A
ROYALL
EDICT
FOR
MILITARY
EXERCISES
.
2.
SAM.
1.18
.
Also
hee
bade
them
teach
the
children
of
Iudah
the
vse
of
the
Bow
.
Behold
it
is
written
in
the
Booke
of
Iasher
.
THe
occasion
of
these
words
(
as
you
may
see
in
the
last
Chapter
of
the
former
Booke
)
was
the
death
of
Saul
and
Ionathan
,
1.
Sam.
31.
with
the
flight
,
and
discomfiture
of
Israel
,
before
the
Philistims
,
reported
to
Dauid
by
a
man
,
who
(
in
the
former
part
of
this
Chapter
)
receiued
condigne
punishment
,
2.
Sam.
1.2
.
to
16.
for
that
which
he
pretended
to
haue
done
.
From
the
17.
verse
to
the
end
of
this
Chapter
,
Verse
.
17.
ad
finem
.
you
haue
Dauids
lamentation
for
Saul
,
and
Ionathan
,
and
the
state
of
Israel
,
which
,
as
it
respected
Saul
,
was
asorrow
arising
from
the
sence
of
humane
calamities
,
and
charges
,
whereunto
euen
the
greatest
Princes
are
subiect
:
as
it
respected
Ionathan
,
it
arose
from
his
deare
loue
to
so
true
a
friend
;
as
it
respected
the
state
of
Israel
,
it
arose
from
the
apprehension
of
Gods
dishonour
,
in
the
triumphs
of
the
Philistims
,
and
seemes
to
answer
that
mournfull
expression
of
Ioshua
,
Iosh.
7.8
.
Oh
Lord
,
what
shall
I
say
,
when
Israel
turne
their
backes
before
their
enemies
?
yet
hee
is
not
so
swallowed
vp
with
too
much
griefe
,
2.
Cor.
2.7
.
that
he
forgets
the
care
of
his
people
,
which
you
may
see
implyed
in
the
copulatiue
particle
,
Also
.
Also
]
God
hath
planted
more
affections
then
one
in
the
soule
of
man
:
as
there
is
griefe
,
to
humble
vs
,
so
there
is
feare
to
quicken
vs
.
Dauid
knowes
how
to
mourne
for
euils
past
,
so
,
as
to
take
a
course
for
preuention
of
the
like
for
time
to
come
:
not
to
be
afflicted
after
such
a
losse
in
Israel
,
had
beene
Stoicall
apathy
;
to
haue
beene
so
afflicted
for
the
losse
of
Saul
and
Ionathan
,
as
to
neglect
the
peoples
good
,
had
beene
base
pusillanimity
:
Therefore
Dauid
at
once
actes
diuers
parts
,
of
a
good
subiect
,
and
patriot
,
in
lamenting
the
losse
of
his
King
and
Country
,
and
of
a
gracious
Soueraigne
,
in
prouiding
for
the
safety
of
his
subiects
.
For
as
he
mourned
,
with
this
lamentation
,
ouer
Saul
,
and
ouer
Ionathan
his
son
,
So
also
he
bade
them
,
&c.
He
bade
them
]
Not
by
way
of
Counsaile
only
,
but
by
way
of
Command
also
.
So
that
these
words
seeme
to
containe
an
Edict
,
or
a
law
of
Dauid
,
inioyning
the
people
the
vse
of
the
Bow
.
History
of
the
world
.
2.
booke
4.
c.
15.
Sex.
244.
p.
For
(
not
to
trouble
you
with
the
difference
obserued
by
some
,
betwixt
a
Law
,
and
an
Edict
)
you
may
obserue
in
these
words
,
all
those
things
,
which
are
required
in
a
Law
.
1.
It
must
haue
a
right
end
,
which
is
the
Common-good
:
so
had
this
:
Lex
est
quae
dam
rationis
ordinatio
ad
bonu
commune
,
ab
eo
qui
curam
communitatis
habet
,
promu●gata
.
T.
Aq.
12.
q.
90.
Art
4.
Conc.
for
this
exercise
conduced
much
to
the
common
peace
,
and
safety
.
2.
Right
meanes
,
to
attaine
that
end
warranted
by
reason
:
so
had
this
.
For
the
people
might
be
conuinced
of
the
equitie
of
this
injunction
,
by
reasoning
from
naturall
principles
,
thus
:
That
which
tends
to
the
Common
peace
and
safetie
,
must
be
practised
by
all
:
but
the
vse
of
the
Bow
tends
to
the
Common
peace
,
and
safety
:
Ergo.
The
vse
of
the
Bow
must
be
practised
by
all
.
3.
A
right
of
authoritie
in
him
,
who
imposeth
it
:
so
had
this
.
For
Dauid
,
whose
command
this
was
,
was
before
this
time
,
by
a
speciall
command
from
God
,
1.
Sam.
16.12
,
13.
anointed
to
bee
their
King
.
4.
It
must
be
enacted
,
and
published
:
so
was
this
:
for
he
not
only
bade
them
,
but
it
is
recorded
in
the
Booke
of
Iasher
.
Teach
]
Or
instruct
,
which
is
done
by
rules
,
exercise
,
and
examples
,
as
the
manner
is
in
your
military
Schoole
,
The
Artillery
Garden
.
The
Children
of
Iudah
]
It
s
an
Hebraisme
signifying
that
Tribe
,
2.
Sam.
2.4
.
ouer
which
Dauid
was
anointed
King
,
in
Hebron
,
called
so
from
Iudah
,
the
fourth
sonne
of
Iacob
,
who
was
the
roote
,
Gen
29.35
.
and
father
of
that
Tribe
.
By
the
Children
]
are
meant
all
the
people
of
that
Tribe
,
without
exception
of
age
,
or
condition
.
1.
Without
exception
of
age
;
Numb.
1.20
.
after
20.
or
sooner
,
it
may
be
(
for
,
at
that
age
)
they
went
forth
to
warre
:
and
other
Nations
,
as
for
instance
,
Corn.
Tacit.
lib.
5.
cap.
7.
the
Germaines
,
were
wont
to
traine
vp
their
sonnes
(
euen
from
14.
yeeres
old
,
till
they
grewe
by
age
,
or
weakenesse
,
vnfit
for
seruice
.
2.
Without
exception
of
condition
;
Saul
the
King
,
Ionathan
the
Prince
,
Vriah
a
Noble
man
;
all
sorts
went
to
war
,
as
in
Rome
,
none
were
excused
from
seruice
,
when
Hannibal
was
at
the
gate
.
The
vse
of
the
Bow
]
By
a
Synechdoche
,
the
Bow
is
mentioned
.
1.
Because
it
was
much
in
vse
amongst
the
Israelites
.
Psal.
78.9
.
Therefore
,
the
Children
of
Ephraim
are
described
,
Armed
,
and
shooting
with
the
Bow
.
2.
Because
the
enemy
was
expert
in
it
,
and
had
annoied
them
much
with
that
weapon
.
Hence
the
Parthyans
are
described
by
drawing
the
Bowe
,
and
the
Lidians
,
Esa.
66.19
.
Ier.
46.9
.
by
handling
and
bending
the
Bow
,
and
it
s
said
of
Saul
now
slaine
by
the
Philistims
,
that
the
Archers
and
Bow-men
hit
him
,
&
he
was
sore
wounded
of
the
Archers
.
1.
Sam.
31.3
.
3.
Because
it
was
accounted
most
seruiceable
,
and
vsefull
in
warre
:
Zach.
10
4.
Ier.
51.3
.
therefore
it
s
called
The
Bow
of
battaile
,
and
the
bender
that
bendeth
the
Bow
,
is
the
Periphrasis
of
a
Souldier
.
