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enemy_n	david_n	life_n	saul_n	1,175	5	9.4858	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79831	Emanuel, or, God with us. Wherein is set forth Englands late great victory over the Scots armie, in a battle at Dunbar, Septemb. 3. 1650. And by many particulars of Gods acting and appearing then for us, it is certaine (and so much is clearly proved) that our armies marching into Scotland, and the wars undertaken and prosecuted against that nation, to be upon grounds of justice and necessity, as the Parliament of England hath declared. Also here is shewed, how grosly the Covenant is abus'd, and what an idoll it is now made. With the fraud and falshood of the Scots, and their kings hypocrisie and dissimulation. Moreover such objections are answered, as seeme to have any thing in them, against the point here asserted. / By John Canne. The first part, published by authority.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1650 (1650)	Wing C439; Thomason E614_11; ESTC R206534	45,110	52

the works of God and his Administrations sought out of all that have pleasure therein to be of no effect and to teach men so to doe when and as they please I have read of Antonius when he angled some dived under water put fishes upon his hook the which he cast up at his pleasure one after another hee that would learn to wrest the Scripture needs not seeke any further Counsel then here for if he cast in his hooke where these Divers are hee may be sure they will fit him with fish to the purpose a subtle device and trick whereby to mock God and destroy his owne soule 5. Sometime the event or successe of a thing is so far from being Null or standing as as a Cipher as the equity and truth of the Cause is thereby confirmed and no other way Put a staffe in the water and it will seeme crooked not that it is so but we cannot see it right for the water Even so a Cause howsoever right and just yet through the cunning of men by the water of their calumniation and slander it may seem otherwise and by many otherwise believed As on the contrary a filthy dunghill may be covered with snow a viper hid under a rose an a 2 Sam. 15.8.11 an unrighteous Cause so coloured and cloak'd with such titles of Truth piety Religion Gods worship c. as some deceiv'd thereby may think the same to be just and good When Jannes and Jambres two Aegyptian Sorcerers withstood Moses and five hundred false Prophets of Baal contended with Elias Here was Cause against Cause Plea against Plea as it is now between us and the Scots But how was the truth here discovered and made to appeare and those satisfied or convinced which were concern'd therein Truly by the Event or Suc●●sse that is he Lord making them Conquerours and giving them the victory who had the just and rightfull Cause That ●aul by his calumniations lyes flatteries and other deceitfull practises had so clouded David's Cause as many thought that his carriage dealing toward his Father in law was not good and that Saul had some reason and ground for what he did so much is very cleare by many passages and expressions of David in the Psalms But the Successe and Event cleared David and justified his Cause as how to wit by the many wonderfull and seasonable deliverances which David had by the Lords mighty appearing and working salvation for him with an high hand On the contrary is not destruction to the wicked Job 31.3 and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity that Divine Justice that followed Saul all along in life and death was such an Event as did prove with a witnesse what for a man he was and how un●● righteously he had dealt with David It is true and I know it to be so that the Parliament of Englands Cause in reference to the publique Enemies of this Common-wealth by what name or title soever hath beene proved sufficiently to be a Just Cause even th● Cause of GOD both by the law of God of Nature and Nations As for instance * See a booke Intituled the golden Rule or Justice advanced The putting to death the late KING the laying aside the House of LORDS the Constitution of England a COMMON-WEALTH the present Parliament a true REPRESENTATIVE and Supreame Authority of the Nation The marching of our Army into Scotland upon grounds of Justice and Necessity All these things have been proved over and over neverthelesse some envying the good we have because it came not to us by them Others perceiving that their private profits and interests must goe downe and lye in the dust if publique Good be set up and prosper hereupon they consult together and are Confederates and what can be done by fraud or falshood or any way they seeke to attempt Yea such are the depths of Satan and mystery of iniquity now working to deceive every where and every one as that the just and righteous Cause of the Parliament is questioned by some denyed by others and all this through the deceit and craft of such men who either are discontented because others under God did the good work and not they or who finde themselves now shut out from the * Act 10.25 〈…〉 know th●● by