A Sermon Preached at White-Hall, April 12, 1618

              A 4 sermon preached at whitehall white hatl hall hatt mpr aprill 4pridl ill 12 1618 GEN 32jo 32101 3210.1irm IAM AM NOT WORTHY OF THE LEAST OF ALL THY MERCIES AND OF ALL THE TRUTH WHICH THOU HAST SHEWED UNTO THY SERVANT FOR WITH MY STAFF I1 PASSED OVER THIS JORDANAND JORDAN AND NOW I1 AM IAM lam ihm BECOME TWO BANDS HIS TEXT is in the midst of jacobs prayer and this prayer is in THIS Tthemidstofjacobspreparationinthetimeofdangerhis dangers were from persons near him from his alliance by marriage and from his nearest kindred by blood laban into whose house he had married made advantages upon him deluded him op- pressed him pursued him and esau his own brother lay now in his way when he was returning from mesopotamia to canaan from his father in law to his natural father from laban to isaac he had sent messengers to try his brothers disposition towards him they returned with relation of great preparation that esau made to come forth towards him but whether in hostile or friendly manner they could inform nothing then was jacob greatly afraid and sore troubled but not so afraid nor so troubled as that he was stupefied stupified stupified or negligent in providing against the imminent dangers first then he makes as sure as he can at home he disposes his troops and his cattel so as that if his brother should come hostilly hostilely hostilly he might do least harm and he provides as well as he could that he should not come hostilly hostilely hostilly he sends him presents and he sends him respective and ceremonious messages he neglects not the strengthening of him self that so he might make his peace when he were able to sustein austein a war he neglects not the re