2.
CHRON.
24.
CHAP.
17.18
.
VERSES
.
And
after
the
death
of
Ichoiada
came
the
Princes
of
Iudah
,
and
did
reuerence
to
the
King
,
and
the
King
harkened
vnto
them
:
And
they
left
the
house
of
the
Lord
God
of
their
fathers
,
and
serued
groues
and
Idols
,
and
wrath
came
vpon
Iudah
and
Ierusalem
,
because
of
this
their
trespasse
.
IN
this
portion
of
Scripture
(
Right
worshipfull
and
beloued
in
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
)
the
spirit
of
God
setteth
downe
the
lamentable
fall
of
King
Ioash
vnto
Idolatrie
,
which
was
by
the
malice
of
Sathan
effected
by
his
Princes
;
but
before
we
come
to
speake
of
the
wordes
set
downe
in
this
Text
;
it
shall
not
bee
amisse
to
consider
diuers
circumstances
going
before
,
which
are
verie
pertinent
to
this
place
.
In
which
circumstances
,
first
,
we
may
obserue
the
prouidence
of
God
in
preseruing
this
yong
king
Ioash
from
the
cruell
tyrannie
of
Athalia
,
who
after
the
death
of
Ahaziah
his
father
,
caused
all
the
kings
lynage
to
be
slaine
:
to
the
ende
that
she
might
vsurpe
the
kingdome
,
and
so
raigne
as
Queene
ouer
Iudah
and
Ierusalem
:
Which
thing
she
brought
to
passe
for
a
time
,
but
the
Lord
who
ouerthroweth
the
practises
of
the
wicked
,
when
it
pleaseth
him
,
deliuered
this
yong
infant
out
of
her
bloodie
hands
,
by
the
good
policie
of
Iehosheba
his
fathers
sister
,
who
did
steale
the
child
away
,
that
he
might
not
be
put
to
death
according
to
the
commandement
of
that
blood
thirstie
woman
,
and
caused
him
to
be
kept
secretly
in
the
bedchamber
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
:
All
which
time
wicked
Athalia
raigned
ouer
the
people
.
But
when
the
appointed
time
was
come
,
and
that
Ioash
being
of
the
age
of
seuen
years
,
that
Grandcaptaine
and
holy
high
priest
of
the
Lord
Iehoiada
,
brought
forth
this
child
with
great
solemnitie
,
and
caused
him
to
be
crowned
king
ouer
the
people
:
and
commaunded
the
vsurping
Queene
to
be
put
to
death
,
which
thing
was
performed
accordingly
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
;
she
being
troaden
vnder
the
feete
of
horses
.
And
Iehoiada
made
a
couenant
betweene
him
and
the
people
,
Now
let
vs
come
to
the
words
as
they
lie
in
order
to
be
handled
,
and
after
the
death
of
Iehoiada
,
&c.
In
these
words
I
obserue
,
fiue
speciall
circumstances
,
the
three
first
are
contained
in
the
17.
verse
,
the
other
two
in
the
18.
verse
.
In
the
first
there
is
offered
vnto
our
considerations
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
the
time
when
these
princes
came
to
seduce
Ioash
,
and
that
is
set
down
in
these
words
,
After
the
death
of
Iehoiada
came
the
princes
of
Iuda
,
&c.
In
the
second
,
we
are
to
consider
the
manner
of
their
comming
in
these
words
:
And
they
did
reuerence
vnto
the
King
.
In
the
third
,
the
willing
and
readie
consent
of
the
King
vnto
their
counsell
in
these
words
:
And
the
King
hearkened
vnto
them
.
In
the
fourth
is
set
downe
the
matter
,
wherein
the
king
obeyed
them
,
in
these
words
.
And
they
left
the
house
of
the
Lord
God
of
their
fathers
,
and
serued
groues
&
Idols
:
In
the
fift
and
last
is
set
downe
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
,
against
the
king
,
Princes
and
people
,
for
their
rebellion
and
disobedience
,
in
these
words
.
And
wrath
came
vpon
Iuda
and
Ierusalem
,
because
of
this
their
trespasse
.
Concerning
the
first
which
is
the
time
,
wherin
Sathan
stirred
vp
his
instruments
,
to
wit
,
these
princes
of
Iuda
to
alienate
and
withdraw
the
heart
of
this
yong
king
,
from
the
true
feare
and
seruice
of
God
,
wherin
he
was
trained
vp
by
Gods
high
Priest
,
it
is
said
to
be
after
that
death
of
Iehoiada
.
By
which
practise
of
Satan
we
may
see
that
to
be
verified
in
this
king
,
which
Peter
speaketh
of
in
his
first
Epistle
and
last
chapter
,
The
Diuell
our
aduersarie
walketh
about
like
a
roaring
Lion
,
seeking
about
whom
he
may
denoure
:
And
therefore
the
Apostle
willeth
vs
to
watch
and
be
sober
,
a
verie
necessarie
admonition
for
vs
,
seeing
the
nature
of
man
is
so
inclinable
vnto
that
which
is
euill
.
But
if
it
be
demaunded
why
these
Princes
did
not
goe
about
to
put
this
matter
in
practise
before
;
I
answere
according
to
the
prouerbe
,
there
was
a
hatch
before
the
doore
,
that
is
,
Iehoiada
was
liuing
;
and
therefore
they
knew
,
that
Gods
high
Priest
would
not
suffer
so
vild
a
thing
to
be
attempted
,
but
rather
would
resist
their
enterprise
;
And
therefore
they
watched
their
time
,
when
there
was
a
doore
opened
vnto
them
,
by
the
death
of
Iehoiada
.
