A tvvo-edged svvord out of the mouth of babes, to execute vengeance upon the enemy and avenger. Presented in a sermon to the Right Honourable the House of Lords assembled in Parliament, in the Abbey-Church at Westminster, Octob. 28. 1646. the solemn day of their monthly fast. / By Stephen Marshall B.D. minister of Gods Word at Finchingfield in Essex.
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             A tvvo-edged svvord out of the mouth of babes, to execute vengeance upon the enemy and avenger. Presented in a sermon to the Right Honourable the House of Lords assembled in Parliament, in the Abbey-Church at Westminster, Octob. 28. 1646. the solemn day of their monthly fast. / By Stephen Marshall B.D. minister of Gods Word at Finchingfield in Essex.
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           Die
           Jovis
           29
           Octob.
           1646.
           
        
         
           ORdered
           by
           the
           Lords
           in
           Parliament
           Assembled
           ,
           That
           Mr.
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           one
           of
           the
           Assembly
           of
           Divines
           ,
           is
           hereby
           Thanked
           for
           his
           great
           paines
           taken
           in
           his
           Sermon
           the
           last
           Fast
           ,
           Preached
           before
           the
           Lords
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           the
           Abbey
           Church
           
             Westminster
             :
          
           And
           he
           is
           hereby
           desired
           to
           Print
           and
           Publish
           the
           same
           ;
           which
           is
           to
           bee
           Printed
           onely
           by
           Authority
           under
           his
           own
           Hand
           .
        
         
           
             Joh.
             Browne
             Cler.
             Parliamentorum
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           I
           doe
           hereby
           appoint
           
             Stephen
             Bowtell
          
           to
           Print
           my
           Sermon
           .
        
         
           
             Stephen
             Marshall
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           A
           Tvvo-edged
           Svvord
           OUT
           OF
           THE
           MOVTH
           OF
           BABES
           ,
           TO
           
             Execute
             vengeance
             upon
             the
             Enemy
             and
             Avenger
             .
          
        
         
           Presented
           in
           a
           Sermon
           to
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           House
           of
           Lords
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           the
           Abbey-Church
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
             Octob.
          
           28.
           1646.
           the
           solemn
           day
           of
           their
           Monthly
           
             FAST
             .
          
        
         
           
             By
          
           STEPHEN
           MARSHALL
           
             B.
             D.
             Minister
             of
             Gods
             Word
             at
          
           Finchingfield
           
             in
          
           Essex
           .
        
         
           
             Esa
             ;
             41.
             14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Feare
             not
             thou
             Worme
          
           Jacob
           ,
           
             thou
             shalt
             thresh
             the
             Mountaines
             ,
             and
             beat
             them
             to
             dust
             .
          
        
         
           
             Jer
             31.
             22.
             
          
           
             The
             Lord
             hath
             created
             a
             new
             thing
             in
             the
             earth
             ,
             a
             Woman
             shall
             compasse
             a
             Man
             .
          
        
         
           
             Revel.
             11.
             5.
             
          
           
             If
             any
             man
             will
             hurt
             them
             ,
             fire
             proceedeth
             out
             of
             their
             mouth
             and
             devoureth
             their
             enemies
             .
          
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             Cotes
          
           for
           
             Stephen
             Bowtell
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Bible
           in
           
             Popes-head-alley
             ,
          
           1646.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           TO
           THE
           RIGHT
           HONOVRABLE
           THE
           
             LORDS
          
           Assembled
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           
             Right
             Honorable
             ,
          
        
         
           THis
           Sermon
           published
           by
           your
           Order
           ,
           holds
           out
           an
           instance
           of
           what
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           preached
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           1.
           27
           ,
           28.
           
           
             God
             hath
             chosen
             the
             foolish
             things
             of
             the
             world
             to
             confound
             the
             wise
             ;
             the
             weake
             things
             of
             the
             world
             to
             confound
             the
             things
             which
             are
             mighty
             ;
             and
             base
             things
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             things
             which
             are
             despised
             hath
             God
             chosen
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             things
             which
             are
             not
             ,
             to
             bring
             to
             nought
             things
             that
             are
             .
          
           
           What
           Creature
           so
           simple
           ,
           weake
           ,
           or
           base
           as
           a
           Worme
           ,
           a
           creature
           which
           no
           man
           values
           ,
           loves
           ,
           or
           feares
           ?
           yet
           here
           's
           a
           worme
           beats
           great
           Mountaines
           to
           dust
           ,
           and
           makes
           the
           hills
           as
           chaffe
           .
           What
           so
           shiftlesse
           and
           unable
           to
           defend
           it selfe
           ,
           or
           offend
           an
           Enemy
           ,
           as
           a
           
             Babe
          
           or
           
             Suckling
             ?
          
           yet
           behold
           here
           are
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           quelling
           and
           destroying
           the
           strongest
           enemies
           ,
           even
           
             the
             Enemy
             and
             Avenger
             .
          
           Your
           eares
           have
           not
           onely
           heard
           these
           things
           preached
           ,
           but
           your
           eyes
           do
           see
           them
           fulfilled
           in
           this
           our
           day
           :
           O
           that
           these
           things
           might
           perswade
           your
           hearts
           of
           these
           Two
           things
           ;
           1
           That
           
           it
           is
           better
           ,
           more
           excellent
           and
           honourable
           to
           be
           one
           of
           Christs
           Babes
           ,
           one
           of
           his
           weake
           ,
           simple
           ,
           and
           despised
           ones
           ,
           then
           to
           bee
           one
           of
           the
           
             Zanzummims
             ,
          
           the
           
             Nimrods
             ,
          
           or
           men
           of
           renowne
           of
           the
           world
           .
           2
           That
           the
           greatest
           support
           and
           strength
           to
           Families
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           or
           Kingdomes
           ,
           proceeds
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           these
           Babes
           ,
           that
           their
           hearts
           and
           tongues
           can
           doe
           more
           then
           an
           host
           of
           Men
           .
           The
           first
           would
           make
           you
           with
           
             Theodosius
             ,
          
           rejoyce
           more
           in
           being
           the
           
             meanest
             Christian
             ,
          
           then
           in
           being
           the
           
             greatest
             earthly
             Potentate
             .
          
           The
           latter
           would
           provoke
           you
           both
           to
           plant
           the
           Kingdome
           with
           faithful
           Ministers
           ,
           who
           are
           Fathers
           to
           beget
           these
           Babes
           unto
           Christ
           ;
           and
           to
           encourage
           and
           cherish
           the
           godly
           party
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           who
           with
           
             Mordecai
          
           will
           seek
           the
           wealth
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           as
           so
           many
           shields
           under
           God
           ,
           defend
           this
           Nation
           against
           all
           its
           enemies
           ,
           
             These
             Innocents
             will
             deliver
             the
             Iland
             ,
             and
             it
             shal
             be
             delivered
             by
             the
             pureness
             of
             their
             hands
             ;
          
           
           Yea
           it
           would
           provoke
           you
           to
           get
           such
           about
           you
           ,
           and
           with
           
             David
             ,
          
           
           make
           your
           eyes
           set
           upon
           the
           faithfull
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           dwel
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           serve
           you
           ,
           and
           conclude
           that
           you
           and
           your
           Family
           shall
           be
           blessed
           in
           them
           .
           My
           Lords
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           let
           this
           bee
           your
           choice
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           earnest
           prayer
           of
        
         
           
             Your
             Honours
             most
             obliged
             Servant
             ,
             STEPHEN
             MARSHALL
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         A
         SERMON
         
           PREACHED
        
         Before
         the
         Right
         Honourable
         House
         of
         Lords
         at
         their
         Monethly
         FAST
         ,
         
           October
        
         28.
         1646.
         
      
       
         
           PSALME
           8.
           2.
           
        
         
           
             Out
             of
             the
             mouth
             of
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             hast
             thau
             ordained
             strength
             ,
             because
             of
             thine
             enemies
             ,
             that
             thou
             mightest
             still
             the
             Enemy
             and
             the
             Avenger
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
           THe
           4th
           .
           
           Verse
           of
           this
           Psalme
           ,
           is
           the
           key
           of
           the
           whole
           Psalme
           ,
           
             What
             is
             man
             that
             thou
             art
             mindfull
             of
             him
             ?
             or
             the
             son
             of
             man
             ,
             that
             thou
             visitest
             him
             ?
          
           And
           it
           fully
           manifests
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           scope
           of
           this
           Psalme
           is
           to
           glorifie
           God
           for
           the
           singular
           dignity
           that
           God
           hath
           put
           upon
           Man
           above
           all
           other
           Creatures
           ;
           and
           this
           dignity
           or
           glory
           of
           man
           is
           exemplified
           in
           Two
           particulars
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           That
           God
           hath
           chosen
           out
           this
           creature
           Man
           ,
           whose
           originall
           
           is
           from
           being
           a
           Babe
           and
           a
           Suckling
           to
           bee
           his
           
             Champion
             ,
          
           whereby
           he
           will
           quell
           and
           destroy
           all
           his
           enemies
           ;
           that
           is
           in
           this
           second
           Verse
           .
           The
           other
           Branch
           is
           ,
        
         
           
           That
           God
           hath
           chosen
           this
           creature
           Man
           to
           be
           his
           Viceroy
           ,
           his
           Deputy
           ,
           to
           rule
           and
           govern
           all
           the
           workes
           of
           his
           hands
           :
           God
           hath
           trusted
           him
           so
           farre
           ,
           as
           to
           put
           all
           that
           hee
           hath
           made
           under
           Mans
           feet
           ;
           and
           having
           done
           these
           two
           things
           for
           him
           ,
           made
           him
           his
           Champion
           to
           conquer
           his
           enemies
           ,
           and
           the
           Master
           of
           his
           house
           for
           the
           governing
           of
           his
           friends
           ;
           what
           remaines
           more
           to
           bee
           done
           for
           him
           ,
           this
           is
           to
           bee
           a
           little
           inferiour
           to
           God
           himselfe
           ;
           
             Lord
             ,
             what
             is
             man
             ,
             that
             thou
             art
             thus
             mindfull
             of
             him
             ?
             or
             the
             sonne
             of
             man
             ,
             that
             thou
             shouldest
             thus
             visit
             him
             ?
          
           
           The
           first
           of
           these
           two
           ,
           Mans
           being
           chosen
           to
           bee
           Gods
           Champion
           ,
           to
           still
           or
           quiet
           Gods
           enemies
           ;
           I
           have
           chosen
           to
           speake
           of
           this
           day
           :
           and
           in
           it
           there
           are
           these
           two
           things
           to
           bee
           handled
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           
           Who
           it
           is
           upon
           whom
           this
           great
           honour
           is
           conferred
           ,
           described
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             .
          
           Secondly
           ,
        
         
           
           The
           dignity
           or
           honour
           that
           is
           put
           upon
           them
           in
           the
           other
           words
           ,
           
             Out
             of
             the
             mouth
             of
             these
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             thou
             hast
             ordained
             strength
             ,
             because
             of
             thine
             enemies
             ,
             to
             still
             the
             Enemy
             and
             the
             Avenger
             :
          
           And
           this
           second
           Branch
           hath
           two
           remarkable
           particulars
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           
           The
           dignity
           it selfe
           which
           is
           put
           upon
           him
           ,
           or
           what
           the
           savour
           is
           ,
           that
           hee
           hath
           received
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           
             strength
             ,
             and
             such
             strength
             as
             shall
             quell
             all
             Gods
             enemies
             ,
             the
             enemy
             and
             the
             avenger
             .
          
        
         
           
           The
           way
           and
           manner
           how
           this
           strength
           is
           exercised
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           
             by
             the
             mouth
             ;
          
           Out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           hast
           thou
           ordained
           strength
           .
           For
           the
           interpretation
           of
           the
           words
           ,
           all
           doe
           agree
           that
           Man
           is
           the
           subject
           here
           meant
           ,
           but
           of
           what
           Man
           ,
           is
           a
           great
           question
           .
           
           I
           finde
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           Interpreters
           to
           agree
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           meant
           of
           the
           
             first
             Adam
             ,
             Adam
          
           in
           his
           Creation
           ,
           who
           was
           lifted
           up
           above
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           creatures
           ,
           as
           Lord
           and
           King
           over
           them
           ;
           and
           so
           it
           is
           nothing
           ,
           (
           as
           they
           conceive
           )
           but
           the
           praising
           of
           God
           for
           the
           excellency
           that
           Man
           was
           endued
           with
           in
           the
           day
           wherein
           God
           created
           
           him
           ,
           or
           formed
           him
           out
           of
           the
           dust
           of
           the
           earth
           :
           but
           whosoever
           will
           seriously
           consult
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           where
           this
           Psalme
           is
           three
           severall
           times
           quoted
           ,
           shall
           evidently
           finde
           ,
           that
           this
           is
           meant
           ,
           
           not
           of
           Man
           in
           his
           creation
           ,
           but
           of
           Man
           in
           his
           renovation
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           first
           
             Adam
             ,
          
           but
           of
           the
           second
           
             Adam
             ,
          
           of
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           ,
           primarily
           I
           say
           ;
           who
           grew
           up
           as
           a
           tender
           plant
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           root
           out
           of
           a
           dry
           ground
           ,
           a
           poore
           despicable
           beginning
           ,
           made
           like
           the
           sonnes
           of
           Men
           ,
           partaker
           of
           their
           nature
           ;
           and
           secondarily
           ,
           of
           his
           brethren
           and
           seed
           with
           him
           ,
           who
           though
           they
           have
           their
           originall
           from
           being
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           ,
           as
           all
           other
           men
           have
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           the
           prime
           and
           the
           choice
           of
           all
           the
           sonnes
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           upon
           them
           hath
           the
           Lord
           bestowed
           this
           great
           honour
           ,
           as
           to
           ordaine
           strength
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           ,
           to
           quell
           all
           his
           and
           their
           enemies
           .
           And
           that
           this
           is
           the
           meaning
           ,
           I
           shall
           first
           demonstrate
           to
           you
           out
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           
           Consider
           the
           21
           of
           
             Matthew
             ,
          
           verse
           15
           ,
           16.
           there
           you
           will
           finde
           that
           when
           our
           Saviour
           Christ
           rode
           upon
           an
           Asse
           into
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           which
           was
           but
           a
           little
           before
           his
           passion
           ,
           God
           did
           then
           inspire
           the
           multitude
           of
           all
           Christs
           Disciples
           to
           owne
           him
           for
           their
           Messiah
           ;
           and
           accordingly
           both
           by
           the
           way
           as
           hee
           came
           into
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Temple
           ,
           after
           hee
           was
           come
           into
           the
           City
           ,
           all
           the
           Disciples
           ,
           yea
           ,
           the
           very
           young
           ones
           ,
           who
           had
           but
           newly
           learned
           to
           know
           him
           ,
           did
           all
           sing
           ,
           
             Hosanna
             to
             the
             sonne
             of
             David
             ,
          
           which
           was
           an
           acclamation
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           118
           
             Psalme
             ,
             verse
          
           25
           ,
           26.
           the
           words
           there
           are
           ,
           
             Save
             now
             I
             beseech
             thee
             O
             Lord
             ,
             O
             Lord
             I
             beseech
             thee
             send
             now
             prosperity
             ;
             blessed
             is
             bee
             that
             commeth
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             .
          
           This
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           did
           take
           to
           bee
           such
           an
           intolerable
           blasphemy
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           ascribe
           unto
           Christ
           that
           Divine
           acclamation
           which
           was
           peculiar
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           they
           come
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           aske
           him
           ,
           
             Hearest
             thou
             what
             these
             say
             ?
          
           canst
           thou
           being
           but
           a
           man
           endure
           this
           ,
           that
           
             Hosanna
          
           should
           bee
           sung
           unto
           thee
           ,
           that
           the
           praises
           and
           glory
           due
           to
           God
           ,
           should
           bee
           attributed
           to
           thee
           who
           art
           a
           man
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           (
           saith
           Christ
           )
           I
           doe
           heare
           it
           ;
           
             but
             have
             not
             you
             read
             ,
             That
             out
             of
             the
             mouth
             of
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             thou
             hast
             ordained
             praise
             ,
             &c.
          
           which
           I
           confesse
           some
           Interpreters
           doe
           conceive
           to
           bee
           meant
           
           onely
           thus
           ,
           that
           now
           was
           fulfilled
           that
           of
           the
           Psalme
           ,
           that
           Babes
           should
           acknowledge
           him
           ,
           when
           Rulers
           rejected
           him
           ;
           but
           that
           cannot
           bee
           all
           the
           meaning
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           cleare
           that
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           did
           intimate
           ,
           that
           Christ
           ought
           not
           to
           permit
           them
           them
           thus
           to
           blaspheme
           ;
           it
           was
           blasphemy
           to
           ascribe
           that
           to
           him
           that
           was
           peculiar
           onely
           to
           God
           ;
           and
           Christ
           alledges
           this
           Text
           as
           an
           apology
           for
           himselfe
           ,
           why
           he
           did
           receive
           that
           acclamation
           ,
           which
           hee
           might
           not
           have
           done
           ,
           if
           the
           Psalme
           had
           not
           acknowledged
           it
           to
           bee
           his
           due
           ;
           and
           had
           not
           this
           been
           a
           due
           acknowledgement
           of
           theirs
           ,
           Christ
           could
           not
           thus
           have
           excused
           them
           ,
           children
           may
           not
           be
           allowed
           to
           speak
           blasphemy
           :
           But
           the
           other
           Scriptures
           will
           yet
           make
           it
           plainer
           ,
           
           
             Heb.
          
           2.
           
             v.
          
