A30577:472
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.
I confess the condition of such a State would be very dangerous and like to come to confusion; particular men could not help themselves, and the whole State ought 1to suffer much before it should help it self by any ways of resisting: but if you can ⟨p. 10⟩suppose a Parliament so far to degenerate, as they should all conspire together with the King to destroy the Kingdom, and to possess the lands and riches of the Kingdom themselves, in this case whether a Law of Nature would not allow of standing up to defend our selves, yea to re-assume the power given to them, to discharge them of that power they had, and set up some other, I leave to the light of nature to judge.
I confesse the condition of such a State would be very dangerous and like to come to confusion; particular men could not help themselves, and the whole State ought 1to suffer much before it should helpe it selfe by any wayes of resisting: but if you can ⟨p. 10⟩suppose a Parliament so far to degenerate, as they should all conspire together with the King to destroy the Kingdome, and to possesse the lands and riches of the Kingdome themselves, in this case whether a Law of Nature would not allow of standing up to defend our selves, yea to re-assume the power given to them, to discharge them of that power they had, and set up some other, I leave to the light of nature to judge.
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You will say, this cannot be, because the higher powers must not be resisted by any.