Sixteen Sermons On Various Subjects And Occasions
Sixteen Sermons On Various Subjects And Occasions
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Doubdeis^ the fight of Cbriftianf Cstbth Kc, Faitifuly and Apoft^lic princes^ fending their numer^s regiment* to flaughtcr one another* in the field of batde, forms a ihocking contri^ to the fpirit of the meek and lotvly Jefiis -^{o Ihocking, that ibmc have been thereby induced to maintain the titter unlawrfolnefs of all war. But what then is to be done t^^ Who can prevent a reftlefs and ambitious ibite from attacking it's neighbour ? In thefe circumflances, i^^ men muft either defend thenxfdve...s^ er be defehded by others, or God muft in- terpofe miraculouily in their defence, or idl muft quietly iubnnt to conqueft and capdrvity by an unjuft invader. Had this laft been intended, that rigid moraliii:, the Bs^tiil, would not have regulated, but prohibited the military profeffion; tm wottUk;Giirifiians have &rved^ as we know l^aitj^^di^ witii fideli^ and diligence, ixi tiu: armies of the Pagan cmpeiars« The ZZ4 ^ P^ Sermoff.
The lawfulnefi of a war muft therefore be refted now,*undcr the Gofpel, upon the fame foot on which it hath erer flood from the beginning, namely, the juitice of It ; and upon a fuppoiitioh that our qiufe )s good — as we humbly trufl it is — ^we may undoubtedly accept the permiffion, or rather comxniffion, implied in the iirfl words of the text ; " When the hoft goeth ^* forth againft thine enemies" — The peo- ple of God may ftill be brought under a neceffity of engaging in war, defenfive or offenfive, to maintain their rights, or to avenge their wrongs; and that, whether againii: foreign enemies, or rebellious iiib- jeds : much more, if the latter, after having ereAed the ftandard of indepen- dency, Ihould unite with the former, and exclaim concerning thofe who nourilhed and brought them up, like the children of Lot, when Aflur had acceded to the League — " Come, and let us root alio ^^ them out, that they may be no more a f ^ people ; and that the name of Ifirael may ^' be no .more in remembrance V\ In cir-s .
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Doubdeis^ the fight of Cbriftianf Cstbth Kc, Faitifuly and Apoft^lic princes^ fending their numer^s regiment* to flaughtcr one another* in the field of batde, forms a ihocking contri^ to the fpirit of the meek and lotvly Jefiis -^{o Ihocking, that ibmc have been thereby induced to maintain the titter unlawrfolnefs of all war. But what then is to be done t^^ Who can prevent a reftlefs and ambitious ibite from attacking it's neighbour ? In thefe circumflances, i^^ men muft either defend thenxfdve...s^ er be defehded by others, or God muft in- terpofe miraculouily in their defence, or idl muft quietly iubnnt to conqueft and capdrvity by an unjuft invader. Had this laft been intended, that rigid moraliii:, the Bs^tiil, would not have regulated, but prohibited the military profeffion; tm wottUk;Giirifiians have &rved^ as we know l^aitj^^di^ witii fideli^ and diligence, ixi tiu: armies of the Pagan cmpeiars« The ZZ4 ^ P^ Sermoff.
The lawfulnefi of a war muft therefore be refted now,*undcr the Gofpel, upon the fame foot on which it hath erer flood from the beginning, namely, the juitice of It ; and upon a fuppoiitioh that our qiufe )s good — as we humbly trufl it is — ^we may undoubtedly accept the permiffion, or rather comxniffion, implied in the iirfl words of the text ; " When the hoft goeth ^* forth againft thine enemies" — The peo- ple of God may ftill be brought under a neceffity of engaging in war, defenfive or offenfive, to maintain their rights, or to avenge their wrongs; and that, whether againii: foreign enemies, or rebellious iiib- jeds : much more, if the latter, after having ereAed the ftandard of indepen- dency, Ihould unite with the former, and exclaim concerning thofe who nourilhed and brought them up, like the children of Lot, when Aflur had acceded to the League — " Come, and let us root alio ^^ them out, that they may be no more a f ^ people ; and that the name of Ifirael may ^' be no .more in remembrance V\ In cir-s .
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