Theol. Yes verily. For besides that which hath been spoken before, we have diverse other examples: First of Sennacherib, the King of Ashur, who for his outrageous blasphemies against the God of Heaven, was in most fearful and tragical manner slain by his own sons, Adramalech and Sharezor, and that in the temple, when he was worshipping his Idol-god Nisroch. And yet behold a more fearful example of Gods wrath against blasphemers.1
We read, that an hundred thousand of the Aramites were slain by the ⟨p. 165⟩Israelites in one day for blaspheming God, 1 King. 20.29. and seven and twenty thousand being left, and flying into the city of Aphek for refuge, were all slain by the fall of an huge great wall. What shall I here speak how the seven sons of Saul the King of Israel were hanged up before the Lord in mount Gibeah, for the breach of the oath made to the Gibeonites long before?2 In these examples we may plainly see, that the just God, even in this life, sometimes will be revenged of blasphemers and oathbreakers. And therefore the very heathen in all ages have been very careful for the performing of oaths: as Pharaoh King of Egypt willed Joseph to go up into the land of Canaan to bury his father according to his oath made to his father.
Theol. Yes verily. For besides that which hath beene spoken before, wee have diverse other examples: First of Senacherib, the King of Ashur, who for his outragious blasphemies against the God of Heaven, was in most fearfull and tragicall manner slaine by his owne sons, Adramalech and Sharezor, and that in the temple, when hee was worshipping his Idol-god Nisroch. And yet behold a more fearfull example of Gods wrath against blasphemers.1
Wee read, that an hundred thousand of the Aramites were slaine by the ⟨p. 165⟩Israelites in one day for blaspheming God, 1 King. 20.29. and seven and twenty thousand being left, and flying into the city of Aphek for refuge, were all slaine by the fall of an huge great wall. What shall I here speake how the seven sonnes of Saul the King of Israel were hanged up before the Lord in mount Gibeah, for the breach of the oath made to the Gibeonites long before?2 In these examples we may plainly see, that the just God, even in this life, somtimes will be revenged of blasphemers and oathbreakers. And therefore the very heathen in all ages have beene very carefull for the performing of oathes: as Pharaoh King of Egypt willed Joseph to go up into the land of Canaan to bury his father according to his oath made to his father.
- 12 Kin. 19.37.
- 21 S••. •1.
