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honour_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	1,226	5	9.8585	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30577	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.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.	1643 (1643)	Wing B6074; ESTC R4315	105,730	154

he had rather live in the Countrey bring up his cattell and be quiet though he payes great taxes and be brought to be very servile yet that he may not be troubled his spirit can beare that servility let who will minde great things he loves to be quiet This was a low poore spirit and his posterity were for the generall very unworthy and vile For you shall finde in the division of the Land of Canaan that Issachars lot fell in Galile Josh 19. from the 18. ver to the 23. The description of their lot there from the cities as Jesreel the first and the out-goings of their border were at Jordan shews Galile was their place Now you know what was said of that place Doth any good come out of Galile usually it is so the posterity of men of servile spirits are vile and lewd 5. Difficulties are so far from disheartning men of courage that they raise their spirits They love a busines the better when they hear some difficulty is to bee passed through as Alexander said when he met with a great danger here is periculum par animo Alexandri Here is a danger fit for the spirit of an Alexander The example of David in this case is very remarkable in 1 Sam. 18. When Sauls servants told David that he might be the Kings sonne in law David was troubled at it and did not seeme to entertain the motion ver 22 23. but when they after told him of the termes upon which he should have this honour put upon him that it was to bring an hundred of the foreskins of the Philistims ver 25. which was a work of difficulty and hazard for on Sauls part it was propounded on purpose to be a snare to him for so sayes the Text Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistims now marke ver 26. when Sauls servants told David these things it pleased David well to be the Kings sonne in law that which he seemed to be troubled at when it was propounded absolutely that he is well pleased with when it is propounded with such a condition as had some difficulty in it wherby he had an opportunity to shew forth the excellencie of his spirit A base low spirit would have beene better pleased with it to have had such a thing without any such condition It is reported of the Lyon that such is his spirit as if he meetes with a prey that another hath killed before he will not meddle with it but he will seeke for one to kil himselfe if it be done to his hand as wee say he cares not for it but he will have one that shall be his own that he must doe something himselfe for it or else it pleaseth him not 6. A spirit of courage and true valour is not onely able to suffer willing to suffer raised by sufferings but can rejoyce triumph glory in sufferings account sufferings in a good cause great riches When we sit at home by our fire sides and have our tables furnished with varietie of dishes and goe to our soft beds and have the curtains drawne close we pitty poore souldiers that now lye abroad in the stormes upon cold earth who drinke water and often want bread yea many that might have fulnesse enough at home but that warlike spirit of theirs is above these things they can rejoyce in their hardships as much as you in all your abundance They think their lives more comfortable then yours because they are in service for the publique they have opportunity to doe worthily in their generations and you what do you doe you sit at home and have your ease and pamper your selves and doe nothing they would not by any meanes live your lives A true souldier like spirit is in his true element when he is in the midst of all the hardships of warres he loves to live and dye in such a condition Thus the Apostle a true souldier of Christ Rom. 5. 2. We glory in tribulations Moses accounted the reproach of Christ greater riches then all the treasures of Egypt Heb. 11. 27. Ignatius hath this expression He had rather be a Martyr then a Monarch When he heard his bones crash between the wilde beasts teeth Now sayes he I begin to be a Christian Cruaelitas vestra est gloria nostra sayes Tertullian to the persecutors Your cruelty is our glory Many of the Martyrs prepared themselves for their sufferings as Brides use to prepare themselves for their Bridegroomes with joy and gladnesse of heart The wounds they receive in the cause of Christ have more glory issue forth from them then blood they are an ornament to them they put a beauty upon them They account it far better to lose for God then to enjoy for themselves that part of their estates they part with in a good cause they account the best part of their estates they account themselves more rich in that then in what they still retaine Heb. 10. 34. They take joyfully the spoiling of their goods The reason of all is because their spirits are raised above creature-comforts their happinesse consists not in them they are not beholding to them for their peace and joy they can finde matter of joy in the parting with them as well as in the having them through that divine principle of holinesse that God hath put into them 8. A spirit of true courage hath all its fears swallowed up in the fear of God it hath learned to feare nothing but God and in order to God it sets the fear of God against all other fears One man fears poverty but I fear the God of heaven another fears reproach but I fear the God of heaven another imprisonment but I fear the God of heaven another death but I the God of heaven It sanctifies this Lord of Hosts and makes him to be the fear and the dread of it onely Cornelius the Souldier the Centurion of the Italian band is commended for his feare of God Act. 10. 2. a strange commendation of a souldier to be commended for feare yes for the feare of God This drives out all base fears by this he comes to fear nothing else but to be feared by his enemies 9. He reserves all his valour for this Lord of Hosts he hath no valour at all for sin there he is very fearfull his heart shakes at the very temptation to it and at the first risings of it there he seems to a worldling to be a very coward Other men have spirit valour enough for sin if we may call it valour but none for God This mans valour is all for God in his owne cause he is very flexible he manifests little spirit but when the cause is Gods then his heart rises there you may try him many people have passionate gunpowder spirits soon on fire in their own cause If they be crossed in their wils oh how resolute are they They will and they will they care not they care not what

