for him Ier. 32 17. Faith lookes not at the deadnesse of men or â—naptnesse of meanes but relies on God perswaded that what he had promised he is able to performe Rom. 4. 19. 20 1. Faith in God being so mighty know it 1 Beleevers be most valiant victors the chiefest conquerours godly men relying on the word bee stronger then all the world their spirits be heroâ—â— call their armes made strong by the mighty God of Iacob Kingdomes cannot stand before them Through faith they subdued Kingdomes Heb. 11 33. Waxed valiant in fight verse 34. David beleeving in the Lord prevailed against the great and formidable Philistine by faith Barak over-powred Sisera and vanquisht Iabin by faith Gedeon mastered the Midianites by faith Asa chased the Ethiopians by it the Iewes brought down Haman in his glory by it the Canaanitish Kings fell before Ioshua by it the Kingdome of Saints are a Peerlesse people It is the honour of all the Saints to triumph over all contrary Royalty and Nobility to bind Kings in chaines and Nobles with fetters of iron Psal. 149. 8 9. 2 2. 'T is a vanity in any difficulty to expect victory by what is not of faith which is so potent an instrument without faith there is no setling of any heart in hope or state in happinesse If ye will not beleeve surely ye shall not be established â—say 7. 9. 1. Formality in Religion Ceremonies in Gods worship be heartlesse empty powerlesse faith is the power of godlinesse 't is a deceit to rest in going to Church as men speak as once it was confidence in a lye to say The temple of the Lord the temple of the Lord the temple of the Lord are these Ierâ—â— 4. These are lying words they trusted to that could not profit vers. 8. Yet God ruined all where was no faith both the temple vers. 14. and Shiloh of old vers. 12. When Israel trusted to the Ark to save them from the enemy 1 Sam. 4. 3. â—etch the Arke let it save us Could it saveâ— did it save them nay many Israelites were â—mitten vers. 10. and an impure paire of Priests slaine verse 11. 2. Policy is too impotent to remove all impediments worldly wisdome weakens men carnall reasonings be faiths enemies and Satans strong holds Lean not to thine own understanding Pro. 3.5 carnall reason is called a bitter enemy of God Luthers oracle published what would be the pest and perdition of Christian Religion 1. Oblivion of Evangelicall blessings 2. Security generally raigning 3. Wordly wisdome which would reduce all in order and heale the land with ungodly counsells Iehu subtilly cut off Ahabs Baals and in wylinesse yea wickednesse kept Ieroboams calves 2 Kin. 10. 28 29. yet could not he continue the Kingdome for then began the Lord to cut Israel short verse 32. 3. Power of many men is too weak a prop to lean on Many provisions severall stratagems manifold machinations be without faith meanes of no value God promised Zerubbabel whom as speciall Magistrate it concerned to see the temple reedified nâ—t by might of many men or power of one man but by my spirit power providence and gracious favour when all helps which bee subordinate faile will I build the Temple Zechary 4. 6. 1. Prove ye your selves 2 whether you be fitted to conquer all commers to remove all impediments obstacles or obstructions in your way and work Have ye faith deale kindly and truly with your selves be not by sloth and presumption deceived 1. It is a faith will cast down walls 1. In mens hearts it casts down strong holds in us 2 Cor. 10. 4. it layeth low our lofty imaginations and every high thing that exalteth it selfe against the knowledge of God it silenceth our reasonings verse 5. it removes the perversenesse of heart it causeth frowardnesse of heart to depart Psal. 101. it cannot endure vaine-glory as in Hezekiah his heart was lifâ— up after a mercy 2 Chr. 32. 25. yet he humbled himselfe for the pride of his heart verse 26. Faith diâ—allowes worldlinesse â— in lusts after honour greatnesse reputation as Moses by faith he refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter verse 24. 2. In lusts after pleasure faith preferres the afflictions of Gods people before the pleasures of sinne verse 25. 3. Lusts after profit and pleasure the treasures of Egypt cannot lye in faiths way to bribe it verse 26. Faith wasts ruines and undermines all inward evill it regards no iniquity in heart it purifieth the heart it cleanseth the conscience abhorres hypocrisie security inward vanity Acts 15. 9. 2. In mens houâ—es it is upright in the family as David I will walk within my house with a perfect heaâ—t Psal. 101. 2. he reformes servants He that worketh deceit shall not dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shill not tarry in my sight ver. 7. The father of the faithfull Abraham commanded his children and houshold to keep the way of the Lord Gen. 18. 19. Iacob purged his house from all straâ—ge Gods and vanities 35. 