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scripture_n	know_v	lord_n	see_v	2,747	5	3.2536	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16830	The true souldiers convoy A sermon preached upon the xvjth. day of May 1640, vpon a prayer day, for the Princes good successe in going forth to warre. By William Bridge.	Bridge, William, 1600?-1670.	1640 (1640)	STC 3732; ESTC S106547	26,900	104

all their guiltinesse surely they will tremble and feare then and that their feare will end in scattering use Beloved we may see what an easy thing it is for God to scatter the enemies of the Church though the afflictions of the Church be never so greate and the condition of the Saintes be neuer so meane Is it not an easy thing for a strong man to rise when hee is free and healthy is it not an easy thing for fire to dissolue the wax Is it not an easy thing for a lion to teare the caull of a mans heart What is more strong then a lion what more thin then the caull of a mans heart And God hath said it I will rend the cawle of their Hos 13 8. Iudg. 16. 9. heart and there will I devoure them like a lion was it not an easy thing for Samson in all his strength to breake those cords and wit hs where with he was tyed Iesus Christ is our spirituall Samson and though his body the Church be bound with the wit hs and cords of the Philistims yet he can easily arise cracke and breake them in pieces though they be never so strong Is it not an easy thing for a man to open his hand God openeth his hand and wee are satisfied Is it not an easy thing for a man to set his face against another God only setteth his face against his enemies and they are scattered O with what infinite facility can God helpe the church if his servants had noe credit with him or if hee could not help them but with much difficulty there were room for our discouragments ●ut it is not so he speaketh the word only hisseth stampeth ●iseth and wee are helped vse 2 In the Second place Hence ●ee what a necessity there is ●hat wee should ponder and ●bserue the workes of God ●nd the iudgments of the ●ord in these great volums ●ee may read much of God when God ariseth then God ● to bee seene and seene e●ecially when Gods enemies ●re scattered then hee ariseth Now there are three sorts of ●eople that are too blame ●ere as concerning the obser●ation of the Lords workes ●nd his great iudgments the ●rst are those that the prophet ●omplaines of when the hand Isa 26 11 ● the Lord is lif●ed up on high ●ey will not behold his Maies● An other are those that the Psalmist strikes at in the 2 psa 10 vers Be wise therefore O yee Ps 2. Kings verse 12 kisse the sonne least hee bee angry and ye perish in the way who seeing and obseruing God fetching his stroke at a land or people will not stand out of Gods way and reach the third sorte are those that degrade the workes of God and nickname them saying they are none of Gods workes but workes of Satan like the Jewes and Pharises who when Lazarus was raised from the graue by a miracle would haue killed Lazarus out of spight to Christ so these men when God hath wrought gloriously for the conversion of a poore sinner or the destruction of his vile enemies doe what they can to put Gods worke to death calling that hipocricy which is Gods grace that obstinacy which is good conscience and that chance which is Gods glory But let all these consider that one place in the Ps 28. 5. because they regard not the workes of the Lord nor the operation of his hands he shall destroy them and not build them up there is more in it then wee are aware of who doth not desire to be build vp wherefore do many men of knowledg and learning study and take so much paines wearing out their flesh but that they may be built vp in name and credit wherefore doe you trade vp and downe the world but that you may be built up in your estate and what is that which men feare more then destruction destruction is finall ruine now my brethren if the great workes of the Lord bee done before you and you do not obserue th●m you cannot be built up and if you will not attend the operation of the Lords hands you shall be destroyed Gods judgments will take hold on those that will not giue heed to his judgments a man may be destroyed for not observing another destruction it is a fearful● iudgment to haue no judgement and he hath no judgement that doth not minde th● Lords judgment it is mad● the Character of the Saintes i● the latter times of the worl● that they are able to sing t● song of Moses the servant ● God and the song of the La● saying Great marvelous a● Rev. 15 3. 4. thy workes Lord God Almighty iust and true are thy waies thou King of Saintes who shall not fear thee O Lord and glorify thy Name for thou onely art holy for all Nations shall come and worship before thee for thy Judgments are made manifest Questi Quest But suppose evill befall other men it may bee that it falleth out by common providence how shall I say that God is risen to be seen seen specially in a judgment and when may a judgment be said to come in way of a judgment Answ Answ First when wicked men are snared in the workes of their own hands then God is seen and seene apparently Psal 9. 16. The Ps 9. 16 Lord is known by the judgment hee that he executeth the wicked is snared in the worke of his own hands Higgajon Selah there is not such a clause again in all the whole scripture that J remember you haue Selah in many places but you haue not those two wordes Higgajon Selah in any other place the word Higgajon commeth from the Hebrew word Hagah that signifieth to meditate and Higgajon is Meditandum aliquid a thing worth our meditation or as much as if he should say this is a matter of speciall meditation that God is to be known by the judgement that he executeth when the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands whē● therefore wicked men begi● a work against the people o● God and it wheeleth abou● upon their own heades insomuch as they are taken and snared in their owne practises then God is seen specially and known by the judgment that he excecuteth Higgajon Selah Ans 2 Answ 2. Then God is specially to be seen when the iudgment lyeth beyond the reach of second causes and is greater then the stock of the second cause c●n beare Samsons strength was a judgment to the Philistines How was God to be seen in that yes for Samson was the strongest man that ever was yet his mother when she was breeding him was commanded to drink no wine or strong drink Iudges 13. 4. nor to eat any unclean thing which also did include strong meat God would not haue Samsons strength imputed to the strength of second causes out of the weak came strong the second cause was not able to bear so strong effect ●his strength was their iudgment