Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	raise_v	siege_n	1,147	5	9.1227	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91555	Berachah, or Englands memento to thankefulnesse being a hymne or spirituall song setting forth the praises of God, and extolling the wondrous workes which he hath wrought for the Church of England alate, drawn forth from the scriptures, especially those songs made upon the like occasion, and composed together, to draw out our hearts the more in praises. / By R.P. Minister of Gods Word.	R. P.	1646 (1646)	Wing P95; Thomason 669.f.10[77]; ESTC R210574	8,082	1

more lately and most especially at the Towne of Lyme so long besieged and as it were surrounded and that by such a formidable Army stormed twelve severall times and much of the Towneburnt and yet let out from death So likewise at Taunton Glocester Marston Moore c. it was apparently seene that unto God the Lord alone and not to our enemies belong the issues from death 7 Neither power nor policy neither strength nor stratagems nor all the wisedome and craftinesse of man can stand before the Wisedome and Power of God Prov. 21. 30. He breakes their power and takes them in their craftinesse yea he turnes their crafts and politique counsels against themselves He destroyes them not only in their counsels but by their counsels makes their own weapons wound them This hath been a visible truth and frequently obvious in these our dayes so that he who runnes may read it in the Booke of Gods wonderfull providences of late Thus the Lord comes to be knowne by the judgement which he executes the wicked is snared in the worke of his owne hands Higgaion Selah rem meditandam summe Jun Marke and meditate Psal 9. 6. 8 How many hidden things of darkenesse in these few yeares hath the God of glory been pleased to bring to light and those horrid designes which lay so low under ground and were carried on in such a clandestine way hath he discovered and made visible before the Sun and manifest in the eyes of all To give you onely one hint the discovery of the plot contrived by Waller Tompkins Challener c. The surprizing that Cabinet of letters at Naseby many other letters intercepted both before since The Irish Cabinet taken in the carriages of the Archbishop of Tuam c. Job 12. 22. He discovereth deepe things out of darkenesse and bringeth out to light the shadow of death Jun rem abstrusissimam That which is most secret and seemes to be buried in eternall ignorance Hallelujah * Who shall let This in a speciall manner appeared at Lyme The Lord preserving that poore people there against Prince Maurice and all that formidable Army notwithstanding so long a siege and storming the same at least 12. severall times and burning much of the town yet after all they could doe this potent and formidable Army being mouldred as it were quite away was forced to raise their fiege and to return with shame of face as once Senacherib 2 Chron. 32. 21. Here the bower of the mighty men were broken And they that stumbled were girt with strength 1 Sam. 2. 4. Halle lujah 9 In the glory of his power goodnesse and mercy in inabling such a poore people to withstand so many long Sieges and fierce assaults of a potent enemy and in sending them reliefe severall times still so seasonably and raising the siege wh●n in extremest distresse How hath the Lord there as also at Lyme Glocester Naseby c. shewed his people the power of his workes He sent redemption to his people He hath made his wonderfull workes so honourable and glorious for ever to be remembred The Lord is gracious and full of compassion Hallelujah Psal 111. 4. 6. c. 10 Where after the surrendring of Bristol His Majesty in Person with all his formidable Army drawne off from thence and other garrisons did lye in siege at least a moneth and yet could not prevaile but upon his Excellency the Earle of Essex with the City forces approach withdrew and after had a very great defeate at Newberry never to be forgotten where the City brigade did most honourable and gallant service By strength shall no man prevaile O for ever let it be remembred what our condition was at the surrendring of Bristoll and how gloriously and graciously the Lord then wrought for us when no Army in the field We have seene the goings even the going of thee our God and our King Thy wonderfull gracious providence in inabling that garrison so long to hold out at such a time abroade and in preserving the City and other places at home Digitus hic Dei Hallelujah 11 See a List lately printed of the victories obtained under the Command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax containing 120 besides a list before that of the victories obtained under the Command of his Excellency the Earle of Essex containing 175. in all 295. These are most worthy our reading due observing as also ever reserving by us Psal 40. 5. Many are the wonderfull workes O Lord our God which thou hast done c. Our meditation of thee shall be sweete we will be glad in the Lord Psal 104. 34. 12 Take onely one instance and that long agoe to omit later which are very many which my selfe observed when our forces lay in siege before Yorke 1644 and Prince Ruperts and the Marquesse of Newcastles Armies with all the scumme of Lancashire both Atheists and Papists were combined and gathered together and ready to engage with our forces That weeke their was extraordinary seeking to God by fasting and prayer in the City There were at least four dayes set apart in publique And at the closure of the last w●ich was kept in Milke-streete being Friday came joyfull newes of that wonderfull overthrow given to that cruell and bloud-thirsty enemy at Maston Moore which was so much the more welcome newes because our hearts were sadded a little before at the report of our siege being raised before Yorke But God turned all for the b●st and indeede there were many remarkeable passages in that victory as there have been likewise in others which deserve to be written with a pen of iron and with the point of a diamond and to be graved upon the table of our hearts and that one was none of the least remarkeable that it being the counsell of many of their chiefe Commanders to have marcht into the associated Counties it pleased the Lord unto whom for ever be the prayse to frustrate that counsell because he had a purpose of bring evill upon that Popish Arm there being slaine there of them on the place 4500. and taken 1500. 2 Sam. 17. 14. And Absolom and all the men of Israel said The counsell of Hushai the A●chite is better then the counsell of A chirophell for the Lord had appointed to defeate the good counsell of Achitophell wicked in it selfe but good i. e. wise and effectuall for the attaining Absoloms end to the intent that the Lord might bring evill upon Absolom Psal 65. 1 2. Praise waiteth for thee O God in Sion and unto thee shall the vow be performed O thou that bearest prayer unto thee shall all flesh come Exod. 17. 11. And it came to passe that when Moses held up his hand that Israel prevailed By R. P. Minister of Gods Word Imprimatur Edm. Calamy London Printed by M. S. for John Hancocke in Popes-Head Alley 1646. FINIS