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The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First…
The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made public for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.
London: printed for J. Harris, 1688
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.
Pharaoh Necho King of Egypt, was at that time making War upon Carchemish, a place that belonged to him, but was taken from him by the King of Assyria, so the War of Necho was a just War; and Judah lying between him and Carchemish, and being at peace with Judah, he requests leave of Josiah to march his Army peaceably through his Country to the seat of the War: Josiah takes an Alarm from this Message, and arms against him. Hereupon Necho send Ambassadors to Josiah, chap. 35. ver. 21. saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? ⟨p. 121⟩I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make hast: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
Pharoah Necho King of Egypt, was at that time making War upon Charchemish, a place that belonged to him, but was taken from him by the King of Assyria, so the War of Necho was a just War; and Iudah lying between him and Charchemish, and being at peace with Iudah, he requests leave of Iosiah to march his Army peaceably through his Country to the seat of the War: Iosiah takes an Alarm from this Message, and arms against him. Hereupon Necho send Embassadours to Iosiah, chap. 35. ver. 21. saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Iudah? ⟨p. 121⟩I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make hast: forbear thee from medling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
Expositors conceive Necho had this discovery of the mind of God, from the Prophet Jeremiah, 1Per oraculum non scriptum, sed viva voce editum: even by word of mouth. If so, no doubt Jeremiah also dissuaded Josiah from going out against him: However, this is clear, Josiah did not consult the mind of God about that expedition, as he ought, and was too hasty and resolute therein; ver. 22. Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, &c. By this means this excellent man came to a tragical end, and that in the very flower of his days. He dies in that unhappy Expedition, from which he would not be diverted; is brought home to Jerusalem in the second Chariot; dies, and is buried in the Sepulchre of his Fathers, to the universal sorrow