Laud, William

Seven Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1651 Excerpt: ...and by recourse to the Pillars. To the Pillars; and therefore they which weaken the government; my, which doe but offer to impaire the honour, and reputation of the Governours, are dangerous and unworthie members of any Commonwealth. For to murmure, and make the people belccve, there are I know not what crack' indsiwes in the Pillars', to disesteeme their strengthj to undervalue their bearing; is to trouble the Earth, and Inhabitants of ic; To make the people searea melting, where there's none. And what office that, is, yciiall know. ): t: , ." V.Continual use there is then of the Pillars. But ' what then? Cart the i ynu-s Pillars btttt up the earth m melting time, by their owne strength? No sore, that they cannot jnot at any t/me: and therefore least at a me I ting time. Bnt what then? Why then here's Ego and Ego, I heart us the Pillars that are about me, faith Da. vid; and 7, saith God, heart up both these and David too. And indeed ali Pillars are too weake, if they be left to themselves. There must be one to beare them, or else they can never beare the Earth. One, and it can be none under God: Ego consirmavi, cis I that in all times have borne up the Pi/lars of it. And it isr me, by me, saith pl0T.8.t;.God, Trov. 8. that Kings rtignet And per me, by me, is not onely by Gods ordination, once set, and then no mote, but by his preservation, InPsal.74 and his fnpportation too. And fas A Dee it-S. Augustine observes) -d ejfirxt fnfetmutrc-ipfa column f What could the PUbm fejsts, jars themselves doe, if they were mtm. At-it once com es'to Ego confirmavi, I nob. ltb. 1. heare up the Pillars, there's nothing "nt- then to be scared. enty' Now these of which we speaker are are not stony or insensible, bat li-' ving and understandi...