out time as much as he could There is a famous story of Pompilius being sent by the Senate of Rome to this Antiochus to declare to him the pleasure of the Senate that he must not goe to Egypt Antiochus now requires time to deliberate but Pompilius makes a circle about him with the staffe he had in his hand and told him he must not goe out of that circle til he had given his absolute answer I or No But Antiochus would faine have put him off with a complement but Pompilius rejects his complement and bids him answer speedily otherwise he knew what to doe These speedy resolutions are of mighty advantage in many of the great affaires of the world esecially when we have to deale with cunning adversaries who lye to catch advantages The Text farther sayes He shall destroy wonderfully he shall make such spoile of faire plentifull countries make such waste where he comes leave all so poore and miserable as will be a wonder for any to see it who knew the Countrey in the plenty and riches of it but a few weeks before he came into it Yea he shall destroy the mighty and the holy people men of brave spirits even gracious godly men and stout valiant men yet they shall fall before him And ver 25. Through his policie also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand If there be any devices shifts cunning underminings any false wayes in the world he will make use of them and he shall get advantage by them and he shall magnifie himselfe in his heart When he hath got an advantage any way by falsifying promises protestations or by what means soever it shall please him at the heart he shall magnifie himself in his very heart and others about him shall puffe him up and seek to magnifie him and by peace he shall destroy many That is 1. By promising peace by treatles of peace they shall think all is well now there will be peace and so being secure he shall come upon them unawares and destroy many Or 2. by peace that is by his prosperity that he shal enjoy all shal account him happy thereby be ready to joyn with him they shal promise to themselves to be delivered from many troubles by comming in to him Surely he will have the better of it it is best for our safety if we would hold our lands and estates to come in joyne with him and thus by his peace he shall destroy many Or 3. In pace in peace Calvin interprets thus In a silent quiet way he shall withdraw himselfe and his Forces there shall not be much noise of him but hee shall weary the Forces of the other and their party and gaine time and advantages of them When he seems to be quiet and comes not against them in a hostile way even then shall he destroy many yea hee shall stand up against the Prince of Princes He shall not acknowledge the Majesty the power of God he shal set himself against those waies of Providence that are apparently against him howsoever he will not see it but then sayes the Text he shall be broken without hand God himself in some wonderfull way that you know not of shall break him when all means faile and all people shall be afraid that all will come to ruine and misery then shall he be broken without hand VVe complaine much of sad things that we suffer but we suffer not such things as the people of God so deare unto him suffered in those times Our sins cry as loud as theirs for the like miseries but God is free in his grace It is from the Lord of Hosts that we are preserved from such fearful evils as these It may be some may say Why are we in any danger of such miseries as the Jews suffered under Antiochus If bloody Papists and cursing and blaspheming Cavaliers might have their wils on us our miseries would soon parallel theirs if not rise above them seeing so many of them are got together and they are growne to such a height in their rage it is onely from this great Lord of Hosts that they break not in upon us as a deluge of the most hideous woes and dreadful miseries that ever befel any Christian Nation upon the face of the earth but blessed be the Lord who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth Let the Crown of all our mercies and more especially of that great mercy in the late battel be set upon the head of this glorious Lord of Hosts We reade 2 Sam. 12. 27 28. when Joab fought against Rabbah when the work was almost done he sent to David to come and take the City that he might have the glory of it that the Kings Crowne which was of gold and precious stones might be set upon Davids head Although God hath made use of instruments in this great work and due honour is to be given to them yet let the crown of the work be set upon the head of the Lord of Hosts I find in a Treatise of Plutarchs about the evill of taking honour to ones selfe a notable relation of one Pytho who having slaine a great enemie of the countrey whose name was Cotys whilst the officers of the people were striving who should doe him most honour he speaks thus unto them These things some of the gods have done as for us we have but lent our hands to this work It is true the General and many of our Captains and Souldiers have done worthily but it is as true that they have onely lent their hands to this work The Lord of hosts hath done this great thing both for them and us If we would expresse our respects to the General and honour him as he hath deserved in this thing especially we should doe it to speake well of him before this Lord of Hosts and to pray much for him It was a custome among the Romans when a victory was got to use solemne Processions for many dayes together offering Prayers and Sacrifices to their gods in behalfe of their Generall The manner was after the victory to send to the Senate Letters dight with Laurel wherein was required that they would decernere Supplicationes appoint such solemne Supplications for the Generall The conclusion of all is the glory of this great work must stick no where but passe through all to this our strong redeemer the Lord of hosts Let that Doxologie of the Angels Esay 6. 3. be ours this day Holy holy holy Lord of Hosts The whole earth is full of thy glory Let our streets our congregations our families our hearts be now full of the glory of this Holy holy holy Lord of Hosts And thus you have had one part of the glory of this great name of God opened and applyed If you will give me but a little time more I will give you some little glimpse of the other part of this glorious name and wind up all suddenly