A
SPIRITVAL
CHAINE
,
AND
ARMOVR
OF
CHOICE
,
FOR
SION
SOVLDIERS
.
HEaring
of
warres
and
of
rumors
of
warres
,
vnto
which
many
souldiers
of
many
countries
in
Christendome
were
like
to
be
sent
,
I
haue
written
a
plaine
and
short
Treatise
,
more
and
more
to
stirre
vp
so
many
of
them
now
(
and
others
hereafter
)
as
by
any
meanes
may
haue
vse
of
it
,
vnto
a
gracious
cariage
in
this
high
calling
of
theirs
;
which
so
much
concerneth
not
onely
themselues
,
but
all
Christian
Churches
and
Common-wealths
also
,
yea
and
the
glorie
of
God
withall
,
together
with
their
owne
particular
safetie
,
(
for
the
better
setting
forth
of
his
glorie
.
)
A
short
Treatise
(
in
comparison
)
I
write
,
because
I
feare
that
if
it
were
long
,
there
would
be
much
want
of
fit
time
,
and
much
more
of
good
will
to
reade
it
,
(
the
multiplicitie
of
bookes
considered
.
)
A
plaine
Treatise
I
write
,
because
most
souldiers
are
plaine
men
,
altogether
vnlearned
touching
any
skill
in
the
Arts
▪
for
whose
sake
it
is
,
that
when
I
vse
any
illustration
in
Latin
(
for
more
delight
to
the
learned
)
I
omit
not
to
translate
it
.
Now
if
there
be
a
blessed
peace
in
most
places
,
yea
or
in
euery
place
before
my
booke
cometh
forth
,
I
shall
much
reioyce
at
it
,
as
he
who
wisheth
that
all
Christian
Kings
and
Princes
would
labour
to
make
Halcyon
neasts
for
breeding
Sion
birds
,
and
that
none
of
them
would
nourish
such
Romish
Rauens
,
Hawkes
and
Harpies
as
delight
in
cruell
preying
vpon
innocents
(
Princes
and
all
)
more
then
in
true
prayer
to
the
true
God
.
Yet
seeing
warres
are
as
like
to
continue
in
the
world
as
diseases
(
both
being
sent
of
our
God
as
punishments
for
sinne
)
my
booke
may
stand
in
such
stead
as
medicines
,
printed
long
before
for
such
and
such
maladies
when
people
fall
into
them
.
Weapons
are
prouided
in
peace
against
the
time
of
warre
;
and
why
not
counsels
?
Surely
both
these
are
necessary
aforehand
.
Now
as
the
Apostle
Paul
said
touching
his
brethren
the
Iewes
,
My
hearts
desire
and
prayer
for
Israel
,
is
,
that
they
may
be
saued
:
so
say
I
for
Protestant
souldiers
(
my
Christian
brethren
)
my
hearts
desire
and
prayer
for
them
,
is
,
that
they
may
be
holy
,
and
doe
worthily
,
like
King
Dauids
Worthies
:
the
shout
of
a
King
amongst
them
,
yea
and
the
King
of
Kings
on
their
side
.
)
Thus
shall
they
shew
themselues
gracious
souldiers
and
truly
religious
,
both
by
profession
and
practise
.
No
other
sorts
wil
respect
such
Armour
and
such
a
Chaine
as
this
,
whose
linkes
are
found
in
the
word
,
and
put
together
by
the
word
.
These
links
,
this
armour
and
this
chaine
,
I
wish
to
all
Sion
souldiers
.
By
Sion
souldiers
I
meane
such
as
earnestly
contend
for
the
faith
once
giuen
to
the
Saints
,
departures
sake
,
by
beleeuing
,
speaking
and
doing
,
(
or
at
leastwise
for
the
outward
profession
hereof
)
I
call
them
generally
Sion
souldiers
.
If
any
of
them
doe
not
answer
so
worthy
a
departure
,
and
so
worthy
names
as
are
here
giuen
them
for
this
departures
sake
,
so
much
the
more
they
haue
to
answer
hereafter
,
because
they
abuse
their
honorable
calling
and
name
.
It
is
my
dutie
,
and
not
my
offence
,
to
iudge
in
loue
of
such
,
and
to
giue
the
best
titles
and
termes
I
can
to
such
,
whose
Baptisme
,
Profession
,
Vowes
,
Education
,
Vocation
and
God
do
call
them
with
a
loud
voice
,
to
be
the
selfe
same
in
deed
,
which
I
in
words
name
them
,
(
Sion
souldiers
,
sacred
souldiers
.
)
Gracious
men
wil
not
take
so
high
titles
in
vaine
,
but
abandon
vanities
,
and
follow
the
wayes
of
wisedome
.
I
desire
that
this
little
booke
may
do
them
good
herein
.
It
cometh
not
hastily
abroad
,
no
sooner
penned
but
printed
,
Lapwing-like
.
They
report
that
this
bird
is
more
forward
both
for
foote
and
wing
then
other
birds
are
,
insomuch
as
it
will
runne
away
with
the
shell
on
it
head
,
and
quickly
take
flight
also
:
so
do
many
Lapwing
bookes
now
adayes
.
For
in
our
time
this
saying
of
Solomon
is
more
and
more
verified
:
There
is
no
end
of
making
many
bookes
;
and
much
studie
is
a
wearinesse
to
the
flesh
:
and
that
also
of
the
Poet
,
Had
I
therefore
knowne
of
any
in
our
dayes
,
who
had
written
purposely
of
this
subiect
,
I
would
haue
kept
silence
,
and
not
ventured
vpon
the
hazard
of
doing
so
needlesse
a
worke
as
that
which
already
is
done
.
But
finding
none
(
by
sight
or
report
)
who
haue
made
it
their
labour
in
such
sort
as
they
who
take
it
for
their
taske
,
though
some
haue
dealt
graciously
therein
by
the
way
,
and
perceiuing
it
to
be
a
thing
worth
the
labour
,
(
yea
and
a
whole
and
long
labour
)
rather
then
it
should
be
vnhandled
,
I
haue
set
a
weake
hand
to
it
.
This
matter
offereth
one
iust
occasion
(
before
I
go
any
farther
)
to
write
at
large
of
the
most
worthy
and
ancient
profession
of
a
Souldier
:
yet
sith
I
doubt
not
but
this
truth
is
generally
receiued
,
I
will
onely
handle
it
in
briefe
,
and
so
come
to
the
maine
point
which
I
aime
at
,
that
is
,
The
holy
cariage
of
good
souldiers
,
whereby
they
ought
to
honour
this
high
profession
of
theirs
.
Touching
the
calling
of
a
souldier
to
fight
corporally
,
that
I
may
speake
(
for
better
vnderstanding
)
as
the
thing
is
indeed
;
I
say
,
that
the
heauenly
armour
of
a
souldier
was
in
truth
and
substance
before
the
earthly
,
(
howsoeuer
for
our
weake
capacitie
the
spirituall
armour
was
afterwards
made
plaine
to
vs
by
the
corporall
,
)
so
as
according
to
a
supernaturall
sence
,
the
bodily
armour
may
be
said
to
take
denomination
of
the
armour
of
the
spirit
,
and
the
corporall
combat
denomination
also
of
that
spirituall
combat
which
the
children
of
God
haue
with
Satan
and
his
children
.
For
why
?
the
armour
of
armours
belonging
to
this
combate
(
euen
the
armour
of
God
)
was
before
any
corporall
combat
could
be
vsed
.
Adam
presently
after
the
promise
(
no
doubt
)
did
put
it
on
:
I
will
put
enmitie
(
saith
our
God
)
betweene
thee
and
the
woman
,
and
betweene
thy
seed
and
her
seed
:
Hee
shall
breake
thy
head
,
and
thou
shalt
bruise
his
heele
:
Here
is
mention
made
of
a
spirituall
warre
,
to
which
belonged
spirituall
armour
instantly
,
and
the
grand
Captaine
of
the
war
pointed
vnto
(
That
promised
seed
Christ
Iesus
)
whose
souldiers
all
godly
people
must
be
(
both
Captaine
and
souldiers
fighting
against
the
euill
one
.
)
Now
as
this
enmitie
is
manifest
in
the
soule
of
good
men
(
carying
a
godly
hatred
against
the
diuell
continually
,
and
against
the
qualities
of
the
wicked
whilest
they
remaine
in
the
old
birth
,
)
so
it
is
also
declared
by
an
open
corporall
combat
hand
to
hand
against
Gods
foes
in
battell
,
when
our
God
will
haue
them
punished
,
or
brought
in
subiection
,
or
put
to
death
.
Therefore
though
fields
and
campes
could
not
be
at
first
,
till
multitudes
were
increased
;
yet
a
disposition
to
warre
(
both
spirituall
and
corporall
)
was
at
first
;
and
that
as
well
in
the
bad
to
offend
,
as
in
the
good
to
defend
.
This
euill
disposition
was
quickly
seene
in
Cain
,
Lamech
and
Esau
.
And
a
kind
of
duell
there
appeared
when
as
yet
there
were
but
a
few
men
in
the
world
,
namely
betweene
Cain
and
Habel
;
Cain
offending
,
and
Habel
(
we
may
well
thinke
)
striuing
(
as
nature
taught
)
to
defend
himselfe
:
but
he
was
a
stronger
spirituall
souldier
then
temporall
,
God
suffering
his
bloodie
brothers
strength
to
preuaile
so
far
,
as
to
take
away
his
mortall
life
in
that
corporall
combat
.
Here
were
both
warres
begun
in
two
brethren
,
Cain
exercised
a
most
vngracious
fleshly
warre
,
as
his
wicked
murder
declared
(
he
fought
for
Satan
:
)
Habel
by
his
fathers
example
practised
the
gracious
spirituall
warre
,
as
his
holy
and
well
accepted
sacrifice
declared
,
The
father
of
the
faithfull
did
know
and
practise
this
warre
both
wayes
;
with
faith
he
made
warre
against
Satan
,
and
with
weapons
of
warre
against
fiue
wicked
Kings
.
