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A76326	More sulphure for Basing: or, God will fearfully annoy and make quick riddance of his implacable enemies, surely, sorely, suddenly. Shewed in a sermon at the siege of Basing on the last Lords day, Sept. 21. 1645. Together, with a word of advice, full of love and affection to the Club-men of Hampshire. / By William Beech minister of the Army there, elect: min: of O. in the county of Suffolke. Imprimatur. Ja. Cranford. Sept. 26. 1645.	Beech, William.	1645 (1645)	Wing B1680; Thomason E304_3; ESTC R200304	30,148	36

enemies as David in this Psalme Cogitaverunt unanimiter The Tabernacles of the Edomites the Jsmalites c. and yet note for I drive at this use of thankfulnesse these Midianiies were destroyed in their jollity in their security for all their multitudes and so blessed be God were ours at Nasby when they did pride it in their hearts when they had shared the inheritances of our worthies between them and had in their thoughts ransackt that great City London the blessing of this Land Nay were not these Midianites so confident of the Estates of the Protestant English Rebels as they pleased to stile them that they had gotten empty titles aforehand of Knights Vicounts Lords c. sutable to such addition of estates and inheritances as should no doubt be graciously conferred on them for their great service against the state and happinesse of England 4. These Midianites were overcome by weake meanes so great a multitude so formidable an army were overcome by Gideon and as it were by 300 silly Musquiteers And were not our enemies very numerous Many of your eyes beheld it and had they not a little before beene fleshed with many victories And yet see were they not overcome by our new molded despised contemptible army the very object of their friends feare and pity and their enemies contempt and scorne 5. The old Midianites were irrecoverably discomfited totally routed many of their chiefe and principall men taken prisoners and put to the sword Oreb and Zeb Zeba and Zolmana as before so that they lift up the head no more And have not ours received a great Foyle a Rout and wee hope an irrecoverable one too and though we cannot say they lift up the head no more or that they were so overcome that they could not Rally and doe more mischiefe yet it may be sayd of this conquest as was of Israels victory Judg. 4.14 The hand of the children of Israel prospered and prevaled against Jabin King of Cannan untill they had destroyed Jabin King of Cannan so blessed be God our armies have bin ever since in a prevailing condition they have almost in every place prospered and prevailed over the enemy and many occasions have bin given to the Church of publike thanks unto God for many victories From the destruction of the Midianites we are next to bend our thoughts and meditations on the ruine of the Canaanites and amongst them their Generall and King here mentioned 1. These were overthrown too in their greatest height as were the Midianites Sisera was well appointed and provided he had the command of 900 Iron Chariots which was in those dayes a great strength and by these were the children of Jsrael oppressed a long time 2. The meanes of Sisera's ruine it was effected by a weak woman so Deborah notes that especially in her song Jud. 5.27 At her feet he bowed he fell he lay down At her feet he bowed he fell where he bowed there he fell down dead 3. It was a finall a totall an irrecoverable rout a perpetuall destruction all the hoste of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword there was not a man left Judg. 4.16 Thus have I shewed you the manner how the adversaries of Gods Church and people shall perish as the Midianites and as Sisera and as Labin King of Cannan 1. In their greatest Pride Security Confidence and Presumption 2. By meanes in mans opinion unlikely most improbable absurd foolish 3. And after their fall they shall not recover to do any more hurt Blessed be God our times do verify the truth of this prophesy by Gods indulgent care and providence over his people of this nation at this day 1. Our enemies were once this Summer very confident very sure of us They said one to an other as Sisera's Mother did to her Ladies Judg. 5.30 Have they not gotten have they not devided the spoile those that lived most remote in places far distant from our Metrapolis were most confident by that time the time of their defeat they had been possessed of our Associated Counties had devided the spoile there had assuredly distressed London nay possessed London I need say no more for discovery of their pride and confidence The Cabinet