Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy

[…] 3. Because Prayer to God hath been the means of turning aside judgment, yea even then when Instruments have done their worst, the people of God in their distress, have but acquainted God with it, end sought him in the case, and the business hath been done: thus David prays to God to turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness, and its done; and he who formerly was looked upon to speak Oracles, is now disregarded: Hezekiah doth tell, go into the the house of God, and spread Rabshekah's railing letter before him and leaves the case with him; and the next news is, an Angel is sent from heaven, who slays in one night an hundred, four score and five thousand of his enemies, 2 Kings 19.35. Hence we have the Churches confidence in Gods protection, enabling them to sound a challenge to their enemies to do their worst against them. Isa. 8. 9, 10. there is their boldness, God is with us.

〈…〉 3. Because Prayer to God hath been the meanes of turning aside judgment, yea even then when Instruments have done their worst, the people of God in their distress, have but acquainted God with it, end sought him in the case, and the buisiness hath been done: thus David prayes to God to turn the counsell of Achitophel into foolishness, and its done; and he who formerly was looked upon to speak Oracles, is now disregarded: Hezekiah doth tell, go into the the house of God, and spread Rabshekah's raling letter before him and leaves the case with him; and the next newes is, an Angel is sent from heaen, who slayes in one night an hundred, four score and five thousand of his enemies, 2 Kings 19.35. Hence we have the Churches confidence in Gods protection, enabling them to sound a chalenge to their enemies to do their worst against them. Isa. 8. 9, 10. there is their boldness, God is with us.