Thus
for
the
most
part
the
enemies
of
the
Gospell
waiteth
their
seasons
,
when
they
may
do
most
hurt
:
vsing
also
the
meanes
by
the
which
they
may
best
preuaile
against
the
trueth
.
The
which
practise
of
theirs
.
I
meane
their
forwardnesse
in
wickednesse
,
should
teach
vs
to
be
the
more
watchfull
ouer
our selues
and
others
,
then
we
are
.
For
if
Sathan
and
his
instruments
,
to
wit
,
the
aduersaries
of
the
grace
of
God
,
will
vse
the
benefite
of
the
time
,
against
the
Trueth
;
how
much
more
ought
we
,
that
are
Christians
to
take
heed
,
that
wee
suffer
not
so
precious
a
thing
as
time
,
to
be
pretermitted
,
but
rather
we
should
stirre
vp
our selues
,
while
it
is
called
to
day
,
to
make
our
saluation
sure
,
least
wee
be
shut
out
of
the
Lordes
rest
,
and
the
doore
of
his
mercy
bolted
vp
against
vs
,
and
we
knocking
to
be
let
in
,
it
shal
be
said
vnto
vs
,
Depart
from
me
,
ye
that
worke
iniquitie
.
Againe
,
Simon
Peter
denied
and
forsware
his
Master
,
not
so
long
as
he
was
in
his
companie
,
euen
when
men
slept
,
the
enemie
came
and
sowed
tares
among
the
wheate
,
and
went
his
way
:
when
men
runne
not
forward
in
the
race
of
their
saluation
,
the
diuell
laboureth
to
worke
their
destruction
,
as
afterward
it
may
appeare
,
by
the
fall
of
this
King
,
which
by
Gods
iust
iudgement
was
slaine
by
his
owne
seruants
,
and
the
Princes
destroyed
,
and
the
people
deliuered
vp
into
the
handes
of
the
Aramites
,
and
so
the
land
was
depriued
of
their
gouernours
,
and
peaceable
gouernement
.
Thus
beloued
we
shal
heare
,
that
the
taking
away
of
gouernours
,
and
the
want
of
godly
gouernement
,
is
one
of
the
greatest
punishments
that
the
Lord
vseth
to
inflict
vpon
the
land
,
For
the
which
wee
haue
iust
cause
to
giue
laude
and
praise
vnto
God
,
who
hath
so
myraculously
defended
our
gratious
Queene
,
from
the
hands
of
all
her
enemies
,
in
despight
of
their
beards
,
whom
the
Lord
still
continue
amongst
vs
,
that
she
may
be
an
old
noursing
mother
in
Israel
,
for
his
Christ
his
sake
.
God
(
we
must
needs
confesse
)
hath
taken
away
many
good
Iehoiadaes
out
of
this
land
,
I
meane
godly
and
sage
Counsellours
,
which
no
doubt
,
is
an
argument
of
his
displeasure
against
vs
for
sinne
,
and
yet
what
people
or
nation
vnder
the
heauens
,
haue
enioyed
that
peaceable
and
christian
gouernement
so
long
time
,
as
wee
haue
done
,
and
at
this
present
do
enioy
,
by
the
meanes
of
our
blessed
Debora
.
Thus
we
haue
seene
what
hath
fallen
out
in
their
times
,
which
may
be
sufficient
motiues
vnto
vs
,
not
to
detract
the
time
any
longer
,
but
as
we
are
forward
,
in
the
obseruation
of
the
times
and
seasons
,
in
our
outward
trauaile
and
labours
;
so
let
vs
make
benefite
of
this
precious
time
of
the
Gospell
,
that
thereby
wee
may
be
made
fitte
for
Gods
kingdome
,
when
we
shall
be
called
hence
.
Thus
I
will
conclude
this
circumstance
in
a
worde
,
obseruing
this
,
that
as
the
Angels
of
God
could
do
nothing
in
punishing
of
Sodom
,
Now
followeth
the
second
,
which
is
the
maner
of
their
comming
,
and
they
did
reuerence
vnto
the
King
:
which
is
a
certaine
outward
obedience
,
which
they
shewed
,
vnder
the
colour
of
submission
,
which
humilitie
and
obeysance
of
theirs
,
was
vsed
partly
,
after
an
hypocriticall
manner
,
to
steale
away
the
heart
of
the
King
vnto
Idolatrie
:
which
hath
bin
a
perilous
practise
in
all
ages
,
and
therefore
the
Apostle
Paul
in
his
Epistle
to
the
Colossians
admonisheth
them
to
take
heed
of
those
false
brethren
,
And
this
I
say
,
least
any
man
should
beguile
you
,
with
inticing
words
:
and
agayne
,
Let
no
man
at
his
pleasure
,
beare
rule
ouer
you
,
by
humblenesse
of
mind
.
If
you
reade
the
whole
Chapter
,
you
may
see
,
how
carefull
the
Apostle
is
,
least
they
should
be
corrupted
by
false
brethren
,
and
so
depriued
of
their
Crowne
,
by
the
subtiltie
and
counterfeit
humilitie
of
some
,
who
laboured
to
draw
them
to
the
worshipping
of
Angels
,
or
to
tie
them
to
ceremonies
and
types
in
the
Law
,
which
were
abrogated
and
ended
in
Christ
,
and
were
but
shadowes
of
things
to
come
.
If
the
Apostle
had
this
care
,
that
hee
would
not
haue
them
to
receiue
any
thing
,
seeme
it
neuer
so
little
contrary
to
the
Analogie
of
faith
,
in
the
profession
of
the
Gospel
and
the
true
worship
of
God
,
how
much
more
ought
we
to
haue
a
special
care
,
that
we
fal
not
away
from
grace
in
Christ
Iesus
.
