SERMON LIV*. To Encourage the Reformation of Manners. Ex. xvii,.11,And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hands that Itrae] prevailed ; and when he let down his hand,-Amalek prevailed. THOUGH the design of my discourse be derived from this sentence in the history, yet it is necessary that the scene of the whole action be drawn, and the field of battle spread before us ; thenwe shall see this passage in its true light, and the discourse will proceed in a more regular conformity to the words ; nor can I describe the fight withAmalek so well as Moses has done: Let us read the account which this ancient and divine ,historian has given, beginning at the eighth verse. Verse 8. Then came Amalek; andfought with Israel in Rephidim. 9, And Moses said unto Joshua, chase us out men; andgo out,fight with Amalek: To- morrow Iwill standon the top of the hill, with the rod of God in my hand. 10. So Joshua did as Moses had saidto him, andfought with Amalek. AndMoses; Aaron; and Ilur went up to the top of the hill. 11. And it came to pass when Moses held up his hand, that Israelprevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalekprevailed. 12. But Moses's hands were heavy, and they tools a stone, and put it under him, and he-sat thereon: And Aaron and Flur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going dawn of the sun. 13. And Joshua discomfited Amalele and his people with the edge of the sword. 14. And the Lord said unto Moses, write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: For Iwill utterly put out the remembrance of Amalekfromunder heaven. 15. And Moses built analtar, and called the name ofit Jehovah nissi, that is, the Lord is my banner. 10. For he said, because theLordhas sworn, that the Lord will have war with Amalek fromgeneration to generation. Not only the ceremonies of the Jewish church, but the civil affairs of that nation, in many instances; were typical of the a: Preached at Salter's-Hall, to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, in the Cities of London and Westminster, October 6th, 1707, VOL. 11. ](
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