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Use 2 It is a word of Terror to the wicked. What will become of them that come in battle a••ay against Gods children with a rage that reacheth to heaven, or rather to hell? Those that say as Ashur, Hos. 8. are not my Princes altogether Kings? Thus he counteth the day to be his; so it is with many wicked and proud men, they think all the world is theirs; it is true, your politic wisdom is greater then the godlies is, but poor Good man such a one, and poor Good wife, such a one, they are simple, yea but Christ the Commander of the Lords Hosts encamps about them; therefore let me speak plainly, if there be any soul in this place guilty of this, to that soul be it spoken, he is an ⟨p. 20⟩opposite to the Lord Jesus Christ, Isa. 37.23.¹ ma•k how the Lord takes it to himself when Hezekiah was spoken ill of, whom hast thou reproached, and blasphemed▪ against whom hast thou lift up thy voice, and exalted thine eyes on high? even against the holy one of Israel, therefore at such a time let them know that they deal with a wiser then the wisest of them, and he will crush them hereafter if he do not convert them here; you love Christ you say, but you hate his members because they are hypocrites; tush, that is a fancy; can a man say, I love your head well, and yet would chop off your arms? therefore hear, and fear for ever, and let your hearts shake and tremble, because you have opposed the Lord Jesus Christ, the Captain and Admiral of his Church, and wonder with your selves that you live; good Lord, that I that have been such an opposite should live! 1 Sam. 4.7.² woe, woe to us, for the great God is come into the Camp. Brethren, shall I tell you the meaning of it? The Ark was a type of Christ: now when the Ark was brought into the Camp, mark how the cry was, woe to us, for God is come into the Camp; these are the Gods that sent plague after plague upon Pharaoh; this was but a type of Christ, Ye therefore that sell your selves against the Israel of God, ye malicious contemners of Gods truth and goodness, it is a wonder that the great God of heaven and earth hath not consumed you it was that Christ that had a rod of Iron to crush his enemies whom ye have opposed, therefore think not Gods Children are simple, for the more feeble they are, the more God