Well
,
let
vs
now
see
further
,
how
dangerous
these
flattering
hypocrites
be
,
in
the
Church
of
God
,
and
in
the
common
wealth
:
surely
it
many
times
falleth
out
,
that
the
very
conceit
and
good
opinion
,
that
we
take
of
some
,
doth
much
blind
our
eyes
,
that
wee
seldome
or
neuer
examine
their
peeuish
counsell
giuen
vnto
vs
,
whether
it
be
of
God
or
no
:
but
their
speeches
they
are
as
authenticall
with
vs
almost
,
as
the
articles
of
our
faith
.
They
speake
deceitfully
euery
one
vnto
his
neighbour
,
flattering
with
their
lippes
,
and
speaking
with
a
double
heart
:
but
in
the
next
verse
he
saith
,
The
Lord
cut
off
all
flattering
lippes
,
and
the
tongue
that
speaketh
proud
things
.
Let
euery
one
take
heed
of
his
neighbour
,
and
trust
you
not
in
any
brother
,
for
euery
brother
will
vse
deceit
,
and
euery
friend
will
deale
deceitfully
,
and
euery
one
will
deceiue
his
friend
,
and
will
not
speake
the
trueth
,
for
they
haue
taught
their
tongues
to
speake
lyes
,
and
take
great
paynes
to
do
wickedly
.
By
which
place
of
Scripture
wee
may
see
,
how
common
a
thing
it
is
,
for
men
to
worke
wickednesse
,
and
how
hard
a
matter
it
is
for
men
to
deale
faithfully
one
with
another
.
This
was
not
only
the
sinne
of
the
Iewes
,
which
were
then
the
people
of
God
,
and
whom
the
Lorde
had
chosen
vnto
himselfe
,
from
amongst
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
;
but
it
is
now
as
common
amongst
vs
that
are
Gentiles
,
who
haue
taken
vpon
vs
the
profession
of
the
Gospell
.
Also
wee
reade
that
our
Sauiour
Christ
was
betrayed
by
the
flatterie
of
Iudas
,
for
the
Euangelist
saith
,
that
he
came
vnto
his
Master
with
these
wordes
:
God
saue
thee
master
,
and
kissed
him
.
We
may
reade
also
how
Dauid
that
holy
man
was
seduced
by
the
flatterie
and
deceiueable
speeches
of
Ziba
,
who
accused
Mephibosheth
his
good
subiect
,
Thus
we
haue
heard
what
flatterers
haue
been
in
the
Church
of
God
from
time
to
time
,
labouring
to
seduce
and
draw
Gods
children
from
true
religion
and
his
seruice
:
which
may
be
a
sufficient
warning
vnto
vs
as
we
haue
shewed
before
,
lest
we
be
carried
away
vnto
falsehood
,
and
become
irreligious
and
profane
,
imbracing
the
doctrine
of
diuels
,
for
the
doctrine
of
Christ
.
Which
many
times
falleth
out
amongst
vs
for
want
of
due
care
had
ouer
our selues
:
and
therefore
it
will
not
be
amisse
for
vs
,
to
auoid
,
as
much
as
may
be
,
the
company
of
the
wicked
,
least
by
our
societie
with
them
,
we
be
drawne
to
ioyne
with
them
in
their
corrupt
religion
,
as
also
in
a
profane
conuersation
.
Let
vs
take
heed
that
we
lend
not
our
eares
to
the
inchanted
melodie
of
those
Sytens
,
whose
songs
may
breed
a
sweet
delight
in
vs
,
and
yet
our
destruction
may
be
at
hand
.
Thus
we
will
conclude
this
second
point
,
that
as
Absolon
by
the
courteous
carriage
of
himselfe
stale
away
the
hearts
of
his
fathers
subiects
,
so
these
Princes
by
their
reuerent
behauiour
,
stole
away
the
heart
of
this
king
from
his
God
.
And
so
much
for
the
second
circumstance
.
Now
foloweth
the
three
circumstance
in
these
words
,
And
the
King
harkened
vnto
them
.
Which
is
as
much
as
if
the
holy
Ghost
had
said
,
he
accepted
of
their
counsell
,
and
being
deluded
by
them
,
he
declined
from
the
true
seruice
of
God
,
wherein
he
had
been
trained
vp
all
his
life
time
by
Iehoiada
the
high
Priest
,
and
was
now
fallen
away
.
We
must
not
thinke
that
it
was
vnlawfull
for
the
King
to
heare
them
,
for
in
that
he
heard
their
counsel
he
sinned
not
,
but
in
that
he
obeyed
them
,
and
was
contented
to
be
led
by
them
vnto
Idolatrie
,
thereby
he
incurred
the
wrath
of
God
,
and
brought
a
heauie
iudgement
vpon
himselfe
and
his
subiects
:
And
therfore
it
is
the
part
of
all
good
christians
and
louing
subiects
to
pray
vnto
God
,
and
that
continually
,
that
it
would
please
his
Maiestie
so
to
inlighten
all
christian
kings
and
princes
of
the
earth
,
with
the
spirit
of
wisedome
and
discerning
,
that
they
may
auoid
and
slie
the
dangerous
allurements
of
the
wicked
,
whom
the
Lord
sometime
suffereth
to
sit
in
the
place
of
Magistracie
,
enen
to
be
a
rod
for
the
people
.
For
Salomon
saith
,
I
haue
seen
seruants
on
horses
,
&
Princes
walk
as
seruats
on
the
ground
,
which
saying
of
Salomon
may
be
thus
vnderstood
,
Be
wise
now
therefore
ye
Kings
,
be
learned
yee
Iudges
of
the
earth
,
serue
the
Lord
in
feare
.
