A30577:204
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.
But although there is nothing can be said, but God 1allows of these wars, yet were it not better in prudence that I be not seen in them? for if I be, if the other party prevails I am undone; if I be not, yea, although I should do something for that party, yet the Parliament will never do me any great hurt.
But although there is nothing can be said, but God 1allows of these wars, yet were it not better in prudence that I be not seen in them? for if I be, if the other party prevailes I am undone; if I be not, yea, although I should do something for that party, yet the Parliament will never do me any great hurt.
- 1Object.
It is true, the lenity of the Parliament on the one side, and the cruelty of the other party on the other 1side, hath been a great prejudice to the one, and advantage to the other: How many delinquents that have been complained of, and brought up with great charge to the country, yet have gone away insulting? but whosoever comes under the power of the other, either must yield, or is undone; yea, it may be undone, though then he yields. What blood hath been of late shed by them, even in cool blood? But how unreasonable is this so to reason, The Parliament is more just and gentle, the other more cruel and mischievous, therefore I will leave the Parliament to sink for any help it shall have from me, and join my self with the other party. God will judge these evil thoughts of yours, and yet you may be mistaken, in this your device to save your estate, you may prove false to the Parliament, and yet ⟨p. 66⟩