The VidorieofChill. overthrow thegreatefi enemies ofhis Kingdoms, and de- 'liverhis Churchfromunder the I-Orel? opprefflons. There not any one argument in the holy Scriptures more frequently tepeated,than this of Chri( 'ts viaories ; pre- figured they were in the deliverances of Ifrael out of Egypt,i Conic).2,4. In the deliverance ofthe Arke out ofthe vvaters,i Pet.3. '1,1;22. in the deliverance of the lewes from Babylon,Feve/. TO. Eraia1.10-12. 15. Tonote that in the foreti extremities and greatefi impro- babilitiesGod will Chew hiinfelte jealous for his people. This vi6orie is expreffcd by treading of a wine-prelre, ,6. when there arc none to helpe, when the Church is brought to fore fi extremities, though multi- tudesmeete againfi her as many as the grapes in a yin- tage,they (lull all be but as Clutters ofgrapes, he than fqueeze out their bloud like wine, and make hisChurch to threlh them,Loso. i .1 5.Reve1. r 4.2oJoel 3.1 a. Mic. 4.1 3. By the diffipation of Invoke out ofaChimnie, they shall bee as the fmoke out of the Chimnie, Hof. t 3. 3. As Athanafitu ufed to fay of Wiwi the Apottate, that hee was but Nubecula qua citi)tranfiret, a little cloud, which would quicklybeblowne away: fmoke when it breakes out of a Chimnie with a horrible blackneffe threatneth to blot out the Sunne , and to invade and choake up all the ayre, but a little bl al+ of winde kat- tereth it, and anon nothing thereof appeares. By fire conraming thorns and briars, Efai.i o. t 7. While they be folded together as thornes,andwhile they are drun- kenas drunkards, that is, while theyhave plotted their counfels, and confederacies fo curioufly that no man dares fomuchas touch them, and while they are drun- ken withtheprideandconfidenceof their own arength, they (hall then be devoured as Rubble that is fully dry, /Worn 1.10.Efal.17.4.31.9. Therefore the Scripture callethChrifi a Manofwar, Exod.I5.3.Becaufe he is furnifhed with all Arts of vi- etory, 4,93 VERS. 536.
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