And
therefore
if
there
be
any
that
wil
learne
true
wisedome
,
and
be
truly
wise
,
they
must
be
Gods
schollers
,
they
must
bee
contented
to
he
are
him
,
speaking
vnto
them
out
of
his
word
.
And
so
soon
as
they
know
,
that
it
is
the
voice
of
God
,
their
answer
must
be
obedience
,
and
must
say
with
Samuel
,
speake
on
Lord
,
thy
seruant
heareth
.
Thus
we
must
bend
our
eares
vnto
God
when
he
speaketh
vnto
vs
by
his
ministers
whom
he
hath
placed
ouer
vs
,
for
our
instruction
.
When
the
people
of
Israel
were
to
inioy
that
good
land
which
the
Lord
had
promised
them
by
the
right
of
inheritance
,
and
had
destroyed
many
nations
&
kings
for
their
sakes
,
what
did
the
Lord
require
of
them
in
lieu
of
his
wonderous
workes
.
which
he
wrought
vpon
Pharao
&
the
Aegyptians
,
&
Sheon
king
of
the
Amorits
which
dwelt
at
Heshbon
,
and
Og
the
king
of
Basan
,
and
tooke
their
Cities
,
and
diuided
them
among
the
tribes
of
Israel
as
we
may
read
in
Deut.
Now
therefore
hearken
,
O
Israel
,
vnto
the
ordinances
,
and
to
the
lawes
which
I
teach
you
,
to
doe
them
,
that
ye
may
liue
and
go
in
and
possesse
that
land
which
the
Lord
God
of
your
fathers
giueth
you
:
And
again
he
saith
,
Keepe
them
therfore
and
do
them
,
for
that
is
your
wisedome
and
your
vnderstanding
in
the
sight
of
the
people
,
which
shall
heare
of
all
these
ordinances
,
and
shall
say
onely
this
people
is
wise
,
and
of
vnderstanding
,
and
a
great
nation
,
&c.
Thus
euerie
one
from
the
highest
to
the
lowest
,
must
hearken
to
the
lawes
of
God
set
downe
vnto
them
in
his
word
to
do
them
,
for
this
is
true
wisedome
,
and
true
vnderstanding
both
before
God
and
men
.
Yea
other
nations
shall
be
constrained
to
acknowledge
and
confesse
that
this
our
people
&
nation
is
a
wise
people
,
and
of
vndestanding
:
yea
further
the
Lord
maketh
most
sweet
promises
vnto
them
,
if
they
wil
hearken
vnto
his
lawes
to
do
them
,
Heare
,
O
Israel
,
the
ordinances
and
lawes
which
I
propose
to
you
this
day
.
And
againe
in
the
next
chapter
he
hath
the
like
words
saying
.
Heare
therfore
,
O
Israel
,
and
take
heed
to
do
it
.
And
again
he
saith
,
heare
O
Israel
,
the
Lordour
God
is
Lord
onely
.
And
thus
as
Moses
laboured
that
the
people
of
Israel
should
apply
their
eares
&
hearts
to
heare
and
to
do
that
which
he
taught
them
from
the
Lord
:
euen
so
should
we
apply
the
same
,
and
lay
them
vp
in
our
hearts
with
blessed
Marie
,
Now
let
vs
consider
the
manifold
dangers
,
which
we
make
our selues
subiect
vnto
,
by
lending
our
eares
to
the
counsell
of
wicked
men
.
Salomon
saith
,
Can
a
man
carrie
fire
in
his
bosome
,
&
not
be
burnt
?
My
least
part
shal
be
heauier
then
my
fathers
loynes
:
if
my
father
did
chastice
you
with
rods
,
I
wil
correct
you
with
scourges
or
scorpions
.
But
what
followed
?
a
lamentable
sequell
;
The
kingdome
of
Dauid
was
rent
a
sunder
,
and
the
Tribes
of
Israel
diuided
.
Also
we
read
of
the
young
Prophet
,
being
perswaded
to
eate
bread
by
the
old
Prophet
,
where
the
Lord
had
commanded
the
contrarie
,
and
by
that
meanes
he
procured
to
himselfe
a
fearefull
death
,
let
thy
words
be
like
vnto
theirs
:
and
surely
he
had
many
reasons
to
moue
him
thereunto
,
among
the
which
,
this
might
be
one
speciall
reason
,
as
the
Lord
liueth
,
what
the
Lord
speaketh
vnto
me
,
that
will
I
speake
:
And
therfore
we
are
not
to
follow
high
nor
low
,
young
nor
old
,
friend
nor
kinsman
,
any
further
,
then
is
agreeable
to
the
word
of
our
eternall
God
.
Nay
we
are
not
to
follow
the
godly
any
further
then
they
follow
Christ
.