About
the
vsefulnesse
of
this
weapon
,
about
those
Muskets
,
and
Caliuers
,
S.
I.S
his
discourses
with
the
preface
thereunto
.
now
in
vse
,
it
becomes
not
me
to
dispute
,
others
haue
handled
this
Argument
largely
,
to
whose
discourses
I
referre
you
.
Beholde
,
it
is
written
in
the
Booke
of
Iasher
]
What
Booke
this
was
is
questioned
.
3.
opin●ons
ab●ut
the
booke
of
Iasher
.
The
word
Iasher
signifieth
iust
.
Some
by
this
vnderstand
the
Pentateuch
,
which
,
say
they
,
is
called
the
Booke
of
the
just
,
either
because
it
was
penned
by
Moses
,
that
just
man
,
or
because
it
treateth
about
just
things
.
2.
Others
thinke
that
only
the
Booke
of
Genesis
is
meant
,
and
that
Dauid
intended
to
incourage
them
to
those
Martiall
exercises
,
by
what
they
find
recorded
in
that
Booke
,
concerning
the
Tribe
of
Iudah
,
that
,
The
Scepter
should
not
depart
from
him
,
nor
a
Law-giuer
from
betweene
his
feet
,
Gen.
49.10
.
vntill
Silo
come
.
3.
But
to
me
,
their
opinion
seemes
more
probable
,
Pet.
Mart.
in
locum
.
who
thinke
it
to
be
some
History
,
containing
,
after
the
manner
of
Annales
,
or
Chronicles
,
the
most
remarkable
passages
in
the
State
of
Israel
:
because
this
Booke
is
mentioned
as
the
Register
,
wherein
that
famous
successe
of
the
Sunnes
standing
still
at
Iosuahs
prayer
,
Iosh.
10.12
,
13.
for
the
space
of
a
whole
day
,
is
recorded
,
whereof
no
mention
is
made
in
any
of
the
fiue
Bookes
of
Moses
:
yet
this
no
whit
aduantageth
the
Papists
,
who
would
from
hence
,
and
such
like
places
,
proue
the
defect
of
the
Canonicall
Books
of
the
Old
Testament
.
For
(
not
to
insist
vpon
the
ambiguity
of
the
word
here
vsed
,
which
signifieth
any
discourse
about
a
thing
,
as
well
as
a
Booke
)
what
if
we
grant
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
it
was
a
written
Booke
?
must
it
necessarily
follow
,
that
this
Booke
was
Canonicall
?
It
s
true
,
that
some
ascribe
it
to
Nathan
,
and
Gad
,
Gen.
5.1
.
Nehem.
7.5
.
Mat.
1.1
.
who
were
Prophets
:
yet
all
things
which
the
Prophets
wrote
,
were
not
written
by
them
as
Prophets
.
It
cannot
be
denyed
that
the
Prophets
were
Gods
publicke
Notaries
:
Alia
,
sicut
homines
,
historicâ
diligent●a
;
alia
,
sicut
Prophetae
i●sp
ratione
diuinâ
scripserunt
,
atque
haec
ita
●uer●nt
distincta
,
vt
illa
,
tanquam
ipsis
,
ista
vero
tanquam
Deoper
i●sos
loquenti
iudicarentur
esse
tribuenda
:
ac
sic
illa
pertinerent
ad
vbertatem
co●nitionis
haec
ad
religionis
authoritatem
.
Aug
de
Ciuit.
Dei
.
li.
18.
ca●
.
38.
yet
all
the
writings
of
a
Notary
are
not
authenticall
,
vnlesse
he
doe
them
as
a
Notary
.
Dauid
the
Prophet
wrote
a
letter
to
Ioab
,
concerning
Vriah
:
yet
that
was
not
penned
by
him
as
a
Prophet
.
The
Prophets
wrote
some
things
as
Prophets
,
other
things
as
Historians
.
These
serue
to
increase
our
knowledge
;
those
to
increase
our
faith
.
Thus
we
haue
opened
and
cleared
the
sence
of
the
words
.
In
them
you
may
obserue
two
things
:
First
,
an
Act
or
Edict
of
Dauid
,
for
the
training
vp
of
the
Children
of
Iudah
in
Martiall
exercises
:
He
bade
them
teach
the
Children
of
Iudah
the
vse
of
the
Bow
.
Secondly
,
a
Record
;
or
Register
of
that
Act.
Behold
,
it
is
written
in
the
Booke
of
Iasher
.
Out
of
the
words
thus
opened
,
the
conclusion
which
naturally
offreth
it selfe
,
is
this
,
that
,
Doct.
It
is
a
care
well
beseeming
Kings
,
to
prouide
that
their
subiects
be
instructed
,
and
trained
vp
in
Military
exercises
.
The
Scriptures
fully
cleare
this
in
examples
:
of
Abraham
,
Gen.
14.14
.
hauing
at
least
318.
men
in
his
house
,
fitted
for
warre
vpon
a
short
warning
:
of
Moses
,
instructing
the
people
how
to
camp
by
their
standards
,
Num.
2.2
,
3.
and
vnder
the
Ensignes
of
their
fathers
house
:
of
Ioshua
,
and
the
Iudges
,
1.
Chro.
12.1
,
2.
vnder
whom
,
of
Ruben
,
and
Gad
,
and
halfe
the
Tribe
of
Manasseh
,
1.
Chro.
21.5
.
2
Chro.
1.8.7
,
●
,
9.
2.
Chron.
17.13
,
&c.
2.
Chr.
14
8.
2.
Chron.
26.11
,
12
,
13
,
14.
were
foure
hundred
,
forty
thousand
,
seuen
hundred
and
three
score
exercised
in
warres
.
The
time
would
faile
me
,
if
I
should
speake
largely
of
Dauid
,
of
Salomon
,
of
Iehosophat
,
of
Asa
,
of
Vzziah
,
whose
care
in
this
particular
is
plentifully
declared
in
holy
Writ
.
This
practice
was
grounded
vpon
good
reason
,
as
we
shall
euince
,
thus
:
Reason
.
1
Soueraigne
power
,
Common-wealths
,
Lawes
,
and
Armes
had
the
same
originall
;
the
same
end
:
which
that
you
may
vnderstand
,
conceiue
it
thus
.
At
first
,
euery
father
,
or
eldest
of
the
family
,
gaue
lawes
to
the
rest
of
that
family
,
and
tooke
care
for
their
safety
.
Afterwards
,
mankind
multiplying
into
diuers
housholds
,
Vicus
of
-
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
or
-
v.a.
joyned
their
Cottages
into
one
common
field
,
and
so
made
vp
that
,
which
we
call
a
Village
;
diuers
Villages
joyned
together
,
Pagus
of
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
because
they
dranke
of
our
common
Spring
.
Vrbs
,
ab
orbe
.
Ciuitas
,
ab
eo
quod
multitudo
coiuit
.
grew
into
that
which
is
called
an
Hundred
:
but
as
pride
and
emulation
increased
,
with
the
increase
of
mankinde
,
they
inuironed
diuers
of
these
Villages
thus
joyned
;
at
first
with
bankes
and
ditches
;
afterwards
with
walls
:
which
being
so
compassed
and
fortified
,
were
called
Townes
,
and
Citties
.
People
thus
conjoyned
,
that
they
might
liue
honestly
and
peaceably
together
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Arist.
must
be
ordered
amongst
themselues
.
Hence
came
the
inuention
of
Lawes
,
which
are
not
only
the
rule
,
and
leuill
,
and
square
of
the
foundation
,
and
building
,
but
the
very
spirit
,
and
sinewes
of
any
Common-wealth
,
and
State
,
whereby
it
liues
and
moues
.
The
end
of
these
is
the
good
of
that
Community
,
Salus
populi
suprema
lex
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Rom.
