John Trapp on Micah 5:6

Verſe 6. And they ſhall waſt the land of Aſſyria,] Heb. They ſhall eat it down, as ſhepherds do paſtures with their flocks. Paſcere is put for perdere, ſaith Calvin: they ſhall leave nothing there ſafe or ſound, but either bend, or break the Churches enemies, bring them to Chriſt, by the ſword of Gods word, or utterly ruine them by temporall ſlaughters. Aut poenitendum, aut pereundum.

Thus ſhall he deliver us from the Aſſyrian] It is Chriſt that delivereth his, what inſtruments ſoever he pleaſe to make uſe of, Luke 1.71. 1 Cor. 15.24. an[illegible: 1 letter] he muſt have the praiſe of it. The Grecians thankfully acknowledged to Jupiter their deliverance from the Perſians, wrought by Themiſtocles; and therehence called him, [non-Latin text not transcribed]: as the Romans for like cauſe Soſp[illegible: 1 letter]tator, preſenting a Palme to him, and ſacrificing a white Ox:Liv. lib. 6. d. 3. [illegible: 1 letter]o acknowledging, it was his power, whereby the conqueſt was atchieved. Our Edw. 3. after his victory at Po[illegible: 3 letters]ers, (where hee took the French king Anno 1356.) took ſpeedy order, by S[illegible: 1 letter]mon Archbiſhop of Canterbury, that eight dayes together ſhould be ſpent in giving God the thanks and glory How much more ſhould wee praiſe him for ſpiritual deliverances,Polyd. Virg. lib. 19. from ſinne, Satan, the world, &c. and conſecrate our ſelves wholly to his ſervice, ſith Servati ſimus ut ſerviamus, Luke 1.74. deliverance commands obedience, Ezra 9.14.