           6
           ,
           7.
           this
           Psalme
           is
           brought
           to
           prove
           ,
           that
           Jesus
           Christ
           as
           Man
           hath
           all
           things
           put
           under
           him
           .
           One
           in
           a
           certaine
           place
           testified
           ,
           What
           is
           Man
           that
           thou
           art
           mindfull
           of
           him
           ?
           or
           the
           sonne
           of
           Man
           that
           thou
           visited'st
           him
           ?
           Thou
           madest
           him
           a
           little
           lower
           then
           the
           Angels
           ,
           and
           crownedst
           him
           with
           honour
           ,
           and
           didst
           set
           him
           over
           the
           workes
           of
           thy
           hands
           ,
           thou
           hast
           put
           all
           things
           in
           subjection
           under
           him
           ;
           and
           then
           goes
           on
           ,
           
             We
             see
             not
             all
             things
             yet
             put
             under
             Man
             ,
             but
             wee
             see
             Jesus
             ,
             who
             was
             made
             a
             little
             lower
             then
             the
             Angels
             for
             the
             suffering
             of
             death
             ,
             crowned
             with
             honour
             and
             glory
             ;
          
           though
           this
           dignity
           of
           having
           all
           things
           put
           under
           his
           feet
           ,
           is
           not
           made
           good
           to
           other
           men
           ,
           we
           see
           it
           is
           made
           good
           of
           Christ
           .
           And
           as
           plaine
           you
           'll
           finde
           this
           in
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           15.
           
             ver.
          
           25
           ,
           27.
           there
           it
           is
           said
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           ver.
           25.
           
           
             Hee
             must
             reigne
             untill
             bee
             hath
             put
             all
             his
             enemies
             under
             his
             feet
             ,
             V.
          
           26.
           
           Yea
           ,
           the
           great
           enemy
           death
           it selfe
           ,
           
             The
             last
             enemy
             which
             shall
             bee
             d●stroyed
             is
             death
             ;
          
           and
           the
           proofe
           of
           all
           this
           is
           in
           verse
           27
           ,
           taken
           out
           of
           this
           Psalme
           ,
           
             For
             hee
             hath
             put
             all
             things
             under
             his
             feet
             .
          
           
           And
           these
           two
           last
           Scriptures
           are
           so
           cleare
           ,
           that
           I
           finde
           many
           Learned
           Interpreters
           agree
           that
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           this
           Psalme
           ,
           from
           the
           4
           Verse
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           is
           meant
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           can
           bee
           meant
           of
           none
           but
           Christ
           ;
           but
           so
           must
           the
           whole
           Psalme
           also
           ,
           for
           the
           Prophet
           speakes
           of
           the
           same
           
             Adam
             ,
          
           or
           race
           of
           men
           ,
           throughout
           the
           Psalme
           :
           besides
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           word
           in
           all
           this
           Psalme
           ,
           of
           subduing
           of
           enemies
           ,
           but
           onely
           in
           this
           second
           
           verse
           .
           Now
           to
           this
           I
           might
           adde
           ,
           that
           some
           other
           expressions
           in
           this
           Psalme
           doe
           further
           cleare
           it
           ,
           as
           verse
           5.
           
           
             Thou
             maedest
             him
             a
             little
             lower
             then
             the
             Angels
             ,
          
           so
           wee
           translate
           it
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Hebrew
           it
           is
           ,
           Thou
           madest
           him
           a
           little
           lower
           then
           
             God
             ,
          
           
           the
           word
           is
           
             Elohim
             ,
          
           which
           is
           parallel
           to
           that
           expression
           of
           the
           2
           of
           the
           
             Philippians
             ,
          
           Though
           our
           Lord
           was
           in
           the
           forme
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           thought
           it
           no
           robbery
           to
           bee
           equall
           with
           him
           ,
           yet
           hee
           made
           himselfe
           of
           no
           reputation
           ,
           and
           took
           upon
           him
           the
           form
           of
           a
           servant
           ,
           &
           was
           made
           in
           the
           likenesse
           of
           men
           :
           And
           some
           Criticks
           conceive
           ,
           (
           though
           I
           build
           not
           upon
           it
           )
           that
           there
           is
           a
           further
           proofe
           out
           of
           the
           very
           Title
           of
           the
           Psalme
           ,
           
           it
           is
           a
           Psalme
           upon
           
             Gittith
             ,
          
           the
           word
           from
           whence
           it
           is
           derived
           ,
           signifies
           a
           Winepresse
           ;
           and
           they
           conceive
           that
           this
           Psalme
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           which
           beare
           this
           Title
           ,
           were
           usually
           sung
           
             vindemiarum
             ,
          
           or
           
             torcularium
             tempore
             ,
          
           at
           the
           time
           of
           treading
           their
           Winepresses
           ,
           which
           was
           about
           the
           feast
           of
           Tabernacles
           ,
           the
           feast
           which
           typified
           the
           Incarnation
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           .
           Yea
           ,
           they
           note
           further
           ,
           that
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Psalmes
           upon
           
             Gittith
             ,
          
           are
           Psalmes
           which
           relate
           to
           the
           Incarnation
           of
           our
           Saviour
           .
           This
           then
           I
           suppose
           wee
           may
           take
           as
           cleare
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           here
           meant
           ,
           
             are
             our
             Lord
             Christ
             ,
             and
             his
             seed
             ;
          
           the
           second
           
             Adam
             ,
          
           the
           seed
           of
           the
           woman
           :
           The
           rest
           is
           easie
           ,
           To
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           the
           Lord
           hath
           ordained
           
             strength
             ,
             that
             they
             shall
             quell
             Gods
             enemies
             ,
          
           because
           of
           
             thine
             enemies
             ,
             and
             the
             enemy
             and
             the
             avenger
             .
          
           If
           it
           bee
           demanded
           ,
           who
           ?
           and
           what
           are
           these
           enemies
           ?
           the
           answer
           is
           ready
           ,
           plainely
           ,
           if
           by
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           bee
           meant
           the
           seed
           of
           the
           Woman
           ;
           
           by
           enemies
           ,
           and
           the
           enemy
           and
           the
           avenger
           ,
           can
           bee
           understood
           none
           ,
           but
           the
           seed
           of
           the
           Serpent
           ;
           the
           one
           is
           the
           Church
           militant
           ,
           the
           other
           is
           the
           Church
           malignant
           ,
           Satan
           and
           all
           his
           children
           ,
           his
           .
           Instruments
           ,
           and
           his
           followers
           ,
           these
           are
           the
           opposite
           party
           ;
           and
           elsewhere
           is
           Satan
           called
           the
           enemy
           and
           the
           avenger
           ,
           as
           Psalme
           44.
           
           
             By
             reason
             of
             the
             enemy
             and
             the
             avenger
             all
             this
             is
             come
             upon
             us
             ;
             idest
             ,
          
           through
           the
           malice
           and
           power
           of
           the
           Devill
           and
           his
           instruments
           .
           But
           that
           lie
           and
           his
           seed
           ,
           are
           the
           known
           and
           onely
           enemies
           of
           God
           and
           his
           Christ
           ,
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           his
           people
           ,
           is
           so
           cleare
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           altogether
           needlesse
           to
           adde
           
           any
           further
           proofe
           .
           To
           these
           babes
           and
           sucklings
           (
           saith
           my
           Text
           )
           the
           Lord
           hath
           given
           
             strength
             :
          
           
           Strength
           ,
           what
           is
           that
           ?
           the
           Lxx.
           Interpreters
           render
           it
           ,
           thou
           hast
           ordained
           
             praise
             ,
          
           and
           so
           it
           is
           quoted
           in
           the
           21
           of
           
             Matthew
             ,
          
           but
           the
           word
           plainly
           signifies
           strength
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Learned
           doe
           observe
           ,
           it
           is
           
             robur
             celebrandum
             ,
             robur
             laude
             dignum
             ,
          
           eminent
           strength
           ,
           praise-worthy
           strength
           ,
           glorious
           strength
           ,
           such
           strength
           as
           shall
           
             still
             thy
             enemies
             ;
          
           
           
             still
             ,
          
           that
           is
           the
           next
           word
           ,
           
             That
             thou
             mightest
             still
             the
             enemy
             ;
          
           the
           word
           that
           is
           translated
           
             still
             ,
          
           is
           sometimes
           render'd
           
             silentium
             imponere
             ,
          
           to
           stop
           their
           mouthes
           ,
           these
           Babes
           shall
           bee
           able
           in
           disputing
           ,
           to
           stop
           the
           mouthes
           of
           the
           adversaries
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           cease
           to
           blaspheme
           ;
           but
           frequently
           it
           signifieth
           ,
           
             removere
             ,
             cessare
             facere
             ,
             perdere
             ,
             redigere
             in
             nihilum
             ,
          
           to
           remove
           ,
           destroy
           ,
           wholly
           to
           take
           away
           ,
           and
           because
           it
           is
           here
           used
           in
           reference
           to
           enemies
           ,
           I
           conceive
           this
           latter
           here
           to
           bee
           intended
           ,
           that
           these
           babes
           and
           sucklings
           have
           received
           strength
           to
           overcome
           ,
           and
           wholly
           to
           destroy
           all
           Gods
           and
           their
           enemies
           .
           
           Lastly
           ,
           for
           the
           meaning
           of
           this
           other
           word
           
             mouth
             ,
          
           Out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           babes
           ,
           &c.
           the
           cleare
           meaning
           is
           ,
           as
           shall
           (
           Godwilling
           )
           sully
           appeare
           afterward
           ,
           that
           all
           this
           strength
           whereby
           they
           thus
           overcome
           their
           enemies
           ,
           proceeds
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           .
           So
           then
           the
           summe
           of
           it
           all
           amounts
           to
           thus
           much
           ,
           Out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           babes
           and
           sucklings
           hast
           thou
           ordained
           strength
           ,
           because
           of
           thy
           enemies
           ,
           that
           thou
           mightest
           quell
           the
           Enemy
           and
           the
           Avenger
           ;
           that
           when
           Satan
           the
           Devill
           had
           cast
           Man
           from
           that
           excellency
           that
           God
           had
           given
           him
           at
           his
           Creation
           ,
           even
           the
           Lordship
           and
           dominion
           over
           the
           creatures
           ,
           and
           brought
           him
           into
           spirituall
           slavery
           and
           bondage
           ,
           and
           had
           himself
           become
           the
           Lord
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           ruling
           and
           domineering
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           :
           God
           having
           a
           purpose
           to
           quell
           &
           destroy
           the
           power
           of
           this
           adversary
           ,
           chuses
           out
           a
           Champion
           ,
           raises
           up
           a
           generation
           to
           undertake
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           choice
           did
           not
           pitch
           upon
           the
           seed
           of
           Angels
           ,
           who
           might
           seeme
           equall
           matches
           for
           the
           Devill
           and
           all
           his
           followers
           ,
           but
           chuses
           out
           the
           Creature
           ,
           Man
           ,
           (
           whose
           original
           is
           from
           being
           a
           babe
           suckling
           ,
           an
           unlikely
           Creature
           to
           cope
           with
           such
           an
           enemy
           )
           and
           sends
           his
           owne
           Sonne
           to
           bee
           borne
           ,
           and
           to
           become
           even
           a
           babe
           and
           suckling
           ,
           
           and
           so
           in
           all
           ,
           other
           things
           like
           unto
           men
           ,
           except
           their
           sinne
           ,
           and
           culls
           out
           a
           certaine
           number
           of
           sinfull
           men
           to
           joyne
           with
           ,
           and
           under
           him
           ,
           and
           these
           hath
           hee
           endued
           with
           such
           valour
           and
           strength
           ,
           that
           (
           how
           unlikely
           soever
           it
           appeare
           to
           flesh
           and
           blood
           )
           they
           shall
           tread
           under
           feet
           all
           the
           power
           of
           Gods
           and
           their
           enemies
           ;
           and
           the
           peculiar
           way
           and
           manner
           of
           their
           fighting
           and
           overcomming
           ,
           is
           by
           a
           force
           proceeding
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           .
           The
           words
           thus
           interpreted
           ,
           doe
           afford
           two
           excellent
           Instructions
           .
        
         
           
           
             That
             though
             it
             bee
             very
             unlikely
             to
             flesh
             and
             blood
             ,
             to
             sense
             and
             reason
             ;
             yet
             Christ
             and
             his
             seed
             have
             sufficient
             strength
             wholly
             to
             rout
             and
             destroy
             all
             their
             enemies
             .
          
           The
           second
           is
           ,
        
         
           
           
             That
             all
             that
             power
             and
             strength
             which
             Christ
             and
             his
             followers
             are
             endued
             with
             ,
             proceeds
             out
             of
             their
             mouth
             :
          
           Out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           babes
           and
           sucklings
           hast
           thou
           ordained
           strength
           to
           quell
           thy
           enemies
           .
        
      
       
         
           The
           first
           of
           these
           hath
           two
           Branches
           :
        
         
           
           That
           to
           
             sense
             and
             reason
             it
             is
             a
             most
             unlikely
             thing
             ,
             that
             babes
             and
             sucklings
             should
             ever
             quell
             the
             enemy
             and
             the
             avenger
             ;
          
           that
           Christ
           and
           his
           followers
           should
           ever
           bee
           able
           to
           cope
           with
           the
           adversaries
           that
           are
           engaged
           against
           thems
           .
        
         
           
           That
           
             though
             it
             doe
             appeare
             most
             unlikely
             to
             sense
             and
             reason
             ,
             yet
             so
             it
             is
             ,
             they
             have
             sufficient
             strength
             to
             quell
             and
             subdue
             all
             their
             enemies
             ;
          
           That
           it
           is
           an
           unlikely
           thing
           to
           sense
           and
           reason
           ,
           I
           ground
           it
           upon
           the
           expression
           which
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           hath
           chosen
           ,
           Out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             :
          
           
           Christ
           and
           his
           followers
           are
           here
           called
           babes
           and
           sucklings
           ,
           not
           onely
           because
           their
           originall
           is
           from
           being
           babes
           ,
           but
           principally
           because
           the
           Lord
           would
           shew
           the
           disproportion
           which
           to
           reason
           doth
           appeare
           between
           them
           and
           their
           enemies
           ,
           they
           are
           babes
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           are
           
             Gyants
             ;
          
           they
           are
           poore
           sucklings
           ,
           the
           other
           are
           the
           enemies
           of
           God
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           enemy
           ,
           the
           great
           enemy
           and
           the
           avenger
           :
           so
           that
           little
           
             David
          
           with
           his
           sling
           did
           beare
           more
           proportion
           to
           the
           Gyant
           that
           was
           armed
           in
           brasse
           ,
           then
           babes
           and
           sucklings
           can
           beare
           unto
           those
           whom
           God
           calls
           his
           professed
           
           enemies
           ;
           and
           you
           may
           observe
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           the
           Lord
           uses
           to
           set
           it
           out
           by
           the
           most
           unequall
           matches
           that
           can
           bee
           found
           ;
           
           First
           consider
           that
           expression
           ,
           
             Jer.
          
           31.
           22.
           
           
             How
             long
             wilt
             thou
             goe
             about
             ,
             thou
             backsliding
             daughter
             ;
             for
             the
             Lord
             bath
             created
             a
             new
             thing
             in
             the
             earth
             ,
             a
             woman
             shall
             compasse
             a
             man
             .
          
           God
           had
           promised
           them
           deliverance
           ,
           and
           now
           hee
           blames
           them
           for
           going
           about
           to
           seeke
           other
           helpes
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           rest
           on
           his
           word
           ,
           because
           they
           saw
           no
           hope
           or
           probability
           of
           its
           comming
           to
           passe
           ;
           hee
           tells
           them
           this
           should
           bee
           no
           barre
           to
           believing
           ,
           for
           the
           Lord
           will
           create
           a
           new
           thing
           ,
           
             a
             woman
             shall
             compasse
             a
             man
             ,
          
           the
           church
           was
           a
           weake
           woman
           ,
           destitute
           of
           armes
           ,
           of
           strength
           ,
           of
           skill
           ,
           the
           enemy
           from
           whom
           they
           should
           be
           delivered
           ,
           were
           as
           a
           man
           ,
           yea
           ,
           a
           strong
           man
           ,
           (
           so
           the
           word
           signifies
           )
           and
           such
           was
           the
           
             Babylonian
          
           Empire
           at
           that
           time
           ;
           yet
           this
           woman
           shall
           compasse
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
          
           besiege
           this
           man
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           overcome
           and
           take
           him
           :
           Now
           how
           improbable
           this
           was
           to
           sense
           and
           reason
           ,
           that
           a
           weake
           woman
           should
           bee
           able
           to
           doe
           this
           to
           an
           armed
           man
           ,
           any
           man
           may
           judge
           .
           Consider
           also
           that
           comparison
           in
           the
           41
           of
           
             Isaiah
             ,
             verse
          
           14
           ,
           15
           ,
           16.
           when
           the
           Lord
           would
           set
           out
           the
           opposition
           betwixt
           the
           Church
           and
           the
           Enemies
           ,
           the
           Church
           is
           called
           a
           
             worme
             ,
          
           the
           enemy
           is
           called
           a
           
             mountaine
             ,
          
           yea
           ,
           
             mountaines
             ,
             in
             the
             plurall
             number
             ;
          
           Fear
           not
           thou
           worme
           
             Jacob
             ,
          
           I
           'll
           make
           thee
           my
           threshing
           instrument
           to
           beate
           the
           mountaines
           to
           dust
           .
           Now
           what
           proportion
           is
           there
           betwixt
           a
           mountaine
           and
           a
           worme
           ?
           one
           bit
           of
           a
           mountaine
           would
           kill
           10000
           wormes
           ;
           but
           here
           is
           one
           worme
           to
           cope
           against
           a
           great
           many
           mountaines
           ,
           a
           most
           unlikely
           thing
           ;
           
             Psal
             ,
          
           22.
           
             ver.
          
           6.
           
           Christ
           compares
           himselfe
           and
           his
           people
           to
           a
           worm
           ,
           
             I
             am
             a
             worme
             ,
             and
             no
             man
             ,
             a
             reproach
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             despised
             of
             the
             people
             ;
          
           
           and
           his
           and
           their
           enemies
           hee
           compares
           to
           fat
           Bulls
           of
           
             Bashan
             ,
          
           to
           ravening
           and
           roaring
           Lyons
           ,
           to
           madde
           and
           fierce
           dogs
           :
           Thus
           also
           our
           Saviour
           told
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           they
           were
           as
           sheepe
           among
           wolves
           ,
           
             Behold
             I
             send
             you
             out
             as
             sheepe
             among
             wolves
             .
          
