And the remnant of Iaacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people, as the Lyon among the beasts of the forrest, and as the Lyons whelpe among the flockes of sheepe, who when he goeth thorow, treadeth downe and teareth in peeces, and none can deliuer.
* 1.1THe second effect of the same power, the which by Christ is gi∣uen to his church, to wit, against the Rebels. And that is such, that the Church as a ramping lion shal crush them, & as easily teare them in peeces and consume them, as hee is wont to doe a flocke of sheepe. So Paul 2. Cor. 10. vers. 4. speaking of the power and force of the word of God, sayth, For the weapons of our warfare, are not carnall, but mighty through God, to cast downe holds. And Christ sayth vnto Peter, and in his person vnto all other his true mini∣sters Matth. 16. vers. 18. I will giue vnto thee the keyes of the King∣dome of heauen, and whatsoeuer thou shalt binde vpon earth, shall bee bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer thou shalt loose on earth shall bee loo∣sed in heauen. For either Christ, or the Church throweth downe his enemies by the power of his word: and that in such sorte, that he taking away, none can deliuer them, and saue them out of his hands, as Dauid complayneth of the cruelty of his enemies, compa∣ring them vnto a roaring Lyon, from whom none can deliuer, if God should not stand on his side, and therefore he craueth ear∣nestly his ayde Psal. 7. ver. 1, 2. saying: O Lord my God in thee I put my trust: saue me from all that persecute me, and deliuer mee, lest hee deuour my soule like a Lyon, and teare it in peeces, while there is none to helpe.