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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97343	The Kings chronicle in two sections wherein we have the acts of the wicked and good kings of Iudah fully declared, with the ordering of their militia and grave observations thereupon : this section containes the wayes and works of the bad kings, with marks the Holy Ghost hath set upon them, for the terrour of all those who walke in the wayes of Israel, and after the counsels of the house of Ahab which was to the destruction of Iudah / published by Hezekiah Woodvvard.	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.	1643 (1643)	Wing W3494; ESTC R1678	91,401	115

and how they have done it We reade on So soon as Amaziah felt himself strong and his Kingdom established He slew those servants that had killed the King his Father A good beginning in the execution of judgement and justice upon such murtherers that had killed the LORDS annoynted and their Master I may aske here as the LORD doth in another place Did not the Sonne doe judgement and justice d Jer. 22. 15. We must needs answer he did so he slew his servants that killed the King his Father It followes Then it was well with him d Jer. 22. 15. The note is The ready way a King can take to establish himselfe and his Kingdome is to seatter the wicked from his Throne and to bring the wheele over them Then by the rule of contraries To take the wicked 2 Chro. 25. 3. by the hand to countenance them To delight in them is the most compendious way to destroy the Throne to spread Prov. 20. 26. confusion over it Amaziah do's otherwise cleares his way to his Throne not only in point of justice but of wisdome and found discretion and that must be noted The people might have some jealousies touching the old Kings death he was a diseased man a very burden to himselfe he lay languishing his bones full of the sinnes of his youth might not the servants know their young Masters mind who was ready for the Crowne and they looked now upon the Sun-rising for it was night with the Father Amaziah now according to the counsell of the Heathen but it is good counsell will quit himselfe from the suspition of wickednesse all Israel should know That what ever Joash the King was yet he was his Father and he honoured him as a Father All Israel should see how his heart rose up against those bloudy villains that slew his Father by seeing him lift up his hand against them to cut them off from the Earth He was now stepping to his Throne and sitting down there He had had an uneasie seat of it had any drop of his Fathers blood bin there for his Cushion And there doubtles it had bin even the blood of his Father if he had not washed it clean out by cutting off such notable murtherers and so he cleared his owne Innocency his discretion and his Throne altogether And now this is not inconsiderable which follows he waited for a Crown twenty five years and in all that time it appears not That he was sick of the Father And he wore his Crown four years longer then he waited for it It is true The beauty of his Crown withered 15. years before he died as we shall reade anon he might thanke himself for that But this is it which I would put to the consideration of any man whether he has not observed some remarkable blessing accompanying an obedient child that had this good in him if no more he did honour his Parents Certainly the experience of all ages will evidence this truth That a dutifull child never went away without a Blessing nor a child stubborn and undutifull without a Curse Amaziah has cleared his Innocency and his honour at this point and how much he honoured his Father Nor was it possible for him to make all this cleare any other way to all Israel but by slaying those wicked Servants who slew their Master It follows Amaziah orders his MILITIA gathered JUDAH together a 2 Chron. 25. 5 made them Captaines over thousands c. He hired a hundred thousand mighty men out of Israel b ver 6. to strengthen his MILITIA But they could not strengthen him for GOD WAS NOT WITH ISRAEL c ver 7. We must set a mark there It is GODS being with a people that strengthens them Mighty men out of Israel could not strengthen JUDAH for GOD WAS NOT WITH ISRAEL no NOT WITH ALL THE CHILDREN of EPHRAIM Therefore if Ephraim stood with Judah Judahs King must fall before the enemy d ver 8. for GOD do's all He hath power to HELPE AND TO CAST DOWNE e ver 9. as the good Prophet said and so he advised Note the words well before we passe them over The LORD is not with ISRAEL not with ALL the children of EPHRAIM Why not with all them Because Ephraim willingly walked after the Commandement They served Devils 2 Chron. 25. 7. They humbled themselves before Calves They lifted-up their eyes and hearts to lying vanities as we to Crucifixes Hos 5. 11. therfore not with ALL the children of EPHRAIM And therfore said the good Prophet to the King Take Ephraim to thee if thou wilt make thy selfe strong with Ephraims Arme if it be thy will to doe it and BEE STRONG in thy own conceit FOR THE BATTELL but know ô King GOD IS NOT WITH ISRAEL for Israel is slidden backe as a back-sliding heifer d Hos 4. 16. NOT WITH ALL THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM for they are ioyned to Idols therefore shall they be oppressed ver 17. and broken in iudgement Doe not thinke then to strengthen thy selfe with a broken arme with those from whom GOD is departed Remember still That GOD He only makes a people stand or fall He has Power to helpe or to cast downe So Amaziah hearkning to the man of GOD though not content to loose the hundred Talents separated them to wit the Army that was come to him out of Ephraim to goe home againe f ver 10. So they returned home in great anger fell upon the Cities of Judah in the way smote three thousand of them and tooke much spoyle g ver 13. See how mischievous idolatrous Israel is to Judah They are a curse to Judah if they stay with him if according to the charge they be sent away they will pillage Judah and take away much spoyle You can never come fairly off from an idolatrous people Notwithstanding Amaziah hearkning to the Prophet and dismissing those Souldiers is the better strengthened for the warr he led forth his people smites his enemies ten thousand of them at a blow and prevailes over as many more carrying them away captives to the top of a Rock and thence he broke them to peeces h ver 11 12. That was a cruell execution Then returning from the flaughter he brought the gods along with him and set them up to be his gods bowed before such things which could not deliver their owne out of his ver 14. hands and so he broke himselfe and his Kingdome for this the Prophet rebuked this besotted King and the King reproached the good Prophet giving him a churlish and threatning answer Asking the Prophet who made him a ver 16. Counsellour and bidding him forbeare else he should feele his hand See how mad this King is upon his gods The Ier. 50. 38. Prophet reproved him from the Lord for falling downe before stocks and stones and he riseth up against the Prophet ready Eccles 4.