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A84000	Englands second alarm to vvar, against the Beast. Saul, with his Edomite has shed blood to his power; he smites Israels city, and destroyes his owne house; overcame his people once, and overthrew himselfe for ever! It relates to what is done now. Grave questions touching the Edomite; his admission to court, and into office there; how it relates to papists now. He has a commission to destroy a city of priests, which he does with an utter destruction. Excellent reasons why the Lord suffered such a destruction to be executed upon Israel then; and why he suffers the same now; and why by an Edomites hand then and now.		1643 (1643)	Wing E3047; Thomason E59_19; ESTC R23537	31,766	33

fac totum Lord Do-all as was said before But the Edomite has smitten Cities and burnt Townes They stinke before David and all Israel now and they must needs know it that Israel will in good time rise up all as one man to thrust them out of their land It is good for Israel that the Edomite has dealt so hatefully with them wasting their Cities and slaughtering their people VVe would not lift up a sword against the Edomite to drive them out of the land without gaine of money not yet which the heathen in ancient time and now scorne to take fighting against Israel The time will come very shortly Iudges 5.19 after the Edomite has vexed us a little more that we shall willingly offer our selves and jeopard our lives to the death to be avenged of the Edomite for our two eyes he would have put them both out our burnt Cities and wasted Townes It was commonly said that there never were any VVolves in England for that the Land would not beare them Yes there were VVolves in England sayes Camerartus Cap. 28. and the Land yeelded the Wolves good and cleane feeding the best Mutton in all the Country they feasted upon it every Night This Man lost 20 Sheepe in a Night another as many more Grievous Wolves indeed The People then did not stand looking one upon the other Complaining of their losses Nor did they commit the slaughter of these Wolves so grievous to their Shepheards Those undertakers who could looke to their owne safety sleepe all Night leave the Wolves to their Prey and take gaine of money in the Morning No it was not so every Man stood-up for himself To keep the Wolfe from his Doore and from his Fold Tooke his weapon in his hand and so pursu'd the Wolves And it was gaine sufficient to rid themselves of them and secure their Folds And so they did their worke quickly being every Mans worke and bestirring themselves about it Only this help was granted them That Offendors so be they were not Murtherers Capitall Offendors should have their lives granted them and their liberty upon Condition That they would bring in so many wolves thier heads or their Tongues else the People could not believe they were killed By this meanes there was a cleane riddance of Wolves untill this day For ought I know had not the VVolves been after their manner grievous The Land had beene pestered and plagued with them as at this day Blessed be GOD say I That VVolves are grievous whether they have foure feet or but two they are wolves and grievous Blessed be God for that That the Prelates hands were so heavy Their Yoke so unsupportable Their Orders Their Oaths their Courts so vexatious mischievous and unsufferable Blessed be GOD That Clergy and Laity Ministers and people both did groane for anguish of Spirit and Cruell Bondage under those Taskmasters doing the worke of an IMPERIOUS WHORISH WOMAN Ezek. 16. I verily believe we shall never see Prelate more in England I say Prelate A Diotrephes I meane such as our Bishops were Therefore the Name though a good Name is so hatefull 3 Iohn 9. because so abused so ill Answered who love to have the preheminence honour amongst Men and therefore cannot love the LORD JESUS CHRIST We shall never have such Bishops againe That word will please best they were so grievous once Sith they were such grievous Thornes by nature it is well they were so indeed That the Thorne was thrust home And so for these Edomites too They will make their owne savour to bee abhorred in the Eyes and Nostrills of all Israel They are about their worke as fast as they can Blessed be GOD for it say I for when there is no Peace to him that goes forth nor to him that comes in But great vexation shall be upon all the Inhabitants of the Countries What then Why then wolves are grievous and then let the Country-Men alone every one will stand in his place The Man and his VVife both Sonne and Daughter also every one with their weapon in their hand what it is I cannot tell but what comes next to hand that shall be a weapon good enough for indignation against the Edomite and his oppression which makes a Wise man mad Eccles 77. will frame him a weapon sooner then all the Smiths forges in the Towne or City Is it a discouragement thinke you That their Armour is taken from them None at all Courage Zeale for GOD hatred of the Edomite Love to their gaine and ease I should not put that last all this is Armour of proof the best Armour in the World Doubtlesse this was good to Israel even to feele the weight of the Edomites hand and the Mischiefe of his Counsell That Israel might have no communion with him ever after It was good for Israel then to be so wasted by Edomites so it is with Israel at this day for Israel will deale with Papists as with their sinnes give entertainment to them put them into Office suffer them to beare rule and sway all there as you heard and their hearts to cleave to them in love even so with their sinnes till they see and feele what mischiefe their sins have done them what Lords or lusts they have served and so what Fightings they have caused without what feare within And when they see and feele all this then they can abhorre their Sins and themselves for giving such loving entertainment to their Sins so long Israel must feel first and their Adversaries must be suffered to deale proudly To prepare Instruments of death and then to thrust them home even unto the heart of Israel Then Israel will open their eyes and look about them and not before To conclude The Edomites must be as pricking Briars and grieving Thornes before they shall be thrust away They must bee not in some but in all places as evening VVolves before every Mans hand will be thrust out against them to thrust them to the heart They must stinke before David and all Israel and then Israel will rise up all as one man to thrust them out who say of Israels Kingdome at this day as in ancient dayes Rase it rase it even to the ground But now here is a strange sight Though the Edomite has dealt so cruelly with Israel as we heard though he has laid waste Israels City and dwelling place yet Israel neighbouring thereabouts come-not-in to helpe their Brethren under the hands of a cruell Lord and a bloody Edomite VVhat might hold backe the neighbouring Israelite from comming-in to succour their poore Brethren That is the question and I desire heartily to be understood in it I shall not question Why it was so long ere the Tribes came-all-in to deliver David for then I should question the wisedome of God wherein I am fully satisfied and do thinke I shall be able by the Grace of God to satisfie others in that point and to give excellent