2. and had no enemy to hurt him for the terror of God was upon the cities round about him verse 5. Cornelius a Centurion a pious souldier a devout man one that feared God with all his house Acts 10. 3. Gedeon a noted man for goodnesse and famous for faith began his reformation at his fathers houshold and cut downe his grove and threw downe the Altar of Baal Iud. 6. 25. 27. Have yee faith to cast down evils Idols and to remove scandals in Gods houses to reforme our Churches Ministers and members and is it not most serious and sincere to begin with your owne hearts and houses how unseemly yea and unsound is it to talk of reformation Ecclesiasticall and to neglect the heart as disordered and the family as deformed and unreformed 2. This faith in God is effectuall 2 where it is in man 1. It relyeth on the Lord his presence his assistance his arme his name as Iudah did in 2 Chron. 13. 18. Faith will set God his word his promise against all Faith hath a God to trust to the Lord is its hope not men or meanes Ier. 17. 7. 2. It gloryeth in the word of God with praise to God when it seeth nothing but present trouble in dayes of feare it feares not man his cruelty policy power When King Saul misled by evill counsellours pursued David a loyall subject a faithfull servant to swallow him up Psal. 56. in the title and verse 1. his faith cures his feare verse 3. his soule made its boast of the promise of God verse 4. 3. It worketh by love 1. to the Lord Jesus Many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drowne it if a man would give all the substance of his house for love it would utterly be contemned it cleaves to Christ in contrary temptations Cant. 8. 7. 2. To the Church it loves the houshold of faith the Saints others it pitieth in them it
IERICHOES DOVVN-FALL As it was Presented in a Sermon preached in St. Margarets Westminster before the Honourable HOUSE of COMMONS At the late Solemne Fast Septemb. 28. 1642. By THOMAS WILSON Preacher of the word at Otham in Kent Published by Order from that HOUSE LONDON Printed for JOHN BARTLET and are to bee sold at the Gilt Cup near to S. Austins Gate 1643. Die Mercurii 28. Sept. 1642. IT is this day Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament that M. Hollis and Sr Robert Harley are appointed to returne thanks from this House to M. Hodges and M. Wilson for the great paines they have taken in the Sermons they preached this day at St. Margarets Westminster at the intreaty of this House And that they desire them to print their Sermons And that no man presume to print them but such as they shall appoint untill the House shall take farther Order H. ELSYNG Cler. Parl. D. Com. To the HONORABLE HOUSE of COMMONS Now Assembled in PARLIAMENT THE Great God the Lord your God God of Gods and Lord of Lords in pity to his people and mercy to this Land hath raised up in our great distresse a seven shepheards and eight principall men out of the severall divisions of the Kingdome when the enemy would come in like a flood the spirit of the Lord hath lift up a Sâ—andard against him God hath called you for such a thing as this at such a time as this to this Great Court your call is high your work is hard you know why you are borne for the benefit of many as Bucers Physitians said to him non sibi se sed multorum utilitati esse natum You are our deliverers from heavy burdens our reformers of great corruptions You find Church and State bruised and diseased You are our healers b What though Israel fret shall Moses faint when men of renown murmure at the instruments of good the Lord will shew who are Gods no man suffers so much injury as God doth contumely as Melanchthon said nullum hominem tantum sustinere malorum quantum contumeliarum Deus It is not strange that some preferre Egyptians Onionâ— to Canaan and its dainties yet their Caleb a noble spirit fully followed the Lord Bucer and Melanchthon framed a form of reformation with approbation of the Peeres and States but the Clergy in the Colledge of Colen wherein were some stood right affected but more were contrary c rejected with slander and affirmed they had rather live in Turky then under such a reformation sub imperio Turcico malle se vivere quà m sub Magistratâ— qui reformationem illam sequatur Nehemiah when he was in the Lords work was scorned resistedâ— accused threatned and by Nobles in Iudah sworn unto Tobiah deserted yet hee builds and prospers desists not his work defieth his adversaries factions dreads not words nor letters Mens d fury against Christ is a good Omen is better then their flattery they laugh at him weep not for it God laugheth at them Gods infinite providence the seven eyes upon â—ne stone Zechar. 3.9 is upon the Churches foundation all things below are wheeled about as the râ—ngs full of eyes infinitâ Dei providentiâ Iun. in Ezek. 1. 