My best guess would be this.
"When they have opened a gap in the hedge or wall of separation between the garden of the church and the wilderness of the world, God hath ever broke down the wall itself, removed the candlestick, and made His garden a wilderness, as at this day."
answer:
I choose quote #2 because it explained how the general used to have kids go into the jungle and then he would find the kid. The kids in this story were all hunted down and killed by the general and the general mentions this because the world is for the strong, the kids in this case were strong but eventually they gave in and the other strong (The general) who found the kids and killed them relates to the second part which states to be taken by the strong. So the genral argues with rainford before rainford gets hunted down in the jungle.
