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A97343	The Kings chronicle in two sections wherein we have the acts of the wicked and good kings of Iudah fully declared, with the ordering of their militia and grave observations thereupon : this section containes the wayes and works of the bad kings, with marks the Holy Ghost hath set upon them, for the terrour of all those who walke in the wayes of Israel, and after the counsels of the house of Ahab which was to the destruction of Iudah / published by Hezekiah Woodvvard.	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.	1643 (1643)	Wing W3494; ESTC R1678	91,401	115

and how they have done it We reade on So soon as Amaziah felt himself strong and his Kingdom established He slew those servants that had killed the King his Father A good beginning in the execution of judgement and justice upon such murtherers that had killed the LORDS annoynted and their Master I may aske here as the LORD doth in another place Did not the Sonne doe judgement and justice d Jer. 22. 15. We must needs answer he did so he slew his servants that killed the King his Father It followes Then it was well with him d Jer. 22. 15. The note is The ready way a King can take to establish himselfe and his Kingdome is to seatter the wicked from his Throne and to bring the wheele over them Then by the rule of contraries To take the wicked 2 Chro. 25. 3. by the hand to countenance them To delight in them is the most compendious way to destroy the Throne to spread Prov. 20. 26. confusion over it Amaziah do's otherwise cleares his way to his Throne not only in point of justice but of wisdome and found discretion and that must be noted The people might have some jealousies touching the old Kings death he was a diseased man a very burden to himselfe he lay languishing his bones full of the sinnes of his youth might not the servants know their young Masters mind who was ready for the Crowne and they looked now upon the Sun-rising for it was night with the Father Amaziah now according to the counsell of the Heathen but it is good counsell will quit himselfe from the suspition of wickednesse all Israel should know That what ever Joash the King was yet he was his Father and he honoured him as a Father All Israel should see how his heart rose up against those bloudy villains that slew his Father by seeing him lift up his hand against them to cut them off from the Earth He was now stepping to his Throne and sitting down there He had had an uneasie seat of it had any drop of his Fathers blood bin there for his Cushion And there doubtles it had bin even the blood of his Father if he had not washed it clean out by cutting off such notable murtherers and so he cleared his owne Innocency his discretion and his Throne altogether And now this is not inconsiderable which follows he waited for a Crown twenty five years and in all that time it appears not That he was sick of the Father And he wore his Crown four years longer then he waited for it It is true The beauty of his Crown withered 15. years before he died as we shall reade anon he might thanke himself for that But this is it which I would put to the consideration of any man whether he has not observed some remarkable blessing accompanying an obedient child that had this good in him if no more he did honour his Parents Certainly the experience of all ages will evidence this truth That a dutifull child never went away without a Blessing nor a child stubborn and undutifull without a Curse Amaziah has cleared his Innocency and his honour at this point and how much he honoured his Father Nor was it possible for him to make all this cleare any other way to all Israel but by slaying those wicked Servants who slew their Master It follows Amaziah orders his MILITIA gathered JUDAH together a 2 Chron. 25. 5 made them Captaines over thousands c. He hired a hundred thousand mighty men out of Israel b ver 6. to strengthen his MILITIA But they could not strengthen him for GOD WAS NOT WITH ISRAEL c ver 7. We must set a mark there It is GODS being with a people that strengthens them Mighty men out of Israel could not strengthen JUDAH for GOD WAS NOT WITH ISRAEL no NOT WITH ALL THE CHILDREN of EPHRAIM Therefore if Ephraim stood with Judah Judahs King must fall before the enemy d ver 8. for GOD do's all He hath power to HELPE AND TO CAST DOWNE e ver 9. as the good Prophet said and so he advised Note the words well before we passe them over The LORD is not with ISRAEL not with ALL the children of EPHRAIM Why not with all them Because Ephraim willingly walked after the Commandement They served Devils 2 Chron. 25. 7. They humbled themselves before Calves They lifted-up their eyes and hearts to lying vanities as we to Crucifixes Hos 5. 11. therfore not with ALL the children of EPHRAIM And therfore said the good Prophet to the King Take Ephraim to thee if thou wilt make thy selfe strong with Ephraims Arme if it be thy will to doe it and BEE STRONG in thy own conceit FOR THE BATTELL but know ô King GOD IS NOT WITH ISRAEL for Israel is slidden backe as a back-sliding heifer d Hos 4. 16. NOT WITH ALL THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM for they are ioyned to Idols therefore shall they be oppressed ver 17. and broken in iudgement Doe not thinke then to strengthen thy selfe with a broken arme with those from whom GOD is departed Remember still That GOD He only makes a people stand or fall He has Power to helpe or to cast downe So Amaziah hearkning to the man of GOD though not content to loose the hundred Talents separated them to wit the Army that was come to him out of Ephraim to goe home againe f ver 10. So they returned home in great anger fell upon the Cities of Judah in the way smote three thousand of them and tooke much spoyle g ver 13. See how mischievous idolatrous Israel is to Judah They are a curse to Judah if they stay with him if according to the charge they be sent away they will pillage Judah and take away much spoyle You can never come fairly off from an idolatrous people Notwithstanding Amaziah hearkning to the Prophet and dismissing those Souldiers is the better strengthened for the warr he led forth his people smites his enemies ten thousand of them at a blow and prevailes over as many more carrying them away captives to the top of a Rock and thence he broke them to peeces h ver 11 12. That was a cruell execution Then returning from the flaughter he brought the gods along with him and set them up to be his gods bowed before such things which could not deliver their owne out of his ver 14. hands and so he broke himselfe and his Kingdome for this the Prophet rebuked this besotted King and the King reproached the good Prophet giving him a churlish and threatning answer Asking the Prophet who made him a ver 16. Counsellour and bidding him forbeare else he should feele his hand See how mad this King is upon his gods The Ier. 50. 38. Prophet reproved him from the Lord for falling downe before stocks and stones and he riseth up against the Prophet ready Eccles 4.

