THE
Militant
Christian
:
OR
,
THE
GOOD
SOLDIER
OF
JESUS
CHRIST
.
2
Tim
.
2.3
.
Thou
therefore
endure
hardness
,
as
a
good
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
THE
Title
of
this
Epistle
tells
us
who
was
the
Author
of
it
,
and
to
whom
it
was
principally
written
.
And
by
the
Epistle
it self
we
are
informed
when
,
and
from
whence
.
It
was
written
by
Paul
,
from
Rome
,
2
Tim
.
1.17
.
&
1.18
.
when
he
was
a
Prisoner
there
in
the
bonds
of
the
Gospel
.
When
he
was
ready
to
be
offered
up
,
and
the
time
of
his
departure
and
Martyrdom
was
at
hand
.
And
here
note
by
the
way
,
from
the
circumstances
of
the
Epistle
,
That
it
is
no
new
thing
for
the
Ministers
of
Christ
,
to
be
Prisoners
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Paul
was
a
Prisoner
several
times
,
as
well
as
when
he
wrote
this
Epistle
;
In
stripes
,
in
imprisonments
,
2
Cor
.
6.5
.
&c.
Paul
was
a
Pluralist
in
reference
to
his
Stripes
and
Imprisonments
,
but
not
in
reference
to
his
Benefices
and
Livings
.
I
therefore
,
Eph.
4.1
.
the
Prisoner
of
the
Lord
,
beseech
you
,
&c.
So
that
the
wise
Man's
Position
and
Observation
is
in
this
made
good
:
Eccles
.
1.9
.
The
thing
that
hath
been
,
it
is
that
which
shall
be
;
and
that
which
is
done
,
is
that
which
shall
be
done
;
and
there
is
no
new
thing
under
the
Sun.
Peter
and
the
other
Apostles
were
imprisoned
;
they
were
put
in
the
Common
Prison
,
for
about
1600
years
since
.
Jeremiah
the
Prophet
was
put
into
a
Dungeon
,
sticking
in
the
Mire
;
and
divers
others
of
the
Prophets
were
Prisoners
and
Captives
some
hundreds
of
years
before
the
Apostles
times
;
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
revealed
to
his
servant
John
,
That
the
Devil
should
cast
some
of
the
Church
of
Smyrna
into
Prison
.
Rev.
2.10
.
Secondly
,
That
neither
present
Bonds
,
nor
near
approaching
Death
,
should
discourage
Christs
Ministers
and
Servants
from
the
promoting
of
the
Interest
of
Christ
and
the
Gospel
.
When
Paul
was
a
Prisoner
at
Rome
,
and
ready
to
be
beheaded
by
Nero
,
then
did
he
direct
and
encourage
Timothy
to
prosecute
vigorously
the
Interest
of
Christ
and
the
Gospel
.
Christs
Ministers
should
be
like
Sampson
,
Sampson
in
this
was
a
type
of
Christ
.
who
when
his
strength
was
betrayed
from
him
,
when
he
was
fallen
into
his
Enemies
hands
,
Christ
our
Captain
strugled
hardest
for
us
,
when
he
was
most
persecuted
,
and
nearest
his
end
;
when
in
the
Garden
,
&
on
the
Cross
;
and
so
should
Christians
do
for
him
.
Christ
pulled
down
the
pillars
of
Satans
kingdom
,
when
on
the
cross
.
Rev.
2.18
.
and
was
nearest
his
death
;
then
he
pull'd
down
the
Pillars
of
the
house
,
and
did
the
greatest
Exploits
.
And
so
the
servants
of
the
Lord
,
when
they
are
most
restrained
,
and
nearest
their
end
,
should
strive
to
pull
down
the
Pillars
of
Satan's
Kingdom
;
and
do
greatest
exploits
for
the
Kingdom
of
Christ
.
None
struggles
and
wrestles
so
hard
for
life
,
as
the
dying
man
;
and
so
the
dying
Preachers
,
and
dying
Saints
,
should
above
all
others
,
and
then
above
all
times
(
when
the
time
of
their
departure
is
at
hand
)
have
the
strongest
pangs
and
strugling
for
Christ
and
the
Gospel
.
Their
last
works
should
be
their
best
works
.
The
Lord
Jesus
commends
the
Church
of
Thyatira
,
that
her
last
works
were
better
then
the
first
.
Thirdly
,
That
what
the
Wicked
design
,
and
drive
at
,
in
persecuting
and
imprisoning
of
the
Ambassadors
and
Servants
of
God
,
is
not
attained
by
them
.
They
intend
the
obstruction
,
yea
,
Wherein
I
suffer
trouble
as
an
evil
doer
,
unto
bonds
;
but
the
word
of
God
is
not
bound
.
2
Tim
.
2.9
.
the
extinction
of
Gospel-light
,
and
Gospel-purity
;
the
utter
extirpation
of
the
power
of
godliness
,
and
professors
thereof
;
but
you
see
how
much
they
are
disappointed
.
Paul
wrote
this
,
and
several
others
of
his
Epistles
,
from
Prison
.
