A30577:64
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.
13. The spirit of valour and courage is also from this Lord of Hosts. When the Spirit of the Lord §13came upon Sampson, Gideon, and others of the Worthies of the Lord, what great things did they? Heb. 11. 33, 34. Who through faith subdued Kingdoms, stopped the mouths of Lyons, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in sight, turned to slight the Armies of the Aliens. It was through faith they were enabled to do all this, faith fetched valour and courage from this Lord of Hosts. Hag. 1. 14. The Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel and the spirit of Joshua, and the spirit of all the Remnant of the people, and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of Hosts their God. It was a warlike spirit to resist their enemies, to encounter with dangers.
13. The spirit of valour and courage is also from this Lord of Hosts. When the Spirit of the Lord §13came upon Sampson, Gideon, and others of the Worthies of the Lord, what great things did they? Heb. 11. 33, 34. Who through faith subdued Kingdomes, stopped the mouthes of Lyons, out of weaknesse were made strong, waxed valiant in sight, turned to slight the Armies of the Aliens. It was through faith they were enabled to doe all this, faith fetcht valour and courage from this Lord of Hosts. Hag. 1. 14. The Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel and the spirit of Joshua, and the spirit of all the Remnant of the people, and they came and did worke in the house of the Lord of Hosts their God. It was a warlike spirit to resist their enemies, to encounter with dangers.
God hath stirred up a spirit in many of our Nobles, in our Worthies of Parliament, in some of our people; if a spirit were now stirred up in the remnant of our people, our work would soon be at an end. It were the unworthiest, yea, the most horrible thing that ever was in this world, that now people should forsake Nobility, those they have chosen in Parliament, and Ministers who have had a spirit to stand up for God and their liberties. Oh that a spirit of indignation would arise in the whole