A30577:13
The glorious name of God, The Lord of Hosts opened in two sermons, at…
The glorious name of God, The Lord of Hosts opened in two sermons, at Michaels Cornhill, London, vindicating the Commission from this Lord of Hosts, to subjects, in some case, to take up arms : with a post-script, briefly answering a late treatise by Henry Ferne, D.D. / by Jer. Burroughs.The glorious name of God, The Lord of Hosts opened in two sermons, at Michaels Cornhill, London, vindicating the Commission from this Lord of Hosts, to subjects, in some case, to take up arms : with a post-script, briefly answering a late treatise by Henry Ferne, D.D. / by Jer. Burroughes.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1643
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To the Reader.
The necessity of the time put me to preach upon this subject, the City being in great fear of a great Army coming against it in the name of the King, and the necessity of the subject for this time made me not unwilling to yield to the making my meditations upon this subject, yet more public. Something I have enlarged, especially in the argument of justifying the present taking up arms so much cried down, as if it were against the King, to be by commission from the Lord of Hosts, which is discussed page 27. and so on: the satisfaction of the consciences of men in this thing is of so great consequence in this time, that every man is bound to afford what help hereunto he is able. I should have had guilt lye grating upon mine own conscience if I had stifled what I might afford to the helping towards the satisfaction of others; although therefore I am not ignorant, but sensible enough that it is an argument wherein a man runs hazard enough; yet whatsoever I suffer in it, may I be useful, I have enough. This I can say, if I ever did, or am like to publish any thing in the uprightness of my heart, aiming at the glory of God, and thy good, I bless God I have comfort in this; and in this (whatsoever the issue be) I shall rejoice. Certainly things had never come to that pass they are at, if mens consciences had bin rightly informed in the liberties God hath given them. The infusing contrary principles, and making men believe that the subject must and would suffer any thing rather then rise up to maintain his own ⟨image 5⟩right hath been the cause of the bold adventures of many amongst us.
THe necessity of the time put me to preach upon this subject, the City being in great feare of a great Army comming against it in the name of the King, and the necessity of the subject for this time made me not unwilling to yeeld to the making my meditations upon this subject, yet more publike. Something I have enlarged, especially in the argument of justifying the present taking up armes so much cryed down, as if it were against the King, to be by commission from the Lord of Hosts, which is discussed page 27. and so on: the satisfation of the consciences of men in this thing is of so great consequence in this time, that every man is bound to afford what help hereunto he is able. I should have had guilt lye grating upon mine own conscience if I had stifled what I might afford to the helping towards the satisfaction of others; although therefore I am not ignorant, but sensible enough that it is an argument wherein a man runs hazard enough; yet whatsoever I suffer in it, may I be usefull, I have enough. This I can say, if I ever did, or am like to publish any thing in the uprightnes of my heart, aiming at the glory of God, and thy good, I blesse God I have comfort in this; and in this (whatsoever the issue be) I shal rejoyce. Certainly things had never come to that passe they are at, if mens consciences had bin rightly informed in the liberties God hath given them. The infusing contrary principles, and making men beleeve that the subject must and would suffer any thing rather then rise up to maintaine his own