Hereby
it
plainly
appeareth
,
that
the
calling
and
dignitie
of
them
that
warre
on
Gods
side
is
very
ancient
,
and
no
lesse
honorable
then
that
calling
whereof
Christ
Iesus
(
being
King
of
Kings
and
supreme
Commander
in
the
warres
)
is
Head
and
chiefe
Leader
.
If
we
looke
to
the
temporall
warre
,
this
he
acknowledgeth
himselfe
to
be
(
euen
a
Captaine
of
the
Lord
of
hoasts
,
)
we
may
perceiue
in
the
booke
of
Iosua
,
And
it
came
to
passe
,
when
Iosua
was
by
Ierico
,
that
he
lift
vp
his
eyes
and
looked
,
and
behold
there
stood
a
man
ouer
against
him
with
his
sword
drawne
in
his
hand
;
and
Iosua
went
vnto
him
,
and
said
vnto
him
,
Art
thou
for
vs
or
for
our
aduersaries
?
And
he
said
,
Nay
,
but
a
Captain
of
the
hoast
of
the
Lord
am
I
now
come
.
And
Iosua
fell
on
his
face
to
the
earth
,
and
worshipped
.
If
wee
looke
to
the
spirituall
warre
,
there
also
he
professeth
himselfe
to
be
our
most
powerfull
Pr●nce
and
gouernour
,
yea
the
author
and
finisher
of
our
faith
,
without
whom
we
can
do
nothing
,
(
a
Captaine
of
Captaines
therefore
;
)
and
we
also
most
ioyfully
confesse
this
,
esteeming
it
our
greatest
renoune
to
fight
vnder
his
banner
(
though
with
afflictions
)
as
his
souldiers
.
So
saith
Saint
Paul
to
his
sonne
Timothy
:
Thou
therefore
suffer
affliction
as
a
good
souldier
of
Iesus
Christ
.
And
of
himselfe
he
saith
,
I
haue
fought
a
good
fight
.
Abraham
,
I
say
againe
,
was
such
a
souldier
,
both
spirituall
and
temporall
.
Spiritually
wee
may
see
it
,
where
our
God
saith
,
I
know
him
,
that
hee
will
command
his
children
and
his
houshold
after
him
,
and
they
shall
keepe
the
way
of
the
Lord
,
to
do
iustice
and
iudgement
,
that
the
Lord
may
bring
vpon
Abraham
that
which
he
hath
spoken
of
him
.
And
corporally
we
may
not
doubt
but
that
he
taught
his
people
what
to
do
in
battell
against
those
cursed
Kings
.
And
no
maruell
that
so
good
a
sonne
and
seruant
as
Abraham
,
did
imitate
so
good
a
father
and
master
as
his
God
in
this
instruction
.
Our
gracious
God
vouchsafeth
to
teach
his
seruants
(
his
souldiers
)
how
to
fight
:
Hee
teacheth
my
hands
to
fight
,
saith
King
Dauid
.
Nay
more
then
this
,
so
honorable
is
the
profession
of
a
souldier
,
that
God
of
warre
,
by
the
pen
of
his
seruant
Moses
,
professeth
himselfe
to
be
a
man
of
war
,
The
Lord
is
a
man
of
warre
,
saith
he
.
You
saw
before
,
that
he
called
himselfe
a
Captaine
of
the
Lords
hoast
;
here
he
is
called
plainly
,
A
man
of
warre
.
As
he
took
mens
nature
vpon
him
,
so
taketh
he
mens
names
vnto
him
:
they
men
of
warre
,
he
a
man
of
warre
;
they
brethren
,
he
a
brother
;
they
seruants
,
and
he
a
seruant
:
yea
,
and
imparteth
also
his
owne
names
to
the
sonnes
of
men
,
he
a
father
,
and
men
fathers
;
he
a
King
,
and
men
Kings
;
nay
,
he
a
God
,
and
men
Gods
.
And
what
so
great
maruell
is
this
for
names
,
sith
it
is
his
good
pleasure
to
make
men
partakers
also
of
the
diuine
nature
(
in
regard
of
qualities
,
)
and
to
giue
them
an
entrance
here
into
his
euerlasting
kingdome
,
where
at
his
appearing
they
shall
be
like
him
,
yea
one
with
God
.
O
wonderfull
humiliation
on
the
one
side
!
O
wonderfull
exaltation
on
the
other
side
!
Warre
then
is
ancient
;
warre
then
is
honorable
.
If
we
respect
the
spirituall
warre
,
all
the
life
of
man
is
a
warre
,
(
saith
Iob
:
)
if
we
respect
the
corporall
warre
,
we
may
see
,
that
as
our
God
will
be
called
a
warrier
,
so
he
will
haue
his
deputie
Kings
(
who
yet
aboue
all
other
men
ought
to
seeke
peace
,
and
make
peace
,
and
keepe
peace
,
if
it
be
possible
)
to
be
warriers
also
when
time
and
cause
are
offered
.
Samuel
did
signifie
thus
much
to
the
Israelites
,
when
he
told
them
that
their
King
would
chuse
some
of
their
sonnes
to
make
instruments
of
warre
,
and
other
some
to
be
Captaines
ouer
thousands
.
To
this
end
for
one
also
,
he
gaue
King
Saul
another
manner
of
heart
then
that
which
he
had
when
he
sought
his
fathers
asses
,
(
a
couragious
heart
for
battell
;
)
and
made
little
Dauid
a
man
of
great
courage
,
as
to
take
a
Beare
by
the
throate
,
a
Lion
by
the
beard
,
and
a
Giant
by
the
eares
:
yea
and
this
prouident
God
of
ours
chargeth
Kings
to
make
war
by
counsel
,
and
teacheth
them
to
be
circumspect
in
war
:
What
King
(
saith
our
God
)
goeth
to
war
against
another
King
,
and
sitteth
not
downe
first
,
and
taketh
counsell
,
whether
he
be
able
with
ten
thousand
,
to
meet
him
that
cometh
against
him
with
twentie
thousand
.
Moreouer
,
we
perceiue
that
all
people
of
vnderstanding
despise
a
coward
,
and
respect
a
man
of
valour
;
whence
it
is
that
the
name
of
a
dastard
,
is
a
base
by-word
of
great
reproch
.
And
hence
also
it
comes
,
that
they
who
are
to
be
chosen
to
offices
of
any
eminencie
in
the
Weale
publike
,
one
speciall
qualitie
regarded
in
them
,
is
(
according
to
Iosuahs
counsell
)
that
they
be
men
of
courage
.
Lastly
,
Men
of
armes
;
nay
they
onely
are
so
called
,
and
haue
had
both
Names
and
Armes
giuen
them
(
as
well
as
other
honours
)
for
their
worthy
deeds
of
Chiualrie
.
These
things
thus
,
I
will
come
to
apply
that
which
I
haue
briefly
laid
downe
of
the
right
worthy
and
ancient
profession
of
a
souldier
;
concerning
which
,
this
I
say
:
Sith
the
antiquitie
,
dignitie
,
estimation
and
vse
of
men
of
warre
is
so
great
,
what
maner
care
ought
true
Christian
souldiers
to
haue
for
ioyning
heauenly
cariage
with
earthly
(
nay
rather
with
heauenly
)
courage
,
heauenly
armour
with
earthly
armes
?
Surely
an
exceeding
great
care
,
(
thereby
adorning
a
profession
so
princely
,
with
all
eminent
vertues
and
holinesse
;
)
otherwise
they
do
not
only
forset
all
their
former
titles
,
ornaments
and
aduancements
of
sacred
and
worthy
souldiers
,
but
withall
they
shame
(
as
much
as
in
them
lieth
)
their
countrey
,
their
Religion
,
their
Kings
,
their
Princes
,
their
Leaders
,
their
parents
,
their
teachers
,
their
kinsfolkes
,
their
alies
,
yea
and
dishonor
their
God
also
.
Far
be
it
then
that
a
Sion
souldier
(
any
one
I
meane
who
haue
that
name
)
should
in
his
deeds
be
found
to
be
a
swearer
,
a
drunkard
,
a
drone
,
a
tigre
,
a
peacock
,
a
lyer
,
a
bragger
,
a
Thraso
,
a
filthy
doer
,
a
loose
speaker
,
a
lasciuious
liuer
,
a
quareller
,
a
cutter
,
a
cozener
,
a
shifter
,
an
irregulous
Atheist
,
a
prophaner
of
the
Sabbath
,
or
any
way
tainted
with
any
other
notorious
sin
:
No
,
no
,
a
Sion
souldier
must
be
a
Saint
by
life
,
as
hee
is
by
calling
.
Hence
it
is
that
I
vse
my
best
endeuour
to
perswade
all
Protestant
souldiers
to
all
maner
holinesse
,
and
this
not
onely
in
peace
,
but
in
warre
also
(
yea
and
then
especially
)
lest
they
lose
the
presence
of
God
and
his
blessed
Angels
when
they
haue
most
need
of
them
.
Will
you
see
a
precise
commandement
for
a
speciall
regard
of
their
holy
cariage
in
warre
?
his
generall
commandement
to
all
the
world
,
that
they
be
holy
as
he
is
holy
,
When
thou
goest
out
(
saith
our
God
)
against
thine
enemies
,
keep
thee
from
all
wickednesse
.
Will
you
moreouer
see
the
exhortation
of
a
most
valiant
&
godly
Captaine
to
this
?
See
it
in
Iosua
,
a
little
before
the
destruction
of
Ierico
.
The
very
day
before
their
miraculous
passage
through
Iordan
,
Sanctifie
your selues
.
For
your
better
and
more
full
consideration
yet
,
what
a
great
respect
our
glorious
God
hath
to
his
peoples
holinesse
in
warre
,
ponder
I
pray
you
deeply
of
the
grieuous
state
of
Gods
armie
(
yea
and
of
good
Iosuah
himselfe
especially
)
at
their
fight
with
the
men
of
Ai.