13.1
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Rom.
13.4
.
Iam.
4.12
.
where
they
are
in
force
.
The
makers
or
preseruers
of
these
Lawes
,
are
called
Kings
,
Gouernours
,
Magistrates
,
Higher
powers
:
their
end
is
the
Common
welfare
,
he
is
the
Minister
of
God
for
thy
good
:
for
which
purpose
the
great
Law-giuer
,
who
is
able
to
saue
and
destroy
,
hath
by
expresse
rules
in
his
Word
,
ordered
the
carriage
of
Rulers
towards
the
people
[
](A19887-e13120-b)(a)
(a)
Deut.
16.18
,
19
,
20
,
21.
and
of
people
towards
their
Rulers
.
[
](A19887-e13130-b)(b)
(b)
Rom.
13.1
,
to
9.
This
gouernment
,
according
to
the
diuersity
of
subjects
,
wherein
it
rested
,
had
diuers
names
:
as
it
rested
in
one
person
,
it
was
called
,
A
Monarchy
:
As
it
rested
in
few
of
the
chiefe
,
it
was
called
.
An
Aristocraty
:
as
it
rested
in
many
,
it
was
called
a
Democraty
.
The
Common-wealth
being
thus
settled
with
Lawes
,
and
Gouernours
,
for
the
honest
conuersing
of
people
amongst
themselues
;
it
was
necessarie
to
prouide
for
their
peace
,
and
securitie
from
the
iniuries
of
others
:
for
men
naturally
are
as
Lyons
,
Leopards
Wolues
,
Asps
,
Isa.
11.6
.
to
9.
Rom.
8.7
.
1.
Pet.
2.11
.
Iames
4.1
.
and
Cockatrices
,
by
reason
of
those
inward
lusts
,
which
maintaine
Enmity
against
God
,
fight
against
the
soule
,
and
raise
warres
and
contentions
amongst
men
;
which
sinfull
disposition
,
Satan
,
out
of
his
ancient
malice
against
mankind
,
acteth
,
and
exciteth
,
inticing
men
to
battell
,
that
they
may
fall
.
1
King
.
22.20
.
This
being
the
common
danger
of
all
men
,
euery
man
bethought
himselfe
of
some
course
for
preuention
:
and
hence
came
the
inuention
of
Armes
,
and
Military
discipline
.
Thus
you
see
,
we
may
truely
say
of
these
foure
,
Soueraigne
power
,
Common-wealths
,
Lawes
,
and
Armes
,
as
it
was
said
of
Hippocrates
his
Twinnes
,
They
laugh
and
weepe
together
,
they
liue
and
dye
together
.
For
,
as
without
Lawes
the
Soueraigne
power
,
and
Common-wealth
cannot
subsist
,
by
reason
of
disorders
within
;
so
without
Armes
,
and
the
exercise
of
them
,
they
cannot
be
safe
,
by
reason
of
dangers
without
.
Reason
.
2
The
Common
safety
both
of
King
and
people
is
much
aduanced
by
this
course
,
Pro.
14.28
.
In
the
multitude
of
people
is
the
honour
of
a
King
,
and
for
want
of
people
commeth
the
destruction
of
a
Prince
.
But
what
safety
is
in
a
multitude
of
men
without
weapons
,
and
skill
to
manage
them
?
Counsell
and
strength
are
for
war
.
Isa.
36.5
.
But
how
shal
Counsell
and
strength
be
established
,
without
education
and
instruction
to
seruice
?
or
how
shall
men
be
instructed
,
without
such
Military
exercises
?
Add
hereunto
the
disaduantages
that
sometimes
happen
in
warres
,
partly
,
by
reason
of
the
suddennesse
of
the
warre
;
as
in
the
rebellion
of
Sheba
the
sonne
of
Bichri
,
2.
Sam.
20.4
.
an
Army
was
to
be
raised
in
three
dayes
warning
;
and
in
the
case
of
Iabesh
Gilead
,
in
the
space
of
foure
or
fiue
dayes
,
1.
Sam.
11.8
,
9.
Ioab
raised
three
hundred
thousand
men
of
Israel
,
and
thirty
thousand
of
Iudah
,
to
fight
against
the
Ammonites
;
Partly
,
by
reason
of
the
inequality
and
oddes
betwixt
parties
,
as
betweene
Dauid
and
Goliah
;
1.
Sam.
17.33
.
The
one
a
Boy
,
the
other
,
a
Man
of
warre
from
his
youth
:
and
betweene
the
Ammonites
,
and
Israel
,
2.
Sam.
10.9
.
when
the
front
of
their
battell
was
against
the
Israelites
before
&
behind
.
In
such
straights
,
how
shāeful
&
fearefull
would
the
losse
,
and
the
ouerthrow
of
an
Army
and
Kingdome
be
,
if
by
frequent
exercise
,
the
Souldiers
had
not
gained
dexterity
and
skill
,
to
extricate
themselues
out
of
such
difficulties
?
To
conclude
:
Herein
Kings
imitate
God
,
whose
prouidence
is
seene
,
as
well
in
defending
,
as
in
feeding
his
creatures
.
For
amongst
them
,
some
are
fortified
with
hornes
,
some
with
hoofes
,
some
with
tushes
,
some
with
teeth
;
others
that
haue
not
these
,
haue
burrowes
;
some
haue
strength
to
helpe
themselues
;
others
,
that
want
that
,
haue
swiftnesse
of
feet
to
run
away
;
those
that
haue
neither
of
these
,
haue
dennes
and
secret
places
to
hide
themselues
in
;
and
those
that
haue
none
of
these
,
goe
by
heards
and
multitudes
:
but
vnto
man
,
God
hath
giuen
reason
and
vnderstanding
,
which
is
in
stead
of
all
these
,
whereby
he
is
able
,
not
only
to
espie
meanes
of
escape
from
dangers
,
but
he
can
take
from
euery
creature
vpon
earth
,
yea
from
within
the
bowels
of
the
earth
,
what
may
serue
for
his
vse
,
and
benefit
.
Reason
.
3
Religion
and
obedience
to
God
,
binde
men
to
vse
all
lawfull
and
possible
meanes
of
safety
.
Not
that
God
is
tied
to
the
meanes
so
,
as
not
to
worke
without
them
(
for
hee
gaue
light
to
the
world
without
the
Sunne
,
and
nourished
Moses
,
and
Eliah
40.
dayes
,
without
food
)
nor
so
,
as
alwayes
to
worke
with
them
;
only
,
wee
are
bound
to
vse
the
meanes
,
with
submission
to
his
prouidence
who
,
as
a
free
Agent
,
workes
with
them
,
or
without
them
,
according
to
his
good
pleasure
.
Excellent
,
to
this
purpose
,
was
that
resolution
of
Ioab
,
Be
strong
,
and
let
vs
be
valiant
for
our
people
,
2.
Sam.
10.12
.
and
for
the
Citties
of
our
God
,
and
let
the
Lord
doe
that
which
is
good
in
his
eyes
.
For
neither
Gods
purpose
,
nor
his
power
,
nor
his
promise
secures
any
man
in
the
neglect
of
meanes
.
1.
Not
his
purpose
;
for
in
the
greatest
matter
,
that
concernes
man
,
2.
Tim.
2.19
.
2.
Pet.
1.10
.
though
The
foundation
of
God
remaineth
sure
,
in
himselfe
,
yet
men
must
giue
all
diligence
to
make
their
calling
and
election
sure
to
themselues
.
Iosh.
5.12
.
2.
Nor
his
power
;
he
could
feed
Israel
in
Canaan
,
as
hee
had
done
in
the
wildernesse
:
but
Manna
ceased
,
when
they
came
to
a
land
,
that
would
yeeld
corne
:
vpon
mens
ordinary
labours
,
at
this
day
hee
can
feed
men
,
Mat.
