Christs coming opened in a sermon before the honourable house of commons in Margaret's…

In Joshua's time the people of Israel were in a great straight, by reason of the Amalekites, who came upon them when they were weak; but the Lord fought for his people, smote their enemies, and they were quite destroyed; whereupon Israel made an Altar, and called it Jehovah-nissi, The Lord my shield. In Samuel's time again, they were in a great distress by reason of their enemies; but they cried to the Lord, and he delivered them, and destroyed all their enemies: then they set up a stone, and called it, Eben-ezer, The stone of help, saying, Hitherunto the Lord hath holpen us. Afterwards again, they were brought very low into a very dark estate, sold into the hands of their enemies, but the Lord raised them up Saviours, Deborah and Barak, and delivered them from all their enemies; and then they penned a Psalm of praise, the 5. of Judges, wherein they do ascribe and give the glory of all unto God himself; wherein they make an honourable mention of the instruments which God used; they did not revile the instruments, but honoured them; wherein they condemned and cursed those that would not go forth to help the Lord; curse ye Meroz: ⟨p. 18⟩Wherein they commended the Tribes and Countries who came forth and willingly offered themselves unto the service of the Lord; wherein they prayed against the enemies of the Church: And then mark the issue (at the last verse) And the Land had rest forty years. And such an issue, not only forty years, but many times forty years rest, may you have as an issue of the praises of this day.

In Joshua's time the people of Israel were in a great straight, by reason of the Amalekites, who came upon them when they were weake; but the Lord fought for his people, smote their enemies, and they were quite destroyed; whereupon Israel made an Altar, and called it Jehovah-nissi, The Lord my shield. In Samucls time again, they were in a great distresse by reason of their enemies; but they cried to the Lord, and he delivered them, and destroyed all their enemies: then they set up a stone, and called it, Eben-ezer, The stone of help, saying, Hitherunto the Lord hath holpen us. Afterwards againe, they were brought very low into a very darke estate, sould into the hands of their enemies, but the Lord raised them up Saviours, Deborah and Barak, and delivered them from all their enemies; and then they penned a Psalme of praise, the 5. of Judges, wherein they do ascribe and give the glory of all unto God himself; wherein they make an honourable mention of the instruments which God used; they did not revile the instruments, but honoured them; wherein they condemned and cursed those that would not go forth to help the Lord; curse ye Meroz: