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The true soldiers convoy A sermon preached upon the xvjth. day of May 1640,…The true souldiers convoy A sermon preached upon the xvjth. day of May 1640,…
The true soldiers convoy A sermon preached upon the xvjth. day of May 1640, upon a prayer day, for the Princes good success in going forth to war. By William Bridge.The true souldiers convoy A sermon preached upon the xvjth. day of May 1640, vpon a prayer day, for the Princes good successe in going forth to warre. By William Bridge.
In Rotterdam: printed for Thomas Lappagde, 1640
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.
Reas. 1 First of all, it may be the enemies are not yet great enough for God to contend with: the Eagle doth not hunt after flies, and a lion doth not harness himself to battle against a poor worm: it may be the malice of the enemy is not yet great enough, & soe is not a sit object for the great indignation of the great God, and therefore ⟨p. 16⟩God suffereth them, to go on that it might be a greater and a more full object to bear his indignation.
Reas. 1 First of all, it may be the enemies are not yet great enough for God to contend with: the Eagle doth not hunt after flies, and a lyon doth not harnesse himselfe to battaile against a poore worme: it may be the malice of the enemy is not yet great enough, & soe is not a sitt object for the greate indignation of the greate God, and therefore ⟨p. 16⟩God suffereth them, to go on that it might be a greater and a more full object to beare his indignation.
Reas. 2 Again, therefore God suffereth this and seemeth to sleep for a time: because his people are not provoked enough against their enemies, as it was with the children of Israel that went against Benjamin & fell before them twice, if Israel had overcome them the first time, they would not have been soe provoked against them, to have cut them all of as they were, but being beaten by them twice: thereby they were provoked to their destruction, so God suffereth his enemies to prevail and sleepeth to the case of his people for a time, because the harts of his people are not ⟨p. 17⟩stirred enough against their enemies to cut them of fully when that is done then God awaketh.
Reas. 2 Againe, therefore God suffereth this and seemeth to sleepe for a time: because his people are not provoked enough against their enemies, as it was with the childrē of Israel that went against Beniamin & fell before thē twice, if Israel had overcome them the first time, they would not haue beene soe provoked against them, to haue cutt them all of as they were, but being beaten by them twice: thereby they were provoked to their destruction, so God suffereth his enemies to prevaile and sleepeth to the case of his people for a time, because the harts of his people are not