A30577:189
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.
3. And lastly, if they should get more in number, yet if our cause be Christs, (which is clear to us, for our consciences tell us we desire not, we endeavour not the wrong of any man living, much less of our King) we then have Christ with us; And as Antigonus once said to his soldiers, when they said that their enemies were more in number, Why how many do you reckon me for? So I may say in this case, How many do you reckon Jesus Christ for? If he be not with us, let us lay down all presently.
3. And lastly, if they should get more in number, yet if our cause be Christs, (which is cleare to us, for our consciences tell us we desire not, we endeavour not the wrong of any man living, much lesse of our King) we then have Christ with us; And as Antigonus once said to his souldiers, when they said that their enemies were more in number, Why how many doe you reckon me for? So I may say in this case, How many doe you reckon Jesus Christ for? If he be not with us, let us lay down all presently.
Well, but we are sure for the present there is a woeful disturbance in the Kingdom, and mens estates are consumed in the extreme charge of these Wars, and 1what shall we think will become of things at last?
Wel, but we are sure for the present there is a wofull disturbance in the Kingdom, and mens estates are consumed in the extreme charge of these Wars, and 1what shall we think will become of things at last?
- 1Ob.