How
came
this
?
reuealed
will
belongeth
to
vs
and
our
posteritie
)
hath
shewed
it
:
Reade
and
consider
:
If
thou
shalt
obey
diligently
the
voice
of
thy
God
,
and
obserue
and
do
all
his
commandements
which
I
command
thee
this
day
,
then
the
Lord
thy
God
will
set
thee
on
high
aboue
all
nations
of
the
earth
:
and
all
these
blessings
shall
come
on
thee
:
Blessed
shalt
thou
be
in
the
citie
,
and
blessed
also
in
the
field
.
The
Lord
shall
cause
thine
enemies
that
rise
vp
against
thee
,
to
be
smitten
before
thy
face
:
They
shall
come
out
against
thee
one
way
,
and
flie
before
thee
seuen
wayes
.
But
it
shall
come
to
passe
,
if
thou
wilt
not
hearken
vnto
the
voice
of
the
Lord
thy
God
,
which
I
command
thee
this
day
,
the
Lord
shall
cause
thee
to
be
smitten
before
thine
enemies
:
Thou
shalt
go
out
one
way
against
them
,
and
flie
seuen
wayes
before
them
,
and
shalt
be
remoued
into
all
the
kingdomes
of
the
earth
;
and
thy
carkeis
shall
be
meat
vnto
all
the
foules
of
the
aire
,
and
vnto
the
beasts
of
the
earth
,
and
no
man
shall
fray
them
away
.
Now
let
vs
returne
againe
to
that
case
of
Gods
camp
at
Ai.
The
lamentable
state
of
that
camp
doth
shew
,
Gods
angrie
entrance
into
a
terrible
execution
of
this
law
with
great
seueritie
.
Against
whom
?
Against
his
owne
most
dearly
beloued
people
.
And
the
Lord
said
vnto
Iosuah
,
Get
thee
vp
,
wherefore
liest
thou
thus
vpon
thy
face
?
Israel
hath
sinned
,
and
they
haue
transgressed
my
couenant
which
I
commanded
them
:
for
they
haue
euen
taken
of
the
accursed
thing
,
and
haue
stolen
and
dissembled
also
,
and
they
haue
put
it
euen
amongst
their
owne
stuffe
.
Therefore
the
children
of
Israel
could
not
stand
before
their
enemies
,
but
turned
their
backs
before
them
,
because
they
were
accursed
.
Neither
will
I
be
with
you
any
more
,
except
you
destroy
the
accursed
from
among
you
.
Vp
,
sanctifie
the
people
,
and
say
,
Sanctifie
your selues
against
to
morrow
.
For
thus
saith
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
:
There
is
an
accursed
thing
in
the
midst
of
thee
,
O
Israel
:
thou
canst
not
stand
before
thine
enemies
,
except
ye
destroy
the
accursed
from
amongst
you
.
Then
Iosua
and
all
Israel
tooke
Achan
the
sonne
of
Zeuah
,
and
the
siluer
,
and
the
garment
,
and
the
wedge
of
gold
,
and
his
sonnes
and
his
daughters
,
and
his
oxen
and
his
asses
,
and
his
sheepe
,
and
his
tent
,
and
all
that
he
had
,
and
they
brought
them
vnto
the
valley
of
Achor
.
And
Iosua
said
,
Why
hast
thou
troubled
vs
?
The
Lord
shall
trouble
thee
this
day
.
And
all
Israel
stoned
him
with
stones
.
And
they
raised
ouer
him
a
great
heape
of
stones
vnto
this
day
.
O
fearfull
iudgement
!
Whom
may
not
this
make
to
tremble
,
when
they
commit
grieuous
sinnes
in
warre
?
I
acknowledge
that
this
was
an
extraordinarie
case
,
at
an
extraordinary
time
;
neither
do
I
in
any
wise
compare
lesser
sinnes
with
this
,
but
still
I
say
,
that
vile
sinnes
may
cause
our
holy
God
to
turne
his
face
from
the
armie
.
And
the
thing
that
I
presse
,
is
,
that
shamefull
(
or
rather
shamelesse
)
sinners
with
a
high
hand
should
for
euer
either
be
reformed
in
,
or
remoued
from
Sion
camps
.
Great
vigilancie
,
I
say
,
should
be
had
in
this
matter
,
and
all
good
meanes
should
be
vsed
to
obtaine
a
holy
campe
.
And
still
I
heartily
desire
you
to
remember
the
state
of
Gods
campe
at
Ai.
For
more
stirring
vp
of
all
sorts
to
the
practise
of
holinesse
in
campes
,
let
all
true
Christians
consider
,
that
the
chiefe
cause
why
our
God
would
haue
his
enemies
ouerthrowne
in
warre
by
his
children
,
is
their
wickednesse
.
And
will
not
the
same
God
expect
,
that
they
who
are
made
instruments
to
punish
others
for
their
horrible
sinnes
,
should
be
void
of
such
vilenesse
?
Yes
certainly
.
Yea
and
our
glorious
God
hasteneth
the
ruine
of
his
foes
,
lest
his
children
should
learne
of
them
to
do
after
their
abhominations
,
and
so
sin
against
the
Lord
their
God
.
Baal
Peor
,
where
the
people
committing
whoredome
with
the
daughters
of
Moab
,
were
inticed
by
and
by
to
bow
to
their
idols
:
for
loe
thus
it
is
said
,
The
people
began
to
commit
whoredome
with
the
daughters
of
Moab
,
and
they
called
the
people
vnto
the
sacrifice
of
their
gods
,
and
so
the
people
did
eate
,
and
bowed
downe
vnto
the
gods
of
their
harlots
.
And
then
by
degrees
it
is
said
,
that
Israel
(
signifying
a
great
number
)
coupled
himselfe
vnto
Baal
Peor
,
whereby
the
Lords
wrath
was
kindled
against
them
all
,
till
the
heads
of
many
were
hanged
vp
against
the
sunne
,
that
the
indignation
of
the
Lord
might
be
turned
from
the
residue
.
Call
to
mind
the
Israelites
estate
,
a
little
before
they
fell
to
these
grosse
sinnes
.
When
Balak
would
haue
smitten
them
,
Balam
tels
him
,
he
could
not
do
it
,
Because
their
God
was
with
them
.
And
why
was
he
with
them
?
Because
he
had
not
beheld
iniquitie
in
Iacob
,
neither
peruersenesse
in
Israel
.
The
great
people
of
this
great
campe
,
were
true
worshippers
and
holy
liuers
,
therefore
the
souldiers
could
not
be
conquered
:
they
were
both
outwardly
&
inwardly
holy
.
Now
for
the
better
perswading
you
yet
againe
to
outward
and
inward
holinesse
in
war
,
remember
that
our
all
seeing
God
is
not
pleased
with
any
worship
euer
so
religious
for
the
forme
,
he
smote
the
Amalekites
from
Hauilah
vntill
thou
commest
to
Shur
,
that
is
ouer
against
Egypt
,
and
he
tooke
Agag
the
king
of
the
Amalekites
aliue
,
and
vtterly
destroyed
all
the
people
with
the
edge
of
the
sword
:
yet
because
he
wickedly
brake
the
commandement
of
his
God
,
and
trusted
in
a
shining
outward
performance
,
without
a
simple
inward
obedience
,
which
is
better
then
sacrifice
,
his
valiantnesse
was
of
no
value
with
our
God
.
What
may
I
write
to
moue
you
yet
more
to
a
godly
behauiour
in
warre
?
I
will
adde
this
more
:
That
God
who
precisely
commandeth
cleanlinesse
of
bodie
in
the
campe
,
Holinesse
becometh
the
Lords
house
for
euer
,
because
he
standeth
in
the
midst
of
the
golden
Candlesticks
:
so
Holinesse
becometh
the
Lords
campe
for
euer
,
because
he
walketh
in
the
midst
of
thy
campe
to
deliuer
thee
,
and
to
giue
vp
thine
enemies
before
thee
:
therefore
let
thy
campe
be
holy
,
that
he
see
no
vncleane
thing
in
thee
,
and
turne
away
from
thee
.
This
holdeth
in
spirituall
things
,
much
more
then
in
corporall
.
Our
God
is
a
spirit
,
and
vieweth
the
spirit
of
man
,
and
requireth
spirituall
cleanlinesse
,
inward
cleanlinesse
specially
.
feare
God
and
are
deuout
:
This
Chaine
is
made
of
eight
heauenly
linkes
.
I
haue
here
by
Gods
assistance
collected
eight
worthy
things
from
his
owne
word
(
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
hath
declared
them
,
)
which
they
that
make
true
vse
of
,
shall
proue
true
souldiers
of
Iesus
Christ
their
heauenly
Captain
.
Euery
Christian
must
haue
these
eight
linkes
(
according
to
their
seuerall
places
and
occasions
,
)
and
weare
them
close
together
(
as
in
a
chaine
,
)
and
put
on
this
armour
also
:
but
specially
these
double
souldiers
who
fight
both
corporally
and
spiritually
,
they
must
haue
double
care
to
enioy
them
graciously
.
They
that
despise
any
one
of
these
linkes
,
or
any
part
of
this
armour
,
our
God
wil
despise
them
,
and
they
shall
be
found
vnworthy
of
the
name
of
Christian
souldiers
.
God
grant
that
such
as
make
shew
to
fight
on
his
side
,
may
in
truth
weare
these
eight
worthies
(
worthy
links
I
meane
)
graciously
ioyned
together
,
as
a
spirituall
chaine
about
their
holy
necks
.
These
they
are
.
For
the
first
worthy
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
worthy
person
.
Sith
our
glorious
God
is
the
God
of
battell
,
(
For
of
him
,
and
through
him
,
and
to
him
are
all
things
.
)
How
can
a
souldier
haue
any
blessing
in
warre
,
if
his
person
be
not
loued
but
hated
of
this
all-gouerning
God
?
