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B01752	The sword of the Lord and of Gideon to this is subjoined a prayer for an armie going to battell, and a thanksgiving after the victorie. / By M. Zachary Boyd, preacher of Gods word at Glasgow.	Boyd, Zacharie, 1585?-1653.	1643 (1643)	Wing B3911; ESTC R170739	54,667	189

shall set their wheeles on worke and waken them out of their unhappy dream then shall their heart breake and their tongue confesse and their Eyes weepe and their Hearts wring with these doolefull desperat cryes Rev. 6.16 Rocks and Mountaines fall upon us this shall bee most sweet musick in the Eares of the Godly whom they in the world did tread under feete as most contemptible dongue The fourth Petition Deliver my soule from the wicked with thy Sword THE fourth petition is contained in these words Deliver my soul from the wicked with thy sword In this petition David seeketh his life from God deliver my soul that is save my life Because it is by the soule that we live the life is called the soul For when once the soul is removed from the body the life tarieth no longer In this petition also may well be included a holy desire for a spirituall deliverance of his soul from sinne and Satan his spirituall enemies for doubtlesse whe● the enemies of the body are busie seeking our life the Dive● like a roaring Lion 1 Pet. 5.8 seeketh us most earnestly that when we ar● slaine he may get our soules Satan is most vigilant and busie t● cause Battels of bloud that whe● mens bodies are slaine in an evil● quarrell he may get many soules And therefore this should at a times be the man of warres ejaculatorie prayer O Lord delive● my soul from the vvicked vvi● thy svvord This is for the preservation both of soul and body The words of this petition are diversly interpreted Some esteeme that the wicked here are called the Sword of God Qui tibi vice gladii est that is in steed of a Sword thus all the meanes of mens destruction are the Lords Sword According to this Isa 66.16 Isaiah saith that by fire and sword the Lord will pleade with all flesh The same Prophet in another place saith Isa 27.1 that the Lord with his sore and great and strong Sword will punish Leviathan The Prophet Jeremiah cryeth out O thou Sword of the Lord Jer. 47.6 how long wilt it be ere thou bee quiet Zeph. 2.12 The Lord in Zephaniah said to the Ethiopians yee shall be slaine by my Sword According to this interpretation all meanes that God useth either to afflict his children or to destroy the wicked are called his Sword In this sense the wicked in my text according to the new Translation are called Gods Sword deliver my soule from the wicked which is thy Sword that is the instrument of thy correction Other interpret the words after this manner deliver my soule from the wicked with thy Sword In the Hebrew there is onely thy Sword for with thy Sword The Chaldee hath Charbecha for Becharbecha who deserveth to be slaine by thy Sword the Greeke glosse hath using thy Sword against him The sense of the whole petition is this that the Lord would deliliver his life from the wicked which are the Sword or rod of his wrath Isa 10.5 Or that by his Sword he would destroy the wicked and so deliver his soule or his life this last interpretation seemeth best for it is more likely that David here desireth the Lord to deliver his soul from the wicked with his Sword then that the wicked are GODS Sword against him for in this Psalme he pleadeth for his own innocency in all that concerned his enemies I confesse that if we look to God in our affections though we be most unjustly wronged by men yet the Lord is ever righteous and most justly may with the wicked as vvith a rod scourge us for our trespasses against him both interpretations are good Now to come to the petition Deliver my soule from the vvicked vvhich is thy Sword or vvith thy Svvord After that he had prayed against his enemies he prayeth for himselfe that the LORD would deliver his soule The destruction of our enemies is but half comfort except that the Lord deliver us from dangers Indeed the destruction of Gods enemies is a fair way for the deliverance of Gods servants After that Haman was hanged Gods people had joy and gladnesse Esth 8.17 a feast and a good day The use The 1 use Let us learn the right method of prayer in these dayes of trouble The Church of God now hath many adversaries who are runne together in