·uccoiE1 there he cra.es rclicfe; and is .repelled. Hacf be iliid, Come forth. and I draw yoqr livord witb_m~agai,l1fi Z<facapd Zafmvlfaa, the motion had bcene but_ e.- -'l!'~ll:
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