The
holy
Scriptures
were
enlarged
by
Paul's
Imprisonment
;
and
Gospel-work
went
on
the
more
vigorous
.
Truth
is
like
the
Camomil
,
the
more
it
is
trodden
on
,
the
more
it
grows
.
And
then
both
his
Pen
and
his
Bonds
did
preach
Christ
,
spread
the
Gospel
,
and
confirm
the
Saints
the
more
.
Phil
.
1.12
,
13.
But
I
would
ye
should
understand
,
brethren
,
that
the
things
which
happened
unto
me
,
have
fallen
out
rather
unto
the
furtherance
of
the
Gospel
.
So
that
my
Bonds
in
Christ
are
manifest
in
all
the
Palace
,
and
in
all
other
places
.
●ery
drop
●ay
blood
●all
preach
Christ
,
said
Fabrianus
.
And
many
of
the
brethren
in
the
Lord
waxing
confident
by
my
bonds
,
are
much
more
bold
to
speak
the
word
without
fear
.
Pauls
bonds
did
sound
at
Casar's
Palace
,
and
were
manifested
there
,
and
in
all
other
places
;
and
the
Brethren
were
confirmed
,
and
waxed
the
more
bold
;
and
the
word
was
preached
without
fear
.
The
words
of
Christs
Prisoners
are
next
memorable
and
affecting
to
the
words
of
a
dying
man
.
The
Prisoners
are
Martyrs
in
a
degree
,
and
so
they
spread
the
truth
.
So
that
great
Persecution
we
read
of
at
the
death
of
Stephen
the
Deacon
,
Act.
8.1
,
2
,
3
,
4
how
did
that
tend
to
the
furtherance
of
the
Gospel
,
When
they
were
all
torn
to
pieces
,
and
scattered
abroad
?
Then
they
that
were
scattered
,
went
every
where
preaching
the
Word
.
Knox
Hist
.
of
Scotland
.
Upon
the
occasion
of
burning
Mr.
Patrick
Hamilton
,
said
John
Lindsay
to
Bishop
Bettoun
,
My
Lord
,
if
you
burn
any
more
,
you
will
destroy
y
ur
selves
:
If
you
will
burn
them
,
let
them
be
burnt
in
hollow
Cellars
;
for
the
smoak
of
Mr.
Hamilton
hath
infected
as
many
as
it
blew
upon
.
The
Gospel
gets
ground
by
Persecution
.
When
John
was
banished
into
the
Isle
of
Patmos
,
then
did
the
Lord
Jesus
discover
those
glorious
and
mysterious
truths
contained
in
the
Book
of
the
Revelations
,
which
neither
himself
nor
the
Churches
,
before
●id
know
.
Ah
Sirs
!
God
outshoots
the
wicked
in
their
own
Bow
,
and
makes
the
Bonds
,
the
Banishments
,
yea
the
very
blood
of
his
persecuted
servants
,
to
spread
and
confirm
his
truth
,
and
to
encrease
the
number
of
believers
.
And
this
hath
anciently
been
received
for
a
truth
,
and
now
grown
proverbal
,
(
Sanguis
Martyrum
est
semen
Ecclesiae
)
That
the
blood
of
the
Martyrs
is
the
seed
of
the
Church
.
But
now
to
hasten
to
my
Text
.
In
the
whole
Epistle
are
these
four
things
contained
.
-
1.
The
Inscription
.
-
2.
The
Introduction
.
-
3.
The
Subject
matter
.
-
4.
The
Conclusion
.
The
Text
is
contained
in
the
Third
of
these
,
viz.
The
Subject
matter
of
this
Epistle
.
The
Apostle
having
directed
and
exhorted
Timothy
unto
a
faithful
and
industrious
discharge
of
his
Ministerial
Office
,
both
towards
those
that
were
without
,
and
towards
these
that
were
within
;
he
takes
it
for
granted
,
that
the
faithful
discharge
of
his
duty
in
the
work
of
the
Gospel
,
would
necessarily
expose
him
to
much
hardship
,
persecution
and
affliction
,
as
well
as
it
had
himself
;
and
thence
perswades
him
to
hold
out
,
and
endure
whatever
befalls
him
.
In
the
Text
are
considerable
Three
things
.
-
1.
The
Duty
.
-
2.
The
Motive
.
-
3.
The
Manner
.
First
,
A
Duty
which
Paul
presseth
here
upon
Timothy
,
and
that
is
,
To
endure
hardness
.
Secondly
,
The
Motive
to
it
.
And
that
is
taken
from
his
Relation
to
Jesus
Christ
,
as
his
Soldier
,
Timothy
,
thou
art
a
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
;
thou
hast
entered
and
listed
in
his
service
,
and
thy
service
may
be
hard
.
Do
thou
therefore
endure
hardness
,
because
thou
art
his
Soldier
.
Thirdly
,
The
manner
of
performing
this
duty
.
Endure
hardness
as
a
good
soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Do
thy
duty
,
endure
the
hardness
of
thy
service
,
as
a
good
Soldier
ought
to
do
:
So
that
in
the
words
you
may
take
notice
of
these
two
things
:
First
,
Something
plainly
supposed
.