6.26
,
28.
as
hee
clothed
Lillies
,
which
neither
sowe
,
nor
reape
,
nor
carry
into
their
barnes
;
but
it
is
his
will
,
that
man
should
labour
with
his
hands
the
thing
that
is
good
,
Eph.
4.28
.
if
he
would
haue
wherewith
to
feed
himselfe
,
or
giue
to
others
without
theft
.
Iudg.
6.14
.
Iudg
7.
●
,
8.
Mat.
4.7
,
8.
3.
Not
his
promise
;
Gideon
had
a
promise
of
victory
,
yet
he
vsed
meanes
.
Our
Lord
Christ
had
a
promise
of
protection
,
yet
hee
would
not
cast
himselfe
downe
from
the
pinnacle
.
Paul
had
a
promise
of
safety
,
Act.
27.22.31
.
yet
he
saith
,
Except
these
abide
in
the
ship
,
we
cannot
be
safe
.
Wee
conclude
then
,
that
since
Soueraigne
power
,
Common-wealths
,
Lawes
,
and
Armes
,
had
the
same
originall
,
the
same
end
;
and
since
the
common
safety
of
King
and
people
is
procured
by
Militarie
exercises
;
and
since
Religion
,
and
obedience
to
God
binds
all
men
to
vse
all
lawfull
,
and
possible
meanes
for
their
owne
safety
,
and
good
;
we
conclude
,
that
it
is
a
care
well
beseeming
Kings
to
prouide
,
that
their
subjects
may
,
by
such
meanes
,
be
trained
vp
to
warres
.
And
so
we
haue
,
as
briefly
as
we
could
,
dispatched
the
Doctrinall
part
:
we
now
come
to
application
wherein
,
after
we
haue
laid
downe
some
consectaries
,
which
shall
be
clearely
deduced
from
the
Text
,
we
shall
endeuour
to
speake
to
the
present
occasion
.
1
Vse
,
or
consectary
1.
Vse
or
consectary
is
vpon
this
ground
,
to
iustifie
warres
lawfully
vndertaken
,
now
in
the
times
of
the
Gospell
,
against
the
Manichees
,
and
Marcionites
of
old
,
with
the
Anabaptists
,
and
Familists
of
latter
times
:
for
how
can
it
be
said
,
that
the
care
of
preparation
for
warrs
beseemes
Kings
,
if
warres
themselues
be
vnlawfull
?
or
how
shall
that
be
recorded
to
Dauids
praise
,
which
beseemes
not
other
Kings
?
Obiect
.
But
the
difference
of
times
alters
the
case
.
That
might
be
lawfull
in
Dauids
time
,
which
is
vnlawfull
now
.
For
,
of
these
times
of
the
Gospell
,
it
s
said
:
They
shall
breake
their
swords
into
Mattockes
,
Isa.
2.4
.
their
speares
into
fithes
:
Nation
shall
not
lift
vp
a
sword
against
Nation
,
neither
shall
they
learne
to
fight
any
more
.
For
Answere
of
this
,
Answ.
we
must
oppose
to
it
another
text
,
where
the
Lord
calls
vpon
the
people
to
breake
their
plow-shares
into
swords
,
Ioel
3.10
.
and
their
fithes
into
speares
.
That
it
may
appeare
there
is
no
contradiction
in
the
Spirit
speaking
by
Isay
,
to
it selfe
speaking
by
Ioel
,
we
must
distinguish
betweene
the
purpose
,
and
intent
of
Christ
in
comming
into
the
world
,
and
in
publishing
the
Gospell
,
whereat
Isay
aimeth
,
and
the
successe
,
or
euent
,
which
was
accidentall
,
in
respect
of
mans
malice
,
which
Ioel
intendeth
.
Respectiuely
to
the
first
,
Christ
said
to
Peter
,
Put
vp
thy
sword
:
Mat.
26.51
,
52
for
hee
that
strikes
with
the
sword
,
shall
perish
with
the
sword
.
As
if
he
had
said
,
I
came
not
to
send
the
sword
,
but
peace
.
Repectiuely
to
the
second
,
he
saith
to
his
Disciples
,
He
that
hath
no
sword
,
let
him
sell
his
coate
,
Luke
.
21.36
.
and
buy
him
a
sword
.
As
if
hee
had
said
,
My
comming
sends
not
peace
,
but
a
sword
.
So
that
,
though
the
end
of
Christ
his
comming
was
,
to
reconcile
things
in
heauen
,
and
things
on
earth
,
which
end
he
now
attaineth
betweene
God
&
vs
,
in
our
Iustification
,
&
will
accomplish
betweene
man
and
man
in
the
day
of
Redemption
,
yet
so
long
as
Satan
workes
in
the
children
of
disobedience
,
and
so
long
as
any
remnant
of
sinne
is
in
the
heart
of
any
,
there
will
be
a
necessity
,
and
lawfulnesse
of
war
,
and
of
this
care
to
prepare
for
it
.
2
Vse
or
Consectary
.
2.
Thes.
2.
2.
Vse
or
Consectary
,
Is
this
care
well
beseeming
Kings
,
as
that
which
belongs
to
them
by
right
?
Then
it
ill
beseemes
that
Man
of
sinne
to
vsurpe
vpon
this
right
of
Kings
.
God
committed
the
Magisteriall
power
of
appointing
the
times
of
sounding
the
siluer
Trumpets
,
Numb.
10.
vnto
Moses
:
But
the
ministerial
power
of
sounding
them
,
vpon
command
to
Aaron
.
See
the
pride
of
this
Vsurper
,
who
will
snatch
the
Trumpets
out
of
Moses
hands
,
and
not
the
Trumpets
only
,
but
the
swords
also
;
nor
the
swords
only
,
but
the
Crownes
and
Scepters
also
.
I
doubt
not
,
that
in
due
time
,
God
will
vnite
the
ten
hornes
against
his
pride
,
who
exalts
himselfe
aboue
all
that
is
called
God
,
1.
Thes.
2.
3.
Vse
.
It
remaineth
,
that
a
word
or
two
of
incouragement
,
3
Vse
.
Inc●uragements
and
Cautions
.
and
caution
be
added
for
the
Iustification
,
and
Direction
of
your
Noble
designes
,
in
these
Military
exercises
,
which
are
of
so
great
consequence
for
the
Common
good
,
as
hath
beene
formerly
declared
.
If
it
be
a
course
well-beseeming
Kings
to
prouide
,
that
by
these
meanes
,
their
subjects
be
trained
vp
,
and
fitted
to
warres
,
certainely
it
well
becomes
subjects
to
offer
themselues
willingly
to
such
exercises
.
1.
Incouragements
to
2.
sorts
.
1.
Such
as
are
already
members
of
this
Society
.
Those
to
whom
I
am
to
addresse
this
part
of
my
speech
,
are
of
two
sorts
.
1.
Such
as
are
already
exercized
members
of
this
society
.
2.
Such
as
may
hereafter
be
added
thereunto
.
For
the
former
:
I
need
not
seeke
farre
for
incouragements
:
your
workes
praise
you
;
and
the
aboundant
fruit
,
Who
are
incouraged
from
former
successe
.
In
respect
.
Iudges
5.8
.
1
Sam.
13.18
,
19.
1.
Of
Armes
.
and
successe
of
them
may
incourage
you
.
It
was
ill
with
Israel
,
when
there
was
not
a
shield
or
a
speare
to
be
found
amongst
forty
thousand
in
Israel
.
There
was
want
of
Armes
.
And
no
lesse
miserable
was
their
estate
,
when
there
was
no
Smith
in
the
Land
.