opened speakes much hopes and many promises to that party Thine eternally assures them of their ends and expectations Much good now in each mans thoughts to the Catholick cause nay this Monster was almost come to the birth They made now full account of the golden day lost in 88 and Powder plot in which they should wash their hands as some had said in the blood of all English Protestants and re-establish their old Idolatrous service of their Breaden god That for their pride and confidence 2. By weake meanes as I have said the Lord knowes there was no man could promise to himselfe any comfort at all if he look no further then unto second causes There was nothing but ill presaging clouds and gloominesse in every good mans looke that walked the streetes of that great City The selfe denying vote was past the army was not onely new molded but now mouldred also our soule was brought very low and did even melt yet God remembred us when we were in our low estate for his mercy c. Psal 136.23 3. They were overthrowne with an overthrow 't was the greatest foyle they ever received and wee hope in the mercies of a good God that shortly either their faces will be filled with shame that they may seeke Gods Name v. 16. or else that they shall be utterly irrecoverably subdued as Midian was as Sisera and Jabin were so that they shall lift up their head no more according to this propheticall imprecation Doe unto them as unto the Midianites c. Vse If it be so that the enemies of God shall surely perish then tell them of Babilon and you may them of Basing too it will certainly go ill with them for the reward of their hands will be given them Esay 3.11 Let this be terrour and astonishment to them more then either the roaring of our Cannon or the terrible bur●ing asunder of the Granado let their joynts loosen for feare and their knees smite together for horror for as true as God is in Heaven they shall perish I say unlesse they repent they shall assuredly perish and come to a fearfull end Tell them from the holy Ghost from the word of truth that their destruction shall be terrible it shall be timely it shall be totall 1. A woefull day sayes Jeremy Jer. 17.16 A day of wrath a day of trouble and distresse a day of wastnes and desolation a day of thicke darkenesse clouds and gloomines these are dreadfull yet true expressions they shall be devoured the fire of thine enemies O Lord shall devour them Ps 7.12.13 He hath whet his sword he hath bent his bow and made it ready he hath also prepared for him the instruments of death and ordaineth his arrowes against the persecutors So Moses

Church is pestred with at this day and the Land is even darke and overspread with them as Egypt was of Grashoppers Exod. 10.15 These cannot endure the yoke of the Gospell will not abide to be ruled by the Word and Discipline of Jesus Christ David complaines of some Psal 2. Let us breake their bonds asunder and cast away their cords from us Now Christ accounts those his enemies not onely such as are in tearmes of defiance against him as he that said vicisti Galilaee but such also as will not suffer him to reigne over them Luke 19.27 But those mine enemies which would not suffer me to reigne over them bring them hither and slay them They againe are Gods enemies that hinder the passage and preaching of the Word and such as seeke like Elim●● to turne away others from the faith All seeming worldly wise men are Gods enemies for the wisdome of this world is enmity against God And so are covetous wretches Gods enemies for the amity of the world is enmity against God Rom. 8.7 So are Epicures and such as mind their bellies too much Gods enemies Phil. 3.18 19. They are enemies to the crosse of Christ And so are ob●tinate perverse sinners who will not be reclaimed but not withstanding all admonition goe on still in a course of ungodlinesse they are Gods enemies too Psal 68.21 God will surely wound his enemies and the hairy Scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his ungodlinesse These and all these are Gods enemies and without repentance come within the list of this prophesied destruction but yet they are not the enemies here chiefly intended for albeit my Text includes one as well as another yet it is to be collected from this president or patterne by which the Prophet humbly beseeches God to punish the enemies of his Church that the closer enemies are here principally aymed at The cause why Moses was commanded to vex the Midianites was because they had drawne Israel to idolatry and whoredome Now although the open enemies to Christianity the Turke and Jew uncalled shall assuredly perish yet they have not