Except
his
person
be
found
worthy
in
that
Worthy
of
worthies
Christ
Iesus
,
whereby
his
conscience
is
more
and
more
purified
,
he
is
like
an
outlaw
,
The
second
thing
for
Sion
souldiers
to
consider
of
,
is
,
the
cause
for
which
they
fight
,
(
Loue
is
not
suspitious
,
but
hopefull
rather
)
&
rest
fully
perswaded
that
the
cause
is
good
.
Their
diligent
search
to
know
the
goodnesse
of
the
cause
,
the
Princes
heart
which
is
deepe
and
vnsearchable
,
or
by
any
suddennesse
of
combat
it
cannot
be
reuealed
)
is
accepted
by
our
good
God
who
searcheth
the
herat
.
Now
if
he
cannot
come
to
an
euident
truth
of
the
iustnesse
of
the
cause
,
yet
a
Centurion
souldier
(
so
I
call
the
obedient
at
a
becke
)
must
go
with
all
speed
,
Thirdly
,
sith
all
men
,
though
vertuous
,
descend
from
the
Father
of
lights
.
If
a-man
lacke
wisedome
,
let
him
aske
it
of
God
,
which
giueth
to
all
men
liberally
,
and
reprocheth
no
man
:
so
say
I
,
if
any
Christian
souldier
want
courage
,
let
him
aske
it
of
God
in
faith
,
and
for
his
glorie
,
not
for
by
and
bad
respects
;
and
if
then
our
most
wise
God
doth
not
vouchsafe
(
vpon
earnest
petitions
)
to
bestow
this
gift
vpon
him
,
surely
he
should
do
well
to
confesse
his
faintnesse
:
and
then
such
gracious
Captaines
as
shall
haue
full
notice
thereof
,
shall
do
well
also
to
send
him
backe
for
some
other
emploiment
at
home
.
I
make
no
way
here
for
dissemblers
to
wind
out
of
their
Princes
seruice
:
our
God
can
giue
holy
Captaines
discerning
spirits
,
to
iudge
of
things
in
wisedome
:
but
I
speake
of
such
souldiers
whose
dastardly
feare
is
apparently
seene
.
Here
I
suppose
that
old
rule
of
our
good
God
is
to
be
remembred
and
practised
for
euer
,
which
saith
,
Let
the
officers
speake
vnto
the
people
,
and
say
,
Whosoeuer
is
fearfull
and
fainthearted
,
let
him
go
and
returne
vnto
his
house
,
lest
his
brethrens
hearts
faint
as
well
as
his
heart
:
yet
I
determine
nothing
hereof
,
but
leaue
it
to
the
godly
wisedome
of
religious
Captaines
.
To
go
forward
now
in
speaking
more
fully
of
courage
,
I
must
put
you
in
mind
that
this
courage
which
here
I
write
of
,
hath
alwayes
a
holy
and
noble
resolution
from
the
first
houre
to
the
last
.
What
resolution
?
A
Christian
resolution
,
full
of
magnanimitie
.
A
heart
,
a
soule
,
a
bodie
,
fully
resolued
and
prepared
for
all
kinde
of
extremities
,
yea
death
it selfe
,
which
endeth
all
:
a
heart
,
a
soule
,
which
makes
the
will
and
testament
at
home
,
in
such
sort
as
if
the
man
were
neuer
to
returne
to
his
short
home
,
but
to
go
(
as
our
phrase
of
speech
is
)
to
his
long
home
:
a
heart
,
a
soule
prepared
to
leaue
all
in
all
,
and
to
beare
all
brunts
for
Christ
his
sake
.
When
the
person
of
a
souldier
is
once
accepted
of
his
God
in
that
most
worthy
Sonne
of
his
,
that
Lambe
,
I
say
,
who
is
worthy
to
receiue
power
,
and
riches
,
and
wisedome
,
and
strength
,
and
glorie
,
and
praise
;
then
with
this
resolution
(
which
is
vnseperable
from
that
acceptance
)
the
Sion
souldier
defieth
all
Gods
enemies
,
despiseth
all
dangers
,
and
(
after
a
heauenly
maner
)
denieth
all
friends
and
himselfe
also
for
Christs
sake
.
Then
he
saith
,
Life
I
looke
not
for
thy
continuance
,
Death
I
feare
not
thy
sting
;
Wife
,
father
,
mother
,
sonne
,
daughter
,
brother
,
sister
,
friend
,
neighbour
,
fare
you
well
,
I
am
resolued
of
my
course
;
if
I
neuer
come
againe
to
my
house
,
I
haue
a
house
,
not
made
with
hands
,
prepared
for
me
.
By
a
little
shadow
of
this
couragious
resolution
,
viz.
that
it
was
the
most
glorious
and
blessed
thing
that
could
be
to
die
for
ones
country
;
surpassing
ioyes
,
which
the
eye
hath
not
seen
,
nor
the
eare
heard
,
nor
the
heart
of
man
conceiued
,
laid
vp
and
reserued
in
store
by
our
good
God
for
them
that
loue
him
,
&
lose
any
friends
for
his
sake
,
yea
and
especially
for
them
that
die
in
his
cause
.
If
mortall
Princes
and
gouernours
hold
it
their
renoune
to
requite
their
Captaines
and
souldiers
for
their
constancie
and
courage
,
how
will
the
immortall
God
performe
this
to
his
worthies
?
If
the
Romanes
could
giue
their
Torquatus
a
chaine
of
honour
and
a
name
of
dignitie
,
(
which
remaineth
to
this
day
,
euen
the
name
of
a
chaine
,
)
what
will
our
God
giue
his
valiant
men
?
Surely
both
palmes
,
and
garlands
,
and
chaines
,
and
a
celestiall
crowne
,
together
with
an
euerlasting
name
in
heauen
.
What
is
it
then
to
lose
our
country
or
friends
for
such
a
King
,
such
a
God
?
What
is
it
to
lose
a
lim
for
him
?
nay
,
what
is
it
to
lose
life
it selfe
for
him
?
Surely
it
is
no
losse
,
but
great
aduantage
.
And
they
who
in
this
sort
lose
a
mortall
life
,
shall
find
an
immortall
life
.
Therefore
you
Sion
souldiers
take
this
linke
of
courage
,
together
with
the
rest
,
for
making
vp
a
chaine
of
honor
here
,
which
will
procure
you
a
better
chaine
then
the
Romanes
could
giue
their
Torquatus
.
O
prepare
to
come
from
home
with
resolued
couragious
mindes
.
And
therefore
prepare
to
come
also
with
resolued
hearts
,
to
behaue
your selues
so
as
becommeth
Christians
,
in
all
maner
holinesse
:
otherwise
doe
not
loo●e
to
obtaine
true
resolued
courage
from
our
God
.
For
this
heauenly
resolution
can
neuer
enter
into
the
heart
of
a
wicked
man
;
because
our
God
hath
threatned
,
yea
and
assured
him
the
quite
contrary
,
(
euen
euerlasting
punishment
with
the
Diuell
and
his
Angels
)
except
he
repent
,
except
he
amend
,
except
he
be
new
borne
,
except
he
present
his
bodie
a
liuing
sacrifice
,
holy
and
acceptable
to
God
:
which
things
if
by
the
grace
of
our
most
gracious
God
he
performe
,
then
shall
he
be
more
valiant
then
any
giant
,
then
shall
he
not
feare
the
face
of
any
enemie
,
but
strike
and
dash
to
peeces
the
iaw
bones
of
Gods
foes
;
flee
at
them
like
a
Dragon
,
and
teare
them
like
a
Lion
,
the
Lion
of
the
Tribe
of
Iuda
is
with
him
.
)
Such
souldiers
as
these
haue
no
cause
to
feare
any
enemies
,
because
they
feare
God
,
and
haue
him
for
their
friend
.
If
they
die
,
they
die
in
great
honor
,
because
they
die
for
God
,
and
in
God
,
and
to
God
:
if
they
liue
,
they
liue
in
great
honour
,
both
for
their
good
life
,
and
for
their
true
valour
.
True
valour
,
I
say
,
that
is
stirred
vp
by
a
calme
and
religious
minde
to
fight
for
the
truth
.
Desperate
resolutions
proceed
not
from
Christian
fortitude
,
but
from
rash
furie
.
It
is
not
brainsick
venturing
in
mad
moods
,
drunken
veins
,
and
furious
fits
,
that
makes
a
worthy
souldier
,
a
noble
souldier
in
life
and
death
:
by
such
venturing
thou
maist
venture
vpon
,
and
enter
into
hell
.
As
it
is
in
Martyrdome
,
so
it
is
in
battell
:
The
cause
,
not
the
torment
,
maketh
a
Martyr
.
Right
so
,
a
good
life
lead
in
peace
,
not
a
bad
life
lost
in
warre
,
makes
a
blessed
souldier
at
his
death
in
the
fields
.
Let
Sion
souldiers
therefore
be
resolued
vpon
true
valour
,
then
may
they
stand
to
it
with
courage
,
because
they
stand
vpon
a
certaintie
.
They
shall
be
certaine
either
of
a
glorious
victorie
in
life
,
or
of
a
more
glorious
victorie
by
death
.
Such
souldiers
are
far
more
resolute
for
Sion
,
then
euen
the
ancient
Romanes
were
for
old
Rome
,
or
the
new
ones
can
be
for
new
Babylon
.
Such
warriers
are
indeed
more
excellent
conquerers
then
euer
the
most
excellent
Romanes
were
.
For
by
Christ
Iesus
their
Captaine
,
they
become
spirituall
conquerers
of
the
whole
world
,
yea
of
the
flesh
,
and
sin
,
and
death
,
and
diuell
,
and
hell
.
These
be
truly
couragious
and
truly
resolued
souldiers
.
Thus
much
for
the
third
worthy
,
namely
a
resolute
courage
.
Do
as
thou
wouldest
be
done
vnto
:
Be
mercifull
as
your
heauenly
father
is
mercifull
.
Mercie
pleaseth
our
God
.
Blessed
are
the
mercifull
,
for
they
shall
obtaine
mercie
.