a cluster like one man in the singular number Heere we may learn what to say Arise O Lord disappoint him Cast him dovvne downe with Doeg the Deputie the cursed courteour down with Zedekiah Canterburrie the false Prophet who by his tyrannie hath smitten many a good Micajah on the cheeck for couragiously withstanding of his Arminian lies Down down with that proud Prelate whose lips should have kept knowledge Mal. 2.8 and yet like these wicked Priests in Malachie hath made many to stumble at the law Yea and at the Gospel also by corrupting the Covenant of Levi The court made him fo●ge his Master Christ as the second Coch of Egypt taught Joseph ●o sweare by the life of Pharao Make thy arme now bare Gen. 42.16 Lord ●nd cast downe all thine enemies among us but chiefly LORD now downe with these bloudie hounds of Ireland these cruell Cannibals 1 King ● 5 who like bloudy Joab have shed the blood of warre in peace and have put the blood of war upon their girdles that were about their loines and in their shooes that were on their feet Let not their hoare heads goe downe to the grave in peace If any others by authoritie or counsell have had hand in that bloud as the Prophet Zacharie said when men were murdering him at the commandment of the King The Lord looke upon it 2 Chron. 24 2● and require it O what a terrible count is above the head of these who have a hand in these most bloody divisions in England now Aceldama a field of blood where so many like these two young men that came out of the two armies to play before Joab and Abner thrust every one his sword into his fellowes side and fall down together O these red fields made red morter with the blood of so many thousands O is there not a God in Heaven Will he not looke upon all this and require it yea and requite it O let us pray that God would cast downe these men of blood After that wee have prayed thus let us intreat the LORD most humbly to deliver our Soules with his sword from the rage of wicked men The 2 use Againe whereas this man of God seeketh heere deliverance from the Lord let us learne to whom to goe for to be in safetie Neither Ships by Sea nor Castels by Land can deliver mens soules or lives All these things are but vaine things a blast of winde will throw down and drowne these Sea towers filled with Canons The strong holds on land though they seeme such as the blinde and

off his head and ●he palmes of his hands vers 4 onely the ●mp of Dagon was left to him ●fter that where ever Gods Ark ●emained prisoner the Lord smot ●is enemies on the hinder parts ●ith Emrods they had no rest ●ntill they sent it back againe ●●us the Lord most gloriously ●elped his people from trouble If we will continue in sinceritie to fast and pray there shall 〈◊〉 be a stone in the field but shall be like that stone of Sam●el which he called Eben-ezer t● stone of help in whatsoe●●● danger we shall be we shall 〈◊〉 with Samuel 1 Sam. 7 12 Am. 4.1 Hitherto hath 〈◊〉 Lord helped us hear this word ye● of Bashan who push with yo●● hornes against Gods dear s●●vants as though God did 〈◊〉 regard or could not give us from trouble The 2 use The 2. use Let this serve reproofe to these base and bea● bodies whose names are wri●●● in the earth Jer. 17.13 who have neit●●● heart nor hand nor tongue fo● help Gods Church from trouble th●● have not a thought of pitie th●● know not what it is to be g●ved for the affliction of Jose●● they have made their hearts an Adament-stone Amo. 6.6 they are 〈◊〉 and beastly Zach. 7.12 they have no courage in their hearts they have ●o hands for the good cause ●heir tongue by their words as ●y a Sibboleth bewrayeth them Jud. 12.6 ●at they are not on Gods side 〈◊〉 send such to hearken Deborah 〈◊〉 her song cursing bitterly all ●hose that come not to help the ●ord Jud. 5.23 to help the Lord against the mightie If Meroz was cursed because ●hey came not to help the Lord ●ll the curses of Ebal shall like fire ●nd brimstone raine downe upon ●ll these who for a short glance ●f proseritie for a vaine hope of preferment for a vanitie of ●anities for a golden dreame ●ome against the Lord for to ●urt the good cause a cloud of wrath a world of woe a hell ●pon earth shall one day come ●pon all these who rejoyceing ●n the Churches desolations say ●th so would we have it Psal 35.25 such shall either perish by fire wi●● that companie of Corah or swallowed up with Dathan shall die by the sword with ●laam