And
here
are
these
two
things
supposed
,
and
taken
for
granted
:
1.
That
Timothy
is
a
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Paul
makes
use
of
that
Title
,
and
that
Relation
to
Jesus
Christ
,
as
a
Soldier
,
to
press
him
to
his
duty
.
2.
That
the
discharging
of
his
duty
to
Jesus
Christ
,
will
expose
him
to
hardness
.
Secondly
,
Here
is
something
plainly
expressed
;
and
that
is
,
that
he
must
endure
the
hardness
which
is
incident
to
that
Relation
and
Employment
.
Thou
therefore
endure
hardness
as
a
good
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
,
I
shall
briefly
open
these
two
things
in
the
words
,
and
then
give
you
forth
the
Doctrinal
Conclusion
,
which
I
intend
to
prosecute
.
1.
What
we
are
to
understand
by
being
a
Soldier
of
Christ
.
2.
What
it
is
to
endure
hardness
as
a
good
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
The
first
is
taken
in
Scripture
either
Properly
,
{αβγδ}
Miles
.
or
Metaphorically
.
1.
When
it
is
taken
Properly
,
it
is
understood
for
a
person
that
is
employed
in
Military
Affairs
,
and
bears
Military
Arms
,
and
is
under
Military
Command
and
Pay
.
So
was
the
Centurion
and
the
Soldiers
under
him
.
Matt
.
8.9
.
For
I
am
a
man
under
Authority
,
having
Soldiers
under
me
;
and
I
say
to
this
man
,
Go
,
and
he
goeth
;
and
to
another
,
Come
,
and
he
cometh
;
and
to
my
servant
,
Do
this
,
and
he
doth
it
.
2.
When
it
is
taken
Metaphorically
,
then
it
is
to
be
understood
of
a
Christian
that
is
engaged
and
exercised
in
the
holy
Warfare
of
a
Christian
Profession
under
Jesus
Christ
,
to
follow
him
as
his
Captain-General
in
the
Militant
Church
.
And
so
by
way
of
allusion
and
analogy
,
he
is
called
a
Soldier
,
Because
he
hath
his
spiritual
Combats
and
Conflicts
;
and
the
life
of
a
Christian
is
a
life
of
trouble
and
hardness
,
as
the
life
of
a
Soldier
is
;
and
so
we
are
to
understand
by
Soldier
in
the
Text
.
And
then
the
title
of
Soldier
is
not
to
be
appropriated
,
or
applyed
only
to
any
sort
,
or
all
Gospel-Ministers
;
but
indefinite
,
and
in
common
to
all
true
Christians
.
The
title
of
Soldier
is
not
a
discriminating
title
,
to
distinguish
Gospel-Ministers
from
others
,
as
the
titles
of
Ambassador
,
Pastor
,
Evangelist
,
Elder
and
Bishop
do
:
Which
are
titles
appropriated
to
their
Office
:
So
that
Timothy
is
not
called
a
Soldier
(
so
much
)
because
he
is
an
Evangelist
,
as
because
he
is
a
Professor
of
Christ
;
or
at
least
not
only
because
an
Evangelist
.
Secondly
,
To
endure
hardness
as
a
good
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
{αβγδ}
.
Endure
hardness
.
The
word
signifies
,
not
to
be
afflicted
only
,
but
patiently
to
abide
all
kind
of
afflictions
and
injuries
with
a
Christ-like
spirit
,
as
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
did
endure
hardness
,
and
bare
affliction
.
But
more
of
this
in
the
prosecution
of
the
Doctrine
.
And
now
I
am
arrived
at
these
two
Doctrinal
Conclusions
,
which
lie
visible
in
the
words
.
First
,
That
every
true
Christian
is
a
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Secondly
,
That
it
is
the
duty
of
Christs
Soldiers
to
endure
the
hardness
of
that
Relation
to
Jesus
Christ
,
in
their
professing
of
him
.
I
shall
begin
with
the
first
of
these
:
That
every
true
Christian
is
a
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
1.
I
shall
speak
to
it
by
way
of
Proof
and
Demonstration
.
2.
By
way
of
Use
and
Application
.
I
shall
demonstrate
the
truth
of
the
Proposition
,
in
these
following
Conclusions
.
First
,
Every
true
Christian
is
called
and
chosen
by
Jesus
Christ
unto
his
service
.
John
15.19
.
If
you
were
of
the
world
,
the
world
would
love
his
own
;
but
because
you
are
not
of
the
world
,
but
I
have
chosen
you
out
of
the
world
,
therefore
the
world
hateth
you
.
There
was
a
time
when
the
Disciples
of
Christ
,
and
all
other
believers
,
were
of
the
world
,
and
under
the
Regiment
of
the
Prince
of
this
world
,
but
(
through
the
riches
of
his
Grace
)
he
hath
called
and
chosen
them
to
his
own
service
.
And
not
the
Apostles
of
Christ
only
are
thus
called
and
chosen
to
the
service
of
Jesus
Christ
,
but
likewise
all
believers
.
