A01974:1639
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
7. By war more blood useth to be shed then any other 1way. Heaps upon heaps are thereby made of dead corps. We read of 70000 destroyed by a plague throughout all Israel within the space of three days, 2 Sam. 24. 15. But by the sword there were slain in one battle (which may well be supposed to be in one day) 500000: and of whom? of children, of old, poor, impotent persons? such as for the most part are taken away by plague and famine? No verily; but 500000 choice men, 2 Chro. 13. 17. We read of huge hosts indefinitely set down, so as they may be supposed to consist of many hundred thousands, so vanquished, and destroyed, as none escaped, 2 Chro. 20. 24. Yea, we read of whole cities, one after another utterly destroyed: even all that were in them, man and woman, young and old, and ox and sheep, and ass with the edge of the sword, Jos. 6. 21. & 10. 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40. When God would utterly destroy a stock and all appertaining thereto, the sword hath been used as his instrument to effect that judgement. Instance the case of Jeroboam and Baasha, 1 King. 15. 29. & 16. 11. Yea and of Ahab also, 2 King. 10. 11. The Amorites likewise, Canaanites, and other nations were utterly rooted out by the sword.
7. By warre more bloud useth to be shed then any other 1way. Heapes upon heapes are thereby made of dead corps. We read of 70000 destroyed by a plague thorowout all Israel within the space of three dayes,