424 Doetrine. Reafstt. An Expofition upon words himfelfe, whole life they fought to takeaway, i Kings 19. 2. That there might be no more a Prophet in Ifr'ael, to teach Gods truth, or to maintain his glory, or to feed his Church, with in- ftru&ions of the word. T i M. What things are we to gather fir our inftru£tionout of thefe parts of his com- plaint ? S i L. Sundry things t ¿F' irft, the fury and extreme rage of idolaters, who being unable to defend their caufe by Arguments, they will fèek to doe it by the fword,putting to death the fervants of God, under pretence that they be fe- ditious and heretical!: with this wea- pon, did the lfraelites dilpute againft the Prophets, and the Pharifèes againft Chi if! , whom they would overcome with ffones, when they could not pof- 1 bly overcome with Scripture. Thus they dealt with the Apoftles, and now at this day, Antich,iftian Prelates deal thus with Proteftants, whole neckes they g,t under their girdles. The rea- fon of this their lavage proceeding is, becaufe they will do the works of their father thedevill; for he is a murtherer, and fo be his children given to blond, John 8.44. T t M. what profit ferveth this ;Ors unto? S a L.Firft,to looke for the like bloo- dy meafure of our euemies, if they might get the upper hand. Secondly, not to be offended with Inch fury when it hap- pens, as it were Come new and ftrange thing. Laflly, to powre out our com- plaints in Gods lap, who can and will right fuch wrongs; for he is the revenger of the helpeleffe and opprefTed. T i M. What other inffrrclions learn we from his (omflaiut? S t L. that God fuffereth his Church and fervants to fall into very great atlli- tions for tryall of their faith and pati- ence. Thirdly, in the example of Elias we fee the infirmity of Gods Saints, how weake they are, and fubje& to er- rour, even the belt ofthem. For Elias was deceived, in thinking himfelfe one- ly to remaille : for Obadiah had hid a hundred Prophets in a Cave, and part Chap. li tels us , that a great many (eve fever; eceve n thouland) were referved by God, Fourthly, that the salons of wicked Princes are imputed to the people often- times, when they applaud and content unto them, as the lfraelites did : there- fore Paul faith, they killed the Prophets, whereas ye zabell aged the murther, the people orrely liked of it, and fo made it t heir owne: as /Ihab is faid to have killed Naboth, becaufe he agreed to it. All finites which we give allowance to, being committed or not hindred by us ifwe may, are ours, as if we committed them. t Commander. 2 Abettor. 3 Confenter. 4 Concealer. 5 Colin - fellor. 6. Not hinderer, 7 and cometen der each one of thefe liven will prove a D I A L O G U R Verf. 4. Bat wi at faith the aniser of God to him, 1 have referved to en) [elfe 'even thoufand rnen, that have not bowed their knees to Baal. T I M O B x Etta. Hat doh this Text contain ? S I L. The an Ewer of God un- to the accufation and complaint ofEliar his Prophet. T i M. What fignifres this word [ en- [were ? S i L. It path two bgnífcations, one proper and aria, to wit, the Ora- cle or anfwer ofGod, given in the Ta- bernacle from the Mercy-feat. The other general! and more large for any divine anfwer, oracle or dire &ion recei- ved from God , either in dreame, as Match. 2.11. or by any other revelation, as Naah is Paid to be warned of God, Heb. i t. 7. Thus it is taken here. T i M. Doh Paul rehearfe the whole an- fwer of God to Elias ? S r L. No, for the anfwer had foure parts, as his complaint was foure -fold: for f;rft he complained} of cruelty, and fecondly of impiety ; to which God gave this remedy, that Hazael being anointed.,,_
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