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A62380	Papisto-Mastix, or, Deborah's prayer against God's enemies Judg. 5, 31. explicated and applyed : in the Cathedrall of Saint Peter in Exon, November the fift, 1641 / by William Sclater ...	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing S919; Wing P311_CANCELLED; ESTC R15926	46,487	70

makes f Isa 52.10 bare his own arme and getteth g Psal 98.1 himselfe the victory himselfe as if he stood in need of none no not of the meanest ayd and therefore is Christs victory expressed by treading of a wine-presse alone Isa 63.1.6 When there are none to help when the Church is brought to sorest extremities and greatest improbabilities of being saved yet saith one though multitudes meet against her as many as Grapes in a Vintage they shall all be but as so many clusters of Grapes He shall squeeze out their blood like Wine and make his Church to thash them And this he doth sometimes extraordinarily to shew himself the immediate author of the deliverance as when he discomfited the Hoast of the the Syrians by a noyse of Horses and Chariots of fire 2 King 6.17 and 7.6 as there was a h Euseb l. 3. c. 8. voyce heard in the Temple before the destruction of Hierusalem not more in likelihood to warn the faithful to depart the City than to terrifie the lewd inhabitants The story of our own Henry the fifth against the numerous Frenchmen who thought to have even crowded them to death is more known than to need relation Under the conduct of Germanus here in Britain who came over from France to subdue the Pelagian heresie which then prevailed amongst us against a mighty army of Saxons and Picts the Britons prevailed onely by the three times pronouncing the word Hallelujah which voice ecchoing redoubling from the Acclamation of his followers among the Mountains nigh to which the Enemie had encamped frighted them and won the Conquest upon which it was called i Vide Archiepis Usserium lib. de Britan. eccles primordiis p. 332 333. c. Victoria Hallelujatica and the story telleth us Triumphant Pontifices bostibus fusis sine fanguine triumphant victoriâ fide obtentâ non viribus The joy was in a victory gotten without blood-shed and that by Faith not by force Sometimes againe the senses of the Enemies are deluded as the Moabites seeing the sunne shining upon the water flowing happily upon red earth had their eyes dazled and so ranne upon their unthought-off destruction 2 King 3.22 23. And so also he made way to his indignation upon Pharaoh and the Aegyptians by rowling up the waters into an heap till they were all run full on into the very gulfe of destruction Exod. 14. Sometimes againe ordinarily but by weake means Thus Zerah the Ethiopian with his Hoast of a thousand thousand was overthrown by a handfull of King Asa for it is nothing with the Lord to help whether with many or with them that have no power 2 Ch. 14.11 And Gideon only with three hundred men and a with few empty pitchers and blinking Lamps undid the Midianites though they lay as Grasse-hoppers upon the valley of Morch Judg. 7.7.20 the reason is verse the second Lest Israel vaunt themselves against me saith the Lord saying Mine own hand hath saved me So David a young stripling goeth forth against the huge monster Goliah and with nought but a sling and a smooth stone smote that dread of Israel that he felldown like to an k Pro. 7.22 Oxe fatted for the slaughter at the feet even of a tender stripling 1 Sam. 17. So the wals of Jericho were thrown down with the blast of Rams-horns Josh 6.20 to see wals that seemed to challenge by their height an equipage with the Stars of Heaven a man would imagine no warlike engine of the most martiall ostentation enough to batter them but behold that God may have the glory of so great a downfall onely a seven daies walk about them with the sound not of any silver shrill trumpets but onely of Rams-horns instruments base for the matter and not loud for the sound this must doe the businesse for the Lord when he will compasse an overthrow makes l B● Hall Contemplat of the siege of Jericho weaknesse no disadvantage and very mean and homely are those means which God commonly useth in his most glorious works At other times again by ordring casualties and particular emergencies for the deliverance of his Church a thing conspicuous in the Histories of Joseph Eester in which book of Eester though the name neither of God nor Lord be found at all yet in no Scripture