Israel
:
If
thy
brother
,
the
sonne
of
thy
mother
,
or
thine
owne
sonne
,
or
thy
daughter
,
or
thy
wife
that
lieth
in
thy
bosome
,
or
thy
friend
that
is
vnto
thee
as
thine
own
soule
,
intice
thee
secretly
,
saying
,
Let
vs
go
and
serue
other
Gods
&c.
thou
shalt
not
consent
vnto
him
,
nor
heare
him
,
neyther
shall
thine
eye
pitie
him
,
thy
hand
shall
be
first
vpon
him
,
meaning
to
see
him
punished
:
So
that
we
see
,
that
wicked
counsell
,
specially
in
the
seruice
and
worship
of
God
,
must
not
go
scot-free
or
vnpunished
:
how
much
lesse
are
we
to
suffer
our selues
,
to
be
ledde
as
captiues
by
them
,
howsoeuer
they
seeme
to
affect
vs
:
for
it
is
the
policie
of
Sathan
many
times
,
to
vse
those
that
are
neere
vnto
vs
to
alienate
and
draw
our
hearts
from
God
,
and
that
wee
should
not
perfourme
those
things
which
the
Lord
hath
commanded
vs
,
as
it
appeareth
by
the
practise
of
Sathan
,
who
vsed
Peter
the
Apostle
to
stay
our
Sauiour
Christ
from
Ierusalem
,
as
the
Euangelist
recordeth
,
that
when
our
Sauiour
began
to
tel
his
Disciples
of
his
going
to
Ierusalem
,
and
of
his
suffering
there
:
Peter
tooke
him
aside
,
and
began
to
rebuke
him
,
saying
:
Master
,
pitie
thy selfe
,
this
shall
not
be
vnto
thee
,
then
our
Sauiour
looked
back
&
said
vnto
him
,
Get
thee
behind
me
Sathan
,
thou
art
an
offence
vnto
me
,
because
thou
vnderstandest
not
the
things
that
are
of
God
,
but
the
things
that
are
of
men
.
Againe
,
we
may
reade
in
Amos
of
politike
Amazia
,
who
gaue
counsell
vnto
the
Prophet
Amos
,
to
flee
into
the
land
of
Iuda
,
and
there
to
eate
his
bread
,
and
to
prophecie
,
vsing
these
words
as
a
reason
to
perswade
him
,
that
it
was
the
Kings
chappell
and
the
Kings
court
:
Amazia
fearing
that
his
prophecying
there
,
might
be
a
meanes
to
turne
the
King
,
but
the
Prophet
was
so
farre
from
hearkening
vnto
him
,
that
hee
thundred
Gods
iudgements
against
him
,
Thus
sayth
the
Lorde
,
thy
wife
shall
be
a
harlot
in
the
citie
,
and
thy
sonnes
and
thy
daughters
shall
fall
by
the
sword
,
and
thy
land
shall
be
diuided
by
lyne
,
and
thou
shalt
die
in
a
polluted
land
,
and
Israel
shall
surely
go
into
captiuitie
forth
out
this
land
.
Thus
if
wee
will
be
Christs
souldiers
,
and
stand
for
him
and
the
glory
of
our
God
,
let
vs
set
our selues
against
Sathan
and
his
instruments
,
putting
vpon
vs
our
spirituall
armour
,
and
not
fearing
them
,
but
as
Christ
commanded
vs
to
learne
of
him
humilitie
,
fleshly
lusts
fight
against
the
soule
:
so
fleshly
counsel
fights
against
the
soule
:
and
as
Salomon
saith
,
An
angrie
countenance
driueth
away
a
slaundering
tongue
:
Iesabel
Ahabs
counsellour
,
whom
he
commanded
to
be
cast
out
of
the
window
,
and
the
bellies
of
hungrie
dogs
became
the
sepulchre
of
her
corps
.
And
as
the
Lord
recorded
the
wickednesse
of
Amelech
for
opposing
himselfe
against
Israel
,
Ahab
,
Ioram
and
Iesabel
,
Blessed
is
that
man
that
walketh
not
in
the
counsell
of
the
vngodly
:
which
blessednes
the
Lord
graunt
vnto
all
them
that
feare
him
.
Now
as
we
haue
heard
how
dangerous
outward
enemies
are
vnto
vs
,
and
how
they
labour
by
all
wayes
and
meanes
to
ouerthrow
religion
both
generally
and
particularly
,
so
we
must
also
be
very
watchfull
,
ouer
our
home-bred
enemies
,
which
is
our
owne
concupiscence
,
and
the
vntowardnes
of
our
corrupt
nature
,
which
maketh
continuall
warre
against
the
spirit
:
and
therefore
it
is
very
necessary
,
that
wee
should
labour
to
expell
those
traytors
out
of
vs
,
or
els
it
will
little
boote
vs
to
fight
against
the
enemies
abroad
.
walke
in
the
spirite
,
and
then
you
shall
not
(
saith
he
)
fulfill
the
lustes
of
the
flesh
,
for
the
flesh
lusteth
against
the
spirit
,
and
the
spirit
against
the
flesh
.
But
the
holy
Apostle
in
his
Epistle
to
the
Romaines
doth
most
notablie
handle
at
large
this
combate
betweene
the
spirite
and
the
flesh
,
My
sonne
,
giue
me
thy
heart
:
and
the
Lord
in
Deut.
commandeth
the
children
of
Israel
,
to
loue
him
with
all
their
heart
,
with
all
their
soule
,
and
all
their
strength
.
Thus
we
haue
heard
how
king
loash
hearkened
with
consent
vnto
the
counsell
of
his
Princes
:
also
,
how
the
Lord
hath
punished
many
other
,
for
following
of
wicked
counsell
:
and
againe
,
how
the
godly
haue
refused
to
be
led
by
it
:
and
againe
,
how
wee
are
to
set
our selues
against
home-bred
counsellers
,
namely
our
owne
concupiscence
and
fleshly
affections
,
which
like
traytors
and
rebels
haue
conspired
our
ouerthrow
:
and
lastly
,
how
we
are
to
approue
our
hearts
before
God
in
the
practise
of
those
seuerall
duties
,
which
he
hath
commaunded
vs
in
his
word
:
and
so
much
for
the
third
circumstance
,
where
it
is
said
,
that
he
hearkened
vnto
them
.
Now
it
followeth
to
be
considered
,
wherein
the
King
is
said
to
haue
followed
their
counsell
,
in
these
words
.
