There is no man this day upon the face of the earth whom it more concerns to have this name of God The Lord of Hosts presented to him in the due lustre & glory of it, then your Excellency, whom the Lord hath not only honoured to stand up even in the fore front to maintain his cause, and the cause of his people, but he hath even put upon you this his own name, he hath made you the Lord of his Hosts. It is that which every Soldier may justly glory ⟨image 3⟩in, that God himself seems to affect the glory of Arms, when he causeth himself to be as it were sir-named THE LORD OF HOSTS. The beams of this glorious name puts some lustre upon the meanest in an Army; What a lustre then doth it put upon your Excellency, who stand so near it? Happy the time that ever you were borne to be made use of by God and his people in so noble and honourable a service as this. We read ZECH. 3. 3. of Joshua, that great instrument of Reformation, in the return of JUDAH from her Captivity, that he stood in filthy garments, but the Angel spake to those who stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him: and unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. Those who stand up most eminent and forward in the cause of God and his people, shall ever have some who will seek to stain their glory by slanders and reproachful names, to put them into vile garments: what viler garment can there be then the garment of Treason and Rebellion? But the Angel stands by to take off these vile garments, and to cleanse his servants even from this nominal iniquity: he will put ⟨image 3⟩change of raiment upon them, he will one day make it appear that there were none so faithful to God, their King and Country, as they: The Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem, saith the Text, ver. 2. will rebuke them who thus stand up against his servants. The Lord who hath set his heart to bring mercy to Jerusalem, to his Church, will certainly rebuke such as stand to resist the great instruments thereof. Wherefore that which the Angel of the Lord protested to JOSHUA, v. 6. I may in the name of the Lord with a little change protest unto your Excellency, Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, if you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my charge, then you shall have an eminency in my house, and I will give you places among these that stand by.
THere is no man this day upon the face of the earth whom it more concernes to have this name of God The Lord of Hosts presented to him in the due lustre & glory of it, then your Excellencie, whom the Lord hath not onely honoured to stand up even in the fore front to maintain his cause, and the cause of his people, but he hath even put upon you this his owne name, he hath made you the Lord of his Hosts. It is that which every Souldier may justly glory ⟨image 3⟩in, that God himselfe seems to affect the glory of Arms, when he causeth himselfe to be as it were sir-named THE LORD OF HOSTS. The beams of this glorious name puts some lustre upon the meanest in an Army; What a lustre then doth it put upon your Excellencie, who stand so neare it? Happy the time that ever you were borne to be made use of by God and his people in so noble and honourable a service as this. We reade ZECH. 3. 3. of Joshua, that great instrument of Reformation, in the returne of JUDAH from her Captivity, that he stood in filthy garments, but the Angel spake to those who stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him: and unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to passe from thee, and I wil cloathe thee with change of rayment. Those who stand up most eminent and forward in the cause of God and his people, shal ever have some who wil seek to stain their glory by slanders and reproachfull names, to put them into vile garments: what viler garment can there be then the garment of Treason and Rebellion? But the Angel stands by to take off these vile garments, and to clense his servants even from this nominall iniquity: he will put ⟨image 3⟩change of rayment upon them, he will one day make it appeare that there were none so faithfull to God, their King and Countrey, as they: The Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem, saith the Text, ver. 2. wil rebuke them who thus stand up against his servants. The Lord who hath set his heart to bring mercie to Jerusalem, to his Church, will certainly rebuke such as stand to resist the great instruments thereof. Wherefore that which the Angel of the Lord protested to JOSHUA, v. 6. I may in the name of the Lord with a little change protest unto your Excellencie, Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, if you will walke in my wayes, and if you will keepe my charge, then you shall have an eminencie in my house, and I will give you places among these that stand by.
