A30577:55
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.
And when God is pleased to give the word, he 1makes wars to cease. Psal. 49. 9. He makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth, he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder, he burneth the chariot in fire.
And when God is pleased to give the word, hee 1makes wars to cease. Psal. 49. 9. He makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth, he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the speare in sunder, he burneth the chariot in fire.
- 1God stilleth wars.
Of Gods work in stilling wars, we have a most admirable example, 1 Kings 12. 21. we have not the like in all the Book of God, neither was there ever the like before or since in the world. King Rehoboam was incensed against the ten Tribes falling off from him, he was in as great a heat and rage against them as we can imagine a man could be put into. This fire of his rage was blown up to the height by those young daring Cavaliers that were about him, he had ⟨p. 13⟩got an Army together, strong enough, an hundred and fourscore thousand men, a mighty force, and it was but to bring the Kingdom to the house of David: Well, their power was great, their rage was fierce, their cause they questioned not, they were going forth with a high hand, with cruel and bloody intentions. How was all stilled now? You shall find, that The word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the Prophet, saying, Speak to Rehoboam,—Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up to fight against your brethren, return every man to his house. The Text says, They hearkened to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord. What a mighty work of God was this? what power hath God over the spirits of men, yea of the greatest, who think it an unsufferable dishonour to be controlled in any thing they have set their hearts upon?