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Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dells sermon first preached before…Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before…
Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dells sermon first preached before the Honourable House of Commons on Novemb. 25. 1646. But since printed without their order Setting forth the many dangerous and destructive assertions therein both to church and state, the covenant, and the reformation so much desired. Together, with an answer to an unlicensed pamphlet annexed to the sermon, entitled, A reply to Master Loves contradictions. By Christopher Love minister of Anne Aldersgate, London. The second edition. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Decemb. 17. 1646.Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before the Honourable House of Commons on Novemb. 25. 1646. But since printed without their order Setting forth the many dangerous and destructive assertions therein both to church and state, the covenant, and the reformation so much desired. Together, with an answer to an unlicensed pamphlet annext to the sermon, entituled, A reply to Master Loves contradictions. By Christopher Love minister of Anne Aldersgate, London. The second edition. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Decemb. 17. 1646.
London: printed by R. Cotes for John Bellamie, 1647London: printed by R. Cotes for Iohn Bellamie, 1647
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 have nothing to say against the Scripture quoted;1 I believe it to be unquestionably true (though Mr. Dell was pleased to accuse me, as if this Scripture could not be quiet for me) yet I have something to say against his sense of this Scripture; and his absurd Application thereof. As I apprehend Mr. Dells sense of that Text, he carries it thus far; that it would be absolutely evil in David to build the Temple, because he had had wars and had shed blood; indeed this is the Papists reason, from whence they argue (as Peter Martyr well observes on the book of Samuel) that Clergy-men must not be in Arms, must not be warlike men, and if this reason should hold good, it would be unlawful for Mr. Dell, being a Minister, to be a Chaplain in the Army; now this could not be the reason simply why David should not build the Temple, because he had shed blood; for this should then have hindered Solomon from building the Temple, for Solomon had shed blood, had a hand in killing Joab and his Brother Adonijah also.2 The true reason why David should not build God a house, was this: because David had not leisure nor opportunity ⟨p. 14⟩in regard of continual wars, to set about the work, therefore God indulged him; The Lord considering that during Davids seven years and a halves Reign over Judah, there was a continual war between the house of Saul and David, then after he was King of Israel, he had wars with the Jebusites in Jerusalem, afterwards fought twice with the Philistines, and still set upon by daily assaults; it was inconvenient for him to build the Temple, considering also that there was to be above sevenscore thousand men to be employed about the building of the Temple,3 which David could not conveniently spare from the war during his Reign, this then was the only reason why God dispensed with David, that he should not build the Temple; not as if it had been evil in him to undertake it, but inconvenient for him, because he had not leisure or time to undertake so long and great a work.
I have nothing to say against the Scripture quoted;1