Rom.
1.5
,
6
,
7.
By
whom
we
have
received
Grace
and
Apostleship
for
obedience
to
the
faith
,
among
all
nations
,
for
his
Names
sake
.
Among
whom
ye
also
are
the
called
of
Jesus
Christ
.
To
all
that
be
in
R
me
,
beloved
of
God
,
called
to
be
Saints
.
They
are
called
to
Christs
service
,
and
chosen
to
be
his
Soldiers
.
This
you
may
see
to
be
clear
,
comparing
my
Text
with
the
next
following
verse
.
2
Tim
.
2.3
,
4.
Paul
had
no
sooner
perswaded
Timothy
to
endure
hardness
,
as
a
good
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
;
but
presently
directs
him
how
to
please
Christ
,
who
had
chosen
him
to
be
a
Soldier
.
Secondly
,
Every
true
Christian
hath
accepted
of
Christs
service
,
and
voluntarily
listed
under
him
.
When
Jesus
Christ
doth
conquer
,
and
encline
the
wills
of
poor
sinners
towards
himself
,
they
come
away
volunteers
unto
him
,
and
list
themselves
under
him
.
Psal
.
110.3
.
Thy
people
shall
be
willing
in
the
day
of
thy
power
.
Others
many
times
do
press
and
force
men
into
their
service
,
and
keep
them
by
force
when
they
have
gotten
them
;
but
Jesus
Christ
brings
over
the
wills
of
his
Soldiers
unto
himself
.
It
is
said
,
2
C●r
.
8.5
.
But
first
gave
their
own
selves
to
the
Lord
,
and
unto
us
by
the
will
of
God
.
As
Christ
gives
himself
to
believers
,
so
they
also
give
themselves
unto
him
.
That
is
a
glorious
Prophesie
of
Jesus
Christ
,
shewing
how
sweetly
he
brings
over
sinners
unto
himself
.
Isa
11.10
.
And
in
that
day
there
shall
be
a
root
of
Jesse
,
which
shall
stand
for
an
ensign
of
the
people
;
to
it
shall
the
Gentiles
seek
,
&c.
Thirdly
,
Every
true
Christian
hath
his
Arms
and
Weapons
appointed
him
,
and
given
forth
unto
him
,
by
Jesus
Christ
.
We
may
see
the
Christians
Armory
,
a
whole
Catalogue
of
it
,
Eph.
6.11
,
12
,
13
,
14
,
15
,
16
,
17.
There
is
spiritual
Furniture
and
Armour
for
the
Christian
,
Capapee
,
from
head
to
foot
;
there
is
the
whole
,
and
the
holy
Armour
of
God
.
{αβγδ}
signifies
such
compleat
Armour
as
covers
all
the
body
,
and
leaves
no
part
unfenced
.
There
is
the
Breast-plate
of
Righteousness
,
to
secure
and
safe-guard
the
heart
,
which
is
the
chiefest
place
of
all
.
And
there
is
the
Girdle
of
Truth
,
to
fasten
the
Breast-plate
,
and
gird
about
the
loyns
,
for
the
strengthning
of
the
body
.
And
there
is
Armour
for
the
feet
,
to
secure
them
in
going
on
,
that
the
Christian
may
stand
secure
,
and
march
safe
;
Having
your
Feet
shod
with
the
Preparation
of
the
Gospel
of
Peace
,
which
some
say
is
understood
of
Patience
in
enduring
and
holding
out
.
There
is
the
Helmet
of
Salvation
for
the
head
,
and
the
Sword
of
the
Spirit
for
the
hand
,
and
the
Shield
of
Faith
to
carry
before
him
,
to
save
the
fore
part
of
the
Christian
.
Here
you
see
Christs
Soldier
in
his
Arms
compleat
;
Here
is
Armour
offensive
and
defensive
,
which
Jesus
Christ
hath
given
forth
to
the
Christian
,
whereby
he
is
fitred
for
any
service
,
and
to
encounter
with
any
Enemies
whatsoever
:
Every
truth
of
Christs
word
,
and
every
grace
of
his
spirit
,
is
a
part
of
the
Christians
Armour
.
Now
what
should
the
Christian
do
in
Christs
Furniture
?
why
should
he
bear
his
Arms
,
if
he
were
not
his
Soldier
?
Fourthly
,
The
Christian
hath
his
Warfare
appointed
him
,
and
his
Enemies
discovered
to
him
,
and
is
commissioned
(
with
his
Spiritual
Weapons
and
Armour
)
to
conflict
with
them
.
The
Lord
Jesu
Christ
hath
commissioned
every
Christian
to
enter
the
Combat
with
all
his
Enemies
,
whether
Foreign
or
Domestick
,
whether
External
or
Internal
,
whether
Secret
or
Open
.
There
is
no
General
in
the
world
can
have
a
more
ample
and
universal
Commission
,
then
that
which
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
given
to
every
Christian
.
First
,
There
are
Foreign
and
External
Enemies
,
which
are
without
the
Christian
,
and
they
are
to
be
reduced
unto
these
four
heads
.
