The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

3. It may be they hold some secret Compliance with some secret and sweet corruption. There may be some secret Jonah, which lies under hatches; some secret Achan, which lies undiscovered; some secret close corruption, which may cause God to make war against his own people, and deny them Peace.

3. It may bee they hold some secret Compliance with some secret and sweet corruption. There may bee some secret Jonah, which lies under hatches; some secret Achan, which lies undiscovered; some secret close corruption, which may cause God to make war against his own people, and deny them Peace.

And therefore, in this case we must do as the Mariners in the storm; as Israel in their trouble; cast lots: enter upon inquiry, what that is, that troubles our Peace; and then cast him overboard, ⟨p. 89⟩that our hearts may be calmed.

And therefore, in this case wee must do as the Marriners in the storm; as Israel in their trouble; cast lots: enter upon inquiry, what that is, that troubles our Peace; and then cast him overboard, ⟨p. 89⟩that our hearts may bee calmed.

We have a passage worth observation, 2 Sam. 20. from vers. 16. to 23. Joab besieged Abel, and threatened war. A woman cries out from the City, to know the cause. He returns her answer. — There was one Sheba the son of Bichri, who was a traitor to the King. Cast his head over the Wall, and all shall be at Peace; which done, Joab, and all Israel retired every man to his tent, and there was a Peace.