18. Build you God will prosper your work make up the hedge God hath sought you for it stand in the gap before the Lord that he may not destroy the Land who now visits our ingratitude as Luther to Melanchton valdè cupio ut sint adversus Satanae furores inaestimabiles aliquor reliqui qui se pro do mo Israel muros opponant in hoc die furoris Domini visitantis nostram sicut dignum est ingratitudinem You love our Nation your acts are nationall execute judgement and seek the truth thus love our Land and the Lord will pardon Ier. 5. 1. Doe men hate him that rebuketh in the Gate and abhorre him that spèaketh uprightly it is knowne by it it is an evill time you contend for peace and truth be constant and confident your warre is peace as Zwinglius de bello Helvetico writing to his friends Bellum cui nos instamus pax est nonbelluÌ„ they strove to preserv verity liberty of the Gospell Men may may be not hurt the body but they cannot reach not touch the soule that spirituall sparkle as Zwinglius his heart was whole cor illaesum when his body was turned into ashes Luther warmed Melanchthons spirit by a letter about the common cause then molested by Pontificall rage and Caesars fury I saith he about the publike cause have a quiet mind assured it is just true and unappalled I feare not the fierce and cruell Papists if we be overthrowne Christ shall be overthrowne with us and come what can malo ego cum Christo ruere quam cum Caesare stare I had rather fall with Christ then stand with Caesar You fast you pray you consult with the God of heaven who will answer in due time with good and comfortable words Zechary 1.13 Pray as e Luther was wont to doe with reverâ—nce as to a God and with confidence as to a friend and father The day of fasting allowes no ornaments in lesser things then Sermons it was only my purpose to speak something pertinent to the day fasting must have prayer prayer faith and faith activity What can be more necessary in the caâ—se of faith then faith in tantuÌ„ est opus fidei ne causa fidei sit sine fide your difficulties many faith which hath a kind of omnipotency will carry you through all tantum possumus quantum credimus In this service my study was that the word of truth propounded your hearts lift up in the way of the Lord to the work of the Lord might continue in their height and heat by the spirit of burning till all our filth and blood be purged and washed away till fasting be turned into feasting till men may use this speech in England concerning the State The Lord blesse thee ô habitation of justice and concerning the Church The Lord blesse thee ô mountaine of holinesse till there be one Lord and his Name one That this Parliament the repairer of the breaches the restorer of the Paths to dwell in by loyalty to our Soveraign fidelity to the Kingdome and zeale to Religion may be the joy of many Generations which is the prayer of Your devoted servant and daily Petitioner to the God hearing Prayer THOMAS WILSON JERICHO'S DOWN-FALL A SERMON PREACHED before the Honorable House of COMMONS at a solemn Fast Novemb. 28. 1642. HEB. 11. 30. By Faith the walls of Iericho fell downe after they were compassed about seven dayes THE authority of this Epistle depends not on the Writer but on the Authour not on Maâ— but on God whose Spirit of truth held and ruled the pen of the Writer It evidently sets forth 1. Christs 1. Person God and man and 2. Offices King Priest Prophet 2. The
delighteth Gal. 6. 10. this is the faith the Gospell praiseth Gal. 5. 6. 4. It walks and works by rule a divine Canon 6. 16. 1. In Religion and worship of God it minds and credits the word of God 't is fully for the Scripture all that is in the Scripture it is for as Paul confessed I worship God beleeving all things which are written in the law it dislikes unwritten traditions it disallowes no divine institutions it is well pleased to be ruled by Gods will it will not accept mans lust for a law nor except against any law of Christ Acts 24. 14. 2. In reformation it minds the word as a patterne most perfect as Moses had his patterne not a pin was left to his discretion in that great work of the tabernacle yet he was prudent he was pious but he is charged to attend to directions of God See that thou make all things according to the patterne shewed to thee Heb. 8. 5. the word is our pattern in the day of grace the man of God is to hold fast the forme of sound words as 2 Tim. 1. 13. measure all by this patterne in this our new building Ezek. 43. 10. Learne all the formes all the ordinances and all the lawes of this house and doe them verse 11. A faithfull man is to mind that too Ezra 7. 18. Doe after the will of your God command or commend nothing but by divine warrant whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven let it bee diligently done for the house of the God of heaven verse 23. Gods words is a perfect rule feare him doe nothing without beside or against the word of God Gods commands containe a mans whole duty Eccl. 12. 