-
1.
The
Prince
of
the
world
.
-
2.
The
Men
of
the
world
:
-
3.
The
Lusts
of
the
world
.
-
4.
The
things
of
the
world
.
First
,
There
is
the
Prince
of
the
world
,
The
great
Dragon
,
the
old
Serpent
,
called
the
Devil
,
Revel
.
12.9
.
Here
are
four
sad
Epathites
given
to
this
cruel
Enemy
of
the
Militant
Church
.
and
Satan
:
The
Captain-General
of
the
Hellish
Militia
,
that
makes
War
against
the
Lord
Christ
,
and
his
Church
;
and
every
Christian
hath
a
plenary
Commission
to
enter
the
List
,
and
engage
and
fight
those
Principalities
and
Powers
,
those
spiritual
wickednesses
in
high
places
.
The
Devil
bids
defiance
,
and
proclaims
open
War
against
Christ
and
Christians
,
and
all
Christians
are
commissioned
to
the
best
of
their
skill
,
and
the
utmost
of
their
power
,
to
pur
on
their
spiritual
Furniture
,
and
to
resist
the
Devil
,
Eph.
6.11
,
12.
Put
on
the
whole
Armour
of
God
,
that
ye
may
be
able
to
stand
against
the
wiles
of
the
Devil
;
for
we
wrestle
not
against
flesh
and
blood
,
but
against
principalities
and
power
,
against
the
Rulers
of
darkness
of
this
world
,
against
spiritual
wickedness
in
high
places
.
Secondly
,
There
are
the
men
of
the
world
,
who
are
the
subjects
of
this
Prince
of
darkness
,
the
Soldiers
of
this
Captain-General
,
the
Militia
of
Hell
,
the
Auxiliaries
of
the
Devil
,
the
Seed
of
this
old
Serpent
.
They
have
the
same
enmity
in
their
natures
against
Christ
and
believers
,
rhat
is
in
the
Devil
.
Joh
.
8.44
.
Ye
are
of
your
Father
the
Devil
,
and
the
lusts
of
your
Father
ye
will
do
;
he
was
a
murd
r●r
from
the
beginning
.
Now
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
commissioned
every
Christian
(
with
his
spiritual
weapons
)
to
conflict
with
them
,
{αβγδ}
.
Jude
3.
compared
with
v.
4.
It
imports
an
hot
and
violent
fight
,
and
instant
contention
.
Leighs
Crit
.
Sac
.
p.
95
and
to
contend
earnestly
for
the
Faith
which
was
once
delivered
unto
the
Saints
;
for
there
are
ungodly
men
crept
in
unawares
,
&c.
Ungodly
men
that
do
oppose
truth
and
holiness
;
and
with
these
(
like
valiant
Soldiers
)
they
must
contend
earnestly
,
they
must
hold
fast
truth
and
holiness
,
let
the
men
of
the
world
be
never
so
much
enraged
against
them
,
to
hate
,
malign
,
and
persecute
them
.
Thirdly
,
There
is
the
lusts
and
wickedness
of
the
world
.
The
whole
world
(
saith
John
the
Apostle
)
lieth
in
wickedness
.
1
John
5.19
.
And
as
the
whole
world
of
the
unregenerate
lieth
in
wickedness
,
so
there
is
much
of
that
wickedness
also
,
that
lieth
in
,
and
dwelleth
in
the
Heaven-born
ones
themselves
;
Jam
.
4
.
1.
{αβγδ}
Quum
de
duce
exercitus
dicitus
,
est
expeditionem
suscipio
est
hello
invado
quum
de
milite
significat
milito
.
{αβγδ}
.
they
have
their
lusts
that
war
in
their
members
;
and
the
believer
is
to
oppose
and
resist
all
sin
in
the
highest
degree
.
Not
only
to
avoid
evil
,
but
the
very
appearance
of
evil
.
The
word
signifieth
a
shape
or
representation
of
a
thing
,
rather
then
the
thing
it self
.
The
shape
or
image
of
sin
is
to
be
avoided
as
a
dangerous
enemy
,
whether
extrinsecal
or
intrinsecal
,
whilst
't
is
but
in
the
Embryo
,
in
the
bud
or
blossom
;
when
sin
is
but
in
its
appearance
,
every
Christian
is
to
appear
against
it
.
Fourthly
,
There
are
the
things
of
the
World
,
both
adverse
and
prosperous
;
the
one
against
the
Christian
by
threats
,
menaces
,
and
dismal
frowns
;
and
the
other
by
treacherous
smiles
,
and
fawning
insinuations
;
and
both
these
are
dangerous
Enemies
to
a
Christian
.
The
Apostle
musters
up
a
whole
Army
of
these
;
The
Afflictions
,
Rom.
8.35
,
36
Crosses
and
Persecutions
of
the
world
,
as
being
got
into
the
open
field
,
and
drawn
up
in
Battalian
against
Believers
.