this 〈◊〉 we have 〈◊〉 wealth A 〈◊〉 reasō●●●●e●ore 〈◊〉 should 〈…〉 ●ccupation g●infull trade formerly they had and unwarranble ways to deceive and 〈◊〉 the people in soule purse and person But the Lord whose wayes and judgements are all ●●●●teous he I say who justifies the righteous and condemns 〈◊〉 wicked seeing them to cast such a cloud over his Cause and to make it contemptible before men by aspe●●ng 〈◊〉 with Treason Vsurpation Oppression Fraud c. comes forth in behalfe of it and as hee did for Moses against the Magicians for Elias against Baals Prophets and for David against Saul so doth hee for us or rather for his great name gives such such glorious Successes and most remarkable Events to this Cause every where that unlesse men did wilfully shut their eyes or made themselves blind through malice pride covetousnesse c. they might see * Quid faciun video nec me ignorantia veri de●ipiet sed amor as clearly as they doe the sunne shining at noone day to be a RIGHTEOUS AND GOOD CAUSE the which the Lord hath doth and will still defend Object 2. The Israelites in two Battles were overcome by the Benjamites but they had a good Cause the which the others had not Therefore Successes or Events in Warre prove nothing in respect of the Cause whether it be just or unjust Answ 1. Some mens tongues are like a mill that is loose hung keepes a mighty crackling but grinds no corne This example of the Benjamites I heare is much talked of and as David said of Goliah's sword there is none like that So some say there is none to this it cannot be answered But how farre this is from that rule simpliciter ad simpliciter inconsistent to the matter they bring it for and to what they apply it will appeare by putting it into forme for thus it must be if it be any thing If GOD sometimes for reasons known to himselfe suffer wicked men to prosper in a bad Cause as to have a Victory once or twice being fewer in number then their Enemies It will necessarily follow that what soever assistance he gives a people in Battle what Victory and Deliverance soever they have in what manner or way soever he appeares for them and against their Enemies Nothing by the Successe or Event can be gathered concerning the justice of the Cause on whose side it is A simple Reader without helpe of Schoole-learning may easily see the vanity and absurdity of such reasoning Suppose I would argue thus there is not any light that shewes a distinction or difference betweene day and night and to prove this assertion I

so the power and goodnesse of God may the more shine forth and the mercy it self when it comes tast the sweeter As the greater a mans hunger is the sweeter is the meat and the more relish he hath in it That this victory may appeare to be of God and not of man and what a signall Testimony the Lord hath given in this particular that the Battle and Cause was his I desire the Reader to observe that e Heb. 11.34 out of weaknesse our Army was made strong f Isa 40.29 God gave power to the faint and to them that had no might he encreased strength He that was g Zec. 12.8 feeble among them at that day was as David and David as the Angel of the Lord before them h Ezek. 21.26 The Lord exalted him that was low and abased him that was high i Job 12.21 Powred contempt upon Princes and weakned the strength of the mighty No sooner had our men powred out their complaint before God and shewed before him their trouble saying k Psal 142.6 Attend unto my cry for I am brought very low deliver me from my * Did not the Lord put his hook in their nose and his bridle in their lips there would not be greater persecutors in the world thē the Scots especially their Kirk-men persecutors for they are stronger then I. But suddenly the Lord arose like a Gyant refreshed with wine wounded the hairy scalp of his ●nemies smote them upon the cheek-bone and put them to a perpetual reproach l Psalm 97.8 Sion heard and was glad and the daughters of Judah rejoyced because of thy judgments O Lord. 3. That the Lord hath given Testimonie to the Justice of our Cause doth further appear by the great number of the enemies overthrown by a few Some report the Scots Army was thirty thousand but six thousand horse and sixteen thousand foote at least Ours to sound men were not above seven thousand and five hundred foot and three thousand and five hundred horse these with the courage which the Lord was pleased to give them in less than an hours dispute put the Enemies whole Army into confusion and it became a totall Rout our men having the chase and execution of them near * Magna ea victoria neque cruenta nobis suit Quinta ab hora diej ad noctem caesi hostes decem milia passuum cadaveribus atque armis opplevere Tac. Anal. l. 2. 8. miles their foot in a manner all taken and slain to the number of 15000. whereof a third part were computed to be killed 200. Colours and more of Horse and Foot were taken 10. Colonels 12. Lieutenant-Colonels 9. Majors 47. Captains 72. Lieutenants 80. Ensigns besides Cornets and Quarter-masters All their Train of Artillery consisting of 22. field-guns beside smaller peeces They left behind them all their Arms no lesse than 15000. their Tents Bag and Baggage Thus the Lord m Psal 68.30 rebuked the company of spear-men the multitude of the buls with the Calves of the people and so let thine enemies perish O God And that it may appear n 2 Chron. 