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A01974	Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653. Dignitie of chivalrie.; Gods three arrowes. aut	1631 (1631)	STC 12116; ESTC S103284	362,085	493

children This exception the Law expressy maketh Deut. 20. 14. Ob. In other places Gods people are commanded to slay men and women infant and suckling 1 Sam. 15. 3. Answerably the Israelites dealt with many of their enemies They utterly destroyed all both man and woman young and old c. Ios 6. 21. Answ 1. Particular charges make extraordinary cases as g g g Gen. 22 2. the charge given to Abraham for sacrificing his sonne Extraordinary cases are not exemplary They are rather matters of admiration then imitation 2. The people who were so to be dealt withall were by God devoted to utter destruction Some because their land was given by the supreme possessour of heaven and earth for an inheritance to his people The Law therefore that speaketh of sparing enemies hath this exception h h h Deut 20. 16. But of the cities of those people which the Lord thy God doth give thee for inheritance thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth Others were devoted to destruction because of their implacable hatred unsatiable wrath and intolerable wrongs against the people of God As i i i Exo 17. 14. Deut. 25. 17 18 19. 1 Sam. 15. 2 3. Amalek 3. If enemies will hearken to no conditions of peace but obstinately stand out to the very uttermost in such a case saith the Law k k k Deut. 20. 13. Cur irasceretur Deus adversus Chaldaeos quos ipse misit ad capiendum Israel Respondit illos abusos esse crudelitate suá plus imposuisse plagarum quam Dei ultio flagitabat Hier. Comment in Isa 46. In what cases enemies may be tortured Thou shalt smite every male with the edge of the sword 3. Put not those whom thou flayest to exquisite torments God protesteth against the Syrians Am. 1. 3. for their cruelty in that having overcome Gilead they threshed the inhabitants thereof with threshing instruments of iron and against the Ammonites who ript up the women with child of Gilead Am. 1. 13. Quest May not enemies in any case be tortured Answ Yes 1. In case of question when otherwise they will not confesse the truth 2. In case of talio or requiting like for like as n n n Iudg. 1. 6 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Radamanthi jus ut Arist Eth. l. 5. c. 8. the Israelites dealt with Adonibezek whose thumbs and great toes they cut off For so had he done to threescore and ten Kings before 3. In case of revenging unsupportable insolences and injuries Hereby was o o o 2 Sam. 12. 31. David moved to put the Ammonites under sawes and harrowes of iron c. For they had p p p 10. 4. Villanously entreated the Ambassadors whom David in kindnes had sent unto them which was an insolency against the law of nations 4. In case of treachery perjury and breach of fidelity For this cause q q q Ier. 39. 6 7. Nebuchadnezzar slew the sonnes of Zedekiah before his eyes and then put out his eyes 4. What thou doest against thine enemies do in love 4. Slay in love Love their persons though thou hate their practises r r r Mat. 5. 44. Pray therefore for them Pray that God would turne their hearts and move them to cease from their hostility or pardon their sin Thus pious Magistrates will pray for the salvation of their soules whose bodies they adjudge to death 5. Avenge not thy selfe 5. Take heed of making that publique execution of justice an occasion of executing private revenge s s s 2 Sam. 3. 27 29. So dealt Ioab with Abner t t t 1 King 2. 32. which pulled vengeance on Ioabs head §. 61. Of the meaning method and matter of the foureteenth Verse EXOD. XVII XIIII And the LORD said unto Moses Write this for a memoriall in a booke rehearse it in the eares of Ioshua for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven THe * * * See §. 1. Event following on the fore-named victory remaineth to be handled It was a Memoriall thereof and that of two kinds One enjoyned by God The other made by Moses The former of these is here noted in this 14. verse which consisteth of two parts 1. To make a Memoriall of it 2. To rehearse it before Ioshua The primary and principall Authour of the memoriall here mentioned is Iehovah the LORD The Minister is Moses of whom we have spoken on the 9. Verse This charge was here given to him because he was the Lords Prophet to the people and the Recorder of Canonicall Scripture at that time The meanes of making this a memoriall is writing it in a Benefits of writing things booke Things written remaine Herein lieth a difference betwixt speaking and writing that things uttered by Vox audita perit littera scripta manet speech if they be not at the time of uttering fast laid up in a strong memory they vanish in the aire or if they be not remembred they onely who are then present when they are uttered have the benefit of that uttering But things written remaine againe and againe to be read to be read by those that are present at the writing or farre absent yea not only at that time but in future ages Thus that the covenant which the Israelites made with God might not vanish with the making of it b b b Neh. 9. 38. they write it And that all people neare at hand and farre off might take notice of the decree both for destroying and also for rescuing the Iewes the c c c Est. 3. 12. one and the d d d 8. 9. other decree were both written And that future ages might reape benefit by the mercy of God manifested in former ages it is said e e e Psal 102. 18. This shal be written for the generation to come Writing is then especially of use in the fore-named respects when things are written in a booke Loose papers are like loose broomes soone scattered and of little use But bookes are of sheets of paper rolled and bound up together so as they may easily and are ordinarily kept yeare after yeare age after age Q. What booke may this be thought to be Answ Because it is not expresly set downe mens conjectures thereabouts are various f f f Tostatus Quaest in hunc loc Some think that it was the book of the warres of God mentioned Num. 21. 14. Or the book of Iasher mentioned 2 Sam. 1. 18. which they suppose to be one and the same booke g g g Osian de Others that it was a booke then extant but now lost The notes in the former English translation take it to be the book of the law meaning therby as I take it this very booke of Exodus So do h h h Tuis Commentarijs de rebus istis ut infr 34. 27. Deut. 31. 9. Trem. Iun. in annot in