2. As to his Power, in reducing thirty thousand to three hundred,1 as in Gideons case, all that lapped. He as a poor Barley Cake tumbled all the Enemies down, and by a small company: And a Woman, in Deborah's case, that is by her self, and Jael, Judg. 4.21. destroyed Jabin, and Sisera's mighty Host. To omit many other instances, of public Hearts in this case signally owned by God, because they signally appeared for God. Thus Moses, Exod. 2.11, 13.2 This was their Love. Thus saith Deborah, My Heart is towards the Governors of Israel, that offer themselves willingly; bless ye the Lord. Zebulun and Naphtali jeoparded their lives unto Death in the high places of the Field; and thus did Issachar, ver. 15. But Reuben, Gad, Manasseh, Dan, and Asher, are branded for their Cowardice. I say all this appearing in the defence of all that was dear to God and them, is called Love to God. Therefore we may in no wise exclude this Noble public Spirit in the cause of God and his People, from the Love of God; for there is no principle in the World, like to the Love of God,3 to animate and inflame the Soul to do great things for God: This Spirit was marvellous in David, whose very Name was from Love: Therefore it is the duty of every Child of God, to pray for the Spirit of God, which only sheds all divine Love abroad in the Heart, Rom. 5.5. which God inspires as he pleaseth.
2. As to his Power, in reducing thirty thousand to three hundred,1 as in Gideons case, all that lapped. He as a poor Barley Cake tumbled all the Enemies down, and by a small company: And a Woman, in Deborahs case, that is by her self, and Jael, Judg. 4.21. destroyed Jabin, and Sisera's mighty Host. To omit many other instances, of publick Hearts in this case signally owned by God, because they signally appeared for God. Thus Moses, Exod. 2.11, 13.2 This was their Love. Thus saith Deborah, My Heart is towards the Governours of Israel, that offer themselves willingly; bless ye the Lord. Zebulun and Napthali jeoparded their lives unto Death in the high places of the Field; and thus did Issachar, ver. 15. But Reuben, Gad, Manasseh, Dan, and Asher, are branded for their Cowardise. I say all this appearing in the defence of all that was dear to God and them, is called Love to God. Therefore we may in no wise exclude this Noble publick Spirit in the cause of God and his People, from the Love of God; for there is no principle in the World, like to the Love of God,3 to animate and inflame the Soul to do great things for God: This Spirit was marvellous in David, whose very Name was from Love: Therefore it is the duty of every Child of God, to pray for the Spirit of God, which only sheds all divine Love abroad in the Heart, Rom. 5.5. which God inspires as he pleaseth.
- 1Jud. 7.
- 2Judg. 5.9.
- 3[Greek or Hebrew] Joh. 3.8. Deum odisse, in sacris literis peculiariter illi dicuntur, qui falsos deos colunt. Maimon. Which love me, and keep my Commandments. Illa praecipuè quae ad arcendas pravas superstitions pertinent. Grot. Hinc [Greek or Hebrew] & [Greek or Hebrew] pij dicti sunt. Ezek. 16.33, 36, 37. chap. 23.5. Jer. 2.2. I remember the love of the Espousals.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Joh. 3.8. Deum odisse, in sacris literis peculiariter illi dicuntur, qui falsos deos colunt. Maimon. Which love me, and keep my Commandments. Illa praecipuè quae ad arcendas pravas superstitiones pertinent. Grot. Hinc 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 & 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 pij dicti sunt. Ezek. 16.33, 36, 37. chap. 23.5. Jer. 2.2. I remember the love of the Espousals.