14.13 they were destroyed before the Lord and the same God which to them was terrible a consuming fire making his arrows drunk with the blood of the slain and of the Captives to our Army was their rock their fortresse and deliverer the horn of their salvation who covered their head in the day of battle and girded them with strength Our slain hurt were not many I do not believe saith his Excellency we have lost 20. men not one Commissioned Officer slain that I can hear of save one Cornet and Major Rooksby since dead of his wounds and not many mortally wounded Was not that promise here made good even in the letter o Ps 91.7 8. A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but at shall not come nigh thee Only with thine eyes thou shalt behold see the reward of the wicked He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou be safe I have read of a * Antigonus Generall who finding his Souldiers dismayed by the smalnesse of their company and the multitude of their enemies asked them how many quoth he do yee reckon me at who am your Commander and I eader If David were p 1 Sam. 18.3 as ten thousand of the people what is David's Lord Our Souldiers never thought as Caecina did * Tacit. An. l. 1. unam in armis salutem that their safety only consisted in their weapons they are better principled and therefore knew that Salvation belongeth to the Lord and making him their Refuge even the most High their habitation hee was with them in trouble he delivered them and honoured them his right hand and his holy arm got them the victory Heretofore when the Lord had acted and appeared for a people in this manner it was always observed by the godly wise as a sure evidence and signe of his approving their Cause as on the contrary a righteous hand of divine punishment upon the destroyed party for taking up Arms in defence of some thing unjust and sinfull either Person or Thing And indeed the promise runs so q Lev 26.2 If yee walke in my statutes and keepe my commandements and do them r Vers 7.8 Ye shall chase your Enemies and they shall fall before you by the sword and five of you shall chase a hundred an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight This promise is enlarged in ſ Ch. 23.10 Joshuah One of you shall chase a thousand * Nos quoque si legem observemus victorias consequemur So we also as Lavaret on the place shall obtain victories if we keep the law This thing afterward was notably performed in t 1 Chr. 11. Davids Worthies of whom some one u 2 Sam. 23.18 lifted up his s●ear against eight hundred and slew three hundred at one time x 1 Chron. 11.18 Three men brake through the host of the Philistims As Major-Generall Whalley's Regiment charged through the Enemies whole Army and back again with little or no losse I know there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or few nothing is unpossible with him Notwithstanding when by weaknesse he overcomes strength and power by a few many and multitudes as a Ps 11.7 the righteous Lord loves righteousnesse so this shews that he hath pleaded and maintained the righteous mans Cause That God delivered divers Kings and all their host into the hand of Israel b Ios 11.4.8 much people even as the sand that is upon the shore in multitude with horses charets and by a few totally routed the c Judg. 6.5 7.12 Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the East which lay a long encam●ped in the vallies like grashoppers Saved Israel by a very small

2.25 11.25 I will put the dread of thee and the feare of thee upon Nations who shall heare report of thee and shall tremble h Jos 2.9 Your terrour is fallen upon us that all the Inhabitants of the land faint because of you i Jos 5.1 Their hearts melted neither was their spirit in them any more because of the children of Israel Thus k Job 17.8 the innocent shall stirre himselfe up against the hypocrite and howsoever behind their backs they shall be called a Sectarian Army and Anti-christs souldiers yet when they come face to face they are a dread and a terror and a great feare unto them and no marvail mark the reason l Ps 14.5 for God is in the congregation of the righteous and breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder and the Chariot he burneth with fire No marvail they throw away their Arms and flie Horse and Foot when God striketh their hearts with inward stinging terrours this was signified by the m Exo. 23.20 Deut. 7.20 Josh 24.12 hornets n Deut. 32.25 The sword without and terrour within shall destroy As a Theif flies before the pursuer and dares not ●ight or look back knowing what he hath done and how his condition is so men being conscious to the falshood and injustice of their Cause have no courage in Battle but through the horrour and dread of a guilty Conscience with sorrow and shame flye before their enemies 4. Feare