13. Faith is to beleeve no more then may bee preached but the preachers may and must preach not what men invent but whatsoever Christ commands Mat. â—8 20. Gods word will furnish a man with all that is profitable 2 Tim. 3. 16. and will perfect a man in all things doctrinall and in all things practicall more then is in that perfect word needs neither be knowne taught nor done in the Church of God verse 17. 2. Procure that which is the speedy way to remove all obstacles in your work your good work 2 even this wonder-working faith Mark 11. 22. Have faith in God this will remove mountaines great and seemingly setled impediments beleeve what God doth say and you may have what you shall say verse 23. Christ doth ascertaine us of it neither is it spoken of miraculous faith which removes these mountaines it is an usefull instruction unto beleevers now Mat. 21. 21. 22. 1. Governours yee most noble Senatours trust in the Lord this will make you incomparable succesfull free-men as Hezekiah a godly King trusted in the Lord so that none was like him 2 Kings 18. 5. and he prospered whither soever he went verse 7. it is a glory to be a beleever and a counsellour a beleever and a Parliament man Bee wise now and kisse the sonne of God with faith 't is your wisdome the beleever is the wise man it will bee your happinesse to trust in Christ the beleever is a blessed man Psal. 2. 11,12 2. The Governed people who desire to doe any good at this day when difficulties be many this work sticks ô 't is want of faith beleeve in the Lord beleeve down these walls these high walls when others put to their hands have yee faith in your hearts Beleeve in the Lord and prosper 2 Chron. 20. 20. Now yee Right Honourable who love our nation and whose hearts are to build us synagogues who meeet with many oppositions and discern many obstructions and such dangerous distractions in this crazy State and diseased Church 1. Promote preaching of the word of faith which is so powerfull to remove impediments men must heare if they would beleeve and how shall they heare without preachers Rom. 10. 14. 'T is preaching is a notable alarme against God-forsakers although as Church-Papists may doe they keep their Church and will not bee called Church-forsakers 2 Chron. 13. 12. Preachers be the strength of a Land the Charets of Israel and horsemen thereof 2. Kings 13. 14. It is more needfull to set up Preachers then garrisons in townes let them have maintenance countenance continuance Exalt ye Christs Kingdome it will downe with all contrary Kingdomes Satans and Antichrists power failes and is broken where Christ is known as King Dan. 2.44 Christ is that stone breaks some and grinds others to powder Mat. 21.44 Let Christ the object of faith be the head albeit the builders in place name not in 1 act 2 nature refused him Psal 118.22 What is to be expected in Counties where little or no word of faith is there the enemies swarme and triumph What good can you find in men either toward righteousness or religion where meÌ„ are as the mountains of Gilboa no rain nor dew of the doctrine of faith fals on them Let your hearts be lift up in the way of the Lord to doe according to that your pious resolution of establishing a Preaching Minister through out all the whole â—ingdome for faith comes by the word preached Rom. 10. 17. 2 Provoke unto prayer Prayer is a way to have an addition to faith Luke 17.5 Lord increase our faith restraine not prayer by any decree for any time as they wickedly did Dan. 6. 12. Let them that can pray pray men are to be excited to cover earnestly the best gifts and not to rest in a dull devotion but to pray in the holy Ghost a perfect help to prayer a blessed mean of more faith Iud. v. 20. 3 Provide that the seales of the Covenant of God may be purely administred as helps of faith this excellent grace Rom. 4.11 Let your wisedome search the book of God and study the will of God that according to the counsell of the Lord Ministers and members in all our assemblies may be sanctified sufficiently for this 2 Chron. 30. 2. Till men be sufficiently sanctified they cannot come to the Lords supper no more then keep the passeover vâ— 3. Remove in this all obstacles all superstitions profanations v. 14. O that all mighâ— be according to the Word of the Lord in Pastors and peopâ—e 35.6 God is the God of order in his owne ordinances Worship him we must after the due order lest in stead of a blessing we meet with a blow as David discovered and reformed 1 Chron. 15. 2.13 Motives to this faith in God 1. Preaching by it profits men How good is a word a sermon a promise beleeved it works effectually in them that beleeve 1 Thes. 2.13 whereas the Gospell full of glad tydings profits not being not mixt with faith in them that heare it Heb. 4. 2. 2. Prayer then prevailes when it is the prayer of faith What is fasting without prayer prayer being a speciall duty more to bee mending on a fast day or prayer without