They
left
the
house
of
the
Lord
God
of
their
fathers
,
and
serued
groues
and
idols
.
By
which
words
it
appeareth
,
that
as
they
left
off
to
serue
God
,
according
as
they
had
bin
instructed
and
taught
by
●ehotad●
in
the
lawes
and
commandements
giuen
by
Moses
;
so
also
they
left
the
place
of
Gods
worship
,
namely
the
house
of
God
,
and
the
holy
temple
built
by
Salomon
,
and
serued
their
Idols
in
other
places
of
their
own
inuention
.
But
first
let
vs
consider
how
God
is
said
to
be
the
God
of
their
fathers
.
God
calleth
himselfe
.
The
God
of
Abraham
,
the
God
of
Isaac
and
the
God
of
Iacob
,
and
bound
himselfe
by
a
conenant
to
be
a
God
vnto
them
and
to
their
seed
for
euer
:
and
therefore
Iacob
when
he
stood
in
seare
of
his
brother
Esau
,
turneth
himselfe
by
prayer
vnto
God
;
saying
,
O
God
of
my
father
Abraham
,
and
God
of
my
father
Isaac
&c.
As
the
Lorde
would
haue
no
other
gods
ioyned
with
him
,
so
he
gaue
commandement
for
the
maner
of
his
worship
,
how
it
should
be
performed
,
and
also
for
the
place
,
where
the
Iewes
should
assemble
themselues
to
offer
their
sacrifices
,
and
other
rites
and
ceremonies
,
commanded
them
in
the
Law
by
Moses
,
You
shall
seeke
the
place
which
the
Lord
your
God
shal
chuse
out
of
all
your
tribes
to
put
his
name
there
to
dwell
,
and
thither
thou
shalt
come
.
And
againe
he
saith
,
Take
heede
that
thou
offer
not
thy
burnt
offerings
in
euery
place
that
thou
seest
,
but
in
the
place
which
the
Lord
shal
chuse
in
one
of
your
tribes
.
And
therefore
the
Arke
which
was
made
did
represent
Gods
presence
,
and
was
placed
in
Shilo
,
where
some
thinke
it
remayned
more
then
three
hundred
yeeres
,
and
afterwards
was
remoued
into
other
places
,
till
the
appointed
time
that
God
commanded
Salomon
to
build
the
Temple
:
after
which
time
the
Israelites
were
commaunded
to
resort
thither
,
for
the
performance
of
such
sacrifices
and
other
rites
and
ceremonies
,
which
were
required
of
them
by
the
Lord
:
all
which
seruice
and
worship
continued
till
the
comming
of
Christ
:
although
it
were
altogether
corrupted
amongst
the
Iewes
,
as
also
amongst
the
high
Priests
with
the
Scribes
and
Pharisees
,
and
after
that
Salomon
had
builded
the
Temple
,
hee
made
his
prayer
vnto
God
,
that
the
Lord
would
haue
his
eares
open
vnto
the
prayers
of
his
seruants
,
which
should
pray
vnto
him
in
that
place
,
and
that
if
any
should
be
ledde
into
captiuitie
,
and
returne
vnto
the
Lorde
by
repentance
,
My
bea
rt
is
not
haughty
,
neither
are
my
eyes
lofty
,
neither
haue
I
walked
in
great
matters
and
hid
from
me
:
by
which
words
the
Prophet
approoueth
himselfe
before
God
as
one
of
his
,
and
purgeth
himfelse
from
this
sin
of
pride
.
There
are
also
some
which
although
they
leaue
not
of
altogether
to
heare
the
word
,
yet
how
much
time
do
they
spend
in
reading
bookes
vnprofitable
and
prophane
,
which
tendeth
much
to
the
hurt
of
a
good
mind
,
being
stuffed
with
many
lies
and
tales
,
as
the
booke
of
King
Arthur
,
Sir
Tristram
,
Sir
Lancclet
,
the
booke
of
Skogging
,
Beuis
of
Southhampton
,
the
hundreth
vnsauory
tales
filled
with
ribaldry
,
I
say
nothing
of
amorous
bookes
,
yea
,
rather
venemous
bookes
flowing
with
lasciuiousnes
and
vncleannes
,
and
such
other
dregs
of
the
like
stamp
,
which
were
sitter
for
the
fire
then
the
presse
,
&
in
these
toyes
while
many
do
spend
their
time
in
reading
of
them
they
neuer
complaine
of
wearines
,
although
they
spend
diuers
houres
in
the
forenoone
,
and
also
in
the
afternoone
:
but
the
hearing
of
the
word
of
God
is
irksome
vnto
them
,
&
yet
they
can
be
content
to
driue
away
the
time
(
as
they
say
)
which
I
haue
shewed
before
,
should
be
better
imployed
:
yea
the
long
winter
nights
must
by
that
meanes
be
shortned
;
and
as
the
eares
of
many
are
very
attentiue
,
so
their
hearts
are
carried
away
with
a
certain
delight
of
such
stuffe
as
they
heare
out
of
such
prophane
bookes
,
but
as
for
the
sacred
book
of
God
the
holy
Bible
,
it
lieth
in
a
corner
being
seldome
vsed
(
if
there
be
any
)
.
And
these
although
they
do
not
altogether
refuse
to
heare
the
word
of
God
,
yet
it
hath
not
wrought
such
a
relish
in
them
,
Why
takest
thou
my
wordin
thy
mouth
,
and
hatest
to
be
reformed
?
So
it
may
be
said
to
those
,
why
hearest
thou
my
word
,
and
hatest
to
be
reformed
.
