--..i I `17e Ruilse of god' Enemies. 443 inadeapatterneof the mine for Gods Enemies, TonchingtheConfPiretsa- gainftGolspeople ,thePfatmifiprayeththus;Doetbouto them artoSifera ,and ro. as toiabinat theRiurrofKJhree: Ail concerning theleKingt f ePfal.a theearth,which 3 by .hencrfvaflonof the/rats ofd nett( (tuggerof Rome) band themfelues a- Go!,sChurch,it is prophecied that they fha llbessidmrisi together to aplace Called Arma-geden ',that is,they lbal I rece se a famous toy le,euen lochan one as fl À ró;s 3f S jra received at the watersof' Megiddoe: Wherefore to the endwe may vn- der(Iandhow GodsEreemia (hall perifh , it is fit to enquire howSfera did pe. gludg, sty. till, InSferahisouerthrow there is'tobe noted three things. Firf, the time, that it was when Sfera was itshis ;reatelt height 3 bee was futnilhed witheie heardebaretrofyran,aodby him(vnderf and his Ma(ler)tbe childreneflfradhad beenfore vexed twenty 7eeres b. Secondly , the mcanes; that he was fold into the bands ofawoman,. Thirdly,the manner; that itwas an irrecouerable deftrußi-h on: All the h4 ofSiforafell open the edgeofthefroard,there war neta man leftk: Sefe -i Velfe . ra him felfefinks domneat lade feete, and lay themdead; The childrenof Ifran pre- Rtud.9a7. rtaled;gainft (An KingofCanaan, tanill they had deffroyedZahn KingofCanaan u:. u, Ghap.gsql Sothea she Enemies f God (hall perilsasStfra; that is, in their greateftiollity, by means(inmans opinion) moll vnlikely; and fo, as after their fallreceiued, they (hall be pail all recovery. It will be eafie to (hew the truth hereof by the Scripture. Fitt+, they I hal l perils in their jollity; and inthe height of their fe. entity. 1 havefeene the mic$edfrreeg , and ff reaamghimfelfe like agreen Bay tree, yet beeparedaway e. When thewerkcr' of iniquity doe fleurif?sybey(ball bedeflryed far n PC37.33,3d eno'. GodwillJ./ma'am arrowat them faddcny P When they (hall fay; Peace,andfafe-o P,falgs7. ty, then /halicomeopen themfuddendtruition5. Secondly,themeares but wcakepPTho454, in comparifon : Whereupon it is a generall túlc,that Gadhatb cbefen weakethings toconfound themighty things guen terrines fball eate King Ilonar and grsJltep.1 Cur., s7S persandcanker; (hallbe theLordsgreátheal?'; Thirdly, theouerchrow (hall bee fAßsrs,ag; irrecouerable, like forbreakingofa patterspat, in the breaking whereof re netfeared t tool eas. ?nerd i to take fiersuie of theheartb,er water ma ofapit": likefineake that went:fleethx,l <<e a Ifa.;o,4. /bobblebefore the winds , Whereupon the ruineof Antichrills Kin gdome iscorn- x PfaleS.s. , pared to the rafting ofagreat miifiene intoshe Sea,withflch violence(faith theholy yPfa1. 85.13. Ghoh) pall thegreat City Babylon beraft, and[hall befortndetomore, Our times RëuSß,snl haue had two notorious , and neuer tobee forgotten examples of the truth hereof TheOne inthe SpanilltFleece in eighty eight theouerchrowof it we cannot be ignorant of,and wehauegreat cattle to remember it. Ìt was like the fall ofSìfera:Firft,itwas in the iollity thereof TheNauy was called lruincible: They hadmade thtmfelues frireof vu, they had (hared the piealautthingsof theLand amongtlsern in their own. feeming: They which abode at home, faidone toanother, asSfraesMother did to her Ladies; flaw they net gotten, and diurdethefeile? Secondly,themeanes wasbut weake incomparifon. Our aTudg.ç.;b, Nauy for cambre andproportion of (hipu, múchfieealïer; otit men fewer, our time of preparation much leffe. We May truly fay-; it was not by our mote fwerd, neitherdidear atone winefans idb. They foughtfrom Hearten, essentheftarret b Pfal.44.g. in user coarfesfought againfl them<. Thirdly,it wasanvtter fpoile,farcea (trip cludg,3.ad¡. left todoe any further feruice. Theotherexample is thisof the Powder-Trea- fon : touching which, you Thal l fee that theEnemiesofGod,and ofhisChurch, engaged in ir, perilhedllfoasSifera : FirS,in their heightofconfidence. For '(stow) amongPapi(ts , bothat home and abroad , there was a veryconfident expr@ation of forne great goodtobedone for theCacholikecaufet and the matterbeing hi-Ought rue,, to thepulls, andthat monfier of theirs being come álmolto the birth , they made full account oftheirgolden day;in which they fhould bathe their hands in theblood of all good Chriltians, and effabibli their Idolatrous feruice of their Ìireadengod. Secondly , by meanes vn- bische : It was not bewrayed, nor defeated byany wit or pollicy ofmaw. but
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