Tribulation
,
distress
,
persecution
,
famine
,
nakedness
,
peril
,
sword
,
killing
all
the
day
long
,
and
b●ing
accounted
as
sheep
for
the
slaughter
.
The
Lord
Jesus
,
the
Captain-General
of
our
salvation
,
was
pursued
by
the
afflictions
of
the
world
.
Isa
.
53.3
.
He
was
a
man
of
sorrows
,
and
acquainted
with
gri●f
;
and
herein
he
did
lead
the
Van
,
and
left
an
example
,
1
Pet
.
2.21
.
that
Christians
should
follow
his
steps
.
And
for
the
prosperous
things
of
the
world
,
they
have
their
hooks
and
snares
hid
under
their
pleasant
baits
;
and
their
flatteries
and
allurements
are
more
dangerous
then
the
former
,
because
they
lye
more
●ccult
and
secret
;
they
come
like
Judas
,
with
their
Hail
Master
,
and
betray
:
And
like
Dalilah
to
Sampson
,
to
fawn
and
flatter
on
them
,
to
find
out
their
strength
,
and
cut
it
off
.
The
riches
,
honours
,
and
pleasures
of
the
world
,
have
their
snares
and
stings
.
They
that
will
be
rich
,
1
Tim
.
6.9
.
fall
into
temptation
,
and
a
snare
,
and
into
many
foolish
and
hurtful
lusts
,
which
drown
men
in
perdition
and
destruction
.
This
is
that
part
of
the
world
that
the
Devil
tempted
the
Lord
Jesus
withal
,
when
he
shewed
him
all
the
Kingdoms
of
the
world
,
Mat
.
4.8
.
and
the
glory
of
them
.
And
so
the
Devil
and
Corruption
works
by
these
to
duck-coy
and
ensnare
the
Saints
.
Many
sinners
are
utterly
destroyed
by
worldly
prosperity
.
The
prosperity
of
fools
shall
destroy
them
.
Prov.
1.32
.
And
whereas
Adversity
(
with
Saul
)
slayeth
his
Thousands
,
Prosperity
(
with
David
)
slayeth
his
Ten
thousands
.
It
destroyeth
the
wicked
,
and
it
pierceth
,
woundeth
and
endangereth
many
a
Saint
.
Fifthly
and
lastly
.
Every
true
Christian
is
under
the
absolute
and
indispensible
Command
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
When
he
commissioned
his
disciples
to
preach
and
baptize
,
they
were
to
teach
,
That
all
Christs
Commands
should
be
observed
▪
Teaching
them
to
observe
all
things
whatsoever
I
command
you
.
Mat
.
28.19
,
20
John
17.8
.
I
have
given
them
the
words
which
thou
gavest
me
,
and
they
have
received
them
.
Some
have
defined
a
Soldier
to
be
one
that
is
ou●
of
his
own
command
,
and
out
of
his
own
dispose
;
but
is
at
the
Command
and
Dispose
of
another
;
and
so
is
the
Christian
,
he
is
not
at
his
own
command
and
dispose
,
but
under
the
Command
of
Jesu●
Christ
.
2
Cor
.
6.20
.
And
ye
are
not
your
own
,
for
ye
are
bough●
with
a
price
.
He
bought
and
redeemed
all
true
believers
with
the
price
of
his
own
blood
,
to
his
own
service
;
and
so
he
commands
them
upon
accompt
of
the
Title
he
hath
to
them
,
and
the
Interest
he
hath
in
them
.
He
hath
more
then
the
Creation-right
unto
them
,
they
are
his
by
Purchase
;
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
redeemed
them
from
the
miserable
bondage
,
captivity
and
slavery
of
Sin
and
Satan
,
that
they
should
be
his
own
,
and
serve
him
for
ever
.
That
we
being
delivered
from
the
hands
of
our
Enemies
,
might
serve
him
without
fear
,
in
holines●
and
righteousness
before
him
all
the
days
of
our
life
.
Much
more
might
be
said
,
for
proof
and
demonstration
of
the
truth
of
the
Doctrine
;
but
summ
up
the
particulars
of
what
hath
been
said
,
and
the
total
will
amount
to
enough
to
pass
this
for
an
unundoubted
truth
,
That
every
true
Christian
is
a
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
I
shall
come
now
to
improve
and
apply
the
Doctrine
.
And
I
shall
speak
but
to
one
Use
of
this
Doctrine
,
and
so
pass
to
the
next
:
Which
shall
be
to
exhort
Christs
Soldiers
to
observe
his
words
of
Command
,
and
to
acquit
themselves
as
good
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Put
on
,
and
handle
your
spiritual
Arms.
The
first
Word
of
Command
.
This
is
the
first
Word
of
Command
in
Military
Discipline
,
and
this
is
the
first
of
Command
of
Jesus
Christ
,
your
great
Commander
and
Captain-General
,
that
I
shall
press
upon
you
.
And
take
it
in
the
Scripture-dialect
and
form
of
sound
words
,
as
the
Apostle
hath
it
,
Eph.
6.11
,
13.
Wherefore
take
unto
you
,
and
put
on
the
whole
Armour
of
God
.