Wel
,
for
as
much
as
it
is
the
work
of
God
his
spirit
,
both
to
will
and
to
doe
the
thing
that
is
good
,
we
must
haue
our
recourse
vnto
God
(
by
praier
)
to
work
those
things
in
vs
which
nature
will
not
afford
,
that
we
hearing
the
word
,
may
reape
such
profit
as
that
we
may
relish
and
taste
it
to
the
building
of
vs
vp
in
Christ
.
Now
as
it
is
the
part
of
all
men
to
labour
for
a
sauing
knowledge
,
so
also
must
this
knowledge
beget
a
practise
in
all
those
that
professe
the
Gospel
,
following
the
example
of
the
godly
in
the
scripture
,
who
after
they
had
the
tree
of
saith
planted
in
them
,
they
brought
forth
fruit
accordingly
,
as
appeareth
by
Zacheus
,
Luk.
19.
And
wrath
came
vpon
Iuda
&
Ierusalem
,
because
of
their
trespasse
.
The
wrath
of
God
as
one
saith
,
is
not
an
heat
of
a
troubled
mind
,
as
it
is
in
vs
poore
wretches
;
but
a
iust
reuenge
and
punishment
of
our
sinnes
,
and
the
scripture
doth
very
notably
speake
vnto
vs
according
to
our
capacitie
in
attributing
vnto
God
,
wrath
,
furie
,
and
indignation
,
and
it
is
,
because
that
we
for
the
most
part
are
so
blockish
,
as
that
we
cannot
apprehend
as
we
ought
,
the
greatnesse
of
his
diuine
Maiestie
,
neither
yet
seare
his
iudgements
;
the
wrath
of
God
is
so
fearefull
a
thing
that
no
consuming
fire
,
or
the
most
terrible
things
that
are
vsed
of
the
Lord
to
correct
his
people
,
cannot
at
the
ful
sufficiently
informe
vs
of
the
great
vehemencie
thereof
,
the
Prophet
saith
,
If
a
man
will
not
turne
,
he
will
whet
his
sword
,
he
hath
bent
his
bow
and
made
it
readie
,
he
hath
prepared
the
instruments
of
death
,
he
hath
prepared
his
arrowes
against
the
persecutors
,
&c.
The
Lord
will
not
suffer
the
wicked
to
goe
scotfree
and
vnpunished
,
for
so
it
standeth
with
his
iustice
,
and
yet
he
is
slow
to
anger
,
and
such
a
one
as
is
sorie
for
our
offences
.
We
haue
many
excamples
in
the
scripture
how
hee
meeteth
with
all
sorts
of
sinners
,
yea
the
Lord
spared
not
our
grand
parents
Adam
and
Eue
,
but
for
their
offences
,
he
banished
then
out
of
Eden
,
which
was
a
most
fruitfull
and
delightfull
place
,
and
also
inflicted
a
grieuous
punishment
vpon
them
first
,
saying
to
the
woman
,
I
will
greatly
increase
thy
sorrowes
,
and
thy
conceptions
.
In
sorrow
shalt
thou
bring
forth
thy
children
,
and
thy
desire
shal
be
subiect
to
thy
husband
,
and
he
shall
rule
ouer
thee
.
Also
vnto
Adam
he
said
:
Because
thou
hast
obeyed
the
voyce
of
thy
wife
,
and
hast
eaten
of
the
tree
whereof
I
commaunded
thee
,
saying
thou
shalt
not
eate
of
it
:
cursed
is
the
earth
for
thy
sake
,
&c.
And
further
he
saith
,
In
the
sweat
of
thy
face
thou
shalt
eate
bread
till
thou
returne
to
the
earth
.
Esau
,
Absolon
,
Achitophel
,
Iudas
,
with
many
other
.
Yea
the
Lorde
hath
punished
many
Kingdoms
for
sinne
:
the
Romaines
,
the
kingdom
of
the
Chaldeans
,
the
kingdome
of
the
Persians
,
the
kingdom
of
the
Macedonians
,
the
Carthaginians
:
nay
,
the
Lord
hath
not
spared
the
famous
citie
of
Ierusalem
with
the
holy
temple
where
his
Namedwelt
.
But
as
he
did
often
afflict
the
Iewes
his
chosen
people
,
so
at
the
last
he
made
Ierusalem
euen
with
the
ground
,
neuer
to
be
reedified
againe
:
which
was
especially
for
the
contempt
of
his
word
which
hee
sent
vnto
them
by
his
Prophets
,
and
also
for
reiecting
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
with
his
doctrine
,
and
myracles
which
he
wrought
among
them
,
and
therefore
our
Sauiour
prophecyeth
of
their
perpetuall
destruction
.
Paul
preached
to
the
Colossians
,
Hierapolitans
and
Laodiceans
,
but
they
contemned
his
doctrine
,
and
therefore
one
witnesseth
,
the
reward
of
sinne
is
death
:
and
the
soule
that
sinneth
shal
die
:
and
to
draw
to
an
end
,
this
punishment
which
the
Lord
laid
vpon
Ioash
,
the
Princes
,
and
people
,
may
be
sufficient
to
admonish
vs
to
beware
of
Idolatrie
or
any
other
sinne
,
least
we
pull
the
like
iudgements
vpon
our
owne
heads
:
and
let
vs
remember
what
one
saith
;
the
punishment
of
one
is
an
example
for
all
:
then
it
remaineth
,
that
as
we
haue
heard
that
God
is
iust
in
punishing
of
sinne
as
well
in
his
children
as
in
the
wicked
,
that
we
labour
to
preuent
his
wrath
,
by
turning
vnto
him
,
before
wee
feele
the
like
iudgement
:
and
let
vs
not
passe
by
any
affliction
or
trouble
which
hee
vseth
to
lay
vpon
any
,
or
vpon
our selues
,
but
rather
to
lay
them
to
our
hearts
,
making
that
vse
of
them
,
for
the
which
they
are
sent
,
which
is
,
that
we
may
by
them
he
made
more
fitte
for
God
:
this
vse
made
Dauid
of
his
troubles
,
when
he
said
;
It
was
good
for
me
that
I
was
in
trouble
&c.
and
Salomon
saith
;
It
is
better
to
go
to
the
house
of
mourning
,
then
to
the
house
of
feasting
;
for
the
liuing
will
lay
it
to
his
heart
.