There
was
want
of
Armourers
.
Little
better
was
the
condition
of
this
Land
,
when
these
exercises
first
began
:
for
,
either
there
were
no
Armes
,
or
,
not
so
many
,
and
those
few
that
were
,
not
so
seruiceable
as
these
,
nor
made
after
the
moderne
fashion
.
2.
Of
Armourers
.
The
like
defect
here
was
of
Armourers
,
till
you
set
them
on
worke
,
whereby
their
number
and
skill
hath
greatly
increased
,
not
only
in
the
Citty
,
but
throughout
the
Kingdome
also
.
But
what
are
Armes
without
skill
to
manage
them
?
It
was
much
to
the
praise
of
Martiall
Discipline
in
Israel
,
that
One
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
,
euery
one
of
them
able
to
leade
an
Army
,
or
at
least
to
keepe
rancke
,
1.
Chro.
12.38
.
came
to
anoint
Dauid
King
in
Hebron
.
According
to
the
proportion
of
your
number
,
and
time
,
the
like
may
be
said
of
your
Society
:
That
,
whereas
before
the
happy
beginning
of
this
Exercize
,
scarce
one
in
the
Citty
knew
the
vse
of
Armes
,
and
what
did
belong
to
Martiall
Discipline
;
now
,
many
educated
in
this
Schoole
,
are
able
to
exercise
a
Company
:
in
so
much
that
all
the
Officers
of
the
trained
Bands
of
the
Citty
,
from
the
greatest
to
the
least
,
are
taken
hence
;
and
that
which
addes
lustre
to
all
that
hath
beene
said
,
is
,
1.
The
consideration
of
the
persons
.
2.
Of
the
time
.
3.
Of
the
place
.
4.
Amplified
4.
wayes
.
1.
By
the
persons
.
Ex
colluuie
omnium
gentium
.
The
manner
of
ingaging
your selues
in
so
worthy
a
proiect
.
1.
The
persons
,
a
Company
not
like
Hannibals
Army
,
gathered
of
riff-raff
,
the
reffuse
,
and
dregs
of
the
people
,
but
a
Company
of
worthy
Cittizens
,
men
whose
persons
,
places
,
parts
,
challenge
respect
,
and
reuerence
.
2.
The
time
.
2.
The
circumstance
of
time
]
In
a
time
of
peace
,
when
the
foolish
inhabitants
of
Laish
would
haue
beene
without
feare
,
Iudg.
18.
yea
in
a
time
of
feares
,
(
as
the
case
now
stands
)
wherein
men
should
be
like
Ants
,
prouiding
for
that
Winter
which
they
fore-see
not
,
like
Mice
running
away
from
that
house
,
which
they
feare
will
fall
in
such
times
men
should
be
like
the
Romanes
Triarij
,
that
would
chuse
to
dye
in
the
sight
,
rather
then
to
preserue
their
liues
by
flight
:
not
like
those
Romane
Murci
,
who
chose
rather
to
cut
off
their
thumbs
,
then
to
handle
their
swords
.
3.
The
place
.
1.
Generally
the
Land
.
3.
The
circumstance
of
place
]
In
this
plentifull
Land
:
for
we
see
that
vsually
like
vnto
seeds
and
plants
,
so
are
the
liues
of
men
made
conformable
to
the
Regions
where
they
abide
.
Thus
Sodom
,
which
was
like
the
Garden
of
Eden
,
fruitfull
and
delightfull
,
Ezek.
16.
was
addicted
to
pride
,
idlenesse
,
fulnesse
of
bread
,
and
contempt
of
the
poore
.
Histories
tell
vs
how
the
delights
of
Capua
did
weaken
and
eneruate
Hannibal
,
and
all
his
Army
,
whom
the
rough
Alpes
,
and
freezing
snow
had
formerly
made
vnconquerable
.
Therefore
Caesar
speakes
it
to
the
praise
of
his
Souldiers
,
that
no
delights
disabled
them
to
seruice
in
the
warre
.
2.
In
this
famous
Citty
]
which
is
to
England
,
Mi●ites
suos
etiam
●nguentatos
,
bene
pugnare
dicebat
.
Suct
.
in
Jul.
cap.
67.
2.
particularly
this
Citty
.
as
Ierusalem
was
to
Iudea
,
the
Metropolis
of
the
Land
,
where
,
bv
your
actions
,
are
examples
to
other
places
;
and
for
this
particular
,
I
may
say
as
Paul
speakes
to
the
Romanes
,
Your
zeale
hath
prouoked
many
:
as
may
be
seene
in
Couentry
,
Chester
,
Bristow
,
Norwich
,
besides
other
places
,
who
not
only
haue
yours
,
raised
vp
like
Companies
,
in
imitation
of
yours
,
but
also
haue
beene
guided
therein
by
some
of
your
followers
,
and
instructed
by
some
of
your
Schollers
.
4.
The
manner
]
4
The
manner
.
That
it
is
done
,
not
by
constraint
,
but
of
a
ready
mind
.
T
is
true
:
euery
Family
is
commanded
the
vse
of
Bow
and
Arrowes
,
vnder
a
penalty
:
〈◊〉
3●
.
of
〈…〉
.
and
masters
are
bound
to
teach
children
,
and
seruants
,
from
seuen
to
seuenteene
therein
.
Heere
Masters
are
instructed
,
not
in
the
vse
of
the
Bow
onely
,
but
in
all
weapons
,
postures
,
actions
necessary
or
vsefull
in
warre
,
and
not
for
feare
of
a
penalty
,
but
for
loue
of
their
Country
.
I
conclude
with
the
speech
of
Deborah
,
My
heart
is
towards
the
Gouernours
of
Israel
,
Iudges
5.
that
offred
themselues
willingly
,
amongst
the
people
:
blesse
you
the
Lord
.
2.
For
others
that
are
to
come
in
;
2.
Sort
incouraged
,
are
such
as
may
hereafter
be
added
to
this
society
.
Of
2.
sorts
.
1
Incouragers
.
those
are
of
two
sortes
.
1.
Such
as
should
incourage
.
2.
Such
as
should
exercise
.
For
the
first
,
I
would
haue
directed
my
speech
to
the
Right
Honourable
,
the
Lord
Maior
,
in
whose
absence
,
let
me
speake
but
a
word
to
the
Senatours
,
his
brethren
,
so
many
as
are
present
.
That
which
is
in
the
Text
commanded
in
Dauid
is
practized
by
our
dread
Soueraigne
,
whose
Royall
pleasure
for
the
ordering
,
&
incouraging
of
this
Company
,
hath
beene
plentifully
and
openly
declared
.
In
conformity
to
which
paterne
,
would
it
not
well
beseeme
his
Maiesties
Lieutenant
,
and
Deputy
in
this
Citty
,
sometimes
to
visit
this
Schoole
,
to
obserue
their
proficiencie
,
and
at
such
solemne
meetings
,
to
honour
them
with
his
presence
,
yea
,
and
if
need
should
require
it
,
to
allow
out
of
the
Chamber
,
the
Treasury
of
the
Citty
,
something
towards
their
incouragement
and
maintenance
?
This
motion
may
be
thought
the
more
reasonable
,
if
you
reflect
vpon
times
past
,
wherein
,
for
want
of
able
men
amongst
your selues
,
the
Citty
was
constrained
to
entertaine
Strangers
,
vpon
such
occasions
,
to
their
great
charge
;
besides
the
danger
of
hauing
Strangers
to
bee
Officers
in
a
Citty
.
It
is
reported
of
Switzerland
,
that
whereas
in
other
places
,
some
are
for
Armes
,
some
Artizans
,
some
Labourers
,
there
,
all
are
Souldiers
.
Would
you
know
whence
it
came
?