Let
none
thinke
that
mercie
and
manhood
,
courage
and
kindnesse
,
courtesie
and
chiualrie
,
might
and
meeknesse
,
cannot
dwell
together
.
True
courage
hath
pietie
,
and
pietie
hath
pittie
.
Constantine
,
Valentinian
,
Charlemaine
,
Charles
the
fift
,
and
our
King
Henrie
the
fift
(
crowned
in
Paris
.
)
What
shall
I
say
more
?
Time
would
be
too
short
to
reckon
vp
many
other
valiant
,
yet
meeke
and
mercifull
Christians
.
As
they
who
in
their
vocations
do
kill
beasts
to
sustaine
the
life
of
man
,
are
not
thereby
made
the
more
cruell
to
man
if
they
be
spiritually
minded
,
(
the
fleshly
I
confesse
may
thence
be
fleshed
to
hardnes
of
heart
;
)
no
more
are
holy
souldiers
made
sauage
by
embruing
their
hands
in
the
blood
of
many
beastly
foes
.
As
they
who
in
the
old
Law
killed
beasts
continually
for
sacrifices
,
were
not
thereby
made
bloody
hearted
:
no
more
are
those
Souldiers
who
performe
an
acceptable
worke
to
our
God
,
by
shedding
the
blood
of
his
enemies
,
thereby
made
fierce
to
his
friends
:
No
,
no
,
they
continue
innocent
like
Doues
,
and
milde
as
Lambes
.
Though
their
banners
be
red
,
their
manners
be
white
.
Though
their
swords
be
bloody
,
their
words
be
gentle
and
their
deeds
louely
.
And
thus
should
Sion
Souldier-striue
to
make
a
difference
between
the
Whore
of
whores
bloodie
souldiers
and
themselues
:
these
like
our
God
full
of
mercie
;
those
like
the
King-killing
Locusts
,
and
like
Satan
full
of
massacres
.
So
much
for
the
fourth
worthy
linke
.
Onely
adding
that
all
the
matters
here
named
concerning
warlike
mercie
,
must
still
be
weighed
in
the
ballance
of
Christian
wisedome
,
with
due
regard
first
to
the
word
of
our
God
,
then
to
time
,
place
,
occasion
,
circumstance
and
person
;
each
of
which
I
leaue
to
the
holy
discretion
of
prudent
Captains
and
Souldiers
.
The
fift
worthy
link
,
the
fift
worthy
thing
I
say
,
Truth
in
all
leagues
,
cathes
and
promises
.
The
very
heathen
had
great
care
of
this
:
how
much
more
should
Christians
respect
it
.
My
sonne
giue
me
thy
heart
,
goades
in
their
sides
and
thornes
in
their
eyes
.
This
patterne
let
all
true
Christian
souldiers
imitate
,
and
not
prefer
politike
crueltie
before
Protestant
innocencie
.
As
each
godly
policie
may
be
vsed
against
wicked
enemies
,
so
all
kind
of
piety
must
be
practised
towards
them
.
We
must
repay
good
for
euill
,
and
not
cary
reuenging
mindes
.
If
reuenge
be
euil
,
how
euill
is
it
when
a
Christian
shall
breake
all
bonds
of
promises
giuen
,
of
purpose
to
breake
into
reuenge
by
craft
.
This
is
vtterly
euill
.
As
Iosua
and
the
Nobles
were
and
are
iustly
to
be
commended
for
that
famous
example
of
keeping
promise
,
so
Sauls
sonnes
were
worthily
hanged
(
a
long
time
after
)
euen
for
that
very
promise
broken
with
some
of
the
Gibeonites
.
Consider
that
our
God
is
the
God
of
truth
,
yea
truth
it selfe
;
his
sonnes
the
sonnes
of
truth
,
and
our
Protestant
Religion
the
Religion
of
truth
:
but
contrariwise
,
Satan
is
the
father
of
lying
from
the
beginning
,
all
his
Popish
Iesuited
sonnes
lying
children
,
and
their
Religion
a
Religion
of
lies
.
Therfore
still
I
say
,
let
all
Protestants
and
Protestant
souldiers
aboue
all
continue
in
all
truth
as
touching
leagues
,
promises
and
oathes
.
Let
Sion
souldiers
excell
in
that
vertue
(
truth
I
say
)
whose
opposite
vice
(
falshood
)
is
most
proper
to
all
winding
,
shifting
,
turning
whores
,
and
to
Rome
aboue
all
.
Let
all
Protestant
souldiers
abhor
that
vice
,
and
procure
a
most
blessed
name
of
carefull
and
sure
keeping
all
their
oathes
,
leagues
and
promises
,
that
so
they
may
(
in
,
by
and
through
Christ
Iesus
our
Lord
)
obtaine
the
promise
of
resting
in
Gods
holy
mountaine
,
The
sixt
worthy
linke
,
is
Contentednes
,
Luke
3.4
.
I
say
contentednesse
with
their
pay
:
and
this
according
to
Iohn
Baptists
aduertisement
,
Do
violence
to
no
man
,
neither
accuse
any
man
falsly
,
and
be
content
with
your
wages
.
The
want
of
this
worthy
link
,
is
a
chiefe
cause
why
so
many
make
such
hauocke
and
waste
in
war
(
against
all
lawes
of
God
and
man
,
)
as
sheweth
them
to
be
vtterly
vnworthy
of
this
high
calling
of
a
souldier
.
As
wicked
sonnes
wil
not
stay
for
their
fathers
goods
till
they
come
to
it
by
their
gift
or
death
,
but
robbe
them
in
their
life
time
:
so
wicked
souldiers
wil
not
stay
for
spoiles
till
their
heauenly
Father
hath
brought
their
foes
to
death
or
flight
,
but
they
will
vse
pilling
and
polling
by
and
by
,
yea
and
sometimes
killing
and
ransacking
(
not
of
foes
onely
,
but
of
friends
also
)
as
soone
as
they
get
the
name
of
soldiers
.
These
counterfets
are
the
cause
of
that
ill
report
which
generally
is
brought
vp
euen
vpon
all
souldiers
,
how
holy
soeuer
.
Howbeit
it
is
the
dutie
,
and
it
will
be
the
wisedome
of
all
good
people
to
lay
the
blame
where
it
ought
to
be
laid
,
and
not
to
traduce
and
blot
the
innocent
;
let
the
wicked
beare
his
owne
disgrace
.
Our
God
will
not
haue
a
good
sonne
to
beare
the
ignominie
of
his
fathers
fault
;
and
shall
a
good
souldier
beare
the
spot
of
his
wicked
fellows
sin
?
This
is
vniust
.
Learn
you
and
practise
you
the
gracing
of
sacred
souldiers
:
they
watch
for
you
when
you
sleepe
:
they
fare
hard
for
you
,
when
you
feast
:
they
endure
extreme
cold
and
heate
,
when
you
are
in
case
and
place
to
procure
comforts
and
remedies
both
wayes
:
they
want
the
mutuall
societie
of
their
dearest
friends
,
when
you
are
in
the
midst
of
them
:
yea
and
diuers
times
they
lacke
that
blessing
of
blessings
,
the
word
preached
(
by
tumults
and
tossings
)
when
you
enioy
it
abundantly
:
and
lastly
they
hazard
their
liues
for
you
,
as
well
as
for
themselues
,
when
you
sit
vnder
your
owne
vines
in
all
safetie
and
plentie
.
Requite
not
the
good
sort
of
souldiers
so
ill
,
as
to
disgrace
them
with
vile
persons
,
and
to
ioyne
them
with
riotous
and
rakehels
.
To
whom
shall
I
resemble
such
a
wicked
generation
?
Surely
such
wicked
souldiers
in
war
,
are
like
Elies
riotous
sonnes
in
peace
,
whatsoeuer
their
lusting
heart
desireth
,
that
their
theeuish
hands
will
wrest
,
without
any
respect
of
iustice
,
law
,
order
,
season
,
age
or
sexe
:
but
gracious
souldiers
,
who
feare
the
great
God
of
Israel
,
will
be
as
wel
contented
with
competent
pay
in
war
,
as
any
poore
thresher
,
hedger
or
ditcher
in
peace
;
so
far
wil
they
be
from
hurting
any
,
as
that
they
will
rather
defend
their
neighbours
goods
(
innocents
goods
)
from
the
violence
of
others
who
make
no
conscience
of
their
wayes
.
No
doubt
but
good
Dauid
taught
his
souldiers
this
doctrine
,
and
kept
them
in
this
discipline
:
yea
and
it
may
well
appeare
that
they
followed
his
instructions
.
Nabals
seruant
confessed
their
aboundant
kindnesse
,
yea
so
far
as
to
be
a
wall
to
them
both
by
day
and
night
.
This
was
a
rare
example
,
quite
contrary
to
the
custome
of
most
souldiers
now
adayes
,
who
take
robbing
and
rifling
as
a
part
of
their
wages
;
so
as
when
they
receiue
presse
mony
,
they
esteeme
that
they
receiue
also
a
large
licence
to
take
all
maner
commodities
from
all
sorts
of
people
(
without
any
regard
of
Gods
eye
or
feare
of
his
sword
,
)
spoile
they
will
,
rob
they
will
(
how
,
when
,
whom
,
they
care
not
)
as
they
go
to
war
,
in
the
time
of
war
,
and
as
they
returne
from
battell
.
These
are
Sathans
takers
,
right
Shabeans
.
God
forbid
that
any
Protestant
souldiers
should
euer
vse
this
riot
,
this
crueltie
:
nay
rather
let
them
be
well
contented
with
such
pay
as
our
God
allotteth
them
:
yea
and
let
them
haue
more
contentednesse
then
this
also
,
or
else
they
be
not
gracious
,
Sion
souldiers
.
Put
case
that
Kings
,
Princes
,
Generals
and
Captaines
haue
not
alwaies
their
pay
readie
(
as
it
may
fall
out
sometimes
to
the
most
godly
,
liberall
,
prouident
and
potent
gouernours
in
the
world
,
)
is
there
not
a
higher
contentednes
to
be
practised
here
by
Christian
souldiers
?
doubtlesse
there
is
.