is there set down more wonderfull and remarkable passages and acts of Gods immediate providence for his calamitous people So that as a man by a Chaine made up of severall links some of Gold others of silvers some of Brasse Iron or Tin may be drawn out of a Pit so the Lord saith an m Mr. Edward Reynolds on Ps 110. ver 5.6 p. 499. eminent Divine of this age by the concurrence of severall subordinate things which have no manner of dependance or naturall coincidency among themselves hath oftentimes wrought the deliverance of his Church that it might appeare to be the worke of his own hand In short God partly by defeating the devises of the crafty partly by restrayning the power or over-ruling the malice of the wicked n Jud 6. confer D. King p. 56. Lect. 4. on Jonah chayning up even Satan himselfe by these and a thousand other wayes the Lord declareth his power to be more for his Church then all the Enemies thereof can be against it and therefore after Deborahs example here because of that his power he is chiefly to be sought unto in the time of danger Thirdly for Gods goodnesse and readinesse to relieve the wants of his children it flowes naturally from the bowels of his innate compassions and most render loving kindenesse therefore Luke 1.78 old Zachary calls them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thus when his embondaged people groaned under their Aegyptian burthens the Lord looked upon them and soon eased them of their sighings and o Isa 1.24 himselfe of his adversaries Exod. 2.23 24 25. see Psal 103.8 9 Mic. 7.19 Lastly for fidelity and faithfulnesse heare Truth it selfe to speak Matth. 5.48 the whole creation shall as soone faile as the least iota of Gods word faile of accomplishment yea in comparison of God every even of the truest men is a direct Lyer Rom. 3.3 For it is an impossibility that God should ly Heb. 6.18 or deny himselfe being truth it selfe 2 Tim. 2.13 As for man indeed wherein is he to be p Isa 2.22 accounted of whose breath is in his Nostrils whose fidelity and favour like to the reeds of Aegypt may not faile us only but run into our hands and hurt us 2 King 18.21 see Psal 12.1 and Prov. 2● 19 Confidence in an unfaithfull friend in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a foot out of joynt For as there is no trusting to a broken tooth for feeding nor to alame leg for speedy journeying no more firme confidence is there to be placed in a wa●ering yeelding unfaithfull friendship Now in God his fidelity is like himselfe q Ma●

3.6 Jam. 1.17 unchangeable therefore David in the experience of it calleth him so often his Rock his fortresse his Tower of defence c. conferre Psal 28.7 8. and Heb. 10.23 No marvell then is it that good Deborah in the distresse of the Church seeks to Jehovah to undoe its Enemies she might happily remember that of the Lord to Moses being now about to deliver by his hands his Israel from thraldome Exod. 6.3 Note the place I appeared unto Abraham saith God unto Isaac and unto Jacob by the name of God Al mighty but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them Quest How expound we this Scripture was not God knowne to the Patriarchs before the daies of Moses by the name Jehovah we finde it expressely mentioned Gen. 157.28 13. and 26.25 Answ For answer our r Lyra Junius ad Exod. 6 3. Zanch. de Natura Dei cap. 13. lib. 1. sect 34. c. Estius in lib. 1. sent Dist 8. sect 2. Referendum hoc est non ad significationem vocabulorum sed ad declarationem rerum significatarum c. id ibid. modern Divines do jointly resolve the meaning to be understood of the actuall performance of those promises by a reall exhibition which the Patriarchs and faithfull did rest before in expectation of touching Israels deliverance from bondage out of Aegypt their faith and hope being grounded upon his Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 almighty Gen. 17.1 For both in the Creation of the world and in the destroying of the same againe by water and withall by bestowing many Gifts upon them he had shewed himselfe to be God all-sufficient to doe whatsoever he promised but now hee would manifest himselfe to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jehovah in giving a constant being unto the performance of of his old promise even as verily as he gave his own eternall and immutable Essence and Subsistence unto him else therefore King David after an actuall overthrow of Gods Enemies cryes out Psal 68.4 Extoll him that