A30577:138
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.
God forbid we should do any thing justly meriting the loss of His Majesties favour, and his heart confiding 1in us: The happiness of a Kingdom is in Princes ruling as fathers, and Subjects obeying out of love rather then mere necessity. K. James so renowned for learning and deep understanding was fully of that mind, that his brother the K. of France had no better Subjects in his Kingdom then the Protestants, which yet stood up to defend their liberties by force ⟨p. 43⟩of Arms. His words in answer to Perron are these: I dare promise to my self that my most honoured brother the King of France will bear in mind the great and faithful service of those who in matter of Religion dissent from His Majesty, as of the only men that have preserved and saved the Crown for the King his Father, of most glorious memory. I am persuaded my brother of France will believe, that his liege people pretended by the Lord Cardinal to be heretics, are nor half so bad as my Roman Catholic subjects, who by secret practices undermine my life, serve a foreign Sovereign, are bound (by the Maxims and rules published and maintained in favour of the Pope, before this full and famous assembly of the Estates of Paris) to hold me for no lawful King, are by his Lordship there taught and instructed, that Pauls commandment concerning subjection to the higher powers, adverse to their professed Religion, is only a provisional precept, framed to the times, and watching for opportunity to shake off the yoke. Surely then it is impossible but that His Majesties heart must needs confide in us, (although seeking to maintain our lawful liberties) rather then in any Papists whatsoever. Yea yet further, hear what K. James his thoughts were of the Protestants in France, towards the latter end of his former Answer to Cardinal Perron he hath these words, During the minority of K. Francis the second, the Protestants of France were only a refuge & succour to the Princes of blood, when they were kept from the Kings presence; and by the over-pouring power of their enemies, were no better then plain driven and chased from the Court. I mean the Grandfather of the King now reigning, and the Grandfather of the Prince of Conde, when they had no place of safe retreat besides in the whole Kingdom.
God forbid we should do any thing justly meriting the losse of His Majesties favour, and his heart confiding