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What does it mean?
The speaker claims divine favor makes enemies weak and easy to defeat.
In plain terms
God made our enemies weak so we can defeat them easily.
What can you take from it?
Belief in divine support can justify aggressive action.

Where it applies

  • conflict
  • religious justification
  • combat

Putting it to work

  • understanding rhetoric
  • analyzing motivation
  • contextualizing conflict

Questions to consider

  • How does faith influence war?
  • When does belief become arrogance?

Another view

This mindset can dehumanize opponents and escalate violence.

More from Oliver Cromwell

  1. The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.

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  2. Truly England and the church of God hath had a great favour from the Lord, in this great victory given us.

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  3. A few honest men are better than numbers.

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