A30577:277
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.
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⟩hath high things of great consequence to bring to pass, rich glorious mercies for his Churches, but great difficulties must be passed through to reach these: Men of low and mean spirits look upon them as things above them, and so they mind them not much; they had rather satisfy themselves in lower, meaner things, so they may have ease, and not hazard present comforts. It is otherwise with a true raised spirit that hath courage and magnanimity in it, such an one rejoiceth in Gods highness, as we have the expression, Isay 13. 3. I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones, even them that rejoice in my highness. If God hath high things to accomplish, these Sanctified ones, mighty ones, will rejoice in this highness of God, contrary to that spirit of Issachar, of whom Gen. 49. 14, 15. Issachar is a strong Ass couching down between two burdens, and he saw that rest was good, and the Land that it was pleasant, and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute: He was loath to hazard his peace, he had good farms, a fat soil, he had rather live in the Country, bring up his cattle and be quiet, though he pays great taxes, and be brought to be very servile, yet that he may not be troubled, his spirit can bear that servility; let who will mind great things, he loves to be quiet: This was a low, poor spirit, and his posterity were for the general very unworthy and vile: For you shall find in the division of the Land of Canaan that Issachars lot fell in Galilee, Josh. 19. from the 18. ver. to the 23. The description of their lot there from the cities, as Jesreel the first, and the out-goings of their border were at Jordan, shows Galilee was their place. Now you know what was […] ⟨p. 100⟩said of that place, Doth any good come out of Galilee? usually it is so, the posterity of men of servile spirits, are vile, and lewd.