Put
on
all
your
spiritual
furniture
,
every
grace
of
the
spirit
,
not
only
in
the
habit
,
but
in
the
exercise
,
life
and
power
:
Do
not
think
it
enough
that
you
put
on
the
habits
of
Grace
;
you
must
put
on
,
and
handle
Grace
in
its
exercise
.
A
Soldier
is
but
little
the
better
that
he
hath
Arms
delivered
him
,
if
he
do
not
handle
them
,
and
use
them
;
and
so
it
is
with
a
Christian
.
And
here
let
me
mind
you
of
these
Three
things
:
1.
That
you
see
that
it
be
true
Armour
of
God
that
you
do
put
on
.
There
is
a
great
deal
of
false
,
counterfeit
Armour
in
the
World
,
take
heed
that
you
be
not
cheated
with
it
:
There
is
the
Armour
of
common
Gifts
,
and
common
Grace
,
which
hypocrites
put
on
and
handle
;
but
you
must
put
on
special
saving
Grace
,
that
accompanies
salvation
;
those
better
things
,
and
things
that
accompany
salvation
,
which
the
Apostle
speaks
of
;
that
is
,
those
things
that
Apostates
and
Hypocrites
never
had
,
notwithstanding
their
splendid
gifts
,
and
raised
parts
.
Ah
Christians
!
look
that
you
put
on
,
and
handle
that
Faith
which
overcomes
the
world
,
which
John
speaks
of
,
1
John
5.4
.
And
this
is
the
Victory
that
overcometh
the
world
,
even
our
faith
.
Look
that
you
take
unto
you
the
right
Shield
,
the
right
Breast-plate
,
the
right
Helmet
,
the
right
Sword
,
&c.
See
that
your
works
are
wrought
of
God
,
that
they
are
perfect
before
God
;
be
sure
it
is
the
truth
of
God
,
and
the
holiness
of
God
.
Let
us
therefore
cast
off
the
works
of
darkness
,
Rom.
13.12
.
and
let
us
put
on
the
armour
of
light
.
Take
heed
that
you
be
not
cheated
with
Armour
of
darkness
instead
of
Armour
of
light
;
do
not
put
on
counterfeit
Grace
for
true
:
And
the
Errors
of
Antichrists
forging
,
and
Humane
Invention
,
for
the
true
Armour
of
God
.
No
Armour
is
safe
,
but
what
is
of
God
.
2.
Put
on
,
and
handle
all
your
Arms.
Put
on
,
and
exercise
every
Grace
,
and
every
Truth
;
every
Grace
of
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
and
every
Truth
of
the
Word
of
Christ
,
is
a
piece
of
spiritual
Armour
,
and
all
must
be
put
on
;
the
whole
armour
of
God
must
be
put
on
;
and
therefore
add
one
Grace
unto
another
,
until
you
have
put
on
all
Grace
:
Add
to
your
faith
,
2
Pet
.
5.6
,
7.
vertue
;
and
to
vertue
,
knowledg
;
and
to
knowledg
,
temperance
;
and
to
temperance
,
patience
;
and
to
patience
,
godliness
;
and
to
godliness
,
brotherly
kindness
;
and
to
brotherly
kindness
,
charity
.
Never
leave
adding
,
and
putting
on
of
Grace
,
until
you
have
put
on
and
exercised
all
Grace
.
And
so
put
on
likewise
every
Truth
of
God
;
cover
your selves
with
Grace
and
Truth
,
from
top
to
toe
:
Satan
is
a
skilful
wartier
,
a
cunning
fencer
,
and
he
will
make
his
play
where
he
hath
most
advantage
to
harm
you
:
If
the
Helmet
be
not
put
on
,
a
Soldier
may
be
wounded
in
the
head
,
and
if
the
Breast-plate
be
not
on
,
the
Christian
may
be
wounded
at
the
heart
.
Put
on
every
truth
,
and
every
Command
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
herein
you
will
acquit
your selves
the
Soldiers
,
yea
the
friends
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Ye
are
my
Friends
if
you
do
whatsoever
I
command
you
.
Yield
the
same
subjection
to
Jesus
Christ
,
as
the
Centurion's
Soldiers
did
to
him
,
Mat
.
8.9
.
And
have
Soldiers
under
me
,
and
I
say
to
one
go
;
and
he
goeth
,
and
to
another
come
,
and
he
cometh
;
and
to
my
servant
,
do
this
,
and
he
doth
it
.
O
Brethren
and
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
do
you
likewise
be
at
the
beck
and
check
of
Christ
;
receive
and
obey
every
truth
of
Christ
,
that
the
Lord
Jesus
may
not
complain
of
you
,
as
he
did
of
those
Complemental
Professors
;
And
why
call
ye
me
Lord
,
Lord
,
and
do
not
the
things
that
I
say
?
Luk
.
6.46
.
Thirdly
,
Put
on
,
and
use
every
piece
and
part
of
your
Spiritual
Armour
,
in
its
right
and
proper
place
;
you
have
Armour
for
every
part
compleatly
fitted
(
where
you
have
need
to
wear
it
,
and
use
it
)
and
for
every
time
and
occasion
when
you
have
need
to
exercise
it
.