or shall burne themselv●● with Zimri or shall hang the● selves with Judas and Ahitoph● the Lord shall set wicked n● over them Psal 109.6 7.8 c. Satan shall stand their right hand when they sh●●● be judged they shall be conde●ned their prayers shall be tur●●● into sinne their dayes shall few and another shall take th● office their children shall be ●●therlesse and their wives widow● their children shall be vagabo●● and beg the extortioners shall ca● all that they have c. In a vvo●● their possessions shall be made t● breeding of nettles and a perpet●●● desolation Zach. 2.9 all the imprecatio● that David made in that Psal● against his enemies shall come ●pon these that refuse to help t● LORD and his Church from trouble The vvord trouble here is in the Hebrew Tsar 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifieth straitnesse or distresse as vvhen a man is so driven into some narrow place that he knovveth not to vvhat hand to turne him When God being angry at King David for numbering the people ordained his Prophet Gad not in a smooth and silken Court-sermon but in a divine authoritie to give the King his choise of seaven yeares famine or of three moneths flying before the enemies or of three dayes pestilence David the King said unto the Prophet 2 Sam. 24 14 I am in a great strait in the Hebrew it is Tsar-li as if he had said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I am besiedged on all sides I know not to what hand to turne me I doubt of what plague to make choise Observe heere The Doctrine vvhat is often the condition of Gods dearest children their life heere is full of troublesome turnings their condition of life is to be driven into great straits this vvas the complaint of the Church They have often afflicted mee from my youth Psal 129.1 and againe immediatly after they have often afflicted me from my youth the doore of heaven is called the straite gate and the vvay thereunto is called the narrow vvay Mat. 7.13 Satans rage is restlesse his trade is a trade of blood he is that old spevving dragon vvho casts out of his mouth floods of venime after the Church Rev. 12.15 vvhat is Christs Church on earth but like a scorched heath or a root in dry ground All these that novv sing in heaven have mourned heere before they came to these mansions of joy they all past thorovv the valley of Baca a vvorld of teares and troubles S. John in the Revelation saith that one of the Elders of heaven came unto him and said Rev. 7.13 What are these that arc arraide in vvhite robes men all filled with joy S. John could not tell what kinde of men they were Sir said he thou knowest then the Elder said to John these are they which came out of great tribulation vers 14 there be no soules in heaven now but first on earth they have beene in great tribulations they in great terrours and anxietie have all cryed Give us help from trouble in the day of their small things they all have beene in a great strait Zach. 4.10 The 1. use The 1 use Let us all heere learne that in this world many swarmes of sorrowes and vexations are prepared for us that minde the way to heaven the best hearts below are often crammed with sighs and groanes the grief of minde consumes their marrow chills their bloud wasts their spirits shortneth their life maketh them pale and wanne that we should not startle in our feares Christ hath foretold and said Joh. 16 33 In the world yee shall have tribulation Againe the vvorld shall laugh Joh. 16.20 but you shall vveep the divel the Prince of this vvorld Joh. 12.31 still goeth about to fasten his fangs upon redeemed soules and to spite fire bals at the faces of best Christians the church by Zacharie is compared to mirtle trees in a bottome Zach. 1.8 or low valley that is in a low base and contemptible condition heere is not our rest and therefore let us not thinke among so many dogged Doegs cursed Curres to come to heaven but by a way that is straite narrow and troublesome a way of deepest sighs and saltest groanes a way strovved vvith losses and crosses Satan can not forget his trade of tempting and of spewing floods of troubles against the Saints the word of God tells us that he hath fearful depths Rev. 2.24 2 Cor. 2.11 craftie devices and strange plotted wiles to bring a mischief upon all these that truely feare God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eph. 6.11 If we live godly in Christ let us resolve to