drawne so many from the true Religion nor yet corrupted Gods worship so much as our closer enemies have done It may be here and there a renagadoe hath beene corrupted with Mahumetanisme or Judaisme but millions in our Land have been leavened with popish doctrine and heresies from time to time and thousands daily are by their creeping Seminaries insinuated into infected with idolatry and therefore Doe unto them as unto the Midianites as unto Sisera c. The next thing for the opening of the point is this we must make an enquiry who thes● Midianites were what was Sisera and what was Jabin what and where was this brooke of Kison this I say must nec●ssarily be unfolded because the ruine of these is made a patttrne for the destruction of Gods enemies Midianites these were of the posterity of Abraham by his concubine Keturah 1 Chron. 1.32 who being turned Idolaters drew Israel to sinne in the Wildernesse for which Moses revenged the Israelites of them by the slaughter of all their males and their five Kings and a wonderfull great spoyle But after recovering gaine and oppressing Israel in their owne Land were by Gideon and 300 men vanquished when they lay in the valley like Grashoppers for multitude Judg. 6.1 Sisera was Captaine Generall of Jabins host King of Canaan he had 900 Chariots of Iron and vexed Israel sore but by Deborah a Prophetesse and Barak a Captaine of Nepthali the Lord destroyed him and all his Host and Chariots there was not a man left and Sisera flying was killed by Jael Hebers wife who drave a naile into the temples of his head Judg. 4.2 3 4 21. Jabin was King of Canaan as is said who upon the death of his Generall Sisera was subdued and destroyed vers 23. of the said chapter Brooke of Kison Brooke or in the Bourne i. e. the vally of Kison the originall as my authour tels me signifies a valley and a river running in it which our English cals a Bourne Kison was a river at mount Carmels foot by it Sisera and the King of Canaan fought with Israel and were vanquished as I said and the Bourne Kison swept them away For the better illustration of the point in the discovery of the condition and fall of these people you shall doe well to note these particulars and the point will be cleare In the Midianites then observe 1. They did intrench upon the rights and priviledges of the Israelites they did invade their Land and sought to drive them out of that inheritance which God the great Lord of the earth had given unto them 2. They did vex poor Israel exceedingly saith the Text destroyed their Corn and other provision Iudg. 6.4 and they encamped against them and destroyed the encrease of the earth and left no sustenance for Israel neither Sheepe nor Oxe nor Asse And the children of Israel were greatly impoverished because of the Midianites 3. The time of their destruction is noted to be when they were in their greatest height they were as the Grashoppers for number they were most confident and secure 4. The meanes of their defeate is noted to have been weake and improbable Gideon and 300 men against so great a multitude and that the blowing of a Trumpet and the breaking and clashing together of fraile earthen Pitchers should so affright and annoy such a terrible host of men 5. The manner of the foyle given is not to be forgotten it was an irrecoverable destruction they were utterly routed there were of them taken prisoners and slaine Zebah and Zalmana Princes Oreb and Zeb Princes nay in fine all Midian was subdued so that they lift up the head no more Judg. 8.18 Againe in Sisera and Jabin observe three passages 1. These were in their jollity too very presumptuous they were and confident of the day They had 900 Chariots of Iron and they made no doubt of the conquest upon Israel 2. The means also of their discomfiture and most dishonourable overthrow the brave Sisera was sold into the hands of a silly woman and the King Jabin lost his life by an inconsiderable party who had likewise but a woman to be their Commander in chiefe Judg. 4.9 3. The manner of their overthrow it was a fatall and irrecoverable blow they received All the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the Sword there was not a man left Sisera himselfe sanke down at Jaels feet and lay dead and Israel prevailed against Jabin King of Canaan It will be easie to prove the truth of this Doctrine by Scripture 1. That the enemies of God shall perish as these did namely first in the height of their security and in the top of their jollity so much David notes Psalm 37.35 36. I have seen the wicked strong in great power and spreading himselfe like a green Bay-tree yet he passed by and to be was gone I