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laban_n gen._n 31._o isaac_n with_o abimelech_n gen._n 26._o solomon_n with_o hiram_n 1._o king_n 5._o yea_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o have_v power_n to_o make_v covenant_n with_o their_o neighbour_n nation_v except_v with_o those_o seven_o mention_v deut._n 7._o q._n be_v it_o lawful_a for_o abraham_n be_v both_o a_o private_a man_n and_o a_o priest_n to_o raise_v war_n a._n a_o private_a man_n can_v raise_v arm_n except_o he_o will_v be_v count_v seditious_a now_o abraham_n be_v no_o private_a man_n because_o by_o god_n own_o mouth_n he_o be_v appoint_v lord_n of_o this_o land_n and_o it_o be_v he_o by_o right_n although_o not_o by_o possession_n neither_o be_v these_o three_o brethren_n private_a man_n with_o who_o abraham_n be_v confederate_a yea_o although_o abraham_n have_v be_v a_o private_a man_n yet_o this_o fact_n of_o he_o be_v no_o precedent_n for_o private_a man_n to_o raise_v arm_n except_o they_o have_v the_o same_o measure_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o he_o have_v for_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v direct_v by_o god_n it_o be_v unlike_a that_o with_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o domestic_a servant_n he_o will_v pursue_v four_o mighty_a king_n moreover_o although_o abraham_n be_v a_o priest_n and_o a_o prophet_n also_o yet_o he_o raise_v arm_n lawful_o be_v call_v by_o god_n so_o do_v moses_n and_o the_o levite_n fight_n against_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n moses_n kill_v og_n king_n of_o sihon_n and_o samuel_n agag_n king_n of_o amelec_n yet_o these_o be_v not_o precedent_n for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o raise_v arm_n for_o they_o be_v call_v extraordiâ—…arily_o unto_o this_o function_n but_o the_o preacher_n â—…f_v the_o gospel_n be_v not_o again_o the_o preaâ—…ers_n of_o the_o gospel_n must_v eschew_v all_o thing_n â—…hat_o hinder_v they_o in_o discharge_v of_o their_o funâ—…tion_n especial_o war_n which_o if_o they_o follow_v â—…hey_n must_v neglect_v prayer_n preach_v and_o ecâ—…lesiasticall_a discipline_n beside_o the_o apostle_n â—…heweth_v that_o the_o weapon_n of_o our_o warrefare_n â—…re_v not_o carnal_a but_o mighty_a through_o god_n â—…asting_v down_o every_o strong_a hold_n 2._o cor._n 10._o yet_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o preacher_n may_v exâ—…ort_v the_o magistrateto_fw-la raysearme_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n for_o the_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n â—…ounded_v the_o trumpet_n and_o carry_v the_o ark_n when_o the_o people_n go_v to_o battle_n q._n how_o far_o do_v abraham_n pursue_v his_o enemy_n a._n as_o far_o as_o dan_n a_o place_n in_o the_o north_n of_o canaan_n and_o one_o of_o the_o spring_n of_o jordan_n a_o hundred_o and_o four_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v of_o old_a call_v leshem_n but_o be_v win_v by_o the_o danitâ—…s_n it_o be_v call_v dan._n jos._n 19_o 47._o and_o it_o seem_v that_o either_o moses_n now_o give_v it_o this_o name_n by_o way_n of_o pprophecy_n or_o else_o ezer_n as_o who_o set_v the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o order_n do_v change_v the_o old_a name_n be_v out_o of_o use_n into_o this_o other_o name_n dâ—…_n here_o it_o be_v where_o jereboam_n set_v up_o the_o golden_a calf_n and_o peter_n confess_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o where_o the_o woman_n be_v miraculous_o heal_v of_o her_o bloody_a flux_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o miracle_n the_o woman_n cause_v a_o pillar_n to_o be_v erect_v in_o that_o city_n on_o which_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n be_v set_v and_o the_o woman_n behind_o he_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n but_o julian_n cause_v this_o image_n to_o be_v pull_v down_o and_o his_o own_o to_o be_v erect_v in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o short_o after_o be_v throw_v down_o with_o thunder_n from_o heaven_n euseb._n lib._n 7._o eccle_n hist._n cap._n 14