A30577:139
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.
In regard of which worthy and honourable service, it may seem ⟨p. 44⟩the French King hath reason to hold the Protestants in the princely Ark of his gracious remembrance. (Shall Protestants be kept in the Princely Ark of the gracious remembrance of a Popish King, and shall Protestants be cast out of the heart of a Protestant King, and that only for defending their lawful liberties in a just way? God forbid.) Yet further, hear the fidelity of Protestants to their Prince. In all the heat of revolts and rebellions raised in the greatest part of the Kingdom by the Pope, and the more part of the Clergy, they stood to their King to bear up the Crown when tottering and ready to fall.
In regard of which worthy and honourable service, it may seeme ⟨p. 44⟩the French King hath reason to hold the Protestants in the princely Ark of his gracious remembrance. (Shall Protestants be kept in the Princely Ark of the gracious remembrance of a Popish King, and shall Protestants be cast out of the heart of a Protestant King, and that onely for defending their lawfull liberties in a just way? God forbid.) Yet further, heare the fidelity of Protestants to their Prince. In all the heat of revolts and rebellions raised in the greatest part of the Kingdome by the Pope, and the more part of the Clergie, they stood to their King to beare up the Crown when tottering and ready to fall.
And at this day the King of France hath in pay between three and fourscore thousand Protestant Soldiers for the defence of himself and his Dominions, he maintains so many yearly, his chief Commanders being Protestants, as confiding especially in Protestants for their fidelity; and certainly so may our King do, he should find none more faithful to him, and ready to venture their estates and lives in defence of him and his Legal power, then the Parliament, and those who adhere to them, and this no question even those about His Majesty do believe in their hearts, whatsoever they say; they otherwise would never venture to put His Majesty upon such ways as might exasperate them so as they do. Was it ever known when Parliaments have been Papists, and the Kingdom Papists, that ever any dared venture to put Kings upon such things as might provoke such a Parliament, and the people that then would adhere to them? Certainly other manner of effects would have followed the provocation of them at such times. Why was it that the Laws against Papists have been so remissly followed, and not only Law,