Who feareth not a powerful enemy? This made aGoliath seem so terrible. If an enemy be malicious, even for his malice he is feared asb Doeg: or if he be crafty and subtle, for whichc Ahithophel was feared: yea also the enemies of Israel were accounted fearful in regard of their swiftness,d That they came hastily with speed. How terrible will all these make an enemy, when they all meet together? It may be thought that if an enemy be malicious, and wanteth power, he may consume himself with malice, and do little hurt to others: or if he be powerful and malicious, but want wit, craft, and subtlety, he may like an unbridled Horse run on head-long in his powerful malice to his own ruin and destruction: or though to his power and malice,⟨p. 39⟩ subtlety be also added, yet if he be slow and careless, he is the less feared, in hope that he may be prevented in all his enterprises. But where malice is strengthened by might, might whetted on by malice; both malice and power guided by craft, craft and all stirred up by diligence, sedulity, and speed, who can stand against such an enemy?
Who feareth not a powerfull enemie? This made aGoliah seeme so terrible. If an enemie bee malicious, euen for his malice hee is feared asb Doeg: or if hee bee craftie and subtill, for whichc Achitophel was feared: yea also the enemies of Israel were accounted fearefull in regard of their swiftnesse,d That they came hastily with speede. How terrible will all these make an enemie, when they all meete together? It may bee thought that if an enemie bee malicious, and wanteth power, hee may consume himselfe with malice, and doe little hurt to others: or if hee bee powerfull and malicious, but want witte, crafte, and subtiltie, hee may like an vnbridled Horse runne on head-long in his powerfull malice to his owne ruine and destruction: or though to his power and malice,⟨p. 39⟩ subtiltie bee also added, yet if hee bee slow and carelesse, hee is the lesse feared, in hope that hee may be preuented in all his enterprises. But where malice is strengthned by might, might whetted on by malice; both malice and power guided by craft, craft and all stirred vp by diligence, sedulitie, and speed, who can stand against such an enemie?
- a1 Sam. 17. 11.
- b1 Sam. 22. 22
- c2 Sam. 15. 31
- dIsa. 5. 26.