the King his Master who was so stout against the LORD This Vrijah was indeed a servant of servants the basest servant and did the basest service that is imaginable for he served his Masters lusts which warr against the soule and so did the greatest dis-service to his Master that possibly could be done That servant who obeyes his Masters commands against the command of his Master in Heaven which is to obey the lusts of men doth his Master on Earth the greatest dis-service that can be for he helpes on his Masters Rebellion against GOD and hastens on his Masters ruine and with him the ruine of all the people committed to his Masters charge Accursed be such unfaithfull servants evermore that are so plyable to their Lords will against the will and command of their MASTER in Heaven Vrijah did as King Ahaz commanded Oh well had it been with the King if the Priest had disobeyed his Master at that point for then he had done as GOD had commanded but the Priest did as the King commanded made an Altar according to the patterne sent from Damascus reared up this strange pile then thrust it up between GODS Altar and the Temple gives it an apparent precedency saying in his heart Let the GOD of JUDAH come behind the gods of Syria Then this Idolatrous King layes downe his Scepter and takes up the Censer and sacrificeth on his new Altar to his new gods the gods of Damascus Why will he doe so He gives us his reason for that Because the gods of the Kings of Syria helpe them See 2 Chro. 28. 23. I pray you the King speakes as a man quite forsaken of his wits His abominable Idolatries have taken away his understanding and his sense too HELPE THEM said he I Did the gods of the Kings of Syria helpe them His eyes told him if he could have seen that they were the ruine of Damascus and of the King there yet saith he I will sacrifice to the gods of Damascus that they may helpe me Now we must enquire what need he stood in of help and how these new gods helped him But first we may observe That the fashion and manner of worship which GOD prescribed Ahaz do's not please him he will have a way of his owne something like to that GOD commanded So he fashioned an Altar and paterned it Mark we now how GOD paternes him in judgement a very like ruine shall now befall him as had befallen Damascus whence he tooke his patterne and so we shall see what need he stands in of help Ahaz brought new gods with him to Ierusalem What follows Warre was in his gates He was distressed on every side the LORD against Whom he rebelled mightily powred down wrath upon him through this violl and through that both on the right-hand and on the left As Israel and Aram vexed him on the North So the Edomites and the Philistins ever more attending the ruine of Iudea entred upon 2 Chro. 28. 17 18. his Country from the South smit Iudah carried away captives invaded their Cities and dwelt there To whom then should Ahaz have looked in the day of such distresse when viols of wrath were emptied upon him from every quarter That is easie answered To the GOD of Salvations yea unto the GOD of desolations also for those He makes in the Earth c Psal 46. 8. men are but His viols but rods and swords and battle Axes in His hand d Esa 10. 5. Surely saith the LORD Himselfe e Zeph. 3. 7. therfore we will hearken Thou wilt heare me now now Thou wilt receive instructions Why now Because now He hath cut-off Nations Their Towers are desolate their Streets waste their Cities destroyed their Kings slaine now Thou wilt feare me now Thou wilt receive instruction surely it is meet to be said unto GOD I have borne chastisement and I will not offend any more f Job 34. 31 32 That which I see not teach thou me If I have done iniquity I will doe no more Surely now in distresse Ahaz will say for it is the voyce of Nature O GOD helpe me Should not a people seeke unto their GOD Ahaz do's not so he will purchase the helpe of Tiglath King of Syria againe with the sacrilegious pillage of the house of 2 Kin. 16. 17 18 GOD. Tiglath had helped Ahaz for so the Scriptures are reconciled in his first on-set he had smote Damascus and slaine Rezin the King there and so had served Ahaz his turne for that present and satisfied his thirst of Revenge Now Tiglath will serve his owne turne he will not returne back againe but followes his victory to satisfie his owne thirst of enlarging his Dominions he possesseth himselfe of all Basan and all the rest beyond Iordan which belonged to the Tribes of Reuben Gad and Manasseh and then passing the River he invades the Kingdome of Israel makes them his vassals And now he is within Iudah and possessed of a great part there So Tiglath came to Ahaz indeed invited with treasures and a faire prospect of all Canaan besides He came unto him sayes the Text And what good did he doe him None at all but hurt rather and DISTRESSED HIM but 2 Chron. 28. 20 STRENGTHENED HIM NOT. Now Ahaz is in distresse what will he doe now he sees that man is a vaine thing there is no trusting him he hoped he would helpe him and he hath distressed him What do's he now Worse and worse In the time of his distresse he did trespasse yet more against the LORD He was made most miserable and yet he remained most wicked he lost the fruit of all his sore afflictions Though he was invironed though his way was hedged Aug. de l. 1. c. 33 Vos neque contriti ab hoste c. perdidist is utilitatem calamitatis miserrimi facti est is pessimi permansist is with thornes round about yet like a wild Asse used to the wildernesse he brake loose and traversed his way even in his month they could not find him e Jer. 2. 24. Though he was fast cooped up in GODS fetters as with the northerne iron and brasse yet he thought to escape by his owne wisdome g 2 Chro. 28. 21. Ashur would save him he thought he could ride upon horses h Hos 19. 3. therefore his persecutours were swift Certainly for the sacred Scriptures set acertaine note upon him never was any King more madde upon his Idols nor did any King before him blunder on so against the Angell and upon the drawne Sword as he did so went looking forward and backward on this side and on that but the Angell crossed him every way and yet he went on This was King Ahaz But whether went he For the living to the dead Ahaz had said before to the King of Syria Come up and Esa 8. 19. SAVE ME. Now he saith as much to stocks and stones Arise and HELPE ME He sacrificed