and faintnesse is upon them because now they begin to consider the great things which the Lord hath done for their enemies What remarkable deliverances and victories they have formerly had how hee hath evermore blest the labours of their hands and made them successefull and prosperous wheresoever they come This coming to their mind with thoughts of Gods revenging hand formerly upon them forth i●deceit and hypocrisie in acting the same thing which now they doe it convinceth them that the others have a rightful cause they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 haters of God and fighters against God and Christ ‖ Jer. 33.9 When the nations of the earth shall heare all the good that I doe ●nto thee they shall feare and tremble for all the goodnesse and for all the prosperity that I procure unto thee Saul seeing the Lord was with David o 1 Sam. 18.28 29. he was the more affraid of him howsoever some men make no profitable and good use in beholding Gods mighty Actings for his people neverthelesse affraid they are of such with whom they see Gods presence and appearance thus to be As the Lord said of Noah and his sons p Gen. 9.2 the feare of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth so there fals and lies a dread and fear upon these men although as Saul did David they hate them and are enemies to them continually 5. And in a word they are affraid q Psal 65.8 at Gods tokens what desolations he hath made in the earth Who knows the power of thine anger whilst they consider what others have suffered for hyporisie falshood cruelty and other misdemeanors they cannot but quake and tremble to think how the like wrath is powring out now upon them yea greater deeper heavier being for hypocrisie and prophanenesse of life far worse and viler than many Nations whom the Lord hath scattered and destroyed for such sins r Psal 66.5 Come and see the works of God he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men ſ Isa 42.18 Heare ye deafe and looke ye blind that ye may see Again on the other hand if they are the people and it be the cause which the Lord loves and likes and wil defend he will in Battle put courage and strength into them t Lev. 26.6 None shall make them affraid u Psal 112.8 their heart is established and they shall not be affraid untill they see their desire upon their enemies And no marvell for x Isa 12.2 the Lord JEHOVAH is their strength y Deut. 7.21 a mighty and terrible God among them a Psal 74.12 working salvation in the mids of the earth As one set on a high rock or standing upon a sure and invincible Tower may looke and laugh at all his enemies below not caring what they can do possibly against him how fiercely and furiously soever they assault him so they who have God for their rock and tower though they b Psal 23.4 walk in the valley of the shadow of death though their enemies are two to one yea ten to one and have all the conveniencies accommodations and advantages that their hearts can wish yet they need feare no evill for he c Psal 118.7 that takes their part with them that helps them wil let them see their desire upon them that hate them d Isa 28.29 This also commeth from THE LORD OF HOST which is wonderfull in Counsell and excellent in working 9. If by the return of prayer we may learn any thing of the mind of God in this likewise we have a full and cleare testimony given us that the Lord loved us and approved our Cause This thing his Excellency hath well observed * In his letter to the Ministers in Edenburgh Castle Did not you saith hee solemnly appeale and pray did not we so and shall we after all these our prayers fastings teares expectations and solemn Appeals call these bare Events The Lord pitty you Some men are like little children who cannot read unlesse it be in their owne Booke what gracious Answers and speciall returns of prayer the Lord vouchsafes unto others here they can see nothing of God nothing of his power goodnesse justice and faithfulnesse nothing of his justifying and owning a righteous Cause and his just displeasure against lying and falshood It is only a bare Event which they behold and nothing else to such grosse darkenesse of heart are they given up and delivered over It was a law among the Assyrians that if any did fall sick he should ask counsell of those that had been visited with the like sicknesse by what meanes and way they were recovered If you ask of d Exo. 17.11 Moses e Psal 56.9 David f 2 Chron. 14. Asa g 2 Chron. 20. Jehosaphat h 2 King 19. Hezekiah when they fought against their Enemies who were more in number and mightier then they how out of weaknesse were made strong waxed valiant in fight subdued Kingdoms and turned to flight the Armies of the Aliens They would say The Lord i 1 Chr. 5.20 helped them and delivered the enemies into their hands because they made their supplications and prayers unto him When God purposeth to bestow any speciall favour upon his People he moves their hearts before hand to pray for it How the Lord prepared the heart even filled the souls of many thousand pretious people with the Spirit of Supplication