A30577:293
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.
1. By promising peace, by treaties of peace, they shall think all is well, now there will be peace, and so being secure, he shall come upon them unawares, and destroy many.
1. By promising peace, by treatles of peace, they shall think all is well, now there will be peace, and so being secure, he shall come upon them unawares, and destroy many.
Or 2. by peace, that is, by his prosperity that he shall enjoy, all shall account him happy, & thereby be ready to join with him; they shall promise to themselves to be delivered from many troubles by coming in to him, Surely he will have the better of it, it is best for our safety (if we would hold our lands and estates) to come in & join with him, and thus by his peace he shall destroy many.
Or 2. by peace, that is, by his prosperity that he shal enjoy, all shal account him happy, & thereby be ready to joyn with him; they shal promise to themselves to be delivered from many troubles by comming in to him, Surely he will have the better of it, it is best for our safety (if we would hold our lands and estates) to come in & joyne with him, and thus by his peace he shall destroy many.
Or 3. In pace, in peace, Calvin interprets thus: In a silent quiet way he shall withdraw himself and his Forces; there shall not be much noise of him, but he shall weary the Forces of the other and their party, and gain time and advantages of them. When he seems to be quiet, and comes not against them in a hostile way, even then shall he destroy many, yea he shall stand up against the Prince of Princes. He shall not acknowledge the Majesty, the power of God, he shall set himself against those ways of Providence that are apparently against him, howsoever he will not see it; but then says the Text, he shall be broken without hand. God himself in some wonderful way that you know not of shall break him, when all means fail, and all people shall be afraid that all will come