For
though
no
man
goeth
a
warfare
at
his
owne
cost
(
as
the
Apostle
saith
,
)
yet
in
dayes
of
necessitie
,
sacred
souldiers
must
take
their
God
for
their
pay-master
,
and
rest
quiet
,
and
stand
couragious
for
a
time
without
their
pay
.
Nay
a
degree
further
then
this
too
:
Say
that
victuals
wax
scarce
as
well
as
wages
,
yet
Sion
souldiers
will
make
no
mutinies
for
all
these
wants
,
no
,
though
vnder
officers
should
neglect
or
abuse
them
in
all
these
things
(
which
God
forbid
,
and
giue
wisedome
and
care
to
superiour
magistrates
to
looke
narrowly
to
that
point
,
)
holy
souldiers
will
not
murmure
as
the
wicked
Israelites
did
in
the
wildernesse
,
but
rather
submit
themselues
as
meeke
lambes
vnder
the
mightie
hand
of
their
heauenly
Father
,
(
euen
as
Samson
did
,
when
our
good
God
quenched
his
thirst
presently
,
whereby
he
was
refreshed
in
a
time
of
great
want
,
)
and
sooner
giue
comfort
to
their
gouerners
whom
they
see
grieued
for
their
sakes
,
then
adde
afflictions
and
griefes
vnto
them
by
their
discontentments
.
It
is
one
thing
to
keep
backe
the
hirelings
wages
or
foode
out
of
a
couetous
or
carelesse
mind
,
and
another
thing
to
be
wounded
in
heart
because
the
strait
is
so
great
,
that
Kings
,
Princes
,
Generals
and
Captaines
cannot
do
that
for
their
souldiers
which
their
soule
desireth
:
in
such
a
case
sanctified
souldiers
will
rather
cheere
vp
their
valiant
gouernours
(
by
their
holy
learning
to
abound
and
want
)
then
make
tumults
for
lacke
of
cheere
.
How
far
then
will
they
be
from
such
an
vtter
falling
away
,
as
to
forsake
God
and
gouernours
,
cause
and
campe
,
because
their
purses
and
mouthes
be
not
alwayes
filled
?
Many
wicked
souldiers
are
vtterly
voide
of
this
godly
minde
,
who
vpon
the
least
want
of
pay
or
prouision
,
do
shew
all
maner
want
of
patience
and
contentednesse
;
yea
so
far
as
to
make
insurrections
.
Some
(
in
this
case
)
fall
to
cursing
,
railing
and
rauing
;
and
othersome
fall
away
to
the
enemie
.
No
longer
plentie
,
no
longer
dutie
;
no
longer
pay
,
no
longer
Prince
.
Such
souldiers
as
thus
forsake
God
and
gouernours
for
want
of
mony
and
meate
,
do
bewray
great
emptinesse
of
grace
,
and
do
much
disgrace
the
honourable
profession
of
a
souldier
.
This
sheweth
that
their
grounds
and
resolutions
in
coming
to
war
,
were
sinister
,
and
quite
voide
of
all
godlinesse
.
As
betweene
man
and
wife
,
parents
and
children
,
friend
and
friend
,
there
is
a
firm
indissoluable
bond
of
loue
,
as
well
in
aduersity
as
prosperitie
:
so
it
is
betweene
gouernours
and
their
souldiers
,
nothing
must
part
them
but
death
,
vntill
by
a
generall
consent
they
giue
ouer
war.
If
at
any
time
the
wants
be
so
great
,
as
they
cannot
be
endured
,
then
it
will
be
the
wisedome
and
mercie
of
supreme
Leaders
and
Commanders
,
to
relinquish
and
breake
vp
for
a
time
,
and
to
vse
all
good
meanes
for
their
souldiers
safetie
as
for
their
owne
:
but
whiles
hope
of
victorie
remaineth
,
and
matters
go
in
a
tollerable
sort
,
no
want
of
wages
in
any
wise
,
nor
any
sufferable
want
of
any
necessaries
,
will
cause
souldiers
that
haue
tasted
of
the
new
birth
,
to
abandon
the
campe
,
or
curse
and
ban
their
Rulers
;
knowing
that
so
much
the
more
patience
as
they
haue
in
extremities
,
so
much
the
more
recompence
they
shall
haue
(
both
with
God
&
man
)
in
victories
.
As
they
that
faithfully
suffer
other
losses
at
home
(
in
lands
,
houses
,
goods
or
liberties
)
with
our
most
blessed
Sauiour
,
shall
vndoubtedly
reigne
with
him
:
so
they
that
in
war
suffer
with
their
Leaders
in
hard
straits
,
shall
vndoubtedly
triumph
with
them
at
length
;
if
not
in
earth
,
yet
let
them
know
,
that
if
they
suffer
Christianly
in
war
,
(
for
Christs
sake
I
say
)
this
is
also
a
right
blessed
meanes
through
Christs
merits
to
reigne
with
him
and
with
his
Deputie-Captaines
eternally
.
Let
not
Christian
souldiers
then
looke
with
the
eye
of
flesh
vpon
present
meanes
,
but
with
the
eye
of
faith
vpon
Gods
power
and
promise
,
and
wholy
commit
themselues
vnto
this
good
Father
of
fathers
,
esteeming
his
glory
and
his
Deputies
comfort
and
protection
to
be
of
more
value
then
all
the
wages
and
victuals
in
the
world
.
Let
it
neuer
be
said
,
that
Sion
souldiers
are
like
couetous
worldlings
,
all
for
mony
,
nothing
for
loue
.
The
ancient
heathen
shall
condemne
such
selfe-louers
;
yea
weake
women
amongst
the
heathen
shall
condemne
them
,
euen
a
Moabite
:
did
Ruth
leaue
Naomi
(
though
greatly
vrged
)
because
she
was
now
become
poore
?
No
sure
,
she
cleaued
to
her
in
a
time
of
penurie
(
much
like
a
time
of
war
)
and
that
in
a
most
louing
and
constant
maner
.
Naomi
you
know
was
in
very
extraordinary
griefe
and
distresse
when
she
was
to
trauell
alone
(
for
ought
she
knew
)
from
Moab
to
Iudea
.
This
tender
mother
in
law
was
loth
to
haue
her
daughters
in
law
with
her
,
lest
they
should
come
to
dangers
and
wants
.
At
length
the
one
of
them
was
perswaded
to
returne
;
but
the
other
would
by
no
meanes
leaue
her
:
come
what
wants
might
come
,
Ruth
would
not
forsake
Naomi
.
Naomi
did
say
,
nay
rather
Marah
(
as
she
calls
her selfe
)
she
would
take
part
with
her
in
bitternesse
.
Intreate
me
not
to
leaue
thee
,
or
to
returne
from
following
after
thee
:
for
whither
thou
goest
,
I
will
go
;
and
where
thou
lodgest
,
I
will
lodge
:
Thy
people
shall
be
my
people
,
and
thy
God
my
God
:
where
thou
diest
,
will
I
die
,
and
there
will
I
be
buried
:
The
Lord
do
so
to
me
,
and
more
also
,
if
ought
but
death
part
thee
and
me
.
Doubtlesse
gracious
souldiers
wi●l
say
as
much
for
the
loue
which
they
beare
to
their
louing
Kings
,
Princes
,
Gouernours
and
Captaines
;
they
will
not
leaue
them
nor
forsake
them
for
want
of
wages
,
no
nor
for
want
of
food
,
so
long
as
nature
hath
any
strength
to
hold
out
.
Sion
souldiers
would
think
it
great
shame
and
disgrace
,
that
any
woman
,
specially
a
Moabite
,
should
go
beyond
them
in
close
standing
to
a
deare
friend
in
time
of
aduersitie
.
As
Ruth
then
ventured
to
gleane
for
her
mother
in
law
and
her selfe
amongst
strangers
(
and
some
of
them
of
strange
and
boisterous
qualities
:
)
so
will
they
venture
to
roue
and
reape
in
the
enemies
countrie
for
their
owne
and
their
Captains
sustenance
:
yea
to
rush
through
multitudes
,
Iob
,
The
Lord
hath
giuen
,
the
Lord
hath
taken
away
,
blessed
be
the
name
of
the
Lord
:
Shall
we
receiue
good
at
the
hands
of
the
Lord
,
and
not
receiue
euill
?
And
they
must
say
with
Paul
,
I
haue
learned
in
whatsoeuer
estate
I
am
,
therewith
to
be
content
:
I
can
be
abased
,
and
I
can
abound
:
euery
where
in
all
things
I
am
instructed
,
both
to
be
full
and
to
be
hungrie
,
to
abound
and
to
want
.
Is
not
our
heauenly
Father
most
wise
,
most
prouident
,
most
powerfull
,
and
most
louing
?
He
is
.
Therefore
this
affliction
,
this
want
is
good
for
vs
;
otherwise
he
would
not
suffer
it
to
fall
vpon
vs
.
Now
know
this
moreouer
,
that
such
wants
as
these
may
come
to
the
most
godly
souldiers
as
wel
as
to
the
most
vngodly
ones
.
For
in
things
of
this
nature
,
There
is
(
as
Solomon
saith
)
one
euent
to
the
righteous
and
to
the
wicked
,
to
the
good
and
to
the
euill
,
to
the
cleane
and
to
the
vncleane
,
to
him
that
sacrificeth
and
to
him
that
sacrificeth
not
;
as
is
the
good
,
so
is
the
sinner
;
and
he
that
sweareth
,
as
he
that
feareth
an
oath
.
Good
souldiers
may
doe
good
an
hundred
times
,
and
yet
sustaine
many
wants
afterwards
:
wicked
souldiers
may
do
euill
(
yea
commit
foule
outrages
)
an
hundred
times
,
and
yet
remain
in
great
plentie
,
yea
and
go
away
with
notable
victories
.