           
           A
           handfull
           of
           sheep
           goe
           to
           fight
           with
           a
           whole
           multitude
           of
           Wolves
           ,
           is
           there
           any
           probability
           to
           sense
           or
           reason
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           carry
           the
           victory
           ?
           
           But
           it
           will
           bee
           yet
           clearer
           in
           a
           few
           instances
           :
        
         
         
           First
           ,
           take
           that
           of
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           himself
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           head
           and
           Captain-generall
           of
           the
           Party
           ,
           when
           hee
           came
           into
           the
           world
           to
           undertake
           this
           grand
           enemy
           ,
           even
           the
           enemy
           ,
           and
           the
           avenger
           ;
           marke
           how
           hee
           appear'd
           ,
           the
           state
           of
           the
           world
           then
           stood
           thus
           ,
           the
           Devill
           and
           his
           Angels
           in
           all
           places
           were
           worshipped
           as
           so
           many
           Gods
           ,
           the
           Empires
           and
           Kingdomes
           of
           the
           world
           were
           all
           at
           the
           Devills
           dispose
           ,
           hee
           was
           then
           the
           God
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           ruled
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           ;
           the
           Lords
           friends
           lived
           in
           one
           onely
           corner
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           
             Judea
             ,
          
           and
           they
           were
           at
           that
           time
           brought
           into
           captivity
           to
           the
           great
           red
           Dragon
           ,
           the
           
             Roman
          
           Empire
           ,
           the
           professed
           enemy
           of
           the
           God
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           these
           were
           his
           vassalls
           ;
           Among
           them
           commeth
           Christ
           as
           a
           Champion
           to
           undertake
           this
           great
           adversary
           ;
           and
           thus
           he
           enters
           the
           Lists
           ,
           
             borne
          
           in
           a
           stable
           ,
           
             wrapped
          
           up
           in
           rags
           ,
           
             bred
          
           a
           poor
           Carpenter
           ,
           
             lives
          
           30
           yeares
           in
           the
           world
           almost
           untaken
           notice
           of
           ,
           when
           hee
           did
           come
           to
           shew
           that
           hee
           was
           the
           Saviour
           who
           had
           undertaken
           the
           redemption
           of
           his
           people
           from
           their
           thraldome
           ,
           they
           who
           should
           have
           owned
           him
           ,
           and
           joyned
           with
           him
           ,
           scorn'd
           him
           ,
           rejected
           him
           ;
           none
           but
           a
           few
           women
           and
           children
           ,
           and
           fishermen
           ,
           would
           so
           much
           as
           acknowledge
           that
           hee
           was
           sent
           of
           God
           ,
           yea
           ,
           they
           never
           leave
           him
           till
           Jewes
           and
           Romans
           ,
           (
           following
           the
           counsell
           of
           the
           Devill
           )
           had
           agreed
           together
           to
           destroy
           him
           ,
           they
           tooke
           him
           ,
           hung
           him
           upon
           a
           crosse
           ,
           crucified
           him
           ,
           and
           there
           let
           him
           remaine
           a
           shame
           and
           a
           reproach
           ,
           and
           curse
           ,
           and
           laughing-stock
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           now
           was
           the
           time
           hee
           was
           to
           fight
           the
           field
           ;
           thus
           was
           hee
           accomplished
           for
           the
           warfare
           ,
           and
           now
           was
           hell
           let
           loose
           upon
           him
           :
           who
           that
           should
           have
           looked
           upon
           Christ
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           would
           ever
           have
           thought
           that
           deliverance
           should
           have
           come
           by
           him
           ?
           would
           not
           all
           have
           said
           of
           him
           ,
           as
           some
           of
           the
           sonnes
           of
           Belial
           did
           of
           
             Saul
             ,
          
           and
           with
           a
           great
           deale
           of
           more
           reason
           toe
           ,
           
             How
             can
             this
             Man
             ever
             save
             us
             ?
          
           flesh
           and
           blood
           ,
           I
           dare
           say
           ,
           would
           have
           given
           up
           the
           Cause
           as
           lost
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           take
           another
           instance
           in
           the
           first
           Champions
           whom
           Christ
           sends
           out
           in
           his
           Name
           ,
           
             his
             Apostles
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           taken
           out
           of
           Fisher-boates
           ,
           and
           from
           other
           the
           like
           conditions
           ,
           and
           hee
           sends
           them
           to
           reduce
           the
           world
           under
           his
           subjection
           :
           see
           what
           probability
           there
           was
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           ever
           speed
           :
           they
           goe
           out
           a
           Company
           of
           weake
           men
           ,
           without
           money
           in
           their
           purse
           ,
           without
           a
           sword
           by
           their
           side
           ,
           unto
           a
           prejudiced
           world
           ,
           where
           all
           were
           engaged
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           thus
           must
           they
           go
           to
           subdue
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           how
           I
           pray
           ?
           by
           preaching
           such
           a
           Doctrine
           as
           was
           for
           the
           greatest
           part
           utterly
           above
           the
           capacity
           of
           man
           ,
           ridiculous
           to
           mans
           reason
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           beleeve
           in
           a
           crucified
           God
           ,
           and
           appoint
           them
           a
           way
           of
           selfe-deniall
           ,
           plucking
           out
           their
           right
           eye
           ,
           and
           cutting
           off
           their
           right
           hand
           ,
           and
           their
           right
           foot
           ,
           and
           forsaking
           all
           ,
           and
           taking
           up
           a
           crosse
           ,
           and
           following
           a
           crucified
           God
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           had
           done
           all
           ,
           then
           they
           should
           looke
           for
           that
           which
           no
           man
           ever
           saw
           ,
           a
           reward
           in
           a
           place
           where
           no
           man
           ever
           was
           that
           they
           had
           heard
           of
           ,
           a
           reward
           of
           glory
           in
           another
           world
           ,
           after
           they
           had
           undergone
           nothing
           but
           misery
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           and
           with
           this
           Doctrine
           must
           they
           overcome
           the
           world
           .
           When
           
             Mabomet
          
           came
           out
           ,
           hee
           had
           a
           Doctrine
           that
           suited
           Mans
           reason
           and
           his
           lusts
           .
           And
           when
           Antichrist
           came
           ,
           hee
           had
           a
           way
           that
           would
           please
           whatsoever
           was
           in
           a
           carnall
           heart
           ,
           but
           these
           must
           go
           out
           with
           that
           ,
           against
           which
           every
           man
           hath
           as
           many
           principles
           as
           hee
           hath
           lusts
           in
           his
           heart
           .
           Would
           ever
           any
           man
           thinke
           ,
           that
           all
           this
           project
           and
           undertaking
           would
           not
           have
           fallen
           presently
           into
           the
           dust
           ?
           I
           could
           goe
           on
           (
           but
           that
           I
           have
           many
           things
           to
           handle
           )
           and
           shew
           you
           that
           in
           all
           the
           Churches
           conflicts
           it
           hath
           been
           so
           .
           When
           God
           sent
           a
           shepheard
           to
           fetch
           600000
           men
           out
           of
           the
           land
           of
           
             Egypt
             ,
          
           where
           they
           were
           in
           bondage
           ,
           how
           ridiculous
           an
           attempt
           would
           it
           appeare
           to
           flesh
           and
           blood
           ?
           When
           they
           were
           to
           come
           out
           of
           the
           Captivity
           of
           
             Babylon
             ;
          
           when
           
             Athanasius
          
           was
           to
           undertake
           the
           Arrian
           world
           ;
           when
           
             Luther
          
           and
           a
           few
           company
           of
           Fryers
           and
           Monkes
           that
           came
           out
           of
           their
           Cells
           ,
           undertooke
           to
           destroy
           the
           master-piece
           of
           policy
           that
           ever
           the
           Devill
           had
           ,
           was
           there
           any
           likelyhood
           to
           flesh
           and
           reason
           they
           should
           carry
           it
           ?
           I
           adde
           further
           ,
           every
           particular
           Saint
           who
           is
           brought
           home
           to
           Christ
           ,
           is
           a
           
           sufficient
           proofe
           of
           this
           ,
           when
           grace
           comes
           first
           into
           their
           heart
           ,
           as
           a
           sparke
           of
           fire
           into
           a
           well
           of
           water
           ,
           as
           a
           graine
           of
           mustardseed
           cast
           into
           a
           barren
           ground
           ,
           a
           poore
           weake
           Creature
           ,
           who
           hath
           onely
           learned
           to
           know
           the
           way
           to
           life
           ,
           presently
           assaulted
           with
           all
           the
           power
           of
           the
           world
           and
           hell
           it selfe
           .
           No
           man
           that
           should
           looke
           upon
           it
           with
           the
           eyes
           of
           reason
           ,
           but
           would
           conclude
           ,
           it
           will
           never
           come
           to
           any
           thing
           .
        
         
           
           And
           there
           is
           this
           reason
           for
           it
           ,
           because
           the
           principles
           of
           sense
           and
           reason
           can
           behold
           and
           view
           all
           the
           power
           that
           is
           against
           them
           ,
           the
           temptations
           and
           allurements
           of
           the
           Devill
           ,
           the
           world
           and
           the
           flesh
           ,
           are
           all
           agreeable
           to
           our
           corrupt
           nature
           ,
           and
           wee
           can
           discerne
           what
           strength
           is
           in
           them
           ,
           the
           opposition
           which
           the
           wisdome
           ,
           authority
           and
           power
           which
           all
           the
           Kingdomes
           and
           men
           of
           the
           world
           make
           against
           the
           Saints
           ,
           appeare
           in
           its
           full
           strength
           ,
           as
           clearly
           as
           the
           Army
           sent
           to
           take
           
             Elisha
          
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           did
           unto
           his
           servant
           .
           
           But
           on
           the
           part
           of
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           ,
           sense
           and
           reason
           sees
           their
           weaknesse
           ,
           but
           sees
           nothing
           ,
           of
           their
           strength
           ,
           that
           's
           no
           more
           discerned
           then
           the
           fore mentioned
           servant
           saw
           the
           mountaines
           full
           of
           Chariots
           and
           Horses
           of
           fire
           ,
           before
           the
           Lord
           opened
           his
           eyes
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           a
           hidden
           ,
           secret
           thing
           can
           be
           beheld
           and
           known
           only
           by
           the
           light
           of
           faith
           ,
           and
           the
           revelation
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           no
           understanding
           of
           ;
           there
           is
           the
           first
           .
           The
           second
           Branch
           is
           ,
        
         
           
           
             How
             unlikely
             soever
             it
             appeare
             ,
             yet
             so
             it
             is
             ,
             they
             have
             a
             strength
             ,
             whereby
             they
             shall
             and
             will
             quell
             all
             their
             enemies
             ,
             even
             the
             enemy
             and
             the
             avenger
             ,
          
           the
           victory
           is
           sure
           enough
           :
           For
           the
           proofe
           of
           this
           ,
           nothing
           is
           more
           cleare
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           God
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           
           All
           the
           promises
           are
           for
           it
           ,
           a
           thousand
           promises
           have
           declared
           it
           must
           bee
           so
           ,
           
             The
             seed
             of
             the
             Woman
             must
             breake
             the
             Serpents
             head
             ;
          
           
           
             I
             will
             build
             my
             Church
             ,
             the
             gates
             of
             hell
             shall
             not
             prevaile
             against
             it
             .
          
           
           No
           weapon
           
             that
             is
             formed
             against
             thee
             shall
             ever
             prosper
             ;
             Every
             tongue
             that
             rises
             up
             against
             thee
             ,
             in
             judgement
             thou
             shalt
             condemne
             ;
          
           
           
             Feare
             not
             thou
             worme
          
           Jacob
           ,
           
             thou
             shalt
             thresh
             the
             Mountaines
             ,
             and
             beat
             them
             to
             dust
             :
          
           
           
             Arise
             and
             thresh
             O
             daughter
             of
          
           Zion
           ,
           
             and
             I
             will
             make
             thy
             borne
             iron
             ,
             and
             thy
             hoofes
             brasse
             ,
             and
             thou
             fhalt
             breake
             in
             pieces
             many
             Nations
             :
          
           
           
             I
             will
             make
          
           Jerusalem
           
           
             a
             burdensome
             stone
             ,
             for
             all
             people
             that
             burden
             themselves
             with
             it
             ,
             shall
             bee
             cut
             in
             pieces
             ,
             though
             all
             the
             people
             of
             the
             earth
             bee
             gathered
             together
             against
             it
             :
          
           
           
             God
             will
             tread
             Satan
             under
             your
             feet
             shortly
             :
          
           
           
             All
             that
             is
             borne
             of
             God
             overcomes
             the
             world
             :
          
           
           
             I
             write
             unto
             you
             little
             children
             ,
             because
             yee
             have
             overcome
             that
             wicked
             one
             :
          
           
           who
           hath
           not
           read
           abundance
           of
           such
           promises
           as
           these
           are
           ?
        
         
           
           And
           experience
           hath
           found
           it
           thus
           ,
           see
           it
           in
           a
           few
           examples
           :
           First
           ,
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           himselfe
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           when
           hee
           appeared
           so
           unlikely
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           heard
           ,
           then
           did
           hee
           
             breake
             all
             his
             enemies
             ,
             and
             led
             captivity
             captive
             ;
          
           and
           hath
           hitherto
           so
           farre
           prevailed
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           Empires
           which
           have
           risen
           against
           him
           ,
           the
           
             Assyrian
             ,
             Persian
             ,
             Greeian
             ,
             Roman
             ,
          
           whether
           the
           
             Roman
          
           bee
           considered
           as
           
             Pagan
             ,
          
           or
           
             Arrian
             ,
          
           or
           
             Antichristian
             ,
          
           Christ
           hath
           got
           the
           victory
           over
           them
           all
           ,
           he
           hath
           broke
           them
           all
           ,
           no
           power
           of
           Devill
           or
           world
           hath
           not
           been
           able
           to
           stand
           against
           him
           ;
           this
           stone
           cut
           out
           of
           the
           mountaine
           without
           hands
           ,
           hath
           smitten
           and
           broken
           the
           great
           image
           of
           Gold
           and
           Silver
           ,
           Brasse
           and
           Iron
           ,
           
           and
           he
           must
           reigne
           till
           all
           his
           enemies
           are
           made
           his
           footstoole
           .
           
           And
           not
           onely
           Christ
           ,
           but
           the
           Fishermen
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           companions
           that
           have
           been
           spoken
           of
           ,
           serve
           for
           a
           second
           experiment
           ;
           I
           will
           bee
           bold
           to
           say
           it
           ,
           that
           
             Alexander
          
           and
           all
           the
           
             Caesars
          
           never
           conquered
           so
           many
           ,
           as
           those
           simple
           men
           subdued
           to
           Christ
           in
           a
           very
           little
           time
           .
           In
           one
           age
           their
           line
           went
           into
           all
           the
           corners
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           the
           Sunne
           did
           hardly
           shine
           upon
           a
           place
           ,
           where
           they
           did
           not
           set
           up
           Trophees
           of
           their
           Victories
           ,
           as
           unlikely
           a
           thing
           as
           it
           was
           .
           Yea
           ,
           all
           the
           Saints
           of
           God
           that
           have
           lived
           hitherto
           ,
           have
           all
           found
           ,
           that
           whatsoever
           Tongues
           or
           Spirits
           have
           risen
           up
           against
           them
           have
           been
           condemned
           ,
           the
           woman
           hath
           compassed
           the
           man
           ,
           the
           worme
           hath
           destroyed
           the
           Mountaine
           ,
           and
           they
           have
           at
           the
           long
           runne
           been
           able
           with
           
             Paul
          
           to
           triumph
           ,
           not
           onely
           over
           poverty
           ,
           and
           hunger
           ,
           and
           nakednes
           ,
           and
           persecution
           ,
           and
           such
           outward
           troubles
           ,
           but
           over
           Principalities
           and
           Powers
           ,
           
           and
           all
           spirituall
           wickednesses
           too
           ,
           the
           Devil
           himself
           hath
           bin
           trod
           under
           all
           their
           feet
           .
           
           And
           as
           there
           hath
           been
           experience
           of
           it
           hitherto
           ,
           so
           whosoever
           reads
           
           the
           Scripture
           will
           finde
           ,
           that
           the
           older
           the
           world
           growes
           ,
           the
           more
           experience
           there
           will
           bee
           of
           it
           continually
           ,
           because
           now
           begin
           the
           times
           of
           Christ
           and
           the
           Churches
           manifest
           conquest
           :
           hitherto
           they
           have
           carryed
           it
           ,
           but
           not
           so
           visibly
           alwayes
           before
           the
           eyes
           of
           men
           ;
           but
           we
           expect
           the
           dayes
           to
           bee
           at
           hand
           ,
           wherein
           the
           
             Saints
             shall
             take
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           
           and
           all
           the
           Kingdomes
           of
           the
           world
           shall
           bee
           the
           Lord
           Christs
           ,
           and
           hee
           shall
           reigne
           over
           them
           ;
           
           and
           that
           Kingdome
           that
           will
           not
           serve
           Christ
           ,
           shall
           bee
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           they
           shall
           with
           joy
           and
           comfort
           bring
           all
           their
           glory
           ,
           and
           conferre
           it
           upon
           the
           head
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           put
           it
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           these
           Babes
           :
           So
           that
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           must
           carry
           it
           ;
           
           and
           if
           you
           'll
           have
           a
           ground
           or
           reason
           for
           it
           ,
           100
           might
           bee
           added
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           
           It
           is
           Gods
           onely
           designe
           ,
           the
           onely
           great
           project
           that
           the
           Lord
           hath
           laid
           from
           eternity
           ,
           that
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           should
           carry
           the
           day
           against
           all
           their
           enemies
           ;
           it
           is
           the
           master-piece
           of
           his
           contrivement
           ,
           wherein
           hee
           will
           not
           indure
           to
           bee
           disappointed
           .
           And
           then
           secondly
           ,
        
         
           
           His
           heart
           is
           with
           them
           ,
           his
           love
           is
           set
           upon
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           his
           children
           ,
           the
           apple
           of
           his
           eye
           ,
           they
           are
           written
           upon
           the
           palmes
           of
           his
           hands
           ,
           they
           are
           continually
           in
           his
           sight
           ,
           he
           loves
           them
           as
           hee
           loves
           himself
           .
        
