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A83947 Englands alarm to vvar against the Beast: by command from heaven, and his Israels example upon earth, comming-in to rescue David, out of the hands of a cruell Lord, and a bloudy Edomite: upon the same ground from Scripture and reason, Israel had then, and Christians now, to resist the prince ruling in the aire, and with the kings of the earth. In 3. sections: wherein, I. The history of Sauls war against David is so related ... that it relates ... to the three last yeeres affaires ... II. And to the bloudy execution of the Edomite in this war against the Parliament in Ireland and Lngland [sic] ever since. III. Here is also excellent reason given, why the tribes came not in sooner ... Also, to confirme the hearts and hands of the godly in their warfare ... 1643 (1643) Wing E2941; Thomason E56_15; ESTC R20696 26,569 31

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