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The miseries of war. By a Lover of truth and peaceThe miseries of vvar. By a Lover of truth and peace
The miseries of war. By a Lover of truth and peace: and by him dedicated to all that are such.The miseries of vvar. By a Lover of truth and peace: and by him dedicated to all that are such.
London: printed for Nicholas Vavasor, 1643
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And is God the God of Peace? and do they not fear his heavy judgements to be denounced against them, and his dreadful wr•th and indignation to be showered down upon them, who shall presume to Preach or Petition against a Peace? Is Christ the Prince of Peace? and can they think themselves his Subjects, and desire a War? Are the fruits of the Spirit Love and Peace? and can ⟨p. 5⟩any man think himself moved, or inspired with the Spirit, who shall live in hatred, or oppose a Peace? Sure it must be with that lying spirit that persuaded Ahab's Prophets. 1Is the Gospel a Gospel of Peace? Then certainly his Religion cannot be founded upon that Gospel, who shall not love and seek Peace. Is Peace a blessing? Is the Peacemaker blessed? and shall he be called the child of God? Accursed must he then be, and (it is to be feared) little better then the child of the Devil, who breathes out nothing but War.
And is God the God of Peace? and doe they not feare his heavy judgements to bee denounced against them, and his dreadfull wr•th and indignation to bee shoured downe upon them, who shall presume to Preach or Petition against a Peace? Is Christ the Prince of Peace? and can they thinke themselves his Subjects, and desire a Warre? Are the fruits of the Spirit Love and Peace? and can ⟨p. 5⟩any man thinke himselfe moved, or inspired with the Spirit, who shall live in hatred, or oppose a Peace? Sure it must be with that lying spirit that perswaded Ahabs Prophets. 1Is the Gospell a Gospell of Peace? Then certainely his Religion cannot bee founded upon that Gospell, who shall not love and seeke Peace. Is Peace a blessing? Is the Peacemaker blessed? and shall hee bee called the childe of God? Accursed must he then be, and (it is to be feared) little better then the childe of the Devill, who breathes out nothing but Warre.