This is Gods Name, in Exod. 3. 14. I am that I am, or, I will be what I will be; so saith God here, I am Lord, I will be; but then where is your King? where is your King that should save you in your City, and your judges, of whom you said, Give us a King and Princes? My Brethren, I am no Prophet, and have not the spirit of a Prophet that could prophesy of things before, or could order Scripture when it should be preached of, and when not, I am you see in an ordinary course and way, and meeting with this Scripture, am bound (according to my ability) to demonstrate unto you wherein the force of it lies. I hope your consciences shall be witness that there shall not be the least straining of it, but to give you the story of the thing, and the temper of the people at this time; it appears plainly that there was three things that they 1much rested upon: say they, Let the Prophet say what he will, we have the King for us, and the City for us, and the Nobles for us, put King, and City, and Nobles together, and who can prevail? saith God, Where's your King that should save you in your Cities? and your Judges, of whom ye said, Give us a King and Princes, and Nobles. There's these three put together. If our King come to the Cities he will have a party there, and there will be strength in the City, and we know the Cities are able to command all the Country, and Kingdom, there's the Militia, and a numerous company of men, and there's riches in the Cities, and therefore the King together with them, and then having the Nobles of the ⟨p. 526⟩Land, and the Princes, we are sure in a safe condition, and yet in the midst of this he asks them, by way if derision and insultation.
This is Gods Name, in Exod. 3. 14. I am that I am, or, I will be what I will be; so saith God here, I am Lord, I will be; but then where is your King? where is your King that should save you in your Citie, and your judges, of whom you said, Give us a King and Princes? My Brethren, I am no Prophet, and have not the spirit of a Prophet that could prophesie of things before, or could order Scripture when it should be preached of, and when not, I am you see in an ordinary course and way, and meeting with this Scripture, am bound (according to my ability) to demonstrate unto you wherein the force of it lies. I hope your consciences shalbe witness that there shal not be the least straining of it, but to give you the storie of the thing, and the temper of the people at this time; it appears plainly that there was three things that they 1much rested upon: say they, Let the Prophet say what he will, we have the King for us, and the Citie for us, and the Nobles for us, put King, and Citie, and Nobles together, and who can prevail? saith God, Where's your King that should save you in your Cities? and your Judges, of whom ye said, Give us a King and Princes, and Nobles. There's these three put together. If our King come to the Cities he will have a partie there, and there will be strength in the Citie, and we know the Cities are able to command all the Country, and Kingdom, there's the Militia, and a numerous company of men, and there's riches in the Cities, and therefore the King together with them, and then having the Nobles of the ⟨p. 526⟩Land, and the Princes, we are sure in a safe condition, and yet in the midst of this he asks them, by way if derision and insultation.
- 1The Confidences of the Ten Tribes: 1 King. 2 City. 3 Nobles.
