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A discovery of the rebels by J.V., prisoner.
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Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.; Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652. Great antichrist.
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Wing V301; ESTC R20945
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sonnes of Belial in Ralbages judgement In Psal. 105. it is said Touch not mine anointed that is my magnified exalted servants It is meant of Abraham who was a mighty Prince Gen. 23. and of Isaac who was more mighty then King Abimelech Gen. 26. It cannot be meant of a reall nation which none of the Kings of the house of David had but the first except in case of division Besides Cyrus is called Gods annointed and the King of Tyre is the annointed Cherub by reason of their exaltation and no otherwise But there are that fight against the King by words aswell as deeds so Balal sonne of Zippor sought with Israel by the hiring of Balaam to curse them for otherwise he fought not at all against them as Jepthah saith But let those blasphemous tongues know A bird of the Aire shall tell the matter and that which hath wings shall carry the voyce O ye sonnes of men how long will ye turn the glory of the King into shame Is it fit to say to Kings Ye are wicked or to Princes ye are ungodly Fifthly Neutralists would have no King raign over them first because they that are not with Christ are against him so they that are not with the King are against him they that are neither hot nor cold God will spew out of his mouth Secondly Neutralists are in Scripture termed sons of Belial that is unprofitable servants that desert the cause of their King 1 Sam. 10. There followed Saul the first King though a Tyrant a Band of men of valour unity and wealth whose heart God had smitten and humbled to yeeld obedience but the sonnes of Belial were Neuters and despised him saying How shall this man save us and brought him no present to aid him in the stablishment of his Kingdom What shall we then think of these that are so farre from giving him of their own that they rob the King of his due their conscience is feared with a hot iron harder then the rock which Moses smote and rivers ran in dry places Thirdly All Israel and Judah with a perfect heart helped David to the Kingdome there were no Neutralists 1 Chron. 12. â— There came to David when hee was shut up for feare of Saul twenty three men of valour Commanders Then of Gad eleven men whose faces were as the faces of Lyons and they were swifter then the Roes upon the mountaines the least of them was captain of a hundred and the greatest over a thousand and in 1 Chron. 12. 20. Multitudes came dayly to the King till it was a great host as the host of God 1. Of the Tribe of Judah the Royall Tribe were Nobles and Courtiers 2. Of the Levits Jehoiada was ruler of the Aronits all the Aronits the true seed of Aaron were for the King not the Ieroboamits that is the spurious Priests of the lowest of the people Thirdly Councellours of Warre and of State of the Tribe of Issachar that had understanding in the times to know what Israel ought to doe Fourthly Merchant adventurers of the Tribe of Zebulon Fifthly Lesser Merchants of oyle and wine of the Tribe of Asher Sixthly Artificers and Husband-men of the Tribe of Kuben c. All these came to the King not to betrary him but to help him these suffered in the maintenance of his Royall rights Fourthly what shal I say more to draw all men from neutrality I set before you this day cursing and blessing Judg. 5. Curse yee Meroz saith the Angell of the Lord in cursing curse the inhabitants thereof because they went not to the help of the Lord to the help of the Lord with the mighty first the help of the Lord was the help of Barak and Deborah who was the Iudge or supream Ruler in Israel and as the Hebrews write Barak was husband of Deborah the wife of Lappidoth or Barak for Barak and Lappidoth are the same sense in the Hebrew Meroz is the Metropolis the city Jerusalem for none of Judah who were neare came to help the King in this battell Now the Angell of the Lord that is Barak Gods messenger or the Angell by the mouth of Deborah the prophetesse three times curseth in the originall the inhabitants of Meroz for Neutrality because they came not as voluntiers of themselves without invitation Secondly To help the Lord that is the Lords annointed namely the Judge in those dayes he doth not say the Grand Senate Thirdly With the mighty for the King had in his army mighty men of valour therefore not out of fear but misprision they came not forth Observe here a difference he curseth Meroz but not the other Tribes he wonders at them The chief city he curseth but at the country he admireth Out of Ephraim was the root of them Joshua and the rich men of Ephraim opposed Amalek Politicians of Benjamin were for the Judge Law-givers or Judges came from Machir and from Zebulun they that handle the pen of the scribe that is Merchants or Secretaries or Clarks in offices The King himselfe went before his army on foot But for the divisions of Ruben were great thoughts of heart and great impressions and searchings of heart wise men wondred why Ruben was absent and did not help the Lord. Ruben was simple unstable as water and so his posterity and such as seek popular applause or love the world had rather with Ruben abide among sheepfolds to heare the bleatings of the flocks then the Alarum of warre O Ruben why hast thou divided thy selfe from thy brethren and not assisted the King with the Royall Tribe the Levits the Merchants the Scribes the Rich are thy sheep more deare to thee then Christs flock and the sheep of the great shepheard Why did our brother Gilead abide over Iordan parted by a River easily passable and why did Dan fly away and abide in ships of the sea to save himselfe from civill warre by land Why did Asher abide on the sea shore and fortifie himselfe against the King in his breaches Blessed be Zebulun and Napthali the people that jeoparded their lives for our Barak in the high places of the field when the starres in their courses fought against Sisera and the Angells fought from heaven Blessed above women shall Jael the wise of Heber the Kenite be Blessed are all those who by word or pen or hand have helped the King against the Rebels Nobles that are clothed in white linnen and ride on white asses Iudg. 5. shall celebrate their praises Judges that sit in judgment shall magnifie them for among weapons of warre Lawes are silent All travellers in the high paths shall speak Glory to God on high for in civill warre the high wayes ceased and travellers passed through by paths Villages cease and warre is in the gates Lo the blessing of God and all good men high and low are upon the