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Show tiie 360 The fecond Bookeof thé yirit par? Cuaraggs. Cuaray 65, "did {6 miafter theminafhort time<the hand of God being withheld from thei detence) astd {auc themfelues, theycrepriinte, caues ofthe; mountaines;, and other theLikeplaces of hardeft acceffe: rheir enemies poflefling all the plaines and fruitfull vallies ; and jn tothat which hath beetic faid before: Theebrs of crueltic and mercy are neuer lefrvafatisfied : forasheflew the 70.Elders of scorh, with great and vnufuall torments, fo were his owne 70.fonnes all, but one, muered by his ownebaftard -Abimelec, The like Amalogie is obferued by the Rabbing in the oreateft of the plagues which God harueft time by themfelues, and the multitude.of their cattell, deftroying all thet grew vp: coucting the ficldsas thickeas grafleshoppers.: which feruitude lalted feuen yeares. Terubbaal: whofe feare and vowillingneffe, and howy,it pleafed Godto heatten him it Tud,c.6,&7- his enterprize, itis both largely and precifely fet downe inthe holy Scriptures : asalfo 19 Toloud anoyie, and fecing(at the cracke of fo manypitchers broken) fo manylights boutthem, efteeming the Atmie of 77447 to be infinite, and ftrucken with a fodain the peoplethat they would beftow omimthe golden eare-rings, which euery man had gotten. Forthe I{maelites, neighboys, and mixt with the Midianites, vfed to weare them : the waight ofall which was apoufand aind feuctt hundred Shekles ofgold,which makes of ours 2380. li. if wee follov the account of the Shekle vulgar: Aind becaufe he Exéd.28. conuerted that gold intoan Ephod, 4 garment of gold, blewfilke, purple, fcarler and Iudg.28 fine linen, belonging tothe HighPrieft oncly, and ferupthe fame in his owite Citie of 20 Ophra or Ephra, which drew /rae/to Idolatrie, the fame was the deftruction ofGideon and his houfe. There was anotherkinde of Ephod befides this ofthe High Priefts, whichthe Leuites vied, and {fo did Dawid whentic danced before the Arke : and Samuel, while hee was yet young, which was madeoflinnen onely. Now if any man demand howit was poffible for Gidéox with 300. rich to deftroy feareshey,all fed without aftroke.ftricken:: and were flaughtered in great numbers; ByooftheiPrinces being: made prifonersand laine, Imhisreturne the Ephramites be gato quartell with Gidton; becaufe hamade.warre Without their affiftance, being then gtcedy ofvelory,, the vidory being gorten :.who¢ifGidion hadfilled andfallenid the. enierprife ) would no doubr haue held themfelues happ pbybeing neglected. But Gites e# appcafing them witha milde anfwer, followedafterthe enemie, in which purfiit being tyred with trauaile, and weary cuen withthe flaughtering of his enemies, hee deat he, Wi } e ile = . + . fired reliefe from the inhabitants of Saccoth, tothe end, that (his men being refrelhe ed) hee might Ouer-take the othertwo Kings ofthe' Midianites: which had fauedthem{elues by flight. Forthey were foure Princes of the Nations, which had inuaded and waited Yrael : to wit, Oreband Seeb, which were taken already, and Zebah and Salmus#a which fled, Gideon being denied by them of Succoth, foughtthe like relief from the Inhabitants of Peauel,who inlike fort retufed to fuccour himsTo bothofthiefe places he thirearned therefore the reuenge,whichin his returne fromthe profequu tion ofthe othertwo Prit-}! ces,he performed:to wit,that he would tearetheflethof thofeof swccoth with Thornts eee deftroy the Inhabitants and Cittieof Penuel: Now why thepeopl e ot the ewCities thould tefufe eliefeto their brethren gicats victories if Imayprefumeto make conie@ure,itthe Iftaelites, efpecially after f feemeslikely, firft char thofe Ci Hes se PRE AerGee, and in the wayofall inuafions,to be made by the Moabites , Ammo madetheitowne peace with thofe nations,am nes aha yane d cither not Nidianite {poiled bys,into them: //rael,ha orelfe they knowing Ith a great part eirar i " . that Zeba'and Salmunna were cfcaped : wiirmay belaidto Seip addineetfeare their feuengeinthe future. Secondly,itm asit is not rare to finde ofthellt thefemen: ilpohtion alfaages. EFor in humour i Bete dee 2: ., ri s ofrs t therear oe Stai 5 Men, efpeciall . y of thofe: which ich fall follows ni oe WwAa t‘ aeif they ti couieand maligne others, of hy aah performe any praife-wo rthy ~ a pepeeur and fafely oftheir owne Countrey, though themfelues maybee heattscan® maliciou fach And s fuccefe. contrary of {mart the oF Patt thert Fj er pFContes pared that their Princeand Countrey.fhould faffer hazzard and want, than lat {uch memastl Sann e asticy. miflike; iflik thoulddhe = beethe authors oractorsof any glory' ot get } beeflaine, others ofthem to be caftintofe Riuer and drowned : God rewarded them cuen withthelike meafire,deftroying tht ownefirft borne by his 4xzefland drowning Pharaoh and his Armyin the read fea. Ad hereofa wotld of examples might bee giuen both out of the Scriptures and other Htories. howitpleafed God bya few {elect petfons; namely 300, out of 32000. Mien, to maker them knowthat he onely was the Lord of Holts; Each of thele 200, by Gidions ap. pointment carriedatrumpet,and light in a pitches, inftruments of more terrour thay force, with which hee gaue the great Armie of their enemies an alarum: whoheating Aplace brought vpon the Egyptians, who hauincaufed the male children of the Hebrewes to "Then the Lord byhis Angell ftirred vp Gideor the fonne ofsoafh; aftetwardcalled Tad,6-¥.55 of the Hiftor ofthe World. 2 J ae alan 5 Rie . ; ary ieee a ee at on pon - wherefocuerit were thathee tefrefhed! himfelfe and his WH Ss Gnuagry Souldiers. yer hee : ‘: Se ee teak Tyto eon ; XG Hes followed sie Opportbnity, and purfued his forme \ os ; attempt Vponth em)e in) ap Nading: Zebah salmame : in Karkar ( {afpectin hilt he againe e gremaiilts 0 fh: ine furprifed rife and them,and flaughte red thofe : 15000,Premaining Ged, $* AM he t y 7 . ar *. tits wpe baptiloners tO the Word in thebecaufe formerthemfelu attempt es 120000. nee and withall : whom tooke Z¢babas# naa eehse 1G hee deons brethre n oreat Tabor, he cauled th Ser soc iedinie adcen oye © at their is written) both"his to be flaine:oka or(asit ay them theapwithh hishis owne flew EW theapwit hands Sonne Biche Die: andin hie toe itst, cnet a : one whom'h e firft command ed to doe Bit; and in his recurne from the far 5 ‘ : ‘ory, het Telense ofthe Elders of Syccoti, Palammationof this mérucilous victory, ; forgi Of-Pennel Citizens andafthe fer, A pat noatATE him: cothinjutedsd acainit , .: either by ft : 2 lino ite ashe Dicined o MAW Y ro.others ee the Iiraclices« BASES: hisowm AUS OWneinte children foundrettiren fooneaft erhis death, ae? BE oT > . > $. r. ace Intheend fomuchdid the people raerence Gidéow in the ‘prefent for this vido- rie, and their owne deliucrance, as pcy offcied him the Soueraigntie ower them, Tadg.& i;: andto eftablith him in the Gouernmien, which hee refuled, anfwering; I willnet raighe ouer you, neither fall my childe raigniouer you, but the Lord fball,oe. Buthee defired 120009. of theirenemies, and afterward 15000. which remained; wee may remeni« ber,that although Gideon with 360.gaue thefirft alarme,and put the Midianites in rout and diforder : yerall thereft of the Armiecameinto the flaughter, afid purfuite: for itis Written ; That the men ofIrael beinggathered together out of Nepthalic, aied ont of Alber, tudg.<c.7.%436 ‘304nd out of Aanalfe, purfuedafter the Midianites : for this armie Gideon left in tents behinde him; when he went downeto view thearmie of ‘hisenemics » who wich the noyfé ofhis 300, trumpets cameafterhim'to theexecution. ‘There liued with Gideow..Aeews, the fonne of Pandion, who raigned in Athens : Eis refihens King of Mycene : Atrces atid 7Ayeftes the fonnes ‘of 'Peleps, who bate dominion Quer agreat part of Peloponne/us, ad after'the death ofEurifheus, the Kingdome of Jycene fellittothe hand of Atreus. This is tharttrew, WHO holding his brother in iealonfie, ds an'attempter, both of his wifeand Crowne, flew the childreti of Tayeftes: and caufingtheir flethrobe dréft, didtherewith featt their father! But this cruelry Was Rot varcuenged. For both trem and his fonne Agamemnon wereflaine by a bale fonne qoof Thycfles , yea the grand-children, and all the linage of 4trews died by the fame Word. In Gideostime alfo thofe things were fuppofed to hane beene done, whichare writ: ten ofDedalas and saris. Dedalgs, they fay, hauingflaine his Nephew Attalus; fled to Minos, King of Crete, for faccour; where for his excellent workemanfhip he was prear- ly eftccmed, hauing made for Afines 4 Labyrinth, like vnto that of Egypt. Afterward he was faid to!haue framed anartificial Cowefor Pafiphae the Queene,that thee, beitig int loue withra faire Bull, might by putting herfelfe into'the Cowe, fatisfe her lui; thing no leffé vanaturalfthan iner¢dible, had nor that fiameleffe Empetour Domitian @-2 hibited the like beaftly {peétacleopenly before the people ofRome, in his Amphitheater : sof purpofe;-as may feeme; toverifiethe old- fable, For fo itappeares by thofeverfes of Martial, whercin the flattering Poet magnifieth the abominable thew, a3 a goodly Pz $canr, in thofe vicious times, lunilam PafiphaemDillescrédite Tauro Vidimus, accepit fabylaprifea fidem, Nec fe miratur Cafar,lengeus vetafias Lsisquid fame cenit, denat arena tibi, But conteriting thar whichis'reported Of Psfiphac, sorwtur makes a Selle vahoriett Mm con |