Jonathan encouraging his Armour-bearer with this▪ That their is nor▪ strain• to the Lord, to save by many or by few smote a garrison of the Philistines▪ and procured thereby the destruction of the whole army, whose number was as the sand which is on th• sea shore in multitude. 1. Sam. 13. 5 and chap. 14. 4. 6. 14. 15. Unarmed David▪ upon the same ground that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear, for the battle is the Lords, assured himself that the Lord wou•d deliver mighty Goliath into his hands, who had an helmet of brass upon his head, and was armed with a coat of male: and the weight of the coat was 5000 shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the staff of his spear was like a weavers beam, and his spears head weighed 600 shekels of Iron. chap▪ 17. 5. 6. 7, 47. So Asa crying unto God and saying. Lord, it is nothing to thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no pour Overthrew Zerah and destroyed an cost of Ethiopians consisting of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots. 2. chr. 14. 9. 11. 13. this carried Jehoiada the Priest above all defficu•ties against that bloody, usurping Queen Athal•ah, 2. chr. 24. This was the Churches confidence in Davids time, God is our refuge and strength, Therefore will no• we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea The Lord of hosts is with us. Psal. 46. 1. 2. 11. And with whom God is (as without doubt he is, was▪ and ever will be with his church) how can they at any time be accounted unable to resist in a just cause?
Ionathan encouraging his Armour-bearer with this▪ That their is nor▪ strain• to the Lord, to save by many or by few smote a garison of the Philistins▪ and procured thereby the destruction of the whole army, whose number was as the sand which is on th• sea shore in multitude. 1. Sam. 13. 5 and chap. 14. 4. 6. 14. 15. Vnarmed David▪ upon the same ground that the Lord saveth not with sword and speare, for the battel is the Lords, assured himself that the Lord wou•d deliver mighty Goliah into his hands, who had an helmet of brasse upon his head, and was armed with a coate of male: and the waight of the coate was 5000 sheckels of brasse. And he had greaves of brasse upon his legs, and a target of brasse between his shoulders. And the staffe of his spear was like a weavers b•am, and his spears head weighed 600 sheckels of Iron. chap▪ 17. 5. 6. 7, 47. So Asa crying unto God and saying. Lord, it is nothing to thee to help, whether with many, or with th•m that have no powr Over•hrew Zerah and destroyed an cost of Ethiopians consisting of a thousand thousan•, and three hundred charets. 2. chr. 14. 9. 11. 13. this carried Iehoiada the Priest aboue all defficu•ties against that bloudy, usurping Queene Athal•ah, 2. chr. 24. This was the Churches confidence in Dauids time, God is our refuge and strength, Therfore will no• we feare, though the earth be removed, and though the mountaines be carried into the midst of the sea The Lord of hosts is with us. Psal. 46. 1. 2. 11. And with whom God is (as without doubt he is, was▪ and ever will be with his church) how can they at any time be accounted unable to resist in a just cause?
