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A66968	A sermon being an incouragement for Protestants or a happy prospect of glorious success: with exhortations to be valiant against our enemies, in opposing the bloody principle of papists, and errors of popery, &c. Occasionally on the Protestants victory over the French and Irish papists before London-Derry, in raising that desperate siege, a glorious prospect of the Protestants happiness, &c. By Mr. Walker minister, and governor of the city.	Walker, George, of Londonderry.	1689 (1689)	Wing W345; ESTC R219334	7,242	13

this assurance undauntedly marched against the mighty Champion of the Philistines and with inconsiderable Weapons as knowing God saves neither by Spear nor Shield no more than by weak means when he resolves to manifest his power or intends to save he overcame the man that had so long defied the Armies of Israel For when the great Jehovah was d●signed to show his last Judgment upon Pharach and his pursuing Host in the Red Sea and Israel cryed cut for fear they were only commanded to stand still and see the Salvation of the Lord and they even without contributing any help of their own found themselves not only secured from the danger they feared and a little before had threatned them but saw their desire upon their Enemies the Element heard the voice of its Creator and returned with violence to let the stubborn Monarch know that the highest Rules in the Kingdoms of men in whose hands are all the Kingdoms of the Earth and all the breath of life There is a Sword of the Lord and a Sword of Man against the first there is no prevailing but the latter is weak i● the first be wanting God if he pleases can arm all the Elements to fight for his Servants as he did the Hail in the time of Joshua by which there fell more than by the Swords of the Israelites or inclose his people with Fiery Camps of Armed Angels as he did Elisha when his life was sought for by the Assyrians Trust in the Lord and he will be to his Servants a Wa●l of Defence and a strong Tower a Buckler a Shield and a mighty Deliverer who has power to do what he please● in Heaven and Earth whose Will is Fate and whose Decrees are irresistable and irreversable Let us but call upon him sincerely with a true heart and unseigned lips and he will hear us and deliver us out of all our trouble Let us not then be afraid of their terrour that seek to harm us but assuredly rest secure in his protection whose mercies are over all the works of his Creation and he will keep us from the Arrows that fly by Night and the Shafts though go abroad by day the Adversary shall have no advantage over us Therefore let us acquit our selves like men and not faint or grow weary Let fear fly our Breasts and let us Arm our selves with Courage in a good Cause and consider that the God of Battels the Lord of Hosts is the disposer of all things and if the Lord be with us who shall be against us and prosper for there is a Sword of the Lord and a Sword of Gideon Thus by extraordinary means does the Almighty save when he bares his Arm to make his power known to the Sons of Men then happy are all they that trust in him for they shall never be confounded their Enemies shall come out one way and flee seven the Lord shall draw a Sword after them and they shall be scattered even from Heaven shall they be discomfited and scattered o're the face of the earth as in Judges 3. 2. They fought from Heaven the Stars in their courses fought against Sisera If Heaven be on our side in vain is the Combination of man for who is able to stand before that mighty God whose very looks drieth up the deep and whose wrath maketh the Mountains to melt before whose Majesty Job confesseth himself to fail and tremble like one in a stormy Tempest and that his fear was so great that he was not able to bear it nor can his hand be shortened that he will not save those that stand for his truth suce as are valiant for the promotion of God's honour are said to fight the Lords Battel that is he owns them to be his Souldiers and he puts power and strength into their hands as he did into his Servant Joshua's when he made the Heavenly Bodies contrary to the course of nature obey a Mortal Voice the Sun and Moon stood still till his people had accomplished their desire upon their Enemies as we find it in Joshua 10. 13. And when Moses held but up his hand the Israelites prevailed for there is nothing too hard for the Lord when he designs to bring about his purposes I called on the Lord in my distress says holy David the Lord answered me and set me in a large place the Lord is on my side I will not fear what man can do unto me The Lord taketh my part with them that help me therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in Princes all Nations compassed me about but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them Psal 118 v. 5 6 7 8 9 10. Thus we may behold how a good Cause puts life into the Soul and makes the Spirit rise to the extreamest height of valour banishing the image of fear by a confident assurance of success makes Men bold as Lyons and unwary in their undertakings This made Nehemiah couragious for the House of God and for his Sanctuary when he caused the very Work-men to arm at their labour having their Swords in their hands even whilst they were building and repairing the City of Jerusalem to prevent and repel their treacherous Enemies who sought always to surprize and bring them to destruction Let us take Courage then and faint not but acquit your selves like men A Protestant Prayer for our Deliverance from Popish Enemies and for future Success O Lord God Holy and Glorious in whose hands are all the ends of the Earth thou God of Battles on whom all Success and Victory depends look down upon us thy poor afflicted Servants pardon our Sins and pass by the multitude of our Transgressions save us save us O Lord from the Malice and Hatred of our Implacable Enemies Defeat their Plots and Confound their Devices and let them know neither Policy nor the Arm of Flesh can do any thing against those thou art pleased to take into thy especial Care and Protection Give us Courage to be Valiant for thy Revealed Truth in the Gospel of thy dear Son our ever blessed Lord and Saviour and ever Defend us from the Clouds and Mists of Popery and Error give us hearts to Fear and Reverence thy Holy Name that all our Actions and Undertakings may redound to thy Honour and Glory through Jesus Christ To whom with Thee and Thy Holy Spirit be all Power Praise and Dominion World without end Amen Printed at London and Re-Printed at Edinburgh 1689.