From
the
liberality
of
the
Gouernment
,
in
propounding
rewards
in
publicke
,
for
such
as
could
exercise
,
and
dexterously
handle
the
Harquebuz
,
or
Caliuer
:
yea
,
there
was
a
price
,
or
reward
appointed
for
the
children
that
could
draw
the
Bow
.
A
worthy
paterne
:
but
I
must
hasten
.
2.
Those
that
should
exercise
.
2.
For
those
that
should
exercise
]
If
such
be
the
publicke
good
that
redounds
to
King
and
people
by
these
designes
,
as
hath
beene
shewed
,
it
should
incourage
many
to
come
in
,
and
those
who
haue
entred
themselues
into
this
Society
,
to
apply
themselues
to
those
opportunities
,
which
they
haue
,
by
times
appointed
for
exercise
in
the
Garden
:
and
here
,
what
shall
I
say
to
quicken
you
?
1.
The
necessities
of
other
Churches
]
Were
there
no
danger
at
home
,
yet
the
distresses
of
our
brethren
abroad
should
quicken
vs
to
the
vse
of
all
meanes
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Hesiod
.
whereby
wee
may
bee
inabled
to
succour
them
.
If
a
neighbours
Oxe
,
or
Horse
be
in
a
ditch
,
wee
will
euen
runne
to
helpe
it
out
,
saith
our
Sauiour
:
much
more
,
if
his
house
be
on
fire
;
most
of
all
,
if
the
danger
be
of
the
losse
of
their
Country
,
of
Religion
,
Families
,
liues
and
all
.
Iudges
5.
Curse
ye
Meroz
,
saith
the
Angell
,
when
in
such
a
case
,
shee
comes
not
out
to
helpe
the
Lord
.
2.
Our
owne
dangers
]
What
though
for
the
present
wee
seeme
to
dwell
safely
,
1.
King
.
4.25
.
euery
man
vnder
his
Vine
,
and
vnder
his
Fig
tree
?
So
long
as
our
sinnes
,
our
crying
sinnes
remaine
,
so
long
as
the
abominations
that
prouoke
God
,
are
not
taken
from
the
middest
of
vs
,
we
can
haue
no
securitie
,
no
assured
peace
.
3.
But
suppose
all
clouds
were
dispersed
,
none
to
be
seene
in
the
firmament
of
all
the
Churches
,
yet
the
laudablenesse
of
such
Martiall
exercises
should
perswade
men
to
the
loue
,
and
vse
of
them
.
Former
presidents
iustifie
this
course
,
in
Ionathans
shooting
for
sport
,
1.
Sam.
20.20
.
that
hee
might
bee
thereby
fitted
to
warre
.
And
questionlesse
,
the
Beniamites
attained
that
dexterity
in
casting
stones
out
of
a
sling
,
at
an
haires
breadth
,
by
frequent
exercise
for
recreation
.
The
ancient
Gaules
are
said
to
be
the
most
warlike
,
and
valiant
of
all
Nations
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
per
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Iulian
.
in
Misopog
.
Caesar
Commen
.
lib.
5.
&
7.
Tit.
Liv.
l.
31.
Decad.
6.
But
how
became
they
such
?
By
continuall
exercise
&
vse
of
Armes
:
for
it
was
their
custome
to
come
armed
to
their
Councels
.
Their
applause
of
an
Oration
was
signified
by
clattering
with
their
Armes
.
The
oath
they
tooke
was
vpon
their
Armes
.
The
Germanes
also
were
wont
to
goe
armed
about
their
daily
negotiations
,
and
came
in
the
same
manner
to
their
banquets
.
Thus
the
most
warlike
Nations
haue
accounted
it
a
maine
policie
,
to
be
very
frequent
in
the
vse
of
Armes
.
And
in
Religious
respects
,
since
euery
man
will
haue
recreations
:
if
that
bee
best
,
which
is
freest
from
sinne
;
that
best
,
that
most
strengthneth
a
man
;
that
which
inables
a
man
most
,
to
bee
of
vse
for
the
publicke
good
,
bee
best
;
then
abandon
your
carding
,
dicing
,
chambring
,
wantonnesse
,
dalliance
,
scurrillous
discoursing
,
and
vaine
rauelling
out
of
time
,
to
frequent
those
exercises
,
which
are
speciall
helpes
fitting
you
to
be
seruiceable
,
and
instruments
of
publicke
welfare
:
only
take
in
the
cautions
,
with
the
incouragements
,
which
are
these
.
Caution
.
1
1.
Caution
]
Haue
respect
to
your
particular
callings
.
You
haue
heard
how
Gods
wisdome
declareth
it selfe
in
feeding
,
as
well
as
in
defending
his
people
:
let
it
be
so
with
you
.
If
any
man
vnder
pretence
of
this
exercise
,
shall
waste
his
time
and
meanes
,
to
the
apparant
dammage
,
and
vndoing
of
his
family
;
such
an
one
will
bring
a
scandall
,
an
ill
report
vpon
this
worthy
designe
.
He
that
would
be
a
builder
,
not
a
destroyer
of
the
Citty
,
must
be
carefull
to
imitate
those
builders
vnder
Nehemiah
,
who
held
their
sword
in
one
hand
,
and
their
trowell
in
the
other
.
So
minde
the
exercises
in
the
field
,
that
you
forget
not
necessary
businesse
in
your
shop
.
Caution
2
2.
Caution
]
Preserue
vnity
in
the
bond
of
peace
amongst
your selues
.
This
will
be
your
safety
and
the
strength
of
your
Cittie
.
Thus
wee
shall
bee
able
to
say
of
you
,
as
Agesilaus
answered
one
who
asked
him
,
Why
Sparta
had
no
walls
?
Said
he
●●ointing
to
the
Cittizens
)
Behold
Spartaes
〈◊〉
●artaes
Cittizens
were
Spartaes
walls
,
●n
Spartae
muros
.
by
〈…〉
their
concord
,
and
vnity
amongst
〈…〉
so
will
it
be
with
this
Cittie
,
you
w●
〈…〉
of
walls
to
London
,
if
it
should
wa●
〈…〉
●ping
vnity
amongst
your selues
.
Caution
.
3
3.
〈…〉
●et
euery
one
seeke
the
publicke
good
.
St●
〈…〉
●enerate
spirits
,
as
are
altogether
inte●●
〈…〉
●r
owne
priuate
and
particular
conc●
〈…〉
vnfit
for
imployments
of
such
publi●●
〈…〉
●ce
as
this
is
.
Da
mihi
Scutum
,
tu
vero
tibi
cau●onum
eme
in
quâ
viuas
.
Epamin
.
God
seldome
honours
〈…〉
seruice
,
nor
himselfe
by
their
skill
〈…〉
or
wealth
,
who
make
themselues
〈…〉
in
what
they
doe
.
Caution
.
4
4.
Caution
]
Beware
〈…〉
●onfidence
in
your
Armes
,
skill
,
pre●
〈…〉
For
though
your
Martiall
prouision
were
〈…〉
●fest
,
like
Zenophons
,
of
whom
it
is
sa●
〈…〉
●an
Argolican
Target
,
an
Athenian
B●●●●-plate
,
and
a
Boetian
Head-peece
;
though
your
men
were
,
for
stature
like
the
Anakims
,
for
multitude
,
like
the
Aramites
,
for
dexterity
,
like
the
Beniamites
,
for
successe
,
like
Saul
,
and
Ionathan
,
of
whom
it
is
said
,
2.
Sam.
1.21
.
that
the
Bow
of
Ionathan
neuer
returned
backe
;
neither
did
the
sword
of
Saul
returne
emptie
from
the
blood
of
the
slaine
,
and
from
the
fall
of
the
mightie
,
yet
carnall
confidence
,
selfe
confidence
will
betray
you
,
vndoe
you
,
as
it
hath
ruined
many
States
before
you
.