rideth upon the Heavens by his name Jah and rejoyce before him And the Propheresse in this place recounting happily the known acts of Jehovah in the miraculous overthrow of his Enemies and in the wonderfull rescues of his people seen even then in the ruine of the King of Canaan and of Sisera his chiefe Captaine she makes her addresse for the utter Consumption of all the rest of the Lords Enemies not as Baals Priests f 1 King 18.28 See D. King p. 73. Lect. 5. on Jonab cutting themselves with lancers and howling upon false gods nor as some doltish Romanists chattering unto some Saint she flyeth I say unto no arme of flesh or Idol but only and in the first place unto the Lord Jehovah saying So let all thine Enemies perish O Lord. Vse And what better use can we make of this passage than to follow her steps herein for in vaine shall we imagine with t Sueton. in Tiberio Tiberius that Omnia fato all things are swayed by inevitable fate and destiny or that Salvation is to be hoped for from u Psal 33.16 multitude or from the * Jer. 3.23 Hills if the Lord be against us For though we be as Noe that is x Junius ad cap. 3. Nah ver 8. Alexandria in Aegypt a populous Nation situate among the rivers with ramparts and wals from the Sea as r Nah. 8.9 Nahum expresseth it and were our strength as infinite yet if God say to us now as he did unto her then Nah. 3.5 Behold I am against thee saith the Lord of Hosts even we as well as shee may be carried away and goe into captivity ver 10 If God be for * Read Isa 41.10.11 12 c. Horat. us who can be against us Rom 8.31 Fractus licèt illabatur orbis impavidos ferient ruina z Psal 144.15 Happy are the people saith the Psalmist that are in such a case yea happy is that people whose God is the Lord Psal 144.15 in this condition we will not feare what a Psal 56.11 Man can doe unto us But if God be against us who can be for us What power what strength availe us I conclude this point therefore with that experienced Prophet Psal 73.28 It is good for us to draw neer unto God c. And thus farre also of the second particular namely The Person unto whom she the Prophetesse Deborah in the text directeth her Prayer against Gods Enemies unto the Lord Jehovah saying So let all thine Enemies perish O Lord. THE next particular is the forme of her Imprecation Part. III. Let So let all thine Enemies perish O Lord Where the quere fals in Quest Whether it be lawfull to pray against our Enemies or not sith our Saviour seems expressely to enjoyn the contrary Matth. 5.43 44. Yee have heard that it hath been said saith Christ Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine Enemy but I say unto you love your Enemies blesse them that curse you doe good to them that hate you yea pray for them that despightfully use you and persecute you The resolution hereunto shall be short Answ and that which the Schoolemen have herein acutely framed us First then the words Thou shalt hate thine Enemy are no where found in all the whole Law but were crept into the mouths of the vulgar from some additionall and false glosse of the Jewes who because the love of the brother or friend was comman ded concluded absurdly therfore that the hatred of the Enemy was not forbidden But if yee observe it Christ doth not say Yee have known that it hath been writen but only Yee have heard that it hath been said for 't was a meer Tradition of their corrupt Rabbins no fundamentall or sound warrant of truth at all And for answer to the question wee must as b Durand in lib. 3. sent Dist 30. quest in fine H. Bonavent 3. sent Dist 30. Nicol de Orbellis in eund lib. Thom. 2. a. 2 ae quest 25. Art 8. Raynerius de Pisis tom 1. Pantheolog cap. De Inimicis p. 1160 1161. Durandus with the full Chorus of the Schoolmen advise us distinguish of and consider an Enemy two waies first Formally secondly Materially First formally as an Enemy Secondly materially as a man made after the Image of God In the first sense we are not bound to love an Enemy as an Enemy that is as one whose Evill of sinne is both odious in it self and also unto God and so by consequence should be unto us for this vice of his which occasions enmity is contrary unto right and divine Charity But secondly as this Enemy hath in him materially a compartnership of the same nature of humanity with our selves so we are bound First In Vniversali in the Generall to wish him well Secondly Yea in particulari in speciall also in case of c 〈◊〉 perfecti●● 〈…〉 Articulo amare