Howbeit
in
the
end
there
shall
be
a
differeence
made
and
seene
,
as
both
Dauid
and
his
son
Solomon
say
,
Because
sentence
against
an
euill
worke
is
not
executed
speedily
,
therefore
the
heart
of
the
sonnes
of
men
is
fully
set
in
them
to
do
euill
:
But
though
a
sin-do
euill
an
hundred
times
,
and
his
dayes
be
prolonged
,
yet
surely
I
know
that
it
shal
be
well
with
them
that
feare
the
Lord
:
but
it
shall
not
be
well
with
the
wicked
,
neither
shal
he
prolong
his
days
,
which
are
as
a
shadow
,
because
he
feareth
not
before
God
.
And
again
:
Mark
the
way
of
the
vpright
man
,
and
behold
,
for
the
end
of
that
man
is
peace
.
A
good
souldier
considering
this
end
,
wil
not
be
discouraged
in
a
faithlesse
manner
for
want
of
wages
and
victuals
(
when
the
enemy
hath
aboundant
)
and
thereby
grieue
his
gouernour
,
What
meane
you
to
weep
and
to
breake
mine
heart
?
I
am
readie
,
not
to
be
bound
onely
,
but
also
to
die
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
Iesus
:
So
should
a
holy
Sion
souldier
say
:
Why
breake
you
my
heart
O
louing
Captaine
,
by
grieuing
for
my
wants
,
I
am
ready
not
onely
to
want
my
wages
and
foode
for
the
cause
of
my
Christ
,
but
to
spend
my
dearest
drop
of
blood
for
him
,
and
with
you
.
promised
not
to
leaue
vs
nor
forsake
vs
;
he
will
pay
you
and
me
our
wages
(
good
Captaine
.
)
And
thus
he
will
say
in
time
of
distresse
for
food
:
I
liue
not
by
bread
onely
,
but
by
euery
word
that
proceedeth
out
of
the
mouth
of
my
God
:
hence
am
I
strengthened
;
I
did
put
on
this
mind
at
home
in
my
country
,
before
I
stept
a
foote
towards
this
war
;
therefore
be
not
grieued
(
I
beseech
you
)
for
any
wants
of
mine
;
as
I
haue
bin
well
contented
with
my
wages
heretofore
,
so
am
I
as
well
content
without
it
now
;
and
as
for
food
(
O
Captain
)
I
wait
vpon
my
good
God
for
it
;
and
here
will
I
stand
for
him
,
and
to
you
,
come
what
may
come
,
till
death
it selfe
come
,
(
God
assisting
me
,
)
onely
be
you
strong
and
of
good
comfort
.
Thus
much
for
the
sixt
Worthy
,
wherein
I
haue
bin
the
longer
,
because
many
souldiers
haue
bin
so
short
in
this
contentednes
with
pay
&
prouision
,
as
thereby
to
hazard
,
or
dissolue
,
or
destroy
mightie
armies
.
spirituall
armour
,
they
must
haue
much
more
care
of
putting
on
and
keeping
on
that
armour
,
then
of
their
corporal
armor
;
this
is
that
true
armor
of
proofe
,
which
Paul
for
the
excellencie
thereof
doth
call
The
Armour
of
God
.
By
this
armour
Gods
children
are
enabled
(
through
him
,
by
whom
they
can
do
all
things
)
to
stand
against
the
greatest
assaults
of
all
:
Take
vnto
you
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
the
whole
armour
of
God
,
that
you
may
be
able
to
withstand
in
the
euill
day
,
and
hauing
done
all
,
to
stand
.
Stand
therefore
,
hauing
your
loines
girt
about
with
truth
,
and
hauing
on
the
breastplate
of
righteousnesse
,
and
your
feete
sh●d
with
the
preparation
of
the
Gospell
of
peace
;
aboue
all
things
take
the
shield
of
faith
,
wherewith
ye
shal
be
able
to
quench
the
fiery
darts
of
the
wicked
,
and
take
the
helmet
of
saluation
,
and
the
sword
of
the
Spirit
,
which
is
the
word
of
God
,
praying
alwayes
with
all
prayer
and
supplication
in
the
spirit
.
Let
me
now
lay
downe
a
little
concerning
euery
of
these
seuen
peeces
of
armour
,
Breast-plate
of
righteousnes
;
your
righteous
life
must
shine
cleerly
before
men
.
Part
not
this
true
life
from
true
worship
:
our
glorious
God
shall
haue
great
honour
thereby
,
and
the
aduersaries
shall
rest
ashamed
,
when
they
speake
that
euill
of
you
which
they
cannot
proue
.
This
plate
will
so
couer
your
breasts
,
as
to
make
them
vndaunted
and
ioyfull
continually
:
yea
it
will
be
such
a
peece
of
armour
,
as
none
shall
be
able
to
pierce
,
no
not
the
greatest
Anack
or
Goliah
in
earth
or
hell
.
This
peece
of
armour
thus
setled
,
you
must
also
put
on
spirituall
shooes
,
before
you
go
abroad
:
peace
which
passeth
all
vnderstanding
.
If
you
venture
abroad
without
those
shooes
(
that
peace
)
euery
place
shall
be
as
sharp
stones
,
nay
as
thornes
wheresoeuer
you
tread
;
and
if
you
kicke
,
you
shall
kick
against
pricks
.
Therefore
you
must
carefully
put
on
this
peece
of
armour
,
euen
that
peace
which
comes
from
the
God
of
peace
;
you
must
fasten
it
on
to
your
soules
,
as
shoes
to
your
feete
,
then
shall
you
tread
safely
.
(
till
they
be
as
dust
)
how
great
soeuer
they
be
.
They
haue
their
pleasure
now
,
and
you
shall
haue
your
ioy
hereafter
:
their
pleasure
is
momentanie
,
your
ioy
shall
be
euerlasting
.
Nay
more
then
so
,
our
good
God
doth
oftentimes
also
affoord
his
souldiers
this
downe
treading
of
his
enmies
in
this
world
,
their
very
necks
,
as
he
did
in
Iosuahs
time
.
This
peace
with
God
is
the
chiefe
peace
,
which
no
war
of
the
most
vile
enemies
can
keep
from
you
.
This
peace
with
God
,
will
breed
peace
with
men
also
,
and
with
all
the
creatures
;
yea
and
nourish
patience
and
courage
against
all
oppositions
:
without
which
,
men
shall
come
so
vnprepared
to
battell
,
as
a
traueller
to
his
iourney
if
he
want
shooes
.
What
a
comfortable
peace
is
this
?
How
famous
are
the
very
soles
of
these
shooes
,
and
how
beautifull
are
the
feete
that
bring
you
this
peace
.
To
this
peace
you
are
prepared
by
the
glad
tidings
which
the
word
of
our
God
brings
you
touching
the
Messiah
,
Buls
of
Basan
,
whom
no
inclosure
will
hold
;
with
yong
and
old
foxes
also
,
yea
mad
dogs
and
other
mad
beasts
,
(
such
as
Paul
fought
with
)
nay
with
Beares
,
wolues
,
lions
,
tigres
,
and
aspes
:
feare
them
not
,
you
Sion
souldiers
,
depend
faithfully
and
wholy
vpon
your
heauenly
Father
,
trusting
in
his
mercie
through
the
merits
of
his
deare
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
,
Sauiour
and
grand
Captaine
,
and
vpon
his
good
will
towards
you
,
and
withall
vpon
his
most
powerfull
abilitie
to
defend
you
.
This
faith
shall
be
your
shield
,
and
by
it
you
shall
be
shielded
.
This
part
of
your
armor
is
of
such
proofe
,
as
you
haue
a
whole
cloud
of
witnesses
in
the
word
of
our
God
,
reserued
in
heauen
for
me
;
an
entrance
into
that
euerlasting
kingdome
of
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
is
ministred
vnto
me
abundantly
.
When
this
Helmet
is
thus
put
on
,
let
death
strike
and
doe
the
worst
it
can
;
this
assurance
that
eternall
life
is
yours
,
and
kept
in
store
for
you
(
by
him
from
whom
none
can
wrest
it
)
this
,
this
will
couer
your
head
in
the
day
of
your
greatest
battell
.
Then
shall
you
say
to
death
,
where
is
thy
sting
?
and
to
the
graue
,
Where
is
thy
victorie
?
My
head
,
my
life
,
is
kept
safe
by
my
Head
(
that
Lord
of
life
.
)
Imitate
the
wilie
serpent
in
this
,
he
still
maintaines
his
head
aboue
all
parts
;
so
doe
you
maintaine
your
head-peece
,
assured
saluation
.
The
next
peece
of
armour
is
your
Sword
Remember
wel
that
you
are
not
to
fight
as
children
,
None
to
that
,
giue
it
me
:
so
say
I
of
this
sword
,
for
preseruation
of
your
soule
,
None
to
this
,
take
it
to
you
in
your
right
hand
.
Eleazar
,
Dauids
worthy
.
Then
if
at
any
time
,
you
begin
to
faint
in
so
great
a
skirmish
,
(
as
the
Apostles
did
in
that
great
wind
,
Eliah
shut
and
opened
the
heauens
by
it
.
seeking
him
in
your
bed
by
night
,
whom
your
soule
loueth
,
rising
at
midnight
,
as
Dauid
did
,
Aduersarie
,
who
goeth
about
like
a
roaring
Lion
seeking
whom
he
may
deuoure
.
And
thus
much
for
this
seuenth
worthie
,
that
is
to
say
,
worthy
armour
,
consisting
as
you
haue
seene
of
seuen
peeces
.
This
is
such
an
armour
of
proofe
,
as
no
shot
,
no
not
canon
shot
,
no
not
the
canon
shot
of
hell
shall
euer
be
able
to
pierce
:
therefore
in
any
wise
see
that
it
be
well
put
on
.
to
the
Law
and
to
the
Testimonie
.