         
           
           Thirdly
           ,
           and
           his
           power
           is
           with
           them
           ,
           his
           Almighty
           power
           ,
           that
           power
           which
           can
           as
           easily
           make
           a
           World
           ,
           as
           it
           can
           uphold
           a
           straws
           all
           that
           power
           is
           engaged
           ,
           that
           no
           man
           shall
           ever
           bee
           able
           to
           prevaile
           against
           them
           .
           These
           ,
           and
           many
           more
           such
           reasons
           as
           these
           are
           ,
           have
           been
           so
           frequently
           set
           before
           this
           Honourable
           Assembly
           ,
           in
           the
           times
           of
           your
           greatest
           extremities
           ,
           to
           uphold
           your
           hearts
           ,
           that
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           say
           any
           more
           ,
           neither
           in
           truth
           doe
           I
           know
           what
           to
           adde
           to
           that
           which
           hath
           been
           spoken
           by
           other
           men
           .
           I
           come
           therefore
           to
           a
           short
           application
           of
           both
           the
           branches
           ,
           and
           among
           many
           excellent
           Uses
           wee
           might
           make
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           
             That
             it
             is
             an
             unlikely
             thing
             to
             sense
             and
             reason
             ,
             that
             Christ
             and
             his
             Church
             should
             bee
             able
             to
             conquer
             their
             enemies
             ,
          
           I
           shall
           observe
           onely
           this
           one
           ,
        
         
           To
           teach
           you
           all
           not
           to
           wonder
           ,
           why
           the
           wisest
           men
           ,
           and
           
           
           greatest
           men
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           the
           most
           politique
           and
           wary
           men
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           in
           all
           ages
           have
           ,
           and
           doe
           most
           of
           them
           reject
           the
           cause
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Church
           ,
           seldome
           willing
           to
           venture
           themselves
           for
           it
           :
           ●ou
           know
           
             Paul
          
           observed
           it
           in
           his
           dayes
           ,
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           1.
           26.
           
           
             Brethren
             ,
             you
             see
             your
             calling
             ,
             not
             many
             noble
             ,
             not
             many
             wise
             men
             after
             the
             flesh
             ,
             not
             many
             learned
             ,
          
           and
           all
           ages
           have
           proved
           it
           so
           .
           And
           when
           multitudes
           followed
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           the
           Pharisees
           demanded
           ,
           Doe
           any
           of
           the
           Rulers
           ,
           or
           of
           the
           Pharisees
           beleeve
           on
           him
           ?
           
             John
          
           7.
           48.
           
           And
           
             Hierome
          
           observed
           in
           his
           dayes
           ,
           that
           when
           one
           
             Paulinus
          
           a
           brave
           young
           noble
           man
           imbraced
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           there
           was
           more
           wondering
           at
           it
           ,
           than
           if
           a
           Mule
           had
           cast
           a
           foale
           :
           now
           this
           lesson
           may
           fully
           instruct
           you
           in
           the
           reason
           of
           it
           ,
           so
           farre
           as
           any
           of
           their
           principles
           are
           able
           to
           make
           up
           a
           judgement
           ,
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           Church
           is
           a
           lost
           cause
           ,
           Christ
           and
           his
           Saints
           are
           but
           like
           
             David
          
           against
           
             Goliah
             ,
          
           they
           are
           but
           wormes
           against
           a
           Mountaine
           ,
           and
           what
           wise
           man
           would
           ever
           engage
           himselfe
           in
           such
           a
           foolish
           and
           unlikely
           businesse
           ?
           who
           that
           hath
           understanding
           would
           put
           his
           fortune
           into
           a
           Ship
           that
           hee
           thinkes
           will
           sinke
           in
           the
           Sea
           ,
           which
           will
           dash
           against
           the
           next
           rocke
           ,
           or
           bee
           split
           with
           the
           next
           wave
           ?
           Indeed
           when
           the
           Church
           is
           smiled
           upon
           ,
           and
           countenanced
           by
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           ,
           it
           's
           no
           marvaile
           though
           wise
           ,
           rich
           ,
           and
           great
           men
           doe
           joyne
           with
           it
           ;
           but
           when
           warres
           and
           persecutions
           are
           raised
           against
           it
           ,
           which
           hath
           most-what
           been
           the
           Churches
           lot
           hitherto
           ,
           wonder
           not
           though
           wise
           men
           withdraw
           from
           it
           ,
           when
           they
           can
           see
           nothing
           but
           ruine
           attend
           them
           who
           take
           with
           this
           side
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           very
           reason
           of
           their
           withdrawing
           ,
           and
           this
           also
           abundantly
           satisfies
           mee
           in
           our
           present
           trouble
           ,
           wherein
           we
           have
           had
           so
           many
           Lords
           ,
           so
           many
           Gentlemen
           ,
           so
           many
           Learned
           men
           ,
           so
           many
           great
           and
           rich
           men
           to
           have
           deserted
           the
           Cause
           that
           the
           Parliament
           was
           engaged
           in
           .
           I
           solemnly
           professe
           ,
           I
           rather
           wonder
           that
           any
           wise
           man
           ,
           if
           not
           sanctified
           ,
           hath
           stayed
           ,
           that
           any
           Man
           not
           guided
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           should
           venture
           himselfe
           in
           a
           Cause
           that
           appeared
           so
           desperate
           as
           this
           Cause
           of
           Christ
           hath
           done
           to
           the
           eyes
           of
           flesh
           and
           blood
           .
           I
           justly
           call
           it
           the
           Cause
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           
           Church
           ,
           because
           it
           's
           apparent
           that
           the
           Parliaments
           engaging
           themselves
           for
           reformation
           of
           Religion
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           preserving
           civill
           Liberties
           ,
           hath
           provoked
           most
           of
           these
           enemies
           against
           them
           .
           Therefore
           let
           this
           satisfie
           you
           abundantly
           ,
           when
           the
           multitude
           of
           the
           world
           generally
           goe
           against
           the
           Cause
           of
           Christ
           ,
           they
           thinke
           it
           folly
           to
           owne
           it
           ,
           because
           they
           looke
           upon
           it
           as
           a
           lost
           Cause
           .
           But
           the
           other
           Branch
           affords
           many
           excellent
           Uses
           :
           One
           is
           ,
        
         
           
           This
           may
           hold
           up
           and
           content
           the
           heart
           and
           spirit
           of
           every
           one
           that
           hath
           given
           up
           his
           name
           to
           Christ
           and
           his
           Cause
           ,
           entered
           his
           name
           into
           Christs
           Muster-booke
           ,
           is
           enrolled
           amongst
           the
           souldiers
           of
           the
           Lambe
           ;
           I
           know
           flesh
           and
           blood
           ,
           sense
           and
           reason
           ,
           thinkes
           wee
           have
           the
           worser
           end
           of
           the
           staffe
           ,
           but
           let
           such
           know
           ,
           what
           dayes
           soever
           may
           come
           ,
           hee
           shall
           never
           have
           cause
           to
           repent
           that
           hee
           engaged
           himselfe
           on
           this
           side
           ,
           the
           victory
           is
           sure
           enough
           :
           some
           men
           in
           these
           conflicts
           of
           ours
           ,
           have
           solemnely
           protested
           ,
           that
           their
           plot
           was
           onely
           to
           bee
           on
           the
           safest
           side
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           bee
           sure
           to
           stand
           ,
           whosoever
           fall
           .
           In
           the
           name
           of
           God
           ,
           I
           promise
           it
           to
           every
           one
           that
           hath
           undertooke
           with
           Christ
           ,
           in
           the
           Cause
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           they
           shall
           succeed
           well
           .
           They
           used
           to
           say
           in
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           in
           
             Germanieus
          
           his
           dayes
           ,
           
             Salvus
             Germanicus
             ,
             salva
             Roma
             ,
             salva
             omnia
             ,
             Germanicus
          
           is
           well
           ,
           and
           the
           City
           is
           well
           ,
           and
           all
           is
           well
           :
           I
           say
           it
           with
           better
           confidence
           ,
           Christ
           is
           well
           ,
           his
           Church
           is
           well
           ,
           their
           Cause
           is
           good
           ,
           a
           succeeding
           Cause
           ,
           a
           prosperous
           Cause
           ,
           and
           all
           shall
           bee
           well
           ,
           the
           worme
           must
           beat
           the
           mountaine
           to
           dust
           ,
           the
           Woman
           must
           compasse
           the
           man
           .
           It
           may
           for
           a
           while
           seeme
           to
           goe
           very
           hard
           with
           the
           Church
           ,
           but
           the
           end
           will
           bee
           comfortable
           ;
           it
           was
           of
           old
           said
           of
           the
           
             Romans
             ,
          
           they
           were
           sometimes
           
             praelio
             victo
             nunquam
             bello
             ,
          
           they
           lost
           many
           a
           battell
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           conclusion
           they
           conquered
           every
           Nation
           which
           warred
           against
           them
           :
           This
           most
           undoubtedly
           is
           the
           fate
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           &
           might
           hold
           us
           up
           in
           all
           our
           present
           difficulties
           :
           I
           know
           many
           of
           you
           are
           yet
           at
           your
           wits
           end
           ,
           and
           wonder
           what
           will
           bee
           the
           end
           and
           event
           of
           these
           things
           ;
           the
           pillars
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           pillars
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           the
           pillars
           of
           Truth
           as
           
           well
           as
           of
           Peace
           ,
           are
           shaken
           ,
           ready
           to
           fall
           ;
           wee
           are
           wofully
           divided
           into
           
             minutula
             srustula
             ,
          
           and
           the
           young
           childe
           of
           Reformation
           in
           danger
           to
           bee
           swallowed
           up
           ,
           a
           
             Hydra
             ,
          
           a
           
             Dragon
          
           watcheth
           for
           it
           ,
           a
           malignant
           party
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           Blasphemies
           ,
           heresies
           ,
           and
           divisions
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           a
           Spirit
           working
           wil
           subdue
           all
           ,
           the
           zeal
           of
           the
           Lord
           wil
           bring
           all
           well
           to
           passe
           ,
           therefore
           hold
           up
           your
           Spirits
           and
           fear
           nothing
           ,
           I
           cannot
           but
           commend
           unto
           you
           that
           excellent
           speech
           of
           
             Luther
          
           to
           
             Melancthon
             ,
          
           when
           the
           Protestants
           were
           in
           a
           very
           low
           estate
           ,
           when
           
             Melancthon
          
           was
           affraid
           ,
           Come
           (
           saith
           
             Luther
          
           )
           to
           him
           ,
           let
           the
           Pholips
           ,
           let
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           let
           the
           
             Turks
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Devill
           himselfe
           doe
           his
           worst
           against
           us
           ,
           
             nos
             filii
             regni
             sumus
             ,
          
           wee
           are
           the
           children
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           
             Dominus
             prope
             adest
             ,
          
           the
           Lord
           is
           at
           hand
           ,
           wee
           are
           engaged
           with
           Christ
           ,
           whom
           they
           have
           crucified
           and
           spit
           upon
           ,
           wee
           must
           carry
           the
           day
           from
           them
           :
           So
           I
           say
           to
           thee
           ,
           Feare
           thou
           nothing
           ,
           the
           Barque
           wherein
           thou
           art
           may
           be
           tost
           ,
           it
           will
           never
           be
           split
           ,
           troubles
           may
           come
           ,
           the
           present
           may
           continue
           ,
           new
           ones
           may
           come
           ,
           but
           nothing
           shall
           come
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           that
           Christ
           contrives
           purposely
           ,
           that
           things
           may
           appeare
           difficult
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           his
           glory
           may
           bee
           the
           more
           in
           his
           carrying
           us
           through
           them
           all
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           I
           promise
           you
           the
           event
           shall
           bee
           successefull
           .
        
         
           
           And
           as
           this
           is
           comfortable
           in
           reference
           to
           the
           whole
           Church
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           wonderfully
           comfortable
           to
           every
           particular
           soule
           that
           feares
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           ,
           and
           may
           uphold
           them
           in
           all
           their
           temptations
           and
           afflictions
           ,
           crosses
           and
           desertions
           .
           I
           am
           perswaded
           many
           a
           soule
           who
           heares
           mee
           this
           day
           ,
           wonder
           how
           they
           shall
           subsist
           one
           weeke
           longer
           ,
           their
           spirituall
           pressures
           ,
           temptations
           ,
           desertions
           ,
           are
           so
           strong
           ,
           another
           findes
           their
           outward
           afflictions
           so
           intolerable
           ,
           and
           their
           pressures
           more
           and
           more
           breaking
           in
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           are
           ready
           every
           moment
           to
           sinke
           under
           their
           burthen
           ,
           and
           know
           not
           what
           will
           become
           of
           them
           ;
           ready
           every
           day
           to
           conclude
           as
           
             David
          
           did
           in
           his
           haste
           and
           feare
           ,
           I
           shall
           one
           day
           perish
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           
             Saul
             ,
          
           I
           shall
           never
           hold
           out
           ,
           I
           shall
           never
           be
           able
           to
           stand
           against
           these
           impetuous
           assaults
           ;
           but
           cheare
           up
           thy
           heart
           ,
           if
           there
           bee
           any
           thing
           of
           Christ
           in
           thee
           ,
           
           though
           it
           bee
           but
           as
           smoking
           flax
           ,
           it
           shall
           never
           bee
           quenched
           ,
           though
           but
           as
           a
           bruised
           reed
           ,
           it
           shall
           never
           bee
           broken
           ,
           though
           it
           bee
           but
           a
           babe
           and
           suckling
           ,
           thou
           shall
           quell
           all
           thy
           enemies
           .
           I
           tell
           thee
           ,
           I
           know
           it
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           power
           of
           hell
           is
           engaged
           against
           thee
           ,
           because
           thou
           art
           for
           Christ
           ,
           whether
           there
           bee
           any
           power
           of
           hell
           in
           thy
           heart
           ,
           in
           thy
           lust
           ,
           or
           in
           thy
           family
           ,
           in
           thy
           father
           ,
           in
           thy
           husband
           ,
           in
           thy
           mother
           ,
           in
           thy
           brethren
           ,
           or
           about
           thee
           ,
           all
           will
           bee
           against
           thee
           ;
           but
           as
           this
           power
           is
           against
           thee
           ,
           so
           I
           assure
           thee
           ,
           all
           the
           power
           in
           Heaven
           is
           engaged
           for
           thee
           ,
           all
           the
           power
           that
           the
           God
           of
           Heaven
           hath
           ,
           all
           his
           Attributes
           are
           for
           thee
           ,
           and
           therefore
           doe
           thou
           conclude
           ,
           though
           thou
           art
           a
           worme
           ,
           a
           woman
           ,
           &c.
           the
           worm
           shall
           thresh
           the
           mountaine
           ,
           the
           woman
           shall
           compasse
           the
           man
           ,
           the
           lambe
           shall
           overcome
           the
           wolfe
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           said
           in
           the
           17
           of
           the
           
             Revelations
             ,
          
           of
           all
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           set
           against
           the
           Virgin
           Company
           ,
           who
           follow
           the
           Lamb
           ,
           but
           the
           Lambe
           should
           overcome
           them
           ,
           for
           hee
           is
           King
           of
           Kings
           ,
           and
           Lord
           of
           Lords
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           are
           with
           him
           ,
           who
           are
           called
           ,
           and
           chosen
           ,
           and
           faithfull
           ,
           the
           like
           is
           true
           of
           every
           soule
           who
           is
           a
           follower
           of
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           ,
           they
           must
           overcome
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           helpe
           of
           the
           Lord
           tread
           all
           their
           enemies
           under
           their
           feet
           .
        
         
           
           Secondly
           ,
           because
           how
           unlikely
           soever
           the
           thing
           bee
           ,
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           must
           queil
           all
           their
           enemies
           ;
           let
           me
           teach
           you
           all
           this
           point
           of
           wisdome
           ,
           never
           have
           any
           thing
           to
           doe
           against
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           his
           children
           ;
           beware
           how
           thou
           have
           thy
           hand
           in
           any
           contrivement
           against
           any
           of
           those
           that
           are
           the
           Lambes
           followers
           :
           I
           cannot
           give
           it
           you
           better
           ,
           then
           in
           an
           expression
           of
           
             Solomons
             ,
          
           in
           
             Proverbes
          
           24.
           15
           ,
           16.
           to
           a
           wicked
           man
           ;
           
             Lay
             not
             maite
             ,
             O
             thou
             wiched
             man
             ,
             against
             the
             babitation
             of
             the
             righteous
             ,
             spoile
             not
             his
             resting
             place
             ;
             For
             the
             righteous
             falls
             seven
             times
             a
             day
             ,
             riseth
             agains
             ;
             but
             the
             wicked
             fall
             into
             mischiese
             :
          
           
           I
           take
           the
           plaine
           meaning
           to
           bee
           this
           ,
           
             Solomon
          
           tells
           wicked
           men
           ,
           hee
           knows
           they
           cannot
           but
           bee
           like
           themselves
           ,
           plotting
           and
           contriving
           mischiese
           against
           those
           that
           feare
           God
           ,
           and
           possibly
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           through
           their
           contrivements
           they
           may
           
           cause
           the
           people
           of
           God
           oftentimes
           to
           fall
           ,
           to
           fall
           into
           afflictions
           ,
           under
           many
           crosses
           ,
           but
           let
           them
           fall
           never
           so
           often
           ,
           they
           will
           bee
           like
           the
           corke
           ,
           thrust
           it
           under
           the
           water
           ,
           you
           cannot
           keep
           it
           under
           the
           water
           ,
           it
           will
           rise
           againe
           ,
           so
           shall
           it
           bee
           with
           godly
           men
           ,
           they
           will
           get
           out
           of
           their
           troubles
           :
           but
           when
           the
           wicked
           falls
           ,
           hee
           falls
           to
           the
           purpose
           ,
           hee
           will
           fall
           into
           mischief
           ,
           and
           never
           rise
           againe
           ,
           God
           will
           deale
           with
           them
           as
           hee
           did
           with
           
             Moab
             ,
          
           in
           the
           16
           of
           
             Isaiah
             ,
             Wee
             have
             heard
             of
             the
             pride
             of
             Moab
             ,
             (
             he
             is
             very
             proud
             )
             even
             of
             his
             haughtinesse
             and
             his
             pride
             ,
             and
             his
             wrath
             ,
             but
             his
             lyes
             shall
             not
             bee
             so
             ;
             therefore
             shall
             Moab
             howle
             for
             Moab
             .
          
