A30577:426
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.
He first contends that the power is from God, and that he needs not contend for we grant that the power not only of Kings, but of all lawful authority is Gods Ordinance, but that such and such men should have this power, and how much of this power should be put upon this man, and how much upon that, that is from man. Hence it is very observable when the Apostle speaks of the power, Rom. 13. he says, it is of God; bu• when Peter speaks of the men upon whom that power is put, whether Kings or tho•• sent by him, he says, that is a humane ordinance, 1 Pet. 2. 13. yea, a humane creation, […] the words are, [Greek or Hebrew]. Rea the D. grants this, that though the power be from God, yet the designing the person to bear that power, yea, and the qualification and l• mitation is from men by the Laws made with consent.
He first contends that the power is from God, and that he needs not contend for we grant that the power not only of Kings, but of all lawfull authority is Gods Ordinance, but that such and such men should have this power, and how much of this power should be put upon this man, and how much upon that, that is from man. Hence it is very observable when the Apostle speaks of the power, Rom. 13. he sayes, it is of God; bu• when Peter speaks of the men upon whom that power is put, whether Kings or tho•• sent by him, he sayes, that is a humnne ordinance, 1 Pet. 2. 13. yea, a humane creation, 〈…〉 the words are, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Rea the D. grants this, that though the power be from God, yet the designing the person to bear that power, yea, and the qualification and l• mitation is from men by the Laws made with consent.