A30577:276
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.
2. This strength of spirit doth so support him under the heaviest, sorest afflictions, that he will never seek to deliver himself out of them, by forsaking the cause of God, or using any shifting indirect means, but as Paul told those officers that were sent from the Magistrates of Philippi to fetch him out of prison, Acts 16. 35, 36, 37. They have cast us into prison, let them come themselves and fetch us out: in this Paul showed what a spirit he had, he stood upon an honourable way of deliverance; the same doth every true soldier of Christ stand upon, God himself hath brought me into affliction, now temptation shows some back door to get out of it slyly, Nay, says a spirit of courage, certainly I will never go out that way, let the Lord come himself and fetch me out.
2. This strength of spirit doth so support him under the heaviest, sorest afflictions, that he will never seek to deliver himself out of them, by forsaking the cause of God, or using any shifting indirect means, but as Paul told those officers that were sent from the Magistrates of Philippi to fetch him out of prison, Acts 16. 35, 36, 37. They have cast us into prison, let them come themselves and fetch us out: in this Paul shewed what a spirit he had, he stood upon an honourable way of deliverance; the same doth every true souldier of Christ stand upon, God himself hath brought me into affliction, now temptation shewes some back door to get out of it slily, Nay, saies a spirit of courage, certainly I will never go out that way, let the Lord come himself and fetch me out.
Fourthly, A spirit beseeming the child of this great Captain, aims at doing great things for God, §4and enjoying great things from God, although with hazard of great troubles and afflictions, rather then will sit down with small things that are to be done or enjoyed with ease and safety; sometimes God ⟨p. 99⟩