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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.
David had no authority over any that followed Saul, for he was then a private man; but our Parl. hath authority over Delinquents that follow the King.1
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2. David was loath indeed to venture upon a pitched battle, or to exasperate Saul or his Subjects, because his strength was weak, 600. to a King, therefore he flies up and down and takes not every advantage, that if it were possible he might gain favour in the eyes of Saul and his Subjects: but if they had fallen upon him, and his power had been equal to theirs, who knows what he would have done? but we are sure as it is, it is defensive, and that is all it is to prove that Subjects may take up Arms •o defend themselves against the injustice of their Kings.
2. David was loath indeede to venture upon a pitcht battail, or to exasperate Saul or his Subjects, because his strength was weake, 600. to a King, therefore he flies up and downe and takes not every advantage, that if it were possible he might gaine fa•our in the eyes of Saul and his Subjects: but if they had falne upon him, and his power had beene equall to theirs, who knowes what he would have done? but we are sure as it is, it is defensive, and that is all it is to prove that Subjects may take up Arms •o defend themselves against the injustice of their Kings.
For that example of David at Keilah, all the answer to that is, that it is an uncertain 1