does in these dayes as followes and what Saul did first Saul was Davids Lord on earth but he hunts after Davids soule that hee might not live upon the ground Saul is Davids King and Davids persecutor The Priests King and the Priests murtherer by the hand of an Edomite Ah Lord who can expresse the miserable plight and how dolefull the condition is the evill spirit has driven Saul into He is Israels King and he is smiting Israels City The great Fiduciary of the Kingdome and the greatest Traytor there This tells us what is done now David is persecuted now and his King seduced by Edomites Davids adversaries persecutes him because who so faithfull as he in all the Kingdome A defendor of the Faith and by his evill Counsell a destroyer of the Faith A maintainer of the Gospel in profession and a persecutor of the faithfull Ministers publishers of the same the Messengers of the Church and the glory of Christ The great Fiduciary of the Kingdome yet seduced by an evill Councell he betrayes that great Trust Englands King and Englands destroyer The Lord of their Cities and waster of the same Are not these grievous words Yes they must be so plaine Truth direct and home what expectation of any good but from such-like-words If ever the King come to himselfe finde himselfe lost for murtherers have stolne him away then such words as these will be to his heart and may serve to usher-in Pardon peace and comfort for the sowrer the herbes the sweeter the Passeover whereas pleasing words from vile flatterers his Court Chaplaines have wounded their Master and left him more then halfe dead Such words as these may kill him out-right and by Gods grace quicken him againe to a life indeed I am glad I have spoken for first I have said no more but what is already told in Gath and published in the streets of Aschalon Secondly what if it were not told by me nor as aforesaid yet all created strength cannot stop the mouth of blouds so loud it cries Irelands bloud what an Ocean of bloud is there Cyciters bloud Burminghams bloud Banburies bloud shedding of this bloud was counted a fine device as Bristols bloud intended to be shed Oxfords bloud Bloud here and there and everywhere whereto the hand could reach O what a voice is here as the voice of many waters or Thunders Is there a voice that can out-cry I meane cry louder to Heaven and in the Eares of the Lord then can the voice of blouds yes the voice of bloud cries louder then the bloud of Abel or the blouds shed from righteous Abel unto this day and there is the hope of Israel concerning their King The voice of the bloud of sprinkling Heb. 12.24 that speakes better things then that of Abel Better things that cryed from the earth for a curse upon the earth and Cain there Gen. 4.12 This cries in Heaven for mercy to such sinners on earth who can say not with Cain My punishment but my sin is greater then I can beare yet not too great for Christ to beare a Redeemer that is strong a Saviour to the utmost There is hope in Israel concerning that And here is ground of hope too because these Stephens the slain all the day long can pray for their King all the day long crying with a loud voice not more for themselves at such a time then for their King saying Lord lay not this sinne to our Kings charge Amen Amen CHAP. 4. Quaeries touching the Edomite whether by the knowne Lawes of Israels Kingdome Saul might entertaine him in his Court grant him a Commission to smite a City of Priests whether any reason for that whether single or plurall and whether by any possible meanes an Edomite may be made serviceable to Israel How it relates to the present exemplifying the History of our Time VVHy does King Saul take an Edomite into his Court Qu. to be an Officer there It is answered in effect before Ans Saul is King and he knew himselfe so to be Qu. and will chuse his owne Officers may he not No indeed Ans he may not unlesse it be to be his Heardsman and there should be caution and some consultation about that too Questionlesse he must not chuse a servant to be chiefe in his house to transact the great affaires of his Kingdome there without the allowance and consent of All Israel because Saul does not chuse for himselfe but for the whole Kingdome But it is written Ob. Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite Yes Ans that is most true it is the charge of the Lord and we have the Reason Deut. 23.8 For he is thy brother Nor shalt thou ab or an Egyptian because thou wast a stranger in his land What is the meaning of this This we must not be unnaturall nor must we forget old favours But it does not follow from hence I hope that therefore Saul might take an Edomite make him a Chiefe Ruler in his house or that he might put considence in an Egyptian for the charge is contrary And if Saul will entertaine an intimacy and familiarity with an Edomite an old adversary to Israel as we have heard and seene and shall make it more legible yet It does plainly argue 3 Sect. Saul to be no true friend to Israel Sauls heart cannot be upright toward Israel when it cleaves to Israels adversary in love He cannot heartily desire the peace of Israel and heartily love an enemy to that peace I pray let us aske some more questions touching the Edomite I will answer by the Booke then good Law and Reason both Why did Saul make the Edomite Generall in this warre against David Qu. Saul gives someanswer to that with a little Reason Ans Because his sonne Ionathan stirred-up David to lye in wait for Saul as at this day 1. Sam. 22.8 As at this day indeed Qu. But this answer makes us more unresolved then before for all the world knowes that Ionathan was a good man and David as good as he besides we finde David fleeing away from the face of Saul like a Partridge and Saul hunting him like a Dog Let us heare Reason I pray you Was it not That the Edomite might recover the sword our of Davids hand No no that could not be it Ans for when Saul speakes out his minde freely as sometimes he did for a wicked heart will discover it selfe amongst his Servants he does not bid them fetch the sword from David but kill him And Saul spake to Ionathan and to all his servants 1 Sam. 19.1 that they should kill David It is Davids life not the sword that is aimed at And the Edomite was a Right man for that service for he was a mighty man mighty to do mischiefe and skilfull to destroy Whom David and All them that had an hand with David That is the direct Answer Saul indeed spake