The works of George Swinnock, M.A

It is considerable, that though sinners differ never so much amongst themselves, yet they can unite against the Lord and his chosen. Herod and Pilate, before at odds, can comply as friends, and join together against the Lord Christ. As Dogs of differing colours, disagreeing bigness, and of several kinds, that sometimes for bones and scrap• fight and mangle and tear one another, can with one voice, and cry, and consent, pursue the poor innocent Hare; So the Kennel of Satan's Hell-hounds, though sometimes they quarrel among themselves, about the honours and riches of this world, and are ready to rent one another in pieces, yet can, with open mouth, and full ⟨p. 254⟩cry, all join to persecute the harmless Lambs of Christ.

It is confiderable, that though sinners differ never so much amongst themselves, yet they can unite against the Lord and his chosen. Herod and Pilate, before at odds, can comply as friends, and joyn together against the Lord Christ. As Dogs of differing colours, disagreeing bigness, and of several kinds, that sometimes for bones and scrap• fight and mangle and tear one another, can with one voice, and cry, and consent, pursue the poor innocent Hare; So the Kennel of Sathans Hell-hounds, though sometimes they quarrel among themselves, about the honours and riches of this world, and are ready to rent one another in peices, yet can, with open mouth, and full ⟨p. 254⟩cry, all joyn to persecute the harmless Lambs of Christ.

We read of such different metal, such a speckled rabble gathered together against Israel, that one would think the diversity of their Countries, Constitutions, Customs, Languages, Lusts, should have kept them from melting and running into one piece; Yet, Lo, they all unite against Gods people; They take crafty counsel against thy people; They consult against thy hidden ones; They have said, Come let us cut them off from being a Nation, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance; For they have consulted together with one consent, they are confederate against thee. The Tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagarens, Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, the Philistines, and the Inhabitants of Tyre, Assur also is joined with them, and they have holpen the Children of Lot,