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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.
You will say, It is true, this Lord of Hosts is indeed a full object of faith, were it not that we have sorely provoked him to come out against us; yea we are afraid he is now appearing in wrath against us.
I will give you one Text of Scripture in such a case as this is, when your provocations of him lye heavy upon you, and it is as sweet, and full, and encouraging a Scripture as any I know, Zach. 1. 17. The Lord had professed in the beginning of the Chapter, that he had been sore displeased with their Fathers, ver. 2. yea and it appears by the 3. and 4. ver. that they were no better then their Fathers, and ver. 12. it is said, The Lord of Hosts had had indignation against Jerusalem these threescore and ten years; so that even at that present when the Prophet spake to them, it seems God was in such a way towards them, as his indignation appeared against them: but that their hearts might break, and their faith be raised; mark what a gracious promise comes in to them even now, in this 17. ver. Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, My cities through prosperity (or through good, so the word is in the Hebrew) shall yet be spread abroad, and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. Mark, here are four yets in this ver. and they are very gracious ones, Cry yet, shall yet be spread, shall yet comfort, and shall yet choose Jerusalem, and all these ⟨p. 125⟩from the Lord of Hosts, yea and from the Lord of Hosts sorely displeased, yea although he was provoked to indignation. We have sinned,—cry yet. We have provoked wrath,—shall yet be spread. We are miserable wretched creatures,—shall yet comfort. We are unworthy,—shall yet choose. O the free grace of our God to his people! Thou troubled, distressed soul, look up to him, as making himself known by this glorious name, cry to him by this name, Lord thou commandest Angels, heavens, earth, seas, now let thy power work for the good of my soul; give commandment from heaven to this distempered heart of mine, to yield to submit to thee, to these lusts that rise against thee, that they may be subdued, yea destroyed. Lord, in any difficulties we find our selves brought into, let us not be discouraged, We cannot see how Antichrist should be brought down: But