An Humble Affectionate And Earnest Address To The Clergy

By William Law

Address 207: This wisdom has asked me, how it is possible for Christian kingdoms in the neighborhood

This wisdom has asked me, how it is possible for Christian kingdoms in the neighborhood of one another to preserve themselves, unless the strength and weapons of war are everyone's defense, against such invasions, encroachments, and robberies, as would otherwise be the fate of Christian kingdoms from one another.