Of Gods judgements upon wicked and unjust Kings, the Scriptures afford many examples. Oppressing Pharaoh, with all his mighty host, was drowned in the Red sea, Exod. 14. 17, 28. Cruel Adoni-bezek was caught, and had his thumbs and his great toes cut off, in like manner as he had done before unto threescore and ten Kings, Judges 1. 6 7. The fat Tyrant Eglon had a dagger thrust into his belly, and the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly, and the dirt came out, Judg. 3. 21, 22. Did not a woman east a piece of a millstone upon bloody Abimelech from the wall, that he died in Thebez? Judg. 9. 53, 54 2 Sam. 11. 21. Did not Saul kill himself? 1 Sam. 31. 4. Did not GOD take ten tribes out of the hand of Rehob• am, for his father Solomons idolatry and oppression? 1 Kin. 11. 33, 35. and Ch. 12 4. 16. Did not dogs lick the blood of Ahab, in the place where Naboth was unjustly stoned? 1 King. 21. 19. and Chap. 22. 38. And was not the whole house of Ahab afterwards destroyed by Jehu? 2 King: 10, 11. Hoshea and all his Realm, for their wickedness, were given into the hands of the King of Assyria, 2 King 17. 4, 6. Idolatrous Jehoram, his gots fell out, 2 Chron. 21. 19. Proud Uzziah was smitten with leprosy, Chap. 26. 20, 21. Wicked Manasseh was bound with fetters and carried to Babylon, Chap. 33. 11. Boasting Nebuchadnezzar was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like Eagles feathers, and his nails like birds claws, Dan. 4. 33. Persecuting Herod was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost, Acts 12. 23. And indeed it is very hard to find any one King despising his charge and duty by the breach of Gods Law and the oppression of his Subjects, upon whom God hath not laid some heavy temporal judgement. So that to be accountable unto God only, and ⟨p. 26⟩to have him only to be judge, is not to be set at liberty, but the more careful and diligent ought the King to be in his calling, knowing that it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, Heb. 10. 31.
Of Gods judgements upon wicked and unjust Kings, the Scriptures afford many examples. Oppressing Pharaoh, with all his mighty host, was drowned in the Red sea, Exod. 14. 17, 28. Cruell Adoni-bezek was caught, and had his thumbs and his great toes cut off, in like manner as he had done before unto threescore and ten Kings, Judges 1. 6 7. The fat Tyrant Eglon had a dagger thrust into his belly, and the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly, and the dirt came out, Judg. 3. 21, 22. Did not a woman east a piece of a milstone upon bloody Abimelech from the wall, that he died in Thebez? Judg. 9. 53, 54 2 Sam. 11. 21. Did not Saul kill himselfe? 1 Sam. 31. 4. Did not GOD take ten tribes out of the hand of Rehob• am, for his father Solomons idolatry and oppression? 1 Kin. 11. 33, 35. and Ch. 12 4. 16. Did not dogs lick the blood of Ahab, in the place where Naboth was unjustly stoned? 1 King. 21. 19. and Chap. 22. 38. And was not the whole house of Ahab aft•rwards destroyed by Iehu? 2 King: 10, 11. Hoshea and all his Realme, for their wickednesse, were given into the hands of the King of Assyria, 2 King 17. 4, 6. Idolatrous Jehoram, his gots fell out, 2 Chron. 21. 19. Proud Vzziah was smitton with leprosie, Chap. 26. 20, 21. Wicked Manasseh was bound with fetters and carried to Babylon, Chap. 33. 11. Boasting Nebuchadnezzar was driven from men, and did eat grasse as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his haires were growne like Eagles feathers, and his nailes like birds clawes, Dan. 4. 33. Persecuting Herod was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost, Acts 12. 23. And indeed it is very hard to finde any one King despising his charge and duty by the breach of Gods Law and the oppression of his Subjects, upon whom God hath not laid some heavy temporall judgement. So that to be accountable unto God onely, and
