. Of the confusions and revolutions of governments : Wherein is examined, how farre a man may lawfully conforme to the powers and commands of those who with various successes hold kingdomes divided by civill or forraigne warrs ... Likewise whether the nature of warre be inconsistent with the precepts of the Christian religion? Three parts, with severall additions. THc Reader may be pleated to undeftand,that thisDifcourfe was made Publique, long before anyJ^&sjchange of Governement was undertaken here, and/therefore could not by any obliquity point at that;which it could not then by any meanes
. Of the confusions and revolutions of governments : Wherein is examined, how farre a man may lawfully conforme to the powers and commands of those who with various successes hold kingdomes divided by civill or forraigne warrs ... Likewise whether the nature of warre be inconsistent with the precepts of the Christian religion? Three parts, with severall additions. THc Reader may be pleated to undeftand,that thisDifcourfe was made Publique, long before anyJ^&sjchange of Governement was undertaken here, and/therefore could not by any obliquity point at that;which it could not then by any meanes fee. Platofaith. There are certaine (eafons for our comprehen-ding fome certaine truths, which we cannot under-ftand nor digelt, till we arrive to that Age which isparticular tofthem. I hope, tho the feuds of thefe laftfeven yeares warres, have been as the fewell of Ndu-cbtdnezars furnace, to heate & inflame our mindes fe*>ven times hotter then they were before, yet fo muchReafon may move in us ftill, as to render fome ofthefe truths feafonable both to our underftandingsand Obedience. l&~i i*^lJZy -£&— H*dt£.
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