A30577:215
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 you will say, Ah! if we knew indeed that the Lord of Hosts were ours, that he were with us, then we might well comfort our selves in these times of wars, but that is all the question to us, for want of the assurance of that our hearts are troubled.
First, Though you do not know certainly that ⟨p. 72⟩you have any special interest in him, yet it is a great comfort to know that all things in wars are carried on by him, yea, though he were a mere stranger to you, and you to him: as suppose you were sure there should be nothing done in all these stirs about wars but by the will of the most wise, the most holy, and most merciful man in the world, that hath all the holiness, all the wisdom, all the mercy that all the men in the world ever had, although this man were a stranger to you, you never saw his face in your life, yet would it not be a stay and comfort to your hearts to hear that all things were committed to the dispose of this man, and not a stroke struck, nor any hurt should come to any, but as this man gave out his commissions? certainly it would quiet our hearts much: but that all is at the dispose of this Lord of Hosts is far better, whose holiness, wisdom, and justice is infinite; although yet we do not know any further of him, we cannot say we have any special interest in him.
First, Though you doe not know certainly that ⟨p. 72⟩you have any speciall interest in him, yet it is a great comfort to know that all things in wars are carryed on by him, yea, though he were a meere stranger to you, and you to him: as suppose you were sure there should be nothing done in all these stirs about wars but by the will of the most wise, the most holy, and most mercifull man in the world, that hath all the holinesse, all the wisdome, all the mercy that all the men in the world ever had, although this man were a stranger to you, you never saw his face in your life, yet would it not be a stay and comfort to your hearts to heare that all things were committed to the dispose of this man, and not a stroke struck, nor any hurt should come to any, but as this man gave out his commissions? certainly it would quiet our hearts much: but that all is at the dispose of this Lord of Hosts is far better, whose holinesse, wisdome, and justice is infinite; although yet we do not know any further of him, wee cannot say we have any speciall interest in him.