, the Lord's anger and indignation
against his enemies is such, as will burn and none can quench it. It is of
another nature than his wrath against his own people, which is a hiding of
his face for a moment. He corrects us in measure and judgment, but leaves
us not altogether unpunished. But he makes an end of other nations
especially these that rise up to actual enmity and hatred of his people,
and shedding of their blood. And therefore, if any man would not meet with
wrath and sore displeasure, he would stand at a distance with such as God
hath appointed for destruction, we mean, as long as they carry in their
foreheads the mark of the beast. When God hath such a remarkable
controversy against a people, then "he that helpeth and he that is helped
shall both fall together," Isa. xxxi. 3. All that is in league with them,
shall fall with them by the sword, Ezek. xxx. 5 and xxxii. 21. 2. Since it
is known that the malignant party have not changed their principles, and
so they cannot but in prosecuting this war establish their old quarrel and
follow it viz. the king's arbitrary power, the interest of man above
God's, or the kingdom's interest, we leave it to be judged impartially,
whether or not these that associate with them, do espouse that quarrel and
interest, at least expose themselves to all that wrath and indignation,
which hath hitherto followed that quarrel, seeing they must have common
blessings and curses. Will not that quarrel holden up by most part of the
army, be a wicked thing, an Achan in the camp, that will make God turn
away from it, and put Israel to shame?

Having thus established the truth, in the next place, we come to take off
what objections are made to the contrary.

First: It is argued from human authority. The uncontroverted and universal
practice of all nations in all generations, is, to employ all subjects in
the case of necessary just defence. It was the practice of our reformers,
who took into the congregation, and received all that, upon acknowledgment
of their error, were willing to join, though they had been on the contrary
faction. Such an universal practice of Christian nations, though it be not
the ground of our faith, yet it is apparent that it cannot want reason for
it.(378)

_Answer 1_: This will plead as much against the exceptions added in the
answer to the query and act of levy, for seeing other nations except none,
in the case of necessary defence, why should we except any? And