Deuteronomy 20

For, it was God's ordinance, that the Canaanites should be rooted out, and that the Israelites should show no compassion on them, Deuteronomy 7.3. Besides, even in reason the Israelites had some cause to deal thus: for, God gave this charge to the Israelites, that when they came…

Numb. 24:20 His latter end shall be, that he perish for ever: and Deut. 25:19 Moses gives a charge, that after Israel was possessed of his inheritance, that he must blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under Heaven, You shall not forget it. And further, although at the first,…

2. There is a cowardly fear; when a man fears danger more than sin; when he is afraid to be good, this fear is an enemy to suffering. God proclaimed that those who were fearful should not go to the wars (Deuteronomy 20:8). The fearful are unfit to fight in Christ's wars; a man p…

Sin is called [illegible], an abomination,(Deuteronomy 7:25). Nay, in the plural, abominations, (Deuteronomy 20:18). This filthiness in sin is inward: a spot in the face may easily be wiped off; but to have the liver and lungs tainted, is far worse: Such a pollution is sin, it h…

Of encouragement to go on still to bring forth more fruit to God: for if you do, God will not cut you off, he will spare you as a man spares his son that serves him; he will not take advantage at every fault to cast one off. It was his own law (Deuteronomy 20:19) that such trees…

And further, Baptism is the seal of the covenant, we are baptized into the name of the Trinity, into the house of God; now if the name of the Trinity be put upon us, then we must do service to the Trinity, and the Trinity yields us, protection, and provision; a man then discoven…