Here then is good comfort for us, if we serve & love the Lord: for from whom will the Lord take understanding, not from David, but from Absalom, not from Israelites, but from Edomites, not from Hezekiah, but Sennacherib: or if he take understanding from Israel, David, Hezekiah, yet not from David, to destroy him, not from Hezekiah, when he calls upon him, and if he failed the Jews, yet the true Israelites shall be strengthened from above: though David be troubled, yet shall he not want his wise Cushai, and strong Joab: and although ⟨p. 72⟩1the counsel of men fail, and strength be nothing, the 2Lord will send an Angel to slay the Assyrians: but as for Edom let his strength be never so great, his wise men never so many, they shall be quite destroyed. Though Absalom have with him Ahithophel, yet GOD can make his counsel foolish; though Sennacherib his armies be strong, yet may he loose them all, and himself also be murdered by his sons in the temple of his Gods. And as the Scripture teacheth us this of Absalom, Sennacherib, Idumeans, so must we think it to be verified against all that deal as they did. Wherein not to call you to consider the Scribes and Pharisees dealing against our Saviour and his Apostles, I come to the Papists. Wherein J commend the consideration hereof to such as peruse the slory of the Church, how GOD hath taken wisdom from them, and bereft them of their stout men. Even from the time that Wycliffe in England, John Huss, and Jerome of •rage in Bohemia, made profession of the Gospel, how things amongst them have fallen from evil to worse, even their own complaints do sufficiently show, namely by the Councils of Constance, and Basil, & of •neas Sylvius, and by whole countries falling away from them. Luther against whom they most speak all wicked speeches, how wonderfully was he holpen by the mighty hand of GOD, when as they by their dealing set forward, that which he preached: which seeing they will reject, when it is taught them 3out of Sleidan, let them learn of Guicciardine declaring, that Pope Leo the 10 was the cause of that, which was done in Germany, when his Bulls and Indulgences ⟨p. 73⟩were sent in such vile and beastly manner, that they were sold in shops, and so that the sellers & Merchants pla•ed the money they took for them at dice:
Here then is good comfort for vs, if we serue & loue the Lord: for from whome will the Lord take vnderstanding, not from David, but from Absolon, not from Israelites, but from Edomites, not from Ezechiah, but Senacherib: or if he take vnderstanding from Israel, David, Ezekiah, yet not from David, to destroy him, not from Ezechiah, when he calls vpon him, and if he fayled the Iewes, yet the true Israelites shall be strengthned from aboue: though David be troubled, yet shall hee not want his wise Cushai, and strong Ioab: and although ⟨p. 72⟩1the counsell of men faile, and strength bee nothing, the 2Lord will send an Angel to slay the Assyrians: but as for Edom let his strength be never so great, his wisemen never so many, they shall bee quite destroyed. Though Absolon haue with him Achitophel, yet GOD can make his counsell foolish; though Senacherib his armies bee strong, yet may hee loose them all, and himselfe also bee murthered by his sonnes in the temple of his Gods. And as the Scripture teacheth vs this of Absolon, Senacherib, Idumeans, so must we thinke it to be verified against al that deale as they did. Wherein not to call you to cō sider the Scribes and Pharises dealing against our Sauiour and his Apostles, I come to the Papists. Wherein J commend the consideration hereof to such as pervse the slory of the Church, how GOD hath taken wisedome from them, and bereft them of their stout men. Even from the time that Wickliffe in England, Iohn Husse, and Ierome of •rage in Boheme, made profession of the Gospell, how things amongst them haue fallen from evill to worse, even their owne complaints doe sufficiently shew, namely by the Councils of Constance, and Basil, & of •neas Sylvius, and by whole countries falling away from them. Luther against whome they most speake all wicked speeches, how wonderfully was hee holpen by the mightie hand of GOD, when as they by their dealing set forward, that which he preached: which seeing they will reiect, when it is taught them 3out of Sleidan, let them learne of Guicciardine declaring, that Pope Leo the 10 was the cause of that, which was done in Germanie, when his Bulls and Indulgences ⟨p. 73⟩were sent in such vile and beastly manner, that they were sold in sheppes, and so that the sellers & Merchants pla•ed the money they tooke for them at dice:
- 12. Sam. 17. 8. 9.
- 2Isa. 37. 36.
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