Prayer
is
found
to
be
a
speciall
meanes
to
ask
counsell
of
,
and
to
receiue
counsell
from
his
diuine
Maiestie
,
yea
to
talke
with
his
most
sacred
selfe
,
as
a
son
with
the
father
.
What
may
I
call
praier
,
but
a
key
(
as
I
haue
alreadie
touched
)
to
open
the
heauens
;
yea
a
kinde
of
most
gracious
violence
offered
to
our
most
glorious
God
.
wiser
then
their
elders
,
yea
then
their
teachers
,
nay
then
the
greatest
counsellers
,
who
take
not
their
counsell
from
thence
.
You
must
therfore
with
King
Dauid
,
make
the
testimonies
of
your
God
your
delight
,
yea
the
men
of
your
counsell
.
This
is
the
line
and
leuell
of
a
Sion
souldiers
life
:
this
is
the
true
light
to
walke
by
;
without
which
whosoeuer
entreth
into
&
followeth
anie
path
,
let
him
be
sure
to
misse
the
King
of
Kings
high
way
,
though
he
should
plot
with
Ieroboam
,
and
out
plot
Achitophel
(
which
were
hard
for
the
best
wit
to
doe
.
)
Nay
,
grant
that
he
hit
her
plot
of
profit
,
pleasure
or
honour
,
yet
shall
he
misse
the
path
of
heauen
,
except
he
returne
.
The
waies
of
man
may
seeme
straight
,
green
&
pleasant
at
first
:
but
if
he
consult
not
with
the
word
of
his
God
,
they
wil
proue
crooked
,
black
and
mirie
at
last
.
But
why
go
I
about
to
praise
the
Sunne
for
light
,
the
fire
for
heate
,
siluer
seuen
times
tried
for
purenesse
,
and
that
which
passeth
the
honie
and
the
honie-comb
for
sweetnesse
?
They
praise
themselues
:
yea
and
God
himselfe
praiseth
them
.
Onely
this
I
will
say
more
:
As
no
godlie
Captaine
or
souldier
will
do
anie
thing
(
how
meane
or
how
great
soeuer
)
except
he
haue
Gods
word
to
allow
it
;
so
also
no
godly
Captaine
or
souldier
wil
do
anie
doubtful
thing
,
be
it
euer
so
small
,
how
much
lesse
the
weightier
things
,
of
such
a
priuat
wit
or
conceit
in
the
word
,
as
to
become
his
owne
iudge
,
what
is
the
will
of
God
therein
,
but
rather
aduise
with
holie
Seers
,
set
their
affections
on
things
aboue
,
and
not
on
things
below
.
A
mans
own
praier
to
God
(
according
to
the
word
)
and
his
owne
consultation
with
God
by
the
word
,
are
not
enough
in
these
cases
.
Pharao
Neco
.
The
Priests
lips
should
preserue
knowledge
.
For
whom
?
For
all
sorts
,
both
high
and
low
,
rich
and
poore
,
learned
and
vnlearned
,
and
they
should
seeke
the
law
at
his
mouth
:
for
he
is
the
Messenger
of
the
Lord
of
hoasts
.
Yea
,
and
as
he
should
counsell
all
sorts
of
warriers
by
the
word
,
so
should
he
comfort
and
encourage
them
in
the
verie
time
of
entrance
into
the
battell
:
When
thou
goest
out
to
battell
against
thine
enemies
(
saith
our
God
by
his
seruant
Moses
)
and
seest
horses
and
chariots
,
and
a
people
more
then
thou
,
be
not
afraid
of
them
:
for
the
Lord
thy
God
is
with
thee
,
which
brought
thee
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
.
And
it
shall
be
when
ye
come
nigh
vnto
the
battell
,
that
the
Priest
shall
approach
and
speake
vnto
the
people
,
and
say
vnto
them
:
Heare
O
Israel
,
yee
approach
this
day
vnto
battell
against
your
enemies
,
let
not
your
hearts
faint
,
feare
not
,
and
do
not
tremble
,
neither
be
troubled
because
of
them
,
for
the
Lord
your
God
is
he
that
is
with
you
,
to
fight
for
you
against
your
enemies
,
to
saue
you
.
Thus
you
see
what
great
vse
and
neede
there
is
of
the
Ministers
priuate
counsell
and
publick
instruction
euen
in
war
.
These
things
so
,
it
alwaies
behoueth
both
Captaines
and
souldiers
to
be
frequent
in
consultation
with
their
God
touching
all
matters
belonging
to
their
places
.
Consultation
I
say
by
often
and
feruent
praiers
,
and
consultation
by
aduice
of
godly
and
learned
Preachers
.
This
consultation
must
begin
at
the
first
houre
,
and
neuer
end
till
a
souldiers
last
houre
be
ended
:
yea
and
Sion
souldiers
ought
also
to
ioyne
priuate
reading
and
meditation
in
the
word
together
with
this
consultation
,
according
to
that
in
the
first
Psalme
,
His
delight
is
in
the
law
of
the
Lord
,
and
in
his
law
will
he
meditate
day
and
night
:
and
agreeable
also
to
that
in
Iohn
,
Search
the
Scriptures
,
for
in
them
ye
thinke
to
haue
eternall
life
,
and
they
are
they
which
testifie
of
me
.
And
specially
as
our
God
commandeth
Iosua
(
which
commandement
extendeth
to
all
souldiers
)
Let
not
this
booke
of
the
Law
depart
from
thy
mouth
,
but
meditate
therein
day
and
night
,
that
thou
maist
obserue
and
doe
according
to
all
that
is
written
therein
:
for
then
shalt
thou
make
thy
way
prosperous
,
and
then
shalt
thou
haue
good
successe
.
For
this
purpose
if
they
reade
Psal.
3.
Ps.
27.
Psa.
57.
and
Psal.
118.
they
may
finde
much
comfort
in
these
places
.
And
thus
much
for
the
eight
worthie
linke
here
ioyned
with
the
rest
,
as
the
last
linke
to
make
vp
a
heauenly
Chaine
for
Sion
souldiers
.
Such
as
keepe
these
links
together
in
a
gracious
order
,
are
fitly
adorned
to
wait
vpon
the
true
God
of
battell
,
that
King
of
glorie
,
and
they
to
whom
our
God
giueth
these
eight
worthies
for
a
spirituall
chaine
,
are
fittest
,
and
likest
to
performe
most
valiant
actions
,
and
worthy
of
great
honour
here
with
their
Kings
and
Princes
,
and
shall
be
accounted
worthy
to
reigne
as
kings
with
that
King
of
Kings
for
euer
.
Shall
I
now
say
that
here
touching
these
eight
links
,
which
I
said
before
concerning
those
seuen
peeces
of
armour
,
viz.
suffer
thy
Pastor
to
ioyne
these
eight
links
together
for
thy
good
,
and
to
fit
them
to
thee
for
thy
defence
;
I
might
say
so
:
but
I
will
say
thus
:
Do
not
onely
suffer
,
but
intreate
thy
Pastor
also
to
ioyne
and
fit
these
seuen
peeces
of
armour
aboue
named
,
as
heauenly
and
compleate
armour
of
choice
to
defend
thee
;
and
these
eight
links
also
,
as
a
heauenly
chaine
to
honour
thee
.
and
then
march
on
O
famous
Sion
souldier
.
It
seemeth
that
noble
Iosua
had
such
souldiers
(
souldiers
thus
armed
,
All
that
thou
commandest
vs
,
wil
we
do
:
and
whither
soeuer
thou
sendest
vs
,
will
wee
go
:
According
as
we
hearkned
vnto
Moses
in
all
things
,
so
will
wee
hearken
vnto
thee
:
onely
the
Lord
thy
God
be
with
thee
as
he
was
with
Moses
.
Whosoeuer
he
be
that
doth
rebell
against
thy
commandement
,
and
will
not
hearken
vnto
thy
words
in
all
that
thou
commandest
him
,
he
shall
be
put
to
death
;
onely
be
strong
and
of
a
valiant
courage
.
Such
a
souldier
also
had
that
right
noble
couragious
and
louing
Ionathan
to
his
armour-bearer
:
let
vs
go
ouer
vnto
the
garrison
of
those
vncircumcised
:
it
may
be
that
the
Lord
will
worke
with
vs
.
For
there
is
no
restraint
in
the
Lord
to
saue
by
many
as
by
few
.
And
his
armor-bearer
said
vnto
him
:
Do
all
that
is
in
thine
heart
:
turne
the.
Behold
I
am
with
thee
according
to
thine
heart
.
These
were
gracious
soldiers
,
louing
soldiers
obedient
soldiers
,
resolued
soldiers
,
worthy
souldiers
.
So
all
those
Protestant
souldiers
may
be
truly
esteemed
and
shal
be
constantly
found
gracious
,
louing
,
obedient
,
valiant
,
resolued
,
worthy
souldiers
,
vpon
whom
our
bountifull
God
will
vouchsafe
to
bestow
these
eight
worthies
aboue
named
in
some
acceptable
measure
.
I
say
againe
,
in
some
acceptable
measure
.
For
I
go
not
about
to
pleade
for
protection
,
which
this
life
affoordeth
not
to
any
whatsoeuer
(
from
the
thrones
to
the
thresholds
,
)
but
I
labour
to
describe
such
souldiers
as
now
do
shew
themselues
or
hereafter
shall
shew
themselues
to
be
in
the
new
birth
:
such
I
say
,
as
put
off
the
old
man
,
and
put
on
the
new
man
,
endeuouring
with
industrie
and
earnestnesse
(
by
their
instant
seruing
of
God
,
Iacob
)
they
shall
be
blessed
.
A
short
Postscript
touching
Sion
Captaines
.
IF
Sion
souldiers
should
be
armed
with
that
armour
of
proofe
(
that
armour
of
God
)
and
adorned
with
this
heauenly
Chaine
,
then
surely
these
things
belong
in
a
higher
degree
to
Sion
Captains
.
O
how
carefull
should
all
Christian
Leaders
be
to
abstaine
from
all
appearance
of
euill
;
FINIS
.