viall is on them and yet they repent not Goe on and prosper in your work and the Lord hasten Babylons full and finall fall Rev. 18. 2. 2. In regard of the work 1. It is high an Angelicall work who but Angells powre out the vialls May not men work Rev. 15. 1 6. 2. It is holy a divine work you work as Gods you have a divine title in office Gods Psal. 82. 6. You work for the King and the Kingdome for your countries and our consciences your and our Eternity You work for Christ and his Kingdome you work for the Lord 2 Chron. 19. 6. 3. It is a happy it is a blessed work happy you in rewarding Babylon as shee hath served us you may by just censure doe to her what she in her agents hath done to us in unjust sentence Psal. 137. 8. You work here but you and yours have many a prayer every day prayer oft in the day prayer Christs servants in the Ministery pray for you Christs people his beloved ones pray for you all that can pray pray for youâ— the blessing of the poore the prisoner the exiled the persecuted the oppressed the just is upon you that you may be as the Sun when it goeth in his strength over all mountaines and sublunary impediments Much honoured you may well work you are under many a prayer with many a teare powred out to God the hearer of prayers that you and your work may prosper it will wither any most flourishing bay tree to have the Church pray against it it will put vigour and spirit into any gracious heaâ—t to have Gods children pray for it Iud. 5. 31. 4. It is Honourable a work full of credit Ioshuah is by this made famous in the world upon this fall his fame was noised throughout all the countrey Josh. 6. 27. Great is and greater will be the glory of this Englands Parliament albeit you meet with ill requitall by an unworthy and unthankfull people yet your work will redound to ages to posterity that will know your name you continue Israels name yea Christs name among us you shall bee called the friends of nations the healers of the Kingdome deliverers raised up Saviours come up on mount Sion the repairers of the breach the restorers of the path to dwell in Isay 58. 12. Work the Lords work study his name and glory hee will mind your memory and honour your name shall be blessed Prov. 10. 7. 3. In regard of good to many 1. The King shall raign in honour and happines all impediments removed a loving King over a liâ—gâ— peopleâ—his throne will be established iâ— righâ—â—ousnesse Prov. 25. 5. the evill the King sitting on the throne of judgement will bee scattered away with his eyes 20. 8. His Crowne will be in safety and His Person in dignity verse 21. His Subjects many to His Honour 14. 28. His Countenance as life to them 16. 15. and His Favour as the cloud of the latter raine yea as dew upon the grasse 19. 22. to the joy of his people by justice 29. 2. 2 The way to Canaan heaven opened and by the preaching of the Gospell made plaine which by impediments was shut up the Temple of God was open Revel. 11. 19. After much ignorance truth shall be knowne more clearly the little book will be open the vaile will be taken away Revel. 10. 2. which was marvellously over-spread Isay 25. 7. downe with these walls and then many may goe on more comfortably hopefully speedily to the promised land 3 Liberty for Gods chosen to come out of the fellowship of Canaanites to hold communion with true Israelites as Rahab was freed from Iericho when the walls fell and it was taken She was saved alive and dwelt in Israel many now greatly afflicted with the company of the evill doers when the work of reformation comes to an end shall be able to live in communion of Saints Ioshua 6. 25. 4 An addition to the Church of God of many distressed who by humane vanities and inhumane persons could not dwell in the land who will come home and fall in to us abundantly by a reformation many went away but went not from us but were scattered they love the assembly of Saints without separation from them when offences bee taken away they being driven away will be gathered we shall lose none but gaine many whereas mens former wayes have scattered Saints and increased Papists and superstitions have over-spread the face of Religion in many places our study to continue the Church in peace by vaine ceremonies hath increased distractions in it and the will and wit of man to content and convert Papists with May-poles and Morris-dances is both vitious and ridiculous King Asa his serious reformation in putting downe Idols and in setting up Gods worship brought in men 2 Chron. 15 8. And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasses and out of Simeon for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the Lord his God was with him verse 9. 4 In regard of God 1 His word 1 Calling you his choice ones to doe his work as to Solomon God hath chosen thee to build him a Sanctuary take heed Gods providence was in your choice people set their hearts on you gave voice and hand for you to doe this work you see your call mind your duty authority opportunity and doe as God hath called you 1 Chron. 