A01974:881
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.
§. 4. Of undue beginning war.
§. 4. Of undue beginning warre.
II. The evidence of the Amalekites malice is noted in these two words, came, fought. The first word, acame, implieth that the Amalekites first set upon the Israelites. The other, and fought, importeth an hostile attempt against them, whereby the Amalekites thought to have utterly destroyed the Israelites. bThe word signifieth to devour and consume, as well as to fight against; or to join both together, it signifieth by fighting to consume. In allusion whereunto David saith of the ordinary instrument of war, cThe sword devoureth one as well as another. And where dMoses speaketh of devouring, he useth this word.
II. THe evidence of the Amalakites malice is noted in these two words, came, fought. The first word, acame, implieth that the Amalakites first set upon the Israelites. The other, and fought, importeth an hostile attempt against them, whereby the Amalakites thought to have utterly destroyed the Israelites. bThe word signifieth to devoure and consume, as well as to fight against; or to joyne both together, it signifieth by fighting to consume. In allusion whereunto David saith of the ordinary instrument of war,