"The sword of the Lord and of Gideon." --- Judges 7:20.
"For they are bread for us; fear them not." --- Numbers 14:9.
"But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went." --- Numbers 14:24.
"Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee." --- Psalm 76:10.
Take care, O my soul, that there may also be another, namely, a kingly spirit with thee, as there was with Joshua and Caleb, not to be discouraged on account of thy weakness and great number of frailities and enemies, as if it were impossible to live holily, and get the victory. Behold, Christ, the true and great Joshua and Caleb, marches out before thee, to make war himself against thine enemies; and who can conquer him? He is unchangeable, his Spirit now is as mighty as ever, and his word as powerful, and sharper than a two edged sword.
Against thy various infirmities he offers also a variety of Divine strength, and against each of thine enemies he holds forth to thee a particular sword in his word: and, abiding in his word, thou shalt surely conquer. Though the enemy should raise thine inward and ourward calamities to the highest degree, as so many strong walls, yet he must fall; one single word will strike him down.
Not all that tyrants think or say,
With rage and lightening in their eyes,
Nor hell, shall fright my heart away,
Should hell with all its legion rise.