So
it
is
better
sometime
to
be
inaduersitie
,
then
in
prosperitie
;
for
good
men
will
make
vse
of
it
,
but
it
is
the
policie
of
Sathan
,
that
wee
should
neuer
apply
God
his
iudgements
,
which
we
see
to
be
vpon
others
,
vnto
our selues
,
in
such
sort
,
as
wee
should
thereby
profit
in
repentance
.
1.
First
it
quencheth
,
yea
driueth
away
the
power
and
working
of
Gods
spirit
in
vs
,
which
being
most
holy
and
pure
of
it selfe
,
cannot
abide
to
dwel
in
,
much
lesse
to
worke
effectually
in
an
vncleane
soule
and
impenitent
heart
.
2
Secondly
,
it
hindereth
vs
from
the
right
and
holy
profit
that
we
might
receiue
by
the
worde
of
God
,
which
is
not
profitable
nor
powerfull
in
any
,
but
those
that
tremble
thereat
,
as
God
speaketh
in
Esay
.
3
Thirdly
,
it
shutteth
our
mouthes
from
inuocation
,
prayer
,
and
calling
vpon
Gods
name
,
for
how
can
wee
call
vpon
him
,
in
whom
we
beleeue
not
,
or
how
can
we
be
said
to
beleeue
,
whilest
we
continue
in
our
sinnes
.
4
Fourthly
it
causeth
God
to
stop
his
eares
from
hearing
our
prayers
,
or
graunting
our
requests
,
for
God
heareth
not
sinners
:
and
againe
,
the
prayers
of
the
wicked
are
abominable
,
as
the
Scripture
saith
.
5
Lastly
,
it
prouoketh
God
,
(
that
of
his
owne
nature
is
most
inclinable
vnto
all
mercie
)
through
our
sinnes
,
to
let
in
vpon
vs
all
the
floods
of
his
eternall
Iustice
,
to
our
fearefull
confusion
,
our
sinnes
and
nothing
els
making
a
separation
betwixt
vs
and
God
,
as
the
Prophet
affirmeth
.
Amongst
many
things
,
1
As
first
for
example
against
the
Magistrates
,
because
that
God
hauing
put
the
sword
of
holy
authoritie
into
their
hands
,
for
the
punishment
of
euill
,
and
maintenance
of
good
,
they
haue
not
(
according
to
Gods
word
their
duties
,
and
the
haynousnesse
of
the
offence
)
punished
the
same
.
2
Against
Ministers
,
3
Against
the
people
,
because
that
they
(
keeping
themselues
notwithstanding
in
the
compasse
of
their
Christiācalling
)
haue
not
by
sharpe
reproofe
,
either
shewed
their
dislikes
of
the
sinnes
committed
or
their
loue
labouring
the
conuersion
of
the
offending
partie
.
4
And
against
the
parties
committing
it
,
because
they
through
impenitencie
and
hard
heartednesse
continuing
in
sinne
,
and
hauing
few
or
no
meanes
for
their
reclaiming
,
can
not
but
looke
for
fearefull
indignation
,
and
wrath
from
the
Lord
for
the
same
.
But
the
wicked
do
deferre
their
repentance
not
thinking
Gods
iudgementes
to
be
at
hand
,
when
as
indeed
the
Lorde
hath
stretched
out
his
arme
already
to
strike
.
But
it
is
otherwise
with
the
children
of
God
,
who
are
not
drawne
by
a
slauish
feare
of
punishment
vnto
obedience
,
but
rather
of
a
childlike
loue
they
beare
vnto
God
their
father
,
through
and
by
which
loue
,
they
perfourme
willingly
that
which
the
Lord
hath
commaunded
:
according
to
that
measure
of
grace
,
which
God
hath
giuen
them
,
omitting
also
the
contrary
through
loue
,
which
obedience
is
no
doubt
acceptable
to
God
.
The
Lord
for
his
Christs
sake
,
touch
our
hearts
with
such
loue
to
his
Maiestie
,
that
all
our
wayes
may
please
him
,
and
that
as
wee
haue
inioyed
many
yeeres
of
peace
and
plentie
of
temporary
blessings
,
with
the
preaching
of
his
glorious
Gospell
,
vnder
the
raigne
of
our
most
dread
Soueraigne
,
so
let
vs
call
vpon
his
name
for
the
continuance
of
all
his
mercies
with
the
preseruation
of
our
gracious
Queene
:
that
although
our
sinnes
haue
prouoked
the
contrary
,
yet
that
hee
would
graunt
vs
these
things
,
for
his
Christ
his
sake
our
onely
Lorde
and
Sauiour
,
to
whom
with
God
the
Father
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
we
acknowledge
to
be
due
,
and
desire
in
our
hearts
to
yeeld
all
praise
,
glory
and
honor
,
both
now
and
euermore
.
Amen
.
What
ere
thou
be
,
pray
God
alwayes
,
To
blesse
our
Queene
with
happie
dayes
:
Whose
wisdome
vnder
God
so
long
,
Hath
kept
this
Realme
from
forreine
wrong
.
FINIS
.