           
           
             Moab
          
           thought
           to
           make
           my
           children
           mourn
           and
           howle
           ,
           but
           I
           'll
           make
           
             Moab
          
           howle
           for
           himselfe
           :
           So
           thou
           maist
           thinke
           to
           carry
           on
           a
           plot
           or
           designe
           against
           Religion
           ,
           against
           the
           servants
           of
           God
           ,
           either
           their
           Cause
           in
           generall
           ,
           or
           some
           particular
           person
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           forbeare
           it
           ,
           as
           
             Gamaliel
          
           said
           to
           them
           ,
           
             Forbeare
             these
             men
             ,
             middle
             not
             with
             them
             ,
             lest
             yee
             bee
             found
             fighters
             against
             God
             ;
          
           
           they
           may
           fall
           into
           trouble
           ,
           but
           God
           will
           bring
           them
           out
           .
           I
           conclude
           this
           with
           that
           speech
           of
           
             David
             ,
             Psal.
          
           37.
           
           
             The
             wicked
             plotteth
             against
             the
             just
             ,
             and
             gnasheth
             upon
             him
             with
             his
             teeth
             ,
             the
             Lord
             shall
             laugh
             at
             him
             ,
             for
             hee
             seeth
             that
             his
             day
             is
             comming
             .
          
           
           This
           is
           the
           first
           Lesson
           ,
           now
           I
           proceed
           to
           the
           second
           .
        
         
           Which
           is
           the
           
             manner
          
           how
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           doe
           exercise
           this
           their
           great
           strength
           ,
           
             Out
             of
             the
             mouth
             of
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             ;
          
           You
           know
           that
           every
           creature
           which
           God
           hath
           endued
           with
           any
           strength
           ,
           hath
           a
           peculiar
           way
           of
           bringing
           out
           its
           strength
           '
           ;
           the
           Lions
           strength
           lies
           in
           his
           jawes
           ,
           the
           Beare
           in
           his
           pawes
           ,
           the
           Eagle
           in
           her
           talons
           ,
           a
           Man
           by
           his
           armes
           ,
           the
           Bull
           by
           his
           hornes
           ,
           the
           Scorpions
           have
           their
           power
           in
           their
           tayle
           '
           ;
           thus
           every
           creature
           that
           hath
           any
           notable
           strength
           ,
           hath
           some
           eminent
           way
           to
           exercise
           it
           :
           Now
           would
           you
           know
           which
           way
           doe
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           ,
           exercise
           their
           strength
           ,
           it
           is
           out
           of
           their
           
             Mouth
             ,
          
           Out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           .
           The
           Lesson
           I
           propound
           to
           handle
           from
           it
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
        
         
           
             That
             the
             peculiar
             way
             ,
             whereby
             Christ
             and
             all
             his
             seed
             doe
          
           
           
           
             overcome
             their
             enemies
             ,
             is
             by
             a
             power
             that
             comes
             out
             of
             their
             mouth
             :
          
           That
           's
           the
           peculiar
           way
           of
           fighting
           ,
           power
           comes
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           :
           For
           the
           truth
           of
           it
           ,
           see
           it
           ,
           First
           ,
           in
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           when
           it
           was
           prophesied
           of
           him
           in
           the
           11
           of
           
             Isaiah
             ,
             v.
          
           4.
           how
           hee
           should
           reigne
           and
           rule
           over
           all
           Nations
           ,
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           layes
           it
           downe
           thus
           ,
           
             He
             shall
             smite
             the
             Earth
             with
             the
             rod
             of
             his
             mouth
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             breath
             of
             his
             lips
             hee
             shall
             slay
             the
             wicked
             .
          
           
           It
           was
           a
           rod
           of
           his
           mouth
           ,
           and
           the
           breath
           of
           his
           lips
           ,
           that
           's
           the
           staffe
           of
           his
           power
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           called
           in
           the
           110
           
             Psalme
             ,
          
           the
           rod
           of
           his
           strength
           ,
           
           is
           in
           this
           11
           of
           
             Isaiah
          
           called
           the
           rod
           of
           his
           mouth
           ,
           so
           also
           in
           the
           19
           of
           the
           
             Revelations
             ,
             v.
          
           15.
           where
           hee
           is
           brought
           on
           horseback
           ,
           fighting
           his
           battaile
           in
           the
           field
           ,
           and
           destroying
           all
           his
           enemies
           ;
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             Out
             of
             his
             mouth
             came
             a
             two
             edged
             sword
             ,
             that
             with
             it
             hee
             should
             smite
             the
             Nations
             ;
          
           and
           if
           you
           read
           his
           story
           while
           hee
           was
           upon
           earth
           ,
           you
           may
           observe
           that
           all
           in
           a
           manner
           which
           he
           did
           ,
           came
           out
           of
           his
           mouth
           ;
           sometimes
           by
           a
           word
           of
           
             command
             ,
          
           thus
           his
           miracles
           were
           wrought
           ,
           be
           
             healed
             ,
          
           be
           
             opened
             ,
          
           be
           
             cleansed
             ,
             &c.
          
           sometimes
           by
           
             preaching
             ,
          
           converting
           some
           ,
           convincing
           others
           ;
           sometimes
           by
           
             prayer
             ,
          
           that
           is
           one
           reason
           ,
           as
           some
           thinke
           ,
           why
           he
           is
           called
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           because
           all
           that
           hee
           did
           was
           by
           a
           word
           .
           Secondly
           ,
        
         
           
           See
           it
           likewise
           in
           his
           servants
           ,
           all
           the
           servants
           of
           Christ
           ;
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           that
           are
           his
           brethren
           and
           his
           seed
           ,
           they
           all
           overcome
           by
           a
           power
           that
           comes
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           ;
           And
           to
           cleare
           this
           ,
           consider
           first
           some
           passages
           of
           
             Psalme
          
           68.
           a
           
             Psalm
             ,
          
           which
           I
           confesse
           deserves
           to
           be
           more
           fully
           cleared
           ,
           then
           a
           short
           Sermon
           will
           allow
           ,
           being
           so
           full
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           the
           whole
           
             Psalme
          
           being
           a
           full
           declaration
           of
           the
           way
           and
           manner
           how
           Christ
           and
           his
           followers
           doe
           overcome
           all
           their
           enemies
           ;
           The
           first
           verse
           of
           the
           
             Psalme
          
           is
           ,
           
             Let
             God
             arise
             ,
             and
             his
             enemies
             bee
             scattered
             ;
          
           and
           the
           close
           of
           the
           
             Psalme
          
           is
           ,
           
             God
             hath
             given
             strength
             to
             his
             people
             ,
             blessed
             bee
             God
             ,
          
           that
           is
           the
           drift
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           give
           glory
           to
           God
           for
           the
           strength
           hee
           hath
           given
           to
           his
           Sonne
           ,
           and
           the
           followers
           of
           his
           Sonne
           to
           subdue
           all
           their
           enemies
           ,
           and
           how
           is
           this
           performed
           ?
           to
           say
           nothing
           of
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           you
           
           may
           see
           the
           way
           of
           his
           Saints
           overcomming
           ,
           notably
           described
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           18.
           
           
             Thou
             hast
             ascended
             on
             high
             ,
             thou
             hast
             led
             captivity
             captive
             ,
             thou
             hast
             received
             gifts
             for
             men
             ;
             even
             for
             the
             bellious
             also
             ,
             that
             the
             Lord
             God
             may
             dwell
             amongst
             them
             :
          
           
           When
           Christ
           ascended
           ,
           then
           hee
           gave
           such
           gifts
           to
           his
           children
           and
           servants
           ,
           that
           by
           them
           they
           should
           bee
           so
           farre
           able
           to
           tame
           the
           most
           rebellious
           that
           the
           Lord
           God
           might
           dwell
           among
           them
           ,
           set
           up
           his
           throne
           and
           habitation
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           them
           ;
           what
           these
           gifts
           were
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           you
           expresly
           in
           the
           4
           of
           the
           
             Ephesians
             ;
          
           When
           hee
           ascended
           up
           on
           high
           ,
           hee
           gave
           some
           to
           be
           
             Apostles
             ,
          
           some
           
             Prophets
             ,
          
           some
           
             Evangelists
             ,
          
           some
           
             Pastors
             ,
          
           and
           
             Teachers
             ,
          
           
           these
           were
           the
           gifts
           which
           were
           powred
           out
           upon
           the
           day
           of
           
             Pent●cost
             ,
          
           all
           which
           were
           represented
           by
           the
           similitude
           of
           
             cloven
             Tongues
             ,
          
           
           whereby
           the
           Lord
           would
           teach
           you
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           gifts
           which
           Christ
           hath
           powred
           out
           upon
           his
           Church
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           so
           lively
           a
           resemblance
           of
           them
           all
           as
           the
           
             Tongue
             :
          
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           by
           the
           tongue
           ,
           comes
           all
           the
           power
           that
           the
           Saints
           have
           ;
           
           you
           'll
           finde
           it
           as
           plain
           ,
           if
           you
           look
           into
           the
           11
           of
           the
           
             Revelations
             ,
             ver.
          
           5
           ,
           6.
           where
           the
           two
           Witnesses
           of
           Christ
           their
           manner
           of
           overcomming
           is
           described
           .
           These
           two
           Witnesses
           are
           by
           the
           best
           Interpreters
           judged
           to
           be
           the
           small
           number
           of
           true
           believers
           ,
           who
           followed
           Christ
           all
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Antichristian
           Apostasie
           ,
           against
           these
           all
           the
           world
           fights
           ,
           for
           the
           space
           of
           twelve
           hundred
           and
           sixty
           yeares
           ,
           these
           two
           Witnesses
           ever
           cartyed
           the
           victory
           ,
           and
           there
           are
           they
           compared
           to
           
             Moses
          
           and
           
             Aaron
             ,
          
           to
           
             Elias
          
           and
           
             Elisha
             ,
          
           to
           
             Joshna
          
           and
           
             Zerubbabel
             ,
          
           so
           that
           looke
           what
           
             Moses
          
           and
           
             Aaron
          
           did
           in
           their
           time
           of
           Israels
           comming
           out
           of
           
             Egypt
             ,
          
           what
           
             Elias
          
           and
           
             Elisha
          
           in
           the
           time
           of
           that
           Apostasie
           ,
           and
           
             Joshua
          
           and
           
             Zerubbabel
          
           in
           the
           time
           of
           that
           Reformation
           ,
           these
           two
           VVitnesses
           should
           doe
           the
           same
           ;
           but
           how
           ?
           even
           as
           
             Moses
             ,
             Aaron
             ,
             Elias
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           overcame
           all
           enemies
           and
           difficulties
           ,
           by
           a
           power
           proceeding
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           ,
           as
           appeares
           in
           their
           stories
           ;
           so
           doe
           these
           ,
           these
           can
           smite
           the
           earth
           with
           plagues
           ,
           these
           can
           turn
           waters
           into
           blood
           ,
           these
           can
           shut
           and
           open
           heaven
           ,
           these
           can
           destroy
           their
           enemies
           ,
           who
           would
           hurt
           them
           ;
           but
           all
           this
           proceeds
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           comes
           fire
           that
           destroyes
           their
           enemies
           ,
           all
           is
           done
           by
           their
           mouth
           ;
           
           and
           in
           the
           12
           of
           the
           
             Revelations
             ,
             verse
          
           11.
           you
           may
           there
           read
           a
           great
           battail
           described
           ,
           that
           is
           fought
           between
           the
           Saints
           ,
           Christ
           and
           his
           Saints
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           
             red
             Dragon
             ,
          
           but
           
             Michael
          
           and
           his
           Angels
           overcome
           the
           
             Dragon
          
           and
           his
           Angels
           ;
           at
           the
           11
           
             Verse
          
           it
           's
           said
           ,
           
             They
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Saints
           )
           
             overcame
             the
             Dragon
             by
             the
             blood
             of
             the
             Lambe
             ;
          
           that
           was
           the
           
             meritorious
          
           cause
           ,
           but
           the
           
             instrumentall
          
           cause
           was
           
             the
             word
             of
             their
             testimony
             ;
             They
             overcame
             him
             by
             the
             blood
             of
             the
             Lambe
             ,
             and
             the
             word
             of
             their
             testimony
             ;
          
           but
           you
           will
           bee
           better
           satisfied
           after
           I
           have
           opened
           unto
           you
           ,
        
         
           
           
             Wherein
          
           lyes
           the
           power
           which
           proceeds
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           ?
           or
           what
           doth
           their
           mouth
           ?
        
         
           
           Possibly
           I
           shall
           not
           bee
           able
           to
           name
           every
           particular
           branch
           ,
           but
           there
           are
           five
           things
           that
           are
           most
           cleare
           ,
           which
           all
           are
           the
           fruit
           of
           the
           mouth
           ,
           and
           by
           them
           in
           all
           ages
           ,
           these
           babes
           and
           sucklings
           have
           overcome
           the
           enemy
           and
           the
           avenger
           .
           First
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               
                 Preaching
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               
                 Confessing
                 ,
                 or
                 professing
                 the
                 Name
                 ,
                 Truth
                 ,
                 and
                 Cause
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 his
                 Christ
                 .
              
            
             
               3.
               
               Praising
               ,
               singing
               out
               praise
               ,
               and
               Psalmes
               ,
               and
               hymnes
               to
               God
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Praying
               .
               And
               ,
            
             
               5.
               
               Covenanting
               .
            
          
        
         
           You
           shall
           see
           how
           by
           all
           these
           the
           Saints
           from
           time
           to
           time
           have
           carryed
           the
           victory
           ,
           First
           ,
        
         
           
           
             Preaching
             ;
          
           when
           Christ
           sent
           his
           Apostles
           out
           to
           goe
           conquer
           the
           world
           ,
           what
           was
           their
           
             apparatus
             ?
          
           what
           was
           their
           furniture
           ?
           their
           instruments
           of
           warre
           ?
           it
           was
           onely
           thus
           ,
           
             It
             s
             ,
             praedicate
             ,
             Goe
             out
             into
             the
             world
             and
             Preach
             :
          
           
           And
           when
           hee
           sent
           out
           the
           Lxx
           Disciples
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           10.
           as
           lambes
           among
           wolves
           ,
           without
           sword
           ,
           or
           money
           ,
           or
           scrip
           ,
           this
           was
           the
           great
           weapon
           hee
           furnished
           them
           withall
           ,
           
             Preach
             unto
             them
             ;
          
           and
           by
           that
           time
           they
           had
           been
           a
           little
           trying
           the
           power
           of
           this
           weapon
           ,
           they
           had
           led
           captivity
           captive
           ,
           and
           returne
           with
           great
           spoiles
           ;
           and
           tell
           their
           Master
           ,
           
             Lord
             ,
          
           (
           say
           they
           )
           
             the
             very
             Devils
             are
             subject
             to
          
           
           
             us
             .
          
