pride of their glory shall be strainedâ— he shall tread upon Princes as morter and as the Potter treadeth the clay Isay. 41.25 â— The defence of the eneâ—ies wallâ— departs from thâ—â— 1 Policy that failes when they work by subtilty yet nothing in man no wisdom understanding nor counsell by all plots and hellish practices can prevaile against the Lord his will and work Pr. 30. 1. 〈…〉 detected albeit most secreâ— as the Syriâ—ns plot against Isrâ—â—l 2. King 6.9 yet God told the Pâ—ophet of it and the man of God told the King vâ—â—s 10. the King of Syria suspected some to by imâ—â—â—sty vers. 11. but his servanâ—s â—â—ll him Elisha revealed to the King of Israel the words which he spake in his bed-chamber v. 12. â—od knowes and can point at the man or men that gives evill counsel Ezek. 11.2 He knowes all that comes into their mindes v. 5. The folly not wit of them who resist the truth shall be neere their fall manifest to all men How many plots of mentlesse men have been discovered before the eyes of all men have they not proclaimed to every one by their way this their folly 2 Tim. 3.9 2. It is defeated their counsell comes to nothing but to the hurt of the authors as Ahitophel a deep Politician gives counsell against a good man but the good God disappointed it for the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsell of Ahitophel 2 Sam. 17. 14. Men advanced for their wisedome are oft times made a prey and Judges who should keep a Common-wealth from civill dissentions and ruines doe themselves when God pleaseth become fools He maketh the Iudges fools Iob. 12.17 2. Patrimony and possessions will faile them the tenth part of the city fell {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} nomen tributi the revenues profits first fruits tributes commeÌ„dams lands taken away Rev. 11.13 In that fall many men were slaine not in their bodies but in their estates spoiled of Monasteries Nunneries Abbeys whereby many filled their paunehes as Lordly Prelates all-belly Abbots evill beasts slow bellies it was a death indeed to be brought to true poverty from their former luxuâ—y v. 13. the vine was gathered many cloysters and clusters pulled and cut downe in the dayes of that great Prince Henry 8. who not onely did shake off the Antichristian yoke but did confiscate the lands of many Frieries Priories c. whereby the stals of the fatlings were destroyed and havock made of Papists goods that the horses of them set over the businesse seemed to swim in their spoiles as it were in a river of pressed grapes to the great good of many who had no small good by the fall of this oake Rev. 14.19,20 The water of Euphrates was dryed up as Cyrus when he took Babylon the way of Romish traffick decayed Euphrates notes the chiefe safeguard of Antichristian Babylon which was stronger by this river then their wall 16.12 3. Power mountaines be made a plaine however they swell and seemed invincible immoveable unpassable inaccessible yet God contemnes the enemies mightinesse and will remove all impediments of the restauration of the Church and make it as easie to march over as a plain and eaven Champaine Zechar. 4.7 1. In the might of one man is no safety for sinners against Sion as Haman a great favourite highly promoted and advanced no man had either priority or parity Esther 5.11 yet he abode not in honor he began to fall before Mordecai 6. 13. he is detected and accused as the adversary and enemy of the Jews 7.6 he is cast off by the King v. 7. he is cut off for they hanged Haman on the gallowes which he had prepared for Mordecai he made a net for his owne neck his pride falls and power failes 7.10 2. In the multitude of many men is no strength to uphold the evill doers Captain Sisera had in his company nine hundred Charets of iron and much people Iud. 4. 13. yet the Lord discomfited them ver. 15. there was not a man left ver. 16. The Midianites were numberlesse Iud. 6. 5. as the grashoppers for multitude 7.12 yet before Gedeon and his three hundred ver. 16. all the Host ran cryed and fled v. 21. Many nations of divers abominations wickedly consulted unanimously consented in a cursed coÌ„federacy and cruell combination against the Lord of glory Who hate his Church hate him Ps. 83. 5 6 7 8. which by some is supposed to be in the dayes of Iehoshaphat whom Moab Ammon and Edom beset and assaulted 2 Chron. 20.1 a great multitude there was v. 2. yet they were smitten v. 22. one helped to destroy another v. 23. that Iudah looking on the multitude and behold they were dead bodies fallen to the earth and none escaped v. 24. The Ethiopians came against Asa with a huge host of a thousand thousand and three hundred Charets 2 Chron. 14.9 yet they fled v. 12. Thus it is clear that no policy of man no patrimony in the world nor power of united forces can be a sure wal to secure the sons of wickednesse Reasons why the Enemies wals will fall 1. In regard of Church-enemies 1. Their impiety they are a cursed generation iniquity will cast them down as the inhabitants of Iericho whose wall fell were Canaanites a seed of evill doers to be utterly destroyed both man and woman Ios. 6.21 1. They are prayerlesse they cannot they will not they do not pray they twit prayer in the spirit they by predominancy of Atheisme call not upon God hence is that prediction of wrath to fall on them who call not on Gods name Psal. 79.6 2. They are full of cursing and it shall come unto them cursing men be cursed men What is in their mouthes but fearefull self-damning imprecations and innominate soule-damning oathes the mercy they desire God to shew them is to damne them such words be heard as those who wished they might die in the wildernesse God took them at the word As ye have spoken in mine eares so will I doe to you Numb. 14. 28. 3. They are idolatrous who withstand the Church in the way to reformation they desert God and his pure worship and cannot prosper by that meanes but must fall they and all their confidences as is manifest in those vain men children of Belial who gathered to Ieroboam 1 Chron. 13. 7. who had golden calves for gods the gods of the land of bondage v. 8. who cast out the Priests of the Lord v. 9. who kept not Gods charge but forsooke him v. 11. who albeit Israelites in name opposing God a gracelesse act cannot prosper v. 12. God smote Ieroboam and all Israel v. 15. that Israel fled v. 16. fell downe v. 17. and were brought â—nder at that time v. 18. 2 2. The vanity of their helps their wals high and broad are earth dust built on the sand 1. Their horses how many soever troops they have be but vaine for