They
of
Ierico
,
trusted
in
their
walls
:
but
how
soone
,
and
by
how
despicable
meanes
did
God
lay
them
flat
?
The
Philistims
trusted
in
Goliah
,
and
he
in
his
strength
:
1.
Sam.
17.45
,
&c.
but
how
soone
is
his
head
cut
off
with
his
owne
sword
?
Men
rise
vp
earely
,
but
God
builds
the
Cittie
.
The
horse
and
chariot
is
prepared
,
but
victorie
is
from
the
Lord
.
It
is
Solomons
obseruation
,
and
wee
may
conclude
with
it
,
Eccle.
9.11
.
The
race
is
not
to
the
swift
,
nor
the
battell
to
the
strong
.
Caution
.
5
5.
Caution
]
Labour
for
such
preparations
as
will
certainely
interest
you
in
a
blessing
.
What
are
those
?
Something
must
be
done
for
the
qualifying
of
your
persons
;
something
for
furniture
,
and
prouision
of
Armour
;
something
for
the
vse
and
managing
of
that
Armour
.
Of
these
seuerally
.
1.
For
the
qualifying
of
your
persons
]
This
in
generall
know
,
Psal.
39.5
.
Re●
.
1.13
.
that
as
holinesse
becomes
Gods
House
for
e●er
,
because
Hee
walkes
in
the
middest
of
the
golden
Candlestickes
;
so
,
holinesse
becomes
the
Lords
Campe
for
euer
;
because
hee
walkes
in
the
middest
of
the
Campe
:
Deut.
23.12
,
13
14.
and
if
hee
see
any
vncleane
thing
in
it
,
will
turne
away
from
it
.
Sinne
not
onely
causeth
warres
(
They
chose
new
gods
,
then
was
warre
in
their
gates
.
)
but
also
ruine
,
Iosh.
7.10
.
and
desolation
.
Israel
could
not
stand
before
the
enemy
,
because
there
was
an
execrable
thing
in
the
Campe.
Therefore
it
is
Gods
charge
to
his
people
:
Deut.
23.9
.
When
thou
goest
out
with
the
Hoast
against
thine
enemies
,
keepe
thee
from
all
wickednesse
.
So
may
I
say
,
When
thou
goest
to
prepare
and
fit
thy selfe
to
fight
(
as
you
doe
in
your
Martiall
exercises
)
keepe
thee
from
all
wickednesse
.
For
,
what
will
it
auaile
you
,
if
you
could
bee
Conquerours
of
men
,
whilst
you
remaine
captiues
to
Satan
,
slaues
to
your
owne
lusts
?
But
how
can
you
hope
to
preuaile
against
men
,
when
God
himselfe
is
become
your
enemy
?
This
is
that
which
hath
brought
so
much
misery
vpon
your
brethren
,
and
threatens
our
destruction
,
euen
the
sinne
of
Rulers
,
and
subjects
,
Ministers
,
and
people
,
Captaines
and
Souldiers
;
and
yet
the
Lord
may
renew
his
complaint
,
No
man
speakes
aright
,
Ier.
8.12
.
no
man
saith
,
What
haue
I
done
?
Whilst
our
sins
continue
,
flatter
not
your selues
,
neither
trust
in
lying
words
,
saying
,
Ier.
7.
The
Temple
of
the
Lord
(
much
lesse
the
Artillery
Garden
,
&c.
)
for
your
sakes
Sion
shall
be
layd
waste
,
Ieremy
7.
and
the
Lord
will
doe
vnto
vs
,
as
hee
hath
done
to
our
brethren
round
about
vs
.
Wherefore
(
Beloued
in
the
Lord
)
as
you
desire
the
continuance
of
the
Gospell
,
and
of
our
peace
;
as
you
tender
the
welfare
of
Church
and
Common-wealth
;
as
you
affect
the
safety
of
your selues
,
and
families
;
search
out
,
purge
out
the
sinnes
that
prouoke
God
to
wrath
,
from
your
families
,
from
your selues
,
profanenesse
,
couetousnesse
,
pride
,
hypocrisie
,
corrupt
selfe-loue
,
securitie
,
luke-warmenesse
,
and
whatsoeuer
else
in
your
persons
,
places
,
callings
,
companies
,
recreations
,
is
contrary
to
Gods
reuealed
will
,
and
in
stead
of
those
,
consecrate
your
families
,
Deut.
20.
Rom.
12.
your selues
to
God
;
bee
more
holy
,
heauenly-minded
,
humble
,
vpright
,
zealous
,
fruitfull
,
watchfull
in
all
your
wayes
:
so
shall
tenne
of
you
bee
able
to
chase
away
a
hundred
,
and
an
hundred
a
thousand
,
and
a
thousand
ten
thousand
.
2.
For
furniture
and
prouision
of
Armes
]
.
The
Apostle
commends
six
Pieces
to
you
,
out
of
Gods
Armory
:
Christs
Souldiers
may
not
want
any
one
of
them
.
1.
Truth
]
The
first
is
that
which
was
ingrauen
in
a
Saphire
stone
,
and
hanged
about
the
necke
of
the
Egyptian
Iudges
in
a
collar
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Truth
.
This
is
the
ground
of
all
constancie
;
and
therefore
the
Hebrewes
by
one
word
expresse
both
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
This
the
Apostle
calleth
a
Girdle
,
and
it
farre
excels
those
studded
bells
,
wherein
Souldiers
pride
themselues
,
both
in
comlinesse
to
adorne
,
and
in
sufficiencie
to
strengthen
a
Christian
Souldier
against
all
assaults
of
Satan
,
and
discouragements
in
the
world
.
2.
Righteousnesse
,
a
Brest-plate
]
The
second
is
that
,
whereunto
we
laboured
to
perswade
you
in
the
first
direction
,
for
the
qualifying
of
your
persons
,
1.
Iohn
.
3.7
.
2.
Cor.
1.12
.
Acts
11.23
.
Righteousnesse
of
conuersation
,
which
consists
in
a
pure
or
purified
conscience
for
the
time
past
,
and
in
a
resolution
of
proceeding
in
a
righteous
course
,
Reu.
1.6
.
for
the
time
to
come
.
We
are
Priests
vnto
God
our
Father
:
let
vs
present
our selues
before
him
,
and
the
Congregation
of
his
Israel
,
with
this
Brest-plate
,
Exod.
23.
wherein
is
the
true
Vrim
and
Thummim
,
and
wherewith
the
soule
is
more
gloriously
adorned
,
then
Salomon
was
in
all
his
Royalty
:
yea
,
the
Soule
is
not
only
beautified
,
but
also
fortified
by
it
,
Isa.
38.
2.
Cor.
1.12
.
as
you
see
in
Hezekias
case
,
against
the
feare
of
death
;
and
in
Pauls
case
,
against
the
smiting
of
the
tongue
.
3.
The
preparation
of
the
Gospell
of
peace
,
the
leg-harnesse
.
1.
Cor.
3.21
,
22.
The
third
,
is
the
piece
of
furniture
,
which
the
Gospell
doth
helpe
vs
vnto
,
by
reuealing
to
vs
,
1.
That
God
is
reconciled
to
vs
,
in
Christ
.
2.
That
euery
thing
that
can
befall
vs
,
is
made
for
vs
,
yea
,
death
it selfe
;
and
all
tribulations
are
for
our
good
:
This
is
in
stead
of
Greaues
,
or
Leg-harnesse
,
whereby
we
are
inabled
to
passe
thorow
the
roughest
wayes
to
heauen
,
without
discouragement
,
yea
,
in
a
spirituall
sence
,
to
treade
vpon
the
Adder
,
and
the
Basiliske
,
without
hurt
.