           True
           (
           saith
           Christ
           )
           
             I
             saw
             Satan
             falling
             like
             lightening
             downe
             from
             heaven
             ,
          
           by
           preaching
           they
           could
           shoot
           the
           Starres
           downe
           from
           heaven
           ,
           and
           fetch
           the
           Devill
           out
           of
           his
           Throne
           :
           It
           were
           an
           endlesse
           task
           for
           mee
           to
           recount
           unto
           you
           ,
           what
           preaching
           hath
           done
           ;
           what
           strong
           Castles
           have
           been
           demolished
           by
           preaching
           ;
           how
           many
           thousand
           enemies
           have
           been
           made
           friends
           by
           preaching
           ;
           how
           many
           Kingdomes
           have
           been
           subdued
           by
           preaching
           ;
           how
           many
           thousands
           ,
           and
           ten
           thousand
           times
           ten
           thousand
           ,
           have
           been
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           roaring
           Lyons
           denne
           by
           preaching
           ;
           how
           before
           
             Pauls
          
           death
           the
           preaching
           of
           the
           Word
           had
           gone
           into
           all
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           unto
           the
           ends
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           
           
           and
           rent
           in
           pieces
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           the
           Devil
           .
           This
           ,
           this
           is
           Christs
           Arms
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           power
           of
           
             God
          
           to
           salvation
           ,
           a
           thousand
           tongues
           are
           not
           able
           to
           set
           forth
           the
           excellency
           and
           efficacy
           of
           it
           ;
           this
           is
           the
           great
           Monster
           queller
           ,
           which
           is
           able
           to
           batter
           
             down
             all
             the
             strong
             bolds
             of
             Satan
             ,
          
           
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           10.
           4
           ,
           5.
           which
           can
           cast
           downe
           every
           high
           thing
           which
           exalts
           it selfe
           against
           the
           knowledge
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           bring
           into
           captivity
           every
           thought
           to
           the
           obedience
           of
           Christ
           :
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           preaching
           is
           that
           whereby
           Christ
           destroyes
           the
           very
           Kingdome
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           though
           it
           is
           the
           Devills
           master-piece
           laid
           the
           deepest
           in
           policy
           ,
           and
           founded
           not
           onely
           in
           States
           but
           in
           mens
           consciences
           ,
           yet
           Christ
           destroys
           it
           by
           the
           
             Word
             of
             his
             mouth
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           preaching
           of
           the
           Gospel
           in
           the
           mouthes
           of
           his
           Ministers
           .
           Preaching
           is
           one
           ,
           and
           Secondly
           ,
        
         
           
           
             Confessing
          
           is
           another
           ;
           Preaching
           ,
           though
           it
           belong
           to
           the
           whole
           Church
           ,
           as
           a
           gift
           given
           to
           them
           for
           their
           good
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           to
           bee
           exercised
           but
           by
           the
           Officers
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           's
           given
           to
           all
           ,
           not
           to
           bee
           exercised
           by
           all
           ;
           but
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           these
           wayes
           of
           overcomming
           are
           to
           bee
           exercised
           by
           all
           these
           babes
           ,
           whether
           in
           office
           or
           not
           ,
           whether
           men
           or
           women
           ,
           old
           or
           young
           ,
           learned
           or
           simple
           ,
           and
           confessing
           or
           professing
           the
           truth
           is
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           things
           which
           proceed
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Saints
           overcome
           their
           enemies
           ,
           I
           'll
           give
           you
           but
           one
           text
           for
           it
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           tells
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           
           
             Luke
          
           21.
           12.
           what
           usage
           they
           should
           finde
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           
             That
             they
             should
             be
             carryed
          
           
           
             before
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             for
             his
             sake
             ,
          
           this
           might
           be
           looked
           upon
           as
           a
           terrible
           thing
           to
           them
           who
           had
           been
           brought
           up
           among
           rude
           and
           common
           people
           ,
           to
           be
           brought
           before
           Kings
           and
           High
           Courts
           ,
           whose
           splendor
           and
           majesty
           would
           dash
           them
           out
           of
           countenance
           and
           amase
           them
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           would
           not
           bee
           able
           to
           speake
           ,
           and
           whose
           wisdome
           ,
           understanding
           and
           subtilty
           was
           like
           to
           bee
           such
           ,
           as
           would
           quickly
           put
           them
           to
           silence
           ;
           but
           feare
           not
           this
           ,
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           why
           ?
           
             I
             will
             give
             you
             a
             mouth
             ,
          
           I
           will
           give
           you
           a
           mouth
           (
           that
           is
           his
           promise
           ,
           )
           
             that
             none
             of
             your
             adversaries
             shall
             bee
             able
             to
             stand
             before
             it
             ;
          
           that
           mouth
           is
           nothing
           but
           a
           bold
           confession
           of
           the
           truth
           and
           cause
           of
           God
           :
           a
           notable
           instance
           hereof
           wee
           have
           
             Acts
          
           4.
           13.
           the
           Councell
           or
           Synedrion
           had
           called
           the
           Apostles
           before
           them
           ,
           and
           demanded
           by
           what
           authority
           ,
           or
           by
           what
           Name
           they
           had
           done
           this
           ?
           they
           presently
           made
           a
           bold
           Confession
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           saith
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             When
             they
             saw
             the
             boldnesse
             of
          
           Peter
           
             and
          
           John
           ,
           
             and
             perceived
             they
             were
             unlearned
             and
             ignorant
             men
             ,
             they
             marvailed
             ,
          
           
           yea
           ,
           
             they
             could
             say
             nothing
             ;
          
           and
           whosoever
           hath
           but
           read
           the
           stories
           of
           the
           Church
           may
           find
           that
           the
           Confessions
           which
           the
           Saints
           ,
           yea
           sometimes
           women
           and
           children
           have
           made
           ,
           have
           repressed
           the
           enraged
           adversaries
           ,
           have
           sometimes
           wonne
           ,
           the
           hearts
           of
           them
           ,
           yea
           ,
           have
           converted
           thousands
           :
           that
           is
           a
           second
           weapon
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
        
         
           
           Singing
           of
           Psalmes
           ,
           though
           this
           you
           would
           thinke
           the
           unlikelyest
           of
           all
           ,
           yet
           the
           Scripture
           is
           plaine
           for
           it
           ;
           in
           the
           149
           
             Psalme
             ,
          
           
           there
           you
           have
           a
           promise
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           4.
           
           
             God
             will
             beautisie
             them
             with
             salvation
             ,
          
           yea
           ,
           such
           salvation
           ,
           
             that
             they
             shall
             execute
             vengeance
             upon
             the
             heathen
             ,
             bind
             their
             Kings
             in
             chaines
             ,
             and
             their
             Nobles
             with
             fetters
             ;
             this
             glory
             have
             all
             Gods
             Saints
             .
          
           How
           shall
           this
           bee
           done
           ?
           Let
           (
           saith
           the
           Prophet
           )
           them
           sing
           aloud
           ,
           
             let
             the
             high
             praises
             of
             God
             bee
             in
             their
             mouth
             ,
          
           and
           a
           two
           edged
           sword
           in
           their
           hand
           :
           whatever
           bee
           meant
           by
           a
           two
           edged
           sword
           ,
           plain
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           high
           praises
           of
           God
           in
           their
           mouth
           is
           one
           of
           their
           weapons
           :
           And
           in
           
             Psalm
             .
          
           68.
           the
           place
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           about
           
             vers.
          
           22
           ,
           23.
           &c.
           you
           have
           a
           description
           of
           Gods
           terrible
           march
           before
           his
           people
           ,
           the
           very
           fight
           whereof
           was
           dreadfull
           to
           his
           
           enemies
           ;
           
             They
             have
             seene
             thy
             goings
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             even
             the
             goings
             of
             my
             God
             ,
             my
             King
             in
             the
             Sanctuary
             ;
          
           and
           how
           was
           it
           ?
           you
           have
           it
           
             verse
          
           25.
           
           
             The
             singers
             went
             before
             ,
             the
             players
             on
             instruments
             followed
             after
             ,
             among
             them
             were
             the
             Damosels
             playing
             with
             timbrels
             ,
          
           all
           singing
           Hallelujah
           ,
           
             blesse
             yee
             the
             Lord
             in
             the
             Congregations
             ,
             even
             the
             Lord
             from
             the
             fountaine
             of
             Israel
             .
          
           
           And
           you
           have
           an
           instance
           of
           it
           in
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           20.
           when
           the
           children
           of
           
             Edom
          
           and
           
             Moab
             ,
          
           and
           Mount
           
             Seir
          
           came
           against
           
             Jehoshaphat
             ,
          
           when
           he
           &
           his
           people
           went
           against
           them
           ,
           they
           went
           singing
           of
           Psalmes
           ;
           and
           it
           's
           said
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           22.
           
           
             When
             they
             began
             to
             lift
             up
             their
             voice
             ,
             and
             to
             sing
             praise
             to
             God
             on
             High
             ;
             the
             Lord
             set
             ambushments
             against
             the
             children
             of
             Ammon
             ,
             Moab
             ,
             and
             Mount
             Seir
             ,
             which
             were
             come
             out
             against
             Jehoshaphat
             ,
             and
             they
             were
             smitten
             ,
             and
             they
             destroyed
             one
             another
             .
          
           
           Many
           other
           instances
           there
           are
           in
           the
           Ecclesiasticall
           story
           ,
           of
           the
           strength
           which
           Gods
           people
           have
           found
           in
           singing
           of
           Psalmes
           ;
           there
           is
           one
           famous
           one
           ,
           of
           the
           Protestants
           in
           
             Mountaban
          
           in
           
             France
             ,
          
           who
           when
           they
           (
           being
           besieged
           )
           were
           compelled
           to
           fight
           in
           their
           owne
           defence
           ,
           alwayes
           went
           out
           to
           fight
           singing
           of
           Psalmes
           ,
           and
           grew
           so
           terrible
           to
           the
           besiegers
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           end
           ,
           as
           soone
           as
           they
           heard
           their
           singing
           voice
           lifted
           up
           within
           the
           Towne
           ,
           before
           the
           Portcullis
           was
           drawne
           up
           ,
           or
           the
           gates
           were
           opened
           ,
           their
           hearts
           would
           faile
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           used
           to
           cry
           out
           ,
           They
           come
           ,
           they
           come
           ,
           and
           even
           fled
           away
           for
           feare
           ,
           This
           is
           a
           third
           weapon
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           ;
           but
           then
           there
           is
           a
           fourth
           which
           is
           super-excellent
           in
           many
           respects
           beyond
           all
           ,
           like
           
             Goliahs
          
           sword
           ,
           there
           is
           none
           to
           that
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
        
         
           
           
             Prayer
             :
          
           The
           wonders
           which
           the
           Prayers
           of
           Gods
           people
           have
           wrought
           ,
           no
           time
           is
           sufficient
           to
           tell
           :
           Prayer
           uses
           to
           fetch
           in
           all
           things
           they
           need
           ,
           it
           removes
           all
           evills
           which
           lye
           upon
           them
           ;
           Prayer
           is
           the
           key
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           conqueror
           of
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           the
           scourge
           of
           Satan
           ,
           the
           out-gate
           from
           all
           distresses
           ;
           you
           finde
           ,
           
             Psalme
          
           107.
           five
           sorts
           of
           men
           in
           misery
           :
           1
           Wanderers
           out
           of
           their
           way
           .
           2
           Troubled
           and
           brought
           low
           with
           sicknesse
           .
           3
           Prisoners
           .
           4
           Tossed
           at
           sea
           with
           tempests
           .
           5
           Oppressed
           by
           enemies
           :
           but
           Prayer
           is
           a
           
             medieamentum
             eatholicum
             ,
          
           a
           remedy
           for
           all
           these
           ;
           then
           
           
             They
             cry
             unto
             the
             Lord
             in
             their
             trouble
             ,
          
           
           &
           he
           delivers
           them
           out
           of
           their
           distresse
           ;
           This
           
             Solomon
          
           begg'd
           ,
           
           1
           
             Kings
          
           8.
           
           
             When
             thy
             people
             go
             to
             war
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             opprest
             with
             their
             enemies
             ,
             &c.
             if
             they
             humble
             themselves
             and
             pray
             ,
             heare
             thou
             in
             Heaven
             and
             deliver
             them
             ;
          
           and
           God
           promised
           
             Chap.
          
           9.
           3.
           that
           it
           should
           bee
           so
           ;
           
           and
           this
           innumerable
           multitudes
           of
           Gods
           people
           in
           all
           ages
           have
           found
           to
           bee
           so
           ;
           when
           
             Moses
          
           hands
           are
           lift
           up
           in
           prayer
           ,
           
             Amalek
          
           is
           routed
           ;
           
           when
           
             Samuel
          
           prayes
           ,
           the
           
             Philistims
          
           are
           disconifited
           ;
           
           when
           
             David
          
           prayes
           ,
           his
           enemies
           flee
           ,
           
             When
             I
             pray
             ,
             my
             enemies
             are
             turned
             backe
             ;
             this
             I
             know
             ,
          
           (
           said
           hee
           )
           
             for
             God
             is
             with
             mee
             .
          
           
           The
           time
           forbids
           me
           to
           tell
           of
           the
           thundering
           Bands
           of
           Gods
           servants
           ,
           and
           what
           their
           prayers
           have
           done
           :
           but
           in
           a
           word
           I
           am
           assured
           ,
           that
           what
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           11.
           32
           ,
           33.
           of
           the
           power
           of
           faith
           ,
           
             The
             time
             would
             faile
             me
             to
             tell
             of
          
           Gedeon
           ,
           
             of
          
           Barak
           ,
           Samson
           ,
           Jephthah
           ,
           &c.
           
             who
             through
             faith
             subdued
             Kingdomes
             ,
             wrought
             righteousnesse
             ,
             obtained
             promises
             ,
             stopped
             mouths
             of
             Lyons
             ,
             quenched
             the
             violence
             of
             fire
             ,
             escaped
             the
             edge
             of
             the
             sword
             ,
             out
             of
             weaknesse
             were
             made
             strong
             ,
             waxed
             valiant
             in
             fight
             ,
             turned
             to
             flight
             Armies
             of
             aliens
             ,
             &c.
          
           
           hath
           all
           beene
           made
           good
           of
           Prayer
           :
           Prayer
           hath
           done
           as
           much
           as
           all
           this
           ;
           yea
           ,
           it
           hath
           made
           the
           Sunne
           stand
           still
           ,
           the
           Rivers
           runne
           back
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           that
           Prayer
           hath
           not
           been
           able
           to
           do
           ?
           Never
           did
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           in
           the
           time
           of
           their
           distresse
           ,
           seek
           God
           by
           Prayer
           in
           vaine
           .
           This
           is
           a
           fourth
           weapon
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           .
           Fifthly
           ,
        
         
           
           
             Covenanting
             ,
          
           is
           another
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           you
           have
           abundance
           of
           evidence
           in
           all
           the
           ages
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           from
           the
           days
           of
           
             Moses
          
           goe
           on
           to
           
             Joshua
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Judges
           ,
           and
           
             Asa
             ,
          
           and
           
             Jehoshaphat
             ,
          
           and
           
             Hezekiah
             ,
          
           and
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ezra
             ,
          
           and
           
             Nehemiah
             ,
          
           all
           these
           in
           their
           great
           extremities
           ,
           (
           when
           nothing
           did
           prosper
           ,
           but
           all
           went
           contrary
           to
           them
           )
           used
           to
           renew
           their
           Covenants
           with
           God
           ,
           entred
           into
           Oath
           and
           Covenant
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           
             God
          
           ever
           prospered
           them
           after
           it
           .
           The
           stories
           of
           these
           things
           are
           so
           fully
           knowne
           ,
           that
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           insist
           upon
           them
           .
           
           If
           now
           you
           aske
           the
           reason
           of
           all
           this
           ,
           why
           should
           this
           power
           of
           the
           Mouth
           ,
           Praying
           ,
           and
           Preaching
           ,
           and
           Confessing
           ,
           and
           Covenanting
           ,
           and
           Singing
           bee
           thus
           mighty
           in
           operation
           ,
           whence
           grow
           these
           
             Samsons
          
           locks
           .
           I
           answer
           ,
           many
           excellent
           Reasons
           
           might
           be
           given
           for
           every
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           I
           will
           goe
           no
           surther
           then
           my
           Text
           ,
           which
           I
           know
           will
           satisfie
           you
           :
           My
           Text
           saith
           ,
           Out
           of
           the
           Mouth
           of
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           thou
           hast
           
             ordained
          
           strength
           ,
           or
           
             thou
             hast
             founded
          
           strength
           ,
           so
           the
           Hebrew
           word
           signifies
           ,
           constituted
           ,
           made
           ,
           appointed
           ;
           and
           that
           word
           when
           it
           is
           applyed
           to
           God
           ,
           ordinarily
           signified
           one
           of
           these
           two
           things
           ;
           sometimes
           his
           Counsell
           ,
           or
           what
           his
           Decree
           hath
           appointed
           ,
           but
           most
           commonly
           it
           signifies
           his
           making
           or
           creating
           a
           thing
           .
           The
           Lord
           by
           wisdome
           founded
           the
           Earth
           ,
           
             Prov.
          
           3.
           10.
           the
           same
           word
           that
           is
           in
           my
           Text
           ;
           so
           also
           
             Psal.
          
           102.
           25.
           
           Thou
           Lord
           from
           the
           beginning
           hast
           
             founded
          
           the
           earth
           ;
           and
           
             Psal.
          
           104.
           5.
           
           Thou
           hast
           founded
           the
           earth
           ,
           or
           ,
           laid
           the
           foundation
           of
           the
           earth
           ;
           so
           that
           this
           is
           Gods
           
             appointment
          
           and
           his
           
             creation
             ,
          
           God
           hath
           decreed
           it
           shall
           bee
           so
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           hath
           created
           it
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           so
           ;
           and
           truly
           you
           must
           resolve
           all
           other
           things
           into
           the
           same
           reason
           ,
           Why
           hath
           the
           Lyon
           that
           strength
           in
           his
           jaw
           ?
           God
           hath
           founded
           it
           there
           ;
           why
           hath
           the
           Bull
           that
           strength
           in
           his
           horne
           ?
           why
           hath
           Man
           such
           strength
           in
           his
           armes
           ?
           why
           the
           Serpent
           in
           his
           sting
           ?
           God
           hath
           founded
           it
           :
           Philosophers
           will
           carry
           you
           on
           from
           reason
           to
           reason
           ,
           and
           shew
           how
           these
           arise
           out
           of
           their
           compositions
           and
           natures
           ;
           but
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           resolved
           into
           this
           ,
           
             God
             hath
             appointed
             it
             ,
          
           and
           made
           it
           so
           and
           so
           ,
           God
           hath
           founded
           this
           strength
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           thus
           to
           bee
           exercised
           by
           them
           .
           And
           now
           I
           should
           think
           this
           Lesson
           were
           very
           fit
           for
           application
           ,
           did
           I
           not
           know
           it
           necessary
           to
           remove
           one
           great
           stumbling
           block
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           which
           when
           I
           have
           done
           in
           a
           few
           words
           ,
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           set
           it
           home
           in
           2
           or
           3
           Uses
           .
        
