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[ 841] The true Christians safety in danger.

VVHen the Grecians had won Troy,* 1.1 before they fell to plunder it, they gave every man leave to bear his burthen out, of what he would: and first of all, AEneas marched out, carrying his houshold gods; which when they saw, and that he did them no great dammage thereby, they bad him take ano∣ther burden,* 1.2 which he did, and returned with his old father A••chises on his back, and his young son Ascanius in his hand; which the Grecians seeing, passed by his house, as Ioshua did by the house of Rahab, saying, That no man should hurt him, that was so religious. And thus, that man that hath his mind set on his God, shall receive no hurt by his enemy: When his waies please the Lord,* 1.3 his very enemies shall be∣come his friends. Nay, he shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the wood shall be at peace with him. And which is yet more,* 1.4 God will break the bow,* 1.5 and the sword, and snap the spear assunder: He will make all those terrible instruments of war, so unserviceable, that they shal lie down quietly by him, not offering the least hurt that may be.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Da••res. Phryg. de bell•• Troja∣no.
• * 1.2

  Jacob Mer∣chantii Hortus Pastorum.
• * 1.3

  Prov. 16. 7.
• * 1.4

  Job 5. 23.
• * 1.5

  Hos. 2. 18.