A30577:308
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.
3. He hath multitudes of Armies, it is the glory §3of a great Prince to have many Armies in the field at once, one in one place, another in another place, and so compassing round about his adversaries with his Armies: The Lord of Hosts hath Armies in the heavens, Armies in the air, armies in the seas, Armies on the earth dispersed in every Country, all the whole world is filled with the multitudes of the Armies of the Lord.
3. He hath multitudes of Armies, it is the glory §3of a great Prince to have many Armies in the field at once, one in one place, another in another place, and so compassing round about his adversaries with his Armies: The Lord of Hosts hath Armies in the heavens, Armies in the aire, armies in the seas, Armies on the earth dispersed in every Countrey, all the whole world is filled with the multitudes of the Armies of the Lord.
4. All these Armies of the Lord are always in a readiness, they are prepared Armies, it is but giving §4out the word and they fall on; they are in battle array, evermore ready armed to do the pleasure of their General: No Prince, no Commander hath thus his Armies always in readiness; many times when they have use of them, much time is lost in getting Companies together, and in getting their Arms.
4. All these Armies of the Lord are always in a readinesse, they are prepared Armies, it is but giving §4out the word and they fall on; they are in battel array, evermore ready armed to doe the pleasure of their Generall: No Prince, no Commander hath thus his Armies always in readinesse; many times when they have use of them, much time is lost in getting Companies together, and in getting their Arms.