         
           
           All
           this
           which
           I
           have
           said
           of
           the
           Armes
           of
           Christians
           ,
           is
           by
           some
           retorted
           upon
           our selves
           against
           our
           present
           warre
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           held
           not
           our selves
           within
           the
           bounds
           of
           Christianity
           for
           say
           they
           ,
           If
           these
           be
           all
           the
           weapons
           and
           strength
           whereby
           the
           Saints
           doe
           overcome
           ,
           why
           doe
           you
           use
           any
           other
           meanes
           to
           overcome
           your
           enemies
           ?
           why
           rest
           you
           not
           contented
           with
           this
           ?
           either
           these
           are
           not
           all
           ,
           or
           you
           are
           not
           Christians
           ,
           not
           true
           to
           your
           own
           Principles
           ;
           Indeed
           (
           say
           they
           )
           the
           time
           hath
           been
           when
           such
           a
           Sermon
           as
           this
           was
           owned
           as
           Divinity
           ,
           in
           
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Fathers
           ,
           when
           
             preces
             &
             lachrymae
             ,
          
           prayers
           and
           teares
           ,
           were
           all
           the
           weapons
           which
           the
           Church
           did
           use
           ;
           but
           now
           when
           you
           have
           spoke
           all
           these
           things
           of
           the
           power
           of
           Preaching
           ,
           and
           Praying
           ,
           and
           Confessing
           ,
           and
           Covenanting
           ,
           you
           are
           glad
           to
           betake
           your selves
           to
           Armes
           ,
           to
           see
           what
           they
           will
           doe
           ,
           to
           helpe
           these
           out
           ,
           whence
           it
           's
           apparent
           you
           dare
           not
           rest
           in
           these
           as
           sufficient
           helpes
           ;
           and
           so
           they
           throw
           this
           as
           a
           stumbling
           block
           in
           our
           way
           ;
           but
           this
           is
           easily
           removed
           .
           I
           answer
           therefore
           ,
        
         
           
           First
           ,
           that
           many
           of
           those
           who
           object
           this
           against
           us
           ,
           doe
           it
           onely
           ,
           that
           thereby
           they
           might
           the
           better
           spoile
           us
           ,
           as
           
             Julian
          
           the
           Apostate
           ,
           when
           he
           would
           expose
           Christians
           to
           all
           manner
           of
           injuries
           ,
           and
           discourage
           them
           from
           seeking
           or
           using
           any
           lawfull
           way
           to
           right
           themselves
           against
           any
           spoile
           or
           wrong
           ,
           hee
           endeavoured
           to
           tye
           their
           hands
           by
           their
           owne
           Principles
           of
           Religion
           ;
           and
           would
           scoffingly
           tell
           them
           ,
           that
           Christianity
           taught
           them
           ,
           If
           any
           man
           struck
           them
           on
           one
           eare
           ,
           they
           must
           turn
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           that
           if
           any
           man
           did
           take
           their
           coat
           ,
           they
           must
           let
           him
           have
           their
           cloake
           also
           .
           Howsoever
           ,
           I
           know
           this
           answers
           not
           the
           Objection
           I
           therefore
           answer
           ,
           Secondly
           ,
        
         
           
           Wee
           acknowledge
           ,
           that
           as
           we
           are
           Christians
           (
           in
           that
           capacity
           )
           wee
           use
           no
           other
           weapons
           then
           these
           I
           have
           told
           you
           of
           ,
           these
           onely
           are
           proper
           and
           peculiar
           to
           us
           as
           wee
           are
           
             Christians
             ;
          
           but
           the
           weapons
           which
           wee
           enjoy
           as
           wee
           are
           Christians
           ,
           doe
           not
           deprive
           us
           of
           those
           that
           wee
           enjoy
           in
           the
           capacity
           of
           
             Men
             ;
          
           looke
           whatsoever
           belongs
           to
           us
           in
           the
           capacity
           of
           
             Men
             ,
          
           or
           in
           the
           capacity
           of
           
             Subjects
             ,
          
           or
           of
           
             Freemen
             ,
          
           Christianity
           doth
           not
           take
           them
           away
           ,
           but
           super-addes
           these
           unto
           them
           .
           I
           say
           therefore
           ,
           that
           wee
           have
           all
           the
           same
           meanes
           of
           defence
           against
           unjust
           violence
           ,
           that
           are
           common
           to
           us
           with
           other
           men
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           
             Men
             ,
          
           and
           wee
           have
           the
           same
           meanes
           of
           defence
           ,
           as
           wee
           are
           Freemen
           ,
           which
           other
           Freemen
           have
           ;
           and
           wee
           challenge
           in
           this
           no
           more
           then
           wee
           might
           lawfully
           use
           ,
           if
           wee
           were
           Papists
           or
           Turks
           ,
           if
           we
           were
           Pagans
           ,
           Jews
           ,
           or
           Indians
           :
           we
           challenge
           not
           this
           to
           belong
           to
           christianity
           ,
           as
           peculiar
           to
           it
           ,
           we
           have
           learned
           that
           by
           the
           law
           of
           
             Nature
          
           and
           
             Nations
             ,
          
           men
           may
           defend
           
           themselves
           against
           unjust
           violence
           ;
           if
           the
           Turkes
           should
           invade
           a
           Countrey
           of
           Christians
           ,
           they
           will
           tell
           him
           ,
           that
           as
           they
           are
           Christians
           ,
           their
           
             Praying
             ,
          
           and
           
             Professing
             ,
          
           and
           
             Singing
             ,
          
           and
           
             Covenanting
             ,
          
           these
           spirituall
           weapons
           out
           of
           their
           Mouth
           will
           quell
           them
           ;
           but
           as
           they
           are
           
             Men
             ,
          
           they
           have
           a
           liberty
           to
           defend
           themselves
           against
           him
           ,
           
             &
             vim
             vi
             repellere
             ;
          
           or
           if
           a
           Christian
           man
           were
           travailing
           upon
           the
           highway
           ,
           &
           a
           Thief
           should
           demand
           of
           him
           ,
           how
           as
           he
           is
           a
           Christian
           ,
           hee
           defends
           himselfe
           from
           his
           enemies
           ;
           he
           would
           tell
           him
           by
           Faith
           ,
           by
           Prayer
           ,
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           weapons
           out
           of
           his
           Mouth
           ;
           but
           if
           the
           Thiefe
           assault
           him
           ,
           to
           take
           his
           life
           or
           his
           purse
           ,
           as
           hee
           is
           a
           man
           ,
           hee
           will
           use
           his
           sword
           ,
           and
           his
           Christianity
           will
           sanctifie
           this
           use
           of
           his
           sword
           to
           him
           .
           The
           like
           instances
           might
           bee
           given
           in
           other
           things
           which
           concerne
           Christianity
           .
           If
           any
           man
           demand
           ,
           how
           live
           you
           as
           a
           Christian
           ?
           I
           would
           answer
           ,
           by
           
             faith
             ,
          
           by
           
             every
             word
             that
             comes
             out
             of
             Gods
             mouth
             ;
          
           but
           yet
           as
           wee
           are
           Men
           ,
           wee
           must
           eate
           our
           bread
           by
           the
           sweat
           of
           our
           browes
           ,
           and
           as
           wee
           are
           Christians
           our
           Christianity
           sanctifies
           these
           other
           meanes
           of
           life
           unto
           us
           ,
           it
           takes
           them
           not
           away
           from
           us
           :
           So
           when
           unjust
           violence
           is
           offered
           to
           us
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           looke
           what
           defence
           is
           lawfull
           by
           our
           Lawes
           ,
           Christianity
           deprives
           us
           not
           of
           that
           ,
           it
           sanctifies
           that
           ,
           and
           wee
           have
           all
           these
           which
           I
           have
           spoken
           to
           boot
           :
           And
           so
           is
           it
           in
           our
           present
           businesse
           ,
           when
           the
           Parliament
           (
           the
           highest
           Court
           of
           Judicature
           ,
           the
           Court
           where
           all
           controversies
           between
           the
           King
           and
           his
           Subjects
           receive
           their
           finall
           judgement
           and
           determination
           )
           were
           proceeding
           to
           reform
           abules
           ,
           and
           call
           some
           grand
           Delinquents
           and
           Incendiaries
           to
           a
           legall
           tryall
           ,
           a
           force
           was
           raised
           to
           protect
           these
           Offenders
           ,
           and
           consequently
           to
           compell
           the
           Parliament
           to
           desist
           from
           their
           work
           :
           (
           and
           let
           once
           the
           authority
           of
           Parliaments
           bee
           overthrowne
           ,
           wee
           are
           an
           inslaved
           and
           conquered
           people
           ;
           )
           thereupon
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           representative
           body
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           takes
           Armes
           to
           defend
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           in
           these
           evill
           doers
           to
           condigne
           punishment
           ;
           this
           (
           say
           wee
           )
           wee
           doe
           according
           to
           the
           Fundamentall
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           were
           the
           Kingdome
           and
           
           Parliament
           Papists
           or
           Protestants
           ,
           Christians
           or
           Heathens
           ,
           the
           case
           is
           the
           same
           as
           to
           the
           matter
           of
           the
           warre
           ,
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           warranting
           this
           just
           defence
           ;
           now
           our
           being
           Christians
           ,
           and
           true
           beleevers
           ,
           deprives
           us
           not
           of
           this
           defence
           which
           wee
           enjoy
           as
           Englishmen
           ,
           but
           super-addes
           these
           five
           things
           which
           I
           have
           spoken
           of
           ,
           to
           sanctifie
           our
           other
           lawfull
           meanes
           of
           defence
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           the
           more
           effectuall
           ;
           and
           blessed
           be
           the
           name
           of
           God
           ,
           wee
           have
           found
           it
           by
           experience
           .
           Now
           I
           proceed
           to
           apply
           the
           Doctrine
           for
           our
           good
           .
        
         
           
           Is
           this
           the
           great
           power
           whereby
           Christians
           doe
           overcome
           their
           enemies
           ,
           a
           power
           that
           comes
           out
           of
           their
           Mouth
           ?
           O
           how
           good
           is
           it
           for
           us
           to
           take
           notice
           ,
           how
           God
           hath
           made
           all
           this
           good
           to
           us
           in
           our
           experience
           ,
           in
           the
           great
           conflicts
           and
           deliverances
           which
           wee
           have
           lately
           had
           ?
           we
           must
           thankfully
           acknowledge
           ,
           God
           hath
           raised
           us
           up
           Counsellors
           who
           have
           done
           their
           part
           ,
           and
           Commanders
           and
           Souldiers
           that
           have
           done
           their
           part
           too
           ;
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           Sword
           hath
           done
           its
           part
           ,
           but
           (
           I
           say
           )
           the
           sword
           of
           the
           Mouth
           hath
           done
           more
           :
           Wee
           may
           say
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           said
           of
           
             Saul
             ,
          
           that
           hee
           had
           slaine
           his
           Thousands
           ,
           but
           the
           sword
           of
           the
           Mouth
           hath
           slaine
           its
           ten
           Thousands
           .
           Wee
           in
           our
           extremities
           have
           sought
           God
           ,
           Prayed
           to
           him
           ,
           Covenanted
           with
           him
           ,
           Humbled
           our selves
           before
           him
           ,
           owned
           his
           Truth
           ,
           and
           professed
           it
           ;
           and
           God
           hath
           carryed
           all
           our
           affaires
           so
           ,
           that
           when
           oftentimes
           our
           wise
           Councellors
           have
           failed
           ,
           and
           our
           Armies
           have
           failed
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           helpes
           have
           come
           in
           ,
           and
           have
           told
           us
           ,
           that
           wee
           are
           like
           to
           bee
           ruin'd
           ,
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           never
           failed
           to
           carry
           it
           in
           the
           times
           of
           our
           extremities
           :
           And
           I
           have
           begged
           it
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           said
           it
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           and
           cannot
           but
           say
           it
           againe
           ,
           I
           would
           thinke
           it
           a
           wonderfull
           glory
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           have
           it
           truly
           Written
           and
           Recorded
           ,
           how
           in
           all
           our
           extremities
           ,
           the
           power
           that
           hath
           come
           out
           of
           the
           Mouth
           of
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           hath
           saved
           us
           from
           utter
           ruine
           :
           Our
           adversaries
           have
           laughed
           at
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           esteemed
           all
           the
           weapons
           of
           our
           Mouth
           to
           bee
           but
           wind
           ,
           
           but
           God
           hath
           made
           them
           such
           a
           wind
           as
           hath
           scattered
           them
           .
           And
           (
           Right
           Honourable
           and
           Beloved
           )
           it
           becomes
           us
           well
           to
           observe
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           stand
           amazed
           ,
           and
           say
           with
           the
           Psalmist
           here
           ,
           
             Lord
             ,
             what
             is
             Man
             ,
             that
             thou
             shouldest
             be
             thus
             mindfull
             of
             him
             ?
             O
             Lord
             our
             God
             ,
             how
             excellent
             is
             thy
             Name
             in
             all
             the
             world
             ?
          
        
         
           
           Secondly
           ,
           because
           this
           is
           the
           great
           way
           of
           our
           conquering
           our
           enemies
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           (
           I
           principally
           speake
           to
           your
           Lordships
           ,
           and
           to
           those
           that
           are
           interested
           in
           being
           the
           great
           Councell
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           )
           take
           care
           that
           this
           Magazine
           of
           the
           Mouth
           ,
           the
           powers
           that
           come
           out
           of
           the
           Mouth
           of
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           may
           bee
           preserved
           and
           recruited
           ,
           and
           not
           any
           wayes
           disbanded
           ;
           It
           is
           now
           a
           great
           dispute
           among
           you
           that
           are
           wise
           Statesmen
           ,
           what
           wee
           should
           doe
           with
           our
           Armies
           ?
           whether
           (
           there
           being
           no
           visible
           enemy
           in
           the
           Field
           )
           it
           would
           not
           bee
           fittest
           to
           disband
           our
           present
           Armies
           ?
           A
           dispute
           I
           have
           nothing
           to
           doe
           with
           ;
           but
           this
           I
           have
           to
           doe
           with
           ,
           and
           make
           bold
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           whatsoever
           you
           doe
           with
           other
           Armies
           ,
           you
           must
           not
           disband
           the
           Forces
           of
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           ,
           out
           of
           whose
           Mouth
           comes
           your
           strongest
           helpe
           .
           You
           are
           farre
           from
           having
           your
           worke
           done
           as
           yet
           ,
           
             Ireland
          
           is
           in
           a
           sad
           condition
           ,
           
             England
          
           is
           wofully
           unsetled
           ,
           terrible
           divisions
           are
           found
           every where
           ;
           looke
           to
           it
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           a
           force
           about
           you
           ;
           what
           other
           Forces
           are
           needfull
           ,
           I
           leave
           to
           your
           wisdomes
           ,
           but
           sure
           I
           am
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           ,
           are
           the
           
             Triarii
             ,
          
           the
           
             Veterani
             ,
          
           the
           old
           Souldiers
           ,
           the
           Life-guard
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           disband
           them
           once
           and
           you
           are
           lost
           .
           Therefore
           for
           the
           Lords
           sake
           ,
           see
           that
           this
           power
           that
           my
           Text
           drives
           at
           ,
           may
           have
           all
           the
           encouragement
           that
           may
           bee
           :
           
           And
           to
           this
           end
           ,
           your
           Lordships
           must
           be
           carefull
           of
           these
           Two
           things
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           
           To
           give
           all
           the
           assistance
           possible
           ,
           that
           these
           Souldiers
           may
           bee
           encouraged
           and
           multiplyed
           in
           all
           parts
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           I
           meane
           ,
           that
           the
           Gospel
           may
           spread
           ,
           the
           Preaching
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           Saints
           might
           bee
           wonne
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Church
           might
           bee
           inlarged
           ,
           bee
           setled
           in
           peace
           ,
           that
           there
           might
           be
           freedome
           to
           seek
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           serve
           him
           according
           to
           his
           will
           ;
           and
           
           know
           you
           for
           certaine
           ,
           that
           every
           soul
           which
           shall
           be
           wonne
           to
           Christ
           ,
           be
           it
           the
           soule
           of
           a
           woman
           ,
           or
           of
           an
           old
           man
           that
           stoops
           for
           age
           ,
           or
           of
           a
           childe
           ,
           yet
           every
           soule
           wonne
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           so
           numbred
           among
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           will
           bee
           as
           stout
           a
           souldier
           as
           ever
           you
           did
           employ
           ,
           and
           will
           in
           your
           extremity
           doe
           more
           then
           all
           the
           experienced
           Captains
           that
           tread
           on
           English
           ground
           ,
           because
           God
           is
           with
           these
           ,
           and
           these
           must
           carry
           it
           ;
           the
           power
           of
           heaven
           is
           engaged
           with
           them
           ,
           therefore
           for
           the
           Lords
           sake
           further
           Religion
           ,
           the
           propagation
           and
           settling
           of
           it
           ;
           you
           are
           wise
           ,
           and
           can
           think
           of
           the
           wayes
           which
           have
           been
           often
           set
           before
           you
           ,
           God
           Almighty
           blesse
           you
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           ever
           let
           these
           parties
           be
           deare
           in
           your
           eyes
           ,
           who
           have
           such
           interest
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           let
           them
           bee
           owned
           as
           the
           Souldiers
           who
           will
           never
           fail
           you
           ,
           though
           others
           may
           and
           will
           .
           The
           other
           thing
           I
           humbly
           advise
           is
           this
           ,
        
         
           
           That
           you
           would
           alwayes
           carry
           this
           in
           your
           wise
           thoughts
           ,
           never
           to
           engage
           in
           any
           cause
           ,
           wherin
           you
           should
           not
           be
           accompanyed
           with
           the
           power
           that
           comes
           out
           of
           the
           Mouthes
           of
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           :
           you
           have
           found
           ,
           (
           though
           it
           may
           be
           carnall
           eyes
           see
           it
           not
           )
           that
           the
           prayers
           and
           teares
           of
           Gods
           people
           ,
           and
           their
           cleaving
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           their
           interest
           in
           your
           Cause
           ,
           hath
           been
           the
           greatest
           meanes
           under
           heaven
           to
           keepe
           your
           Lordships
           to
           be
           a
           Parliament
           House
           to
           this
           day
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           keep
           you
           ,
           that
           whatsoever
           businesse
           you
           have
           ,
           what
           contest
           or
           warre
           soever
           you
           may
           have
           ,
           that
           your
           Cause
           bee
           such
           ,
           that
           these
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           bee
           not
           constrained
           to
           withdraw
           from
           your
           assistance
           ;
           my
           meaning
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Cause
           bee
           ever
           good
           ,
           and
           such
           a
           Cause
           as
           God
           will
           own
           ,
           and
           as
           God
           cals
           you
           to
           ;
           hitherto
           your
           Cause
           hath
           been
           manifest
           ,
           and
           your
           way
           hath
           been
           cleare
           ;
           the
           Lord
           keep
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           and
           the
           Babes
           and
           Sucklings
           of
           my
           Text
           may
           live
           and
           dye
           together
           ,
           and
           then
           wee
           are
           well
           enough
           ;
           but
           when
           ever
           you
           engage
           against
           them
           ,
           or
           without
           them
           ,
           you
           will
           be
           worsted
           .
        