28. 10. 2 Commanding you to doe his work bee strong and of good courage doe it v. 20. 2. His reward to you your work shall be rewarded so did Obed assure Asa 2 Chron. 15. 7. you shall not lose your labour in Gods service Ierem. 31. 16. God will not be a man as Nebuchadnezzar lack his wages for his Army Ezek. 29. 19. but the Lord said I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it Tyre because they wrought for me saith the Lord verse 20. Then he will give his voluntary servants a plenary reward 2 John 8. 1 Internall peace joy hope the fruit of well-doing in your pure consciences inward friends very fast and faithfull to you without falshood or flattery 2 Cor. 1. 12. 2 Externall in your houses God will blesse you and build your families take care of Gods house his worship Religion children let God alone with your housholds you are from them for to wait on God God will be with them to wait to doe you good mind Gods house now at this dayâ— this time God will care for yours for time to come as to David the Lord will build thee an house 1 Chr. 17. 10. David said in thankfulnesse to his God thou hast spoken of thy servants house for a great while to come verse 17. 3 Eternall the reward of faith the salvation of the soule 1 Peter 1. 9. God will never give lesse then a Kingdome ô be faithfull in
enemies fall 1. By a weaâ— hand 2. By their own hand 3. Without hand Observ. 2. Faith is potent to remove impedimentâ— Ground of the Power of faith 1. It builds on Gods word 1. His precept 2. His promise minding in it 1. His mercy 2. His grace 3. His truth 2 Faith rests on Gods providence sustained 1. By his goodnesâ— 2. By his wisdome 3. By his power 1 In form 1. The valour of beleevers 2 The vanity to expect victory by what is not of faith as 1. Formality 2. Policy 3. Power Melch. Adam vita Lutheri pa. 157. 2 Exhort A tryall of faith 1. It casts down walls 1. In mens hearts 2. In mens houses 2 Faith is effectuall 2. It relyeth on the Lord 2. It gloryeth in the word 3. It worketh by love to Christ To his Church 4. It walketh by rule 1. In religion 2. In reformation Non ex arbitrio sed ex imperio Deo serviendum 2 Procure faith 1. Governors 2. Governed Non docet â—ic Christus montes transfeâ—re sed certitudinem fidei â—radit quanta sit fidei virtuâ— B. A way to have faith among us by 1. Promoting preaching 2. Provoking unto prayer 3. Providing for the pure administratioÌ„ of the seals Motives to faith then 1. Preaching profits 2. Prayer prevayles 3. The Souldier triumphs 4. Good done by God 1. He will effect all 2â— Hee will bring thorow difficulties 3. Hee will shew his glory 4â— He can doe a world of good in a week Ratio quidem non assâ—quitur quomodo ex nihilo sint omnia inâ—ò ratio contradicit ex niâ—ilo nihil fieri quod verò ratio non capit fides intelligit Par. in Heb. 11. 3. In coelo plantatâ— terra renovata Ecclesia intelligitur Sanct. in loâ— Observ. 3. Aâ—â—â— bete coâ—omoda removete quaecunque sunt incommoda ad promovendam ecclesiam Iâ—n The good Kings of Iudah 1. abolished idolatry and superstition 2. planted true religion D. Will. on Dan. 1 Inform {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Exhort Spiritus dicuntur quia professione erant spirituales Patres tres multi suâ—ficientes negotio suo peragendo impuri ortu ingenio ac moribus â—imiles ranis sordibus impudentia loquacitate clamositate aures regum obtundunt ranarum quadrata capita geometricis Pileis referunt Par. iâ— loâ— A nâ—w decree made â— by Nebuchadnâ—zzar to punish blasphemers Dan. 3. 29. 2 By Darius for true Religion 6. 26. A great change in Kings and Lawes Vnius faciâ—us pestiâ— multorum Salvian de guber Deo l. 7. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Levit. 14. 40. Quis Domino mente credit facultate noncredit quis Deo animam suam maâ—cipat pecuniaâ— negat Salvian ad Eccl. Cath. lib. 2. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Revâ— 16.10.11 Docâ—tur poâ—â— lâ—ngam ignâ—rantiam faciendaâ— esse hominibus copiam cognoscendae veritatis Locupletissimum veritatis incrementum doctrinâ— pluribus capitibus illustratâ enuclâ—atius cognitâ distinctius traditâ Briâ— in loc. Ecclesia Dâ—i est qâ—asi oculus nâ—m uâ— in oculum etiamsi parva sordes inâ—idit tâ—tum lâ—men obâ—aecaâ— sic in Ecclesiastico corpore etiamsi paâ—ci sordida faciant propè â—otum Ecclesiastici splendoris lumen obscurant Salâ—ian de Gubern Dei lib. 7. â— {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} mercedem fidei Bez. Praemium Tr. inter Exibitis victores alacres quia Deus â—rit dux vester vosque proteget diriget Cornel. à Lap. in loc. Ruina Babylonis praebitura sanctis laetandi celebraâ—di Dei jucundissimum argumentum Par. Christianus nisi bona opera fecerit fidem suam penitus approbare non possit Salv. de Gubern lib. 4.