A SERMON Being an Incouragement for PROTESTANTS or a Happy Prospect of Glorious Success With Exhortations to be Valiant against our Enemies in opposing the Bloody Principles of PAPISTS and Errors of POPERY c. Occasionally on the Protestants Victory over the FRENCH and IRISH Papists BEFORE London-Derry In Raising that Desperate SIEGE a Glorious Prospect of the Protestants Happiness c. By Mr. WALKER Minister and Governor of the City Judges VII XX. The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon WE may through all the Course of Holy Scripture plainly behold that when the Almighty designed to work 〈◊〉 a Deliverance to his People he made them sensible that it was not so much the Arms of Flesh as his immediat Power that sav●● them The Israelites at the time that God raised up Gideon the Son of Joash to be an Instrument in his Hand of saving them were oppressed by the Midianites and Amalekites a cruel and wastful People that spared no Means that Force or Fraud could invent to vex them and lay their Countrey Desolate to draw them away to Idolatry and the Worship o● strange Gods which their Fathers had not known and least they should seem to attribute the Victory to multitudes and not give the sole Glory to the God of Battles This great Captain had an express Command to try first their Courage and Resolution and after that proving too many they were selected at the Water-Brook where three hundred only were chosen and with that small number the mighty Army was overthown destroyed broken and con●ounded at first onset by the breaking of Pitchers and sounding of Trumpets and crying The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon Judges 7. 20. Let but the Lord arise sayes Holy David and his enemies shall be scattered And again God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble Therefore will we not fear though the earth be moved and though the Mountains be carried into the midst of the Sea Though the Waters thereof roar and be troubled Psas 46. 1 2 3. We find that when Samaria was Besieged and even Famine raged in the City to a Degree that a Woman was forced to eat the fru●ts o● her Womb when all visible Means failed and an Insulting Enemy every day expected to enter the City and bring it to a final Desolation that only a no●se being heard in the Hills and Mountains raised the Siege and gave abundance of plenty to the Besieged according as the Prophet had foretold And Senacheribs Host trusting in the Arm of Flesh and the multitude of Horses and Chariots found themselves insensibly Defeated by the Revenging Sword of the Destroying Angel falling dead by the mighty stroak of an Invisible Power whose Force they felt but knew no way to resist or fly from till 80000 of them were scatter'd in the Cha●ns of Death And upon consideration of these and the like Deliverances Holy David says to comfort himself and his People viz. The Lord of Hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our Refuge come behold the Work of the Lord what desolation he hath made in the earth he maketh Wars to cease unto the end of the earth he breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder and burneth the Chariot with fire Be still and know that I am God I will be exalted amongst the heathen I will be exalted in the earth The Lord of Hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our refuge Psal 46. 7 8 9 10 11. For although God makes Man for the most part the Instrument in his hand the more v●sibly to bring about his purposes yet without the Operation of Almighty Power and Wisdom Mens Devices are brought to nought for here we find that when Gideon came to behold the Camp of the enemy The Midianites and Amalekites and all the Children of the H●st lay along in the Valley like Grashoppers for multitude and their Camels were without number as the Sand of the Sea Judges 7. 12. Yet this great Army that had so long been the wast●ul Terrour of the Countrey was put into such a fear at the cry of the Sword of the Lord and Gideon that they were utterly confounded and knew not what they did for as we find it in vers 21 22. of the ●oregoing Chapter viz. And they stood every man in his place round about the Camp and all the Host ran and cryed and fled and the three hundred blew the Trumpets and the Lord set every mans Sword against his fellow even throughout all the Host and the Host fled c. By this we may see it was more through Fear and Distraction they were broken than through any slaughter the three hundred Israelites were capable of making amongst so great a Company of men David incouraged by God pursued the Amalekites that burnt Ziklag and with four hundred Men fell upon those that had taken the spoil and with four hundred Men Defeated their great Army recovering what ever had been taken away Barach and Deborah Defeated Jabin's great Host Destroying it together with Sisera its Captain who fell in Jael's Tent. Sampson with his single Arm routed at sundry times the Powers of the Philistines so that we see that God confounds strength with weakness fo● when men presume too much on the Arm of Flesh they ●●●quently deceive themselves and in the m●●st of their security are overthrown Therefore let a good Christian consider that his strength is in the Lord and 〈◊〉 God be on his side he need not be afraid th●ugh danger beset him round about but be comforted an● ma●e v●liant by the words of the Kingly Prophet viz. The Lord is my light and my salvation whom s●all I fear the Lord is the ●●trength of my life of whom shall I be afraid When the wicked even mine enemies and my foes came up●n me to eat up my flesh they s●umbled and fell Thou●h an Hos● sh●uld en●amp against me m● heart shall not fear though War shall arise again●● me in this will I be confident Psal 27. 1 2 3. This ought to be the confidence and couragious resolution of every Christan especi●l●y Soldiers who carry their Lives in their hands and are said to live on the brink o● the Grave Above all ●n a good Cause and the Defence of the Sacred Truth when their Religion is in danger and the Enemy seeks not to gain a Dominion over their Bodies but over their Souls to obscure the Light of the Gospel and Cloud a K●ngdom in Darknesse and Ignorance Let them take Example by the Valiant Maccabees who when they beheld their Holy Things Prophaned and Trampled unde● Foot by an idolatrous People their Alter po●luted and their Sanctuaries in danger to be defiled they took up the Sword of Gi●eon and stood more for their Religion than for their Lives no● was the Sword of the Lo●d wanting to give them success over the●r Enemies and to Redeem their Blee●●ng Count●ey from the Distraction and Desolation it