Christ
seeing
his
Church
walking
towards
him
thus
shod
,
breakes
forth
into
an
admiration
of
her
:
Cant.
5.1
.
How
beautifull
is
thy
going
with
shooes
,
oh
Virgin
,
daughter
!
The
fourth
is
Faith
,
4.
Faith
the
Shield
.
laying
hold
on
Christ
for
Iustification
,
and
on
the
rest
of
Gods
Word
,
and
speciall
promises
,
for
passing
this
present
life
.
This
is
a
Shield
defending
the
soule
,
not
only
from
foynes
and
blowes
,
but
also
from
the
fiery
Darts
of
the
Deuill
.
By
this
those
Worthies
of
the
Lord
subdued
Kingdomes
,
wrought
righteousnesse
,
obtained
the
promises
,
stopped
the
mouthes
of
Lions
,
quenched
the
violence
of
fire
,
escaped
the
edge
of
the
sword
,
of
weake
,
Heb.
11.33
,
34.
1.
Ioh.
5.4
.
were
made
strong
,
waxed
valiant
in
fight
,
turned
to
flight
the
Armies
of
the
aliens
.
To
conclude
;
It
is
the
victory
,
whereby
we
ouercome
the
world
.
The
fift
is
Hope
,
which
ariseth
from
Faith
,
5.
Hope
an
Helmet
.
and
is
the
expectation
of
good
things
to
come
,
grounded
vpon
the
promises
.
This
like
an
Helmet
will
stand
the
Christian
Souldier
in
much
stead
,
which
keepes
off
many
blowes
and
wounds
from
him
,
which
else
,
as
a
violent
stroke
on
the
head
,
would
amaze
him
,
if
not
quite
cast
him
to
the
around
.
Thus
Steuen
hauing
his
Helmet
on
,
Acts
7.
could
with
courage
looke
his
enemies
in
the
face
,
and
lift
vp
his
eyes
to
heauen
,
with
an
vndanted
mind
,
in
the
midst
of
a
showre
of
stones
cast
at
him
.
And
blessed
Paul
reioyceth
in
tribulation
,
Rom.
5.3
,
4.
vnder
the
hope
of
glory
.
The
sixt
Peece
,
6.
The
word
a
sword
.
is
that
whereby
Gods
mind
is
reuealed
vnto
vs
,
in
such
things
as
concerne
vs
to
know
,
as
a
mans
mind
is
by
his
speech
,
which
is
therefore
called
the
Word
of
God
.
This
is
contained
in
the
Scriptures
,
and
is
called
a
Sword
,
because
of
its
singular
vse
,
both
for
●ffence
,
and
defence
,
as
you
may
see
in
that
single
combate
of
the
Captaine
of
the
Lords
Army
,
Math.
4.
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
with
the
Deuill
.
I
may
say
of
this
,
as
Dauid
said
of
Goliahs
sword
,
Sam.
Giue
me
that
,
there
is
none
to
that
.
A
Christian
Souldier
should
haue
this
sword
alwayes
in
readinesse
,
not
as
swords
are
in
most
houses
and
hands
,
Sam.
hung
vp
by
the
walls
,
or
kept
rusty
in
the
scabberd
:
but
it
should
be
like
the
sword
of
Ioab
,
ready
to
drop
out
of
its
sheath
suddenly
,
and
he
should
vse
it
against
spirituall
wickednesse
,
as
Eliazer
vsed
his
against
the
Philistims
.
2.
Sam
23
10.
The
Text
saith
,
He
smote
the
Philistims
,
vntill
his
hands
was
weary
,
and
husband
claue
vnto
the
sword
.
One
thing
more
must
be
added
,
and
so
I
le
conclude
.
3.
For
the
vse
and
managing
of
this
spirituall
Armour
]
I
will
propound
onely
one
thing
to
bee
done
,
that
is
,
Prayer
,
whereby
Hezekiah
clothed
with
sacke-cloth
,
in
stead
of
a
Coat
of
maile
,
and
hauing
ashes
vpon
hie
head
,
in
stead
of
an
Helmet
,
and
vsing
prayers
in
stead
of
speares
,
and
swords
and
arrowes
,
2.
Chron.
32.9.10
,
Isa.
37.15.36
,
hee
obtained
the
slaughter
of
one
hundred
foure-score
and
fiue
thousand
of
the
Assyrians
in
one
night
.
Asa
by
prayer
,
slew
and
put
to
flight
an
Army
of
tenne
hundred
thousand
,
2.
Chron
14.9
.
to
14.
and
three
hundred
Chariots
of
Ethiopians
.
In
Ecclesiasticall
Histories
wee
read
of
an
Army
of
Christians
,
Euseb.
lib.
5.
Tertul.
in
Apollog
.
which
was
called
Legio
fulminans
,
because
by
prayer
they
obtained
,
that
God
scattered
their
enemies
with
thundring
and
lightning
,
and
refreshed
the
Christians
with
showres
from
aboue
.
Our
owne
times
afford
many
instances
to
the
same
purpose
,
especially
,
that
Mirabilis
annus
,
in
88.
when
the
prayers
of
Gods
people
preuailed
to
raise
the
winds
,
which
scattered
that
Inuincible
Armado
,
whereof
wee
may
say
,
as
Moses
sang
of
Pharaohs
Hoast
:
The
enemie
said
,
I
will
pursue
,
I
will
ouertake
,
I
will
deuide
the
spoile
,
Exod.
15.9
,
10.
my
lust
shall
be
satisfied
vpon
them
;
I
will
drawe
my
sword
,
my
hand
shall
destroy
them
.
Thou
didst
blow
with
thy
wind
,
the
sea
couered
them
,
they
sunke
as
Lead
in
the
mighty
waters
.
Prayer
is
to
euery
piece
of
spirituall
Armour
,
the
same
,
that
exercise
is
to
Armes
,
and
weapons
,
that
whereby
Christian
Souldiers
are
fitted
for
seruice
.
It
holds
alike
true
in
both
;
the
more
exercise
,
the
more
skill
;
the
more
courage
,
the
better
successe
.
Wherefore
be
much
in
prayer
,
in
publike
,
in
priuate
,
in
secret
,
be
assiduous
in
this
dutie
,
be
frequent
in
eiuculations
,
that
your
houses
and
hearts
may
be
purified
,
that
your
fore-fellowship
,
callings
,
recreations
may
be
sanctified
;
that
by
you
and
all
your
indeauours
,
God
may
be
glorified
,
let
it
be
your
ambition
to
be
so
qualified
,
armed
,
and
prepared
to
manage
those
spiritual
weapons
with
a
prayer-full
spirit
,
as
men
by
long
custome
exercised
therein
.
What
wil
it
auaile
you
to
know
the
whole
Discipline
of
warre
?
Doe
not
the
heathen
as
much
?
There
is
more
required
in
you
then
in
other
men
,
in
respect
of
your
Christian
profession
:
for
you
haue
vowed
your selues
to
Christ
in
Baptisme
,
to
fight
vnder
his
Banners
,
against
the
world
,
the
flesh
,
and
the
Deuill
,
and
to
continue
his
faithfull
Souldiers
to
your
liues
end
.
Performe
your
vow
now
,
and
euer
,
in
the
sight
of
this
great
Citty
,
that
euery
one
may
say
,
These
are
the
Lords
Worthies
,
Christian
Souldiers
indeed
.
So
shall
you
be
valiant
in
fight
,
victorious
in
battell
,
and
in
these
Militarie
Exercises
,
the
Head
and
Glory
of
all
the
Artillery
Gardens
in
the
whole
World
.
FINIS
.