         
           
           2.
           
           To
           the
           rest
           ;
           who
           is
           there
           among
           you
           that
           belongs
           to
           this
           party
           who
           are
           of
           Christs
           number
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           give
           us
           your
           help
           ,
           come
           all
           of
           you
           and
           helpe
           the
           Lord
           against
           his
           enemies
           ,
           
           helpe
           in
           the
           great
           worke
           that
           now
           is
           in
           hand
           ;
           doe
           not
           say
           you
           can
           contribute
           nothing
           ,
           it
           may
           bee
           some
           of
           you
           have
           no
           Money
           or
           Lands
           ,
           no
           wisdome
           or
           authority
           :
           I
           am
           sure
           thou
           hast
           that
           which
           Gods
           people
           may
           receive
           benefit
           by
           ,
           Christ
           hath
           given
           thee
           a
           mouth
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           quiver
           full
           of
           choice
           arrowes
           ;
           thou
           canst
           professe
           Christs
           truth
           ,
           thou
           canst
           sing
           his
           praises
           ,
           thou
           canst
           call
           him
           
             Abba
          
           father
           ,
           thou
           canst
           be
           one
           of
           his
           remembrancers
           ,
           thou
           canst
           pray
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           
             Zion
             ,
          
           thou
           canst
           say
           ,
           
             Our
             Father
             which
             art
             in
             heaven
             ,
             let
             thy
             kingdome
             come
             ;
          
           and
           little
           doest
           thou
           know
           what
           great
           things
           thou
           maist
           doe
           ,
           in
           thy
           Closet
           ,
           in
           thy
           Chamber
           ,
           in
           the
           Fields
           at
           thy
           work
           ;
           no
           tongue
           can
           utter
           what
           admirable
           helpe
           thou
           maist
           give
           ;
           thou
           maist
           reach
           
             Rome
          
           and
           
             Spaine
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           succour
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           destroy
           the
           other
           :
           O
           for
           the
           Lords
           sake
           lay
           out
           your
           strength
           to
           the
           utmost
           ;
           come
           out
           (
           I
           say
           )
           and
           helpe
           the
           Lord
           all
           that
           are
           able
           ;
           
             Solomon
          
           saith
           ,
           
             Hee
             that
          
           in
           a
           famine
           
             withholds
             Corne
             ,
          
           the
           people
           will
           curse
           him
           ;
           what
           will
           thy
           condition
           be
           ,
           if
           thou
           withholdest
           thy
           help
           in
           the
           needfull
           time
           of
           trouble
           ;
           you
           know
           
             Mordecai's
          
           speech
           to
           
             Hester
             ,
             Who
             knowes
             but
             thou
             camest
             to
             the
             Kingdome
             for
             such
             a
             time
             as
             this
             ?
          
           I
           say
           to
           thee
           without
           any
           if
           or
           and
           ,
           I
           know
           thou
           art
           indued
           with
           all
           this
           strength
           ,
           for
           such
           a
           time
           as
           this
           ,
           O
           therefore
           fill
           thy
           mouth
           with
           praises
           ,
           with
           confessions
           ,
           with
           prayers
           ,
           and
           with
           whatever
           else
           may
           quell
           the
           Lords
           and
           thy
           enemies
           ,
           even
           the
           enemy
           and
           the
           avenger
           .
        
         
           
           But
           take
           this
           in
           ,
           thou
           must
           bee
           carefull
           so
           to
           use
           this
           power
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           take
           and
           speed
           ,
           thinke
           not
           that
           every
           one
           that
           pretends
           to
           pray
           ,
           or
           pretends
           to
           Covenant
           ,
           or
           professe
           Gods
           name
           can
           doe
           it
           :
           I
           could
           give
           you
           abundance
           of
           instances
           ,
           where
           the
           Lord
           hath
           aborninated
           al
           these
           things
           ,
           &
           they
           have
           bin
           curses
           to
           them
           who
           have
           used
           them
           ,
           have
           you
           not
           often
           read
           of
           such
           speeches
           as
           these
           ,
           
             What
             hast
             thou
             to
             do
             to
             take
             my
             Name
             into
             thy
             mouth
             ?
             when
             yee
             make
             many
             prayers
             ,
             I
             will
             not
             heare
             you
             ;
             when
             they
             pray
             ,
             I
             will
             destroy
             them
             with
             sword
             ,
             famine
             ,
             and
             pestilence
             ;
          
           and
           many
           other
           the
           like
           ,
           know
           therefore
           it
           s
           not
           bare
           Preaching
           or
           Confessing
           ,
           or
           Singing
           ,
           or
           Praying
           ,
           that
           will
           doe
           any
           thing
           ,
           these
           
           must
           be
           used
           and
           done
           aright
           ;
           and
           there
           are
           excellent
           Rules
           for
           every
           one
           of
           these
           ,
           to
           teach
           us
           how
           to
           use
           them
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           make
           them
           effectuall
           ,
           but
           a
           Sermon
           will
           not
           beare
           the
           handling
           of
           them
           ,
           I
           shall
           at
           the
           present
           commend
           onely
           two
           directions
           which
           are
           common
           to
           them
           all
           :
        
         
           
           1
           See
           that
           that
           Mouth
           out
           of
           which
           all
           this
           strength
           must
           be
           exercised
           ,
           bee
           a
           sanctified
           Mouth
           ,
           a
           Mouth
           separated
           to
           ,
           and
           engaged
           in
           Gods
           Cause
           onely
           ;
           let
           it
           not
           bee
           the
           Mouth
           that
           St.
           
             James
          
           speakes
           of
           ,
           
             Out
             of
             the
             same
             Mouth
             comes
             cursing
             and
             blessing
             ;
          
           
           let
           it
           not
           be
           a
           Mouth
           that
           shall
           sing
           
             Hosanna
          
           to
           Christ
           in
           the
           Temple
           ,
           and
           
             crucifie
             him
          
           in
           the
           Court
           ;
           that
           shall
           sing
           a
           
             Psalme
          
           to
           him
           in
           the
           Congregation
           ,
           and
           a
           
             bawdy
             Catch
          
           in
           an
           Alehouse
           or
           Tavern
           ;
           that
           shall
           
             blesse
          
           his
           Name
           in
           the
           assembly
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           
             blespheme
          
           him
           in
           the
           company
           of
           prophane
           ones
           ;
           that
           shall
           talk
           of
           
             Heaven
             and
             holinesse
          
           in
           one
           company
           ,
           and
           
             uncleannesse
             and
             luxury
          
           in
           another
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           Mouth
           end
           a
           Mouth
           ,
           a
           double
           Mouth
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           takes
           no
           more
           pleasure
           in
           ,
           then
           in
           a
           double
           heart
           :
           No
           ,
           let
           the
           Mouth
           ,
           that
           is
           such
           an
           excellent
           instrument
           as
           this
           ,
           and
           the
           tongue
           in
           it
           ,
           let
           it
           (
           I
           say
           )
           bee
           for
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Lord
           onely
           ,
           let
           it
           bee
           a
           sanctified
           Mouth
           .
           And
           secondly
           ,
        
         
           
           2
           That
           though
           all
           this
           power
           must
           be
           exercised
           out
           of
           the
           Mouth
           ,
           yet
           it
           must
           come
           further
           then
           from
           the
           Mouth
           ,
           the
           Mouth
           is
           the
           instrument
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           gun
           if
           you
           will
           ,
           or
           the
           sword
           ,
           but
           the
           Mouth
           it
           is
           not
           the
           magazine
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           the
           store-house
           ;
           though
           the
           tongue
           is
           the
           glory
           for
           execution
           ,
           there
           must
           bee
           another
           thing
           that
           must
           be
           the
           fountaine
           :
           
           and
           therefore
           this
           sanctified
           Mouth
           must
           fetchall
           from
           another
           treasury
           ,
           &
           there
           is
           a
           double
           store-house
           whence
           it
           must
           be
           furnished
           .
           
           1
           
             Christs
             merit
             ,
          
           the
           meritorious
           cause
           of
           all
           the
           conquest
           ,
           
             is
             the
             blood
             of
             the
             Limbe
             ;
          
           goe
           not
           thou
           out
           in
           the
           force
           of
           thy
           prayer
           ,
           say
           not
           ,
           I
           can
           pray
           ,
           I
           can
           preach
           ,
           I
           have
           a
           bold
           Spirit
           to
           confesse
           Christ
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           taken
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           will
           stand
           to
           it
           :
           God
           forbid
           thou
           shouldest
           thinke
           this
           can
           contribute
           any
           thing
           because
           it
           is
           in
           thee
           ;
           no
           ,
           but
           let
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Lambe
           be
           the
           meritorious
           cause
           upon
           which
           thou
           relyest
           ,
           faith
           in
           it
           will
           make
           the
           
           sling
           stones
           ,
           able
           with
           
             David
          
           to
           kill
           these
           
             Goliahs
             ;
          
           take
           this
           away
           ,
           and
           thou
           canst
           doe
           nothing
           .
           
           2
           See
           that
           all
           come
           out
           of
           the
           
             good
             Treasury
             within
             ,
          
           from
           a
           sanctified
           heart
           ;
           when
           thy
           
             Mouth
             makes
             consession
             ,
          
           see
           that
           it
           come
           out
           
             of
             a
             heart
             that
             beleeveth
             ;
          
           if
           thou
           
             sing
          
           to
           Gods
           glory
           with
           thy
           mouth
           and
           voice
           
             it
             must
             bee
             with
             grace
             in
             thy
             heart
             ;
          
           if
           thou
           wilt
           
             pray
             ,
          
           see
           to
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           not
           lip-labour
           ,
           or
           onely
           a
           company
           of
           words
           or
           sentences
           well
           composed
           ,
           but
           let
           it
           bee
           the
           powring
           out
           of
           the
           heart
           ,
           the
           crying
           with
           the
           heart
           ,
           with
           an
           humble
           heart
           ,
           with
           a
           beleeving
           heart
           ;
           and
           so
           let
           thy
           Covenanting
           bee
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           sweare
           a
           Covenant
           ,
           let
           thy
           heart
           stand
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           hold
           it
           out
           ,
           and
           maintaine
           it
           ;
           this
           is
           the
           way
           to
           use
           these
           Mouth-weapons
           aright
           .
           I
           should
           have
           inlarged
           my
           Discourse
           upon
           them
           ,
           but
           I
           rather
           feare
           I
           have
           been
           burthen
           some
           already
           to
           your
           patience
           .
           
             Consider
             what
             I
             have
             said
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             give
             you
             understanding
             in
             all
             things
             :
          
           And
           I
           shall
           end
           .
        
      
       
         FINIS
         .
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A89591e-400
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             27
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             Job
             22.
             30.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             101.
             6.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A89591e-730
           
             Introduction
             shewing
             the
             scope
             and
             parts
             of
             the
             Psalme
             .
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             Analysis
             of
             the
             Text
             .
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             Interpretation
             of
             the
             Text
             ,
             what
             is
             meant
             by
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             .
          
           
             
               Esay
               .
            
             53.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Matth.
            
             21.
             9
             15
             ,
             16.
             opened
             and
             explained
             .
          
           
             
               Heb.
            
             2
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             15.
             25
             ,
             26
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             
               Phil.
            
             2.
             6.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             81.
             
             
               Ps.
            
             84.
             
          
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             enemies
             ,
             and
             the
             enemy
             ,
             and
             avenger
             .
          
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             
               strength
               .
            
          
           
             What
             by
             
               still
            
             or
             
               quell
               .
            
          
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             
               mouth
            
          
           
             
               Doct.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Doct.
            
             2.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A89591e-1700
           
             1
             Doctrine
             in
             two
             branches
             .
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             
               Branch
               .
            
             It
             's
             an
             unlikely
             thing
             to
             sense
             and
             reason
             that
             Christ
             and
             his
             Church
             should
             be
             able
             to
             overcome
             their
             enemies
             .
          
           
             Jer.
             31.
             22
             ,
             23.
             opened
             and
             explained
             :
             Proved
             by
             the
             comparison
             which
             sets
             out
             the
             unlikelihood
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             22.
             6.
             13.
             16.
             202.
             
          
           
             
               Luke
            
             10
             3.
             
          
           
             Proved
             2
             by
             some
             instances
             
          
           
             The
             reason
             why
             it
             's
             so
             unlikely
             to
             sense
             and
             reason
             .
          
           
             2
             
               Kings
            
             6
             15
             
          
           
             2
             
               Branch
               .
            
             Yet
             they
             have
             strength
             to
             doe
             it
             ,
             and
             shall
             doe
             it
             .
          
           
             Proved
             first
             by
             many
             promises
             that
             it
             shall
             bee
             so
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             3.
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Matth.
            
             16.
             18.
             
          
           
             
               Esay
            
             54.
             17.
             
          
           
             
               Esay
            
             41.
             14.
             
          
           
             
               Micah
            
             4.
             13.
             
          
           
             
               Zach.
            
             12.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Rom.
            
             16.
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             
               John
            
             5
             4
             
          
           
             1
             
               John
            
             2.
             13.
             
          
           
             2
             By
             experience
             it
             ever
             hath
             been
             so
             .
          
           
             
               Dan.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             110.
             
          
           
             
               Rom.
            
             8.
             35
             ,
             38
             
          
           
             And
             shal
             be
             so
             more
             &
             more
             .
          
           
             
               Dan.
            
             7.
             18.
             
          
           
             
               Revel.
            
             11.
             15.
             
          
           
             Reasons
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             3.
             
          
           
             Vse
             of
             the
             first
             branch
             ,
             not
             to
             wonder
             though
             so
             few
             wise
             men
             own
             the
             Churches
             cause
             .
          
           
             Uses
             of
             the
             second
             branch
             ,
             Consolation
             to
             whom
             ;
             who
             joyne
             with
             the
             cause
             of
             Christ
             and
             his
             Church
             
          
           
             2
             Use
             of
             consolation
             to
             every
             particular
             Saint
             .
          
           
             3
             Vse
             ,
             exhortation
             to
             all
             ,
             to
             have
             nothing
             to
             doe
             against
             these
             Babes
             &
             Sucklings
             .
          
           
             
               Prov.
            
             24.
             15
             ,
             16
             
          
           
             
               Isay
            
             16.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Act.
            
             5.
             38.
             
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             37.
             12
             ,
             13
             
          
           
             
               Doct.
            
             2.
             
             The
             strength
             whereby
             the
             Babes
             &
             Sucklings
             doe
             overcome
             their
             Enemies
             ,
             proceeds
             out
             of
             their
             mouth
             .
             Thus
             Christ
             himselfe
             .
          
           
             
               Esay
            
             11.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             110.
             2.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Thus
             also
             all
             the
             Saints
             overcome
             .
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             68.
             18.
             
          
           
             
               Ephes.
            
             4.
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             
               Acts
            
             2.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Rev.
            
             11.
             5
             6.
             explained
             .
          
           
             
               Rev.
            
             12.
             11.
             explained
             .
          
           
             
               Qu.
               
            
          
           
             
               Resp.
            
             5
             Things
             proceeding
             our
             of
             these
             mouths
             of
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             whereby
             they
             overcome
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             By
             Preaching
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
            
             28.
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             
               Rom.
            
             10
             18.
             
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             19.
             
          
           
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             10.
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             By
             confessing
             and
             professing
             the
             Truth
             .
          
           
             
               Luke
            
             21.
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Acts
            
             4
             13.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Singing
             of
             Psalmes
             .
          
           
             
               Ps.
            
             149.
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             68.
             23
             ,
             24
             ,
             25.
             
          
           
             2
             
               Chron.
            
             20.
             22
             
          
           
             4.
             
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             107.
             6
             ,
             13
             ,
             19
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             1
             
               Kings
            
             8.
             
               per
               totum
               .
            
          
           
             1
             
               Kings
            
             9.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Exod.
            
             17.
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             
               Sam.
            
             7.
             9.
             
          
           
             
               Psal.
            
             56.
             9
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             
               Heb.
            
             11.
             33.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             Covenanting
             .
          
           
             Reason
             of
             all
             this
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             made
             so
             ,
             mighty
             in
             working
             .
          
           
             
               Ob.
            
             All
             this
             by
             some
             is
             used
             as
             an
             argument
             against
             our
             defensive
             Armes
             .
          
           
             
               Resp.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Vse
            
             1.
             
             Exhortation
             to
             take
             notice
             of
             the
             comfortable
             experience
             wee
             have
             had
             of
             this
             ,
             in
             our
             present
             troubles
             .
          
           
             
               Vse
            
             2.
             
             Exhortation
             to
             maintaine
             those
             Forces
             for
             time
             to
             come
             .
          
           
             To
             this
             end
             be
             carefull
             of
             two
             things
             .
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Exhortation
             to
             all
             these
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             to
             use
             their
             power
             against
             Christand
             their
             enemies
             .
          
           
             2
             Rules
             how
             to
             use
             this
             power
             of
             the
             mouth
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             make
             it
             effectuall
             .
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             
               James
            
             3.
             9.
             10.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             A
             double
             store-house
             ,
             whence
             the
             Mouth
             must
             be
             supplyed
             with
             strength
             .
          
           
             1
             Christs
             Merits
             .
          
           
             2
             From
             a
             sanctified
             heart
             .