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A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein…
A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdays lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine William Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabetical tables ...A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...
London: printed by A.M. for Joshua Kirton, 1655
Chapter › Section 152: §. 152. Of the Churches encouragement against her enemies.
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.
Besides, the Lord Christ hath an absolute command over all in heaven and earth, to use them as his instruments to annoy his enemies: They fought from heaven, the Stars in their courses fought against Sisera, Judg. 1. 20. The waters above and below met together to drown the old world, Gen. 7. 11. Fire and Brimstone fell from Heaven and destroyed sundry Cities, Gen. 19. 24. The earth opened and swallowed up sundry rebels, Numb. 16. 32. Frogs, Lice, Flies, Grasshoppers, and sundry other creatures destroyed the Egyptians, Exod. 8. 6. &c. The Sea overwhelmed Pharaoh and his whole host, Exod. 14. 28. The Lord can make his enemies destroy one another, 2 Chron. 20. 23, 24. Thus there wants no means for the Lord when he pleaseth to destroy his Churches enemies.
Besides, the Lord Christ hath an absolute command over all in heaven and earth, to use them as his instruments to annoy his enemies: They fought from heaven, the Starres in their courses fought against Sisera, Iudg. 1. 20. The waters above and below met together to drown the old world, Gen. 7. 11. Fire and Brimstone fell from Heaven and destroied sundry Cities, Gen. 19. 24. The earth opened and swallowed up sundry rebels, Numb. 16. 32. Frogs, Lice, Flies, Grashoppers, and sundry other creatures destroyed the Egyptians, Exod. 8. 6. &c. The Sea overwhelmed Pharaoh and his whole host,