A30577:181
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.
4. As things now stand great care had need be taken that the hearts of people who have shown themselves forward, venturing their lives, exhausting their estates, may not be discouraged, lest if Parliaments ever need the people again, they never find them appear for them, stick to them; and cases may fall out that there may be need of the peoples standing by them hereafter as well as now, or else their privileges may soon vanish, and their power be over-poured, and so come to nothing. We know how soon authority is contemned, where power is not joined with authority.
4. As things now stand great care had neede bee taken that the hearts of people who have shewne themselves forward, venturing their lives, exhausting their estates, may not be discouraged, lest if Parliamennts ever neede the people again, they never finde them appeare for them, stick to them; and cases may fall out that there may be neede of the peoples standing by them hereafter as well as now, or else their priviledges may soone vanish, and their power be over-powred, and so come to nothing. Wee know how soon authority is contemned, where power is not joyned with authority.
But do not our adversaries grow stronger then we? 1if so, it is in vain for us to oppose.
- 1Ob.
It is impossible to conceive they should, except 1the Kingdom be so besotted, as never yet any Kingdom was upon the face of the earth. For