A30577:51
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.
7. God is not only with his people in their §7fight, but he goes before them, as their Captain to lead them. That one place will suffice for all, Josh. 5. 13. Joshua saw a man with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him, and said, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay, but a Captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. It is apparent this was Christ, for Joshua fell on his face, and worshipped, and said, What saith my Lord unto his servant? And the Captain of the Lords Host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place where thou standest is holy.
7. God is not onely with his people in their §7fight, but he goes before them, as their Captain to lead them. That one place will suffice for all, Josh. 5. 13. Joshua saw a man with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him, and said, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay, but a Captaine of the host of the Lord am I now come. It is apparent this was Christ, for Joshua fell on his face, and worshipped, and said, What saith my Lord unto his servant? And the Captaine of the Lords Host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place where thou standest is holy.
8. God condescends lower, even to be the §8Trumpeter in the wars of his people. It is accounted too mean a work for a General to blow the Trumpet to his Army; but this great General, The Lord of Hosts, that he might encourage his people the more in his battles, he blows the Trumpet himself to them, Zach. 9. 14. And the Lord shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with the whirl-winds of the South. Why of the South? Those winds are hottest, and therefore swiftest. If ye see the South-wind, ye say it will be hot, (says Christ) and so it cometh to pass,