Put
on
and
exercise
every
grace
in
its
proper
place
and
time
,
this
is
the
duty
,
the
beauty
,
and
safety
of
Christs
Soldiers
;
Rom.
12.12
.
Rejoycing
in
hope
,
patient
in
tribulation
,
continuing
constant
in
prayer
.
Sometimes
a
Christian
hath
need
to
exercise
one
grace
,
and
sometimes
another
;
and
sometimes
divers
graces
at
once
.
Sometimes
Faith
is
the
bearing
and
most
necessary
grace
to
be
used
;
and
above
all
you
must
put
on
Faith
,
Eph.
6.16
.
the
S
ield
of
Faith
;
above
all
,
the
shield
of
Faith
must
be
put
on
:
Sometimes
Patience
,
and
then
you
must
in
patience
possess
your
Souls
.
Sometimes
both
,
Rev.
13.10
.
and
then
,
Here
is
the
patience
and
the
faith
of
the
Saints
.
Sometimes
Love
is
the
bearing-grace
,
1
Joh
.
5.3
.
and
then
the
Commandments
of
Christ
are
made
easie
.
Sometimes
the
grace
of
Joy
is
most
proper
,
Jam
.
5.13
.
and
sometimes
godly
sorrow
.
If
any
among
you
be
afflicted
let
him
pray
;
is
any
merry
?
let
him
sing
Psalmes
.
And
so
put
on
and
exercise
every
truth
of
Christ
in
its
proper
place
and
season
.
Prov.
25.11
.
A
word
fitly
spoken
,
is
like
Apples
of
Gold
in
pictures
of
S
lver
.
I
have
many
things
to
say
unto
you
(
saith
Jesus
Christ
to
his
Disciples
)
but
ye
cannot
bear
them
now
.
Joh
.
16.12
.
How
did
the
Lord
Jesus
make
use
of
one
truth
after
another
,
in
their
places
and
seasons
!
Mat
.
4.
from
ver
,
to
the
11.
When
the
Prince
of
this
world
made
an
onset
on
him
,
how
did
he
answer
every
Temptation
with
a
suitable
It
is
written
.
Scriptum
est
?
He
put
on
truth
in
its
proper
place
and
season
,
and
so
overcame
the
Devil
:
And
so
the
Soldiers
of
Christ
must
exercise
and
use
the
sword
of
the
Spirit
as
their
Captain-General
hath
shewed
them
.
Ah
Christians
!
put
your
Graces
in
exercise
in
their
proper
places
;
and
so
put
on
,
and
exercise
truth
in
its
proper
place
:
Put
on
truth
in
the
heart
as
well
as
in
the
head
;
the
heart
is
the
most
proper
place
for
the
Word
of
God
.
The
Word
must
be
received
into
good
and
honest
Luk
.
8.15
.
hearts
.
Ah
Christians
!
let
the
Word
of
Christ
,
and
the
grace
of
Christ
dwell
richly
in
y●u
.
And
this
is
the
first
word
of
Command
which
(
from
Jesus
Christ
)
I
press
upon
you
.
Secondly
.
Set
your
Watch
,
and
keep
it
strict
.
The
second
word
of
command
.
This
is
another
of
Christs
words
o●
Command
.
How
often
is
Jesus
Christ
inculcating
this
word
of
Command
and
Christian-duty
upon
his
Disciples
and
Soldiers
?
Much
of
a
Soldiers
duty
lies
in
watching
;
and
so
do
much
of
a
Christians
.
Mar.
13.33
,
34
,
35
,
37.
There
is
Watching
prest
on
in
all
those
4
Verses
,
Watch
,
watch
,
watch
,
And
what
I
say
unto
you
,
I
say
unto
all
men
,
Watch
.
A
man
cannot
be
a
good
Soldier
without
watching
;
neither
can
a
man
be
a
good
Christian
without
watching
.
Oh
the
much
watching-work
that
Christs
Soldiers
have
appointed
them
!
There
is
watching
required
to
every
duty
,
and
in
every
duty
.
Mat
.
26.41
.
1
Pet
.
4.7
.
Luk
.
21.36
.
2
Tim
.
4.5
.
Sometimes
it
is
Watch
and
pray
;
Sometimes
Watch
unto
prayer
;
Sometimes
it
is
Watch
and
pray
always
;
Sometimes
it
is
Watch
in
all
things
.
But
I
shall
amplifie
this
duty
a
little
in
few
Particulars
,
that
you
may
see
what
need
there
is
of
it
.
First
.
Watching
required
unto
every
Duty
.
There
is
watching
required
unto
every
Duty
,
that
it
be
not
neglected
.
Watch
unto
prayer
,
as
before
;
and
there
is
reason
for
watching
unto
every
other
duty
,
as
there
is
for
that
;
and
then
there
is
Watching
in
prayer
;
and
so
there
is
the
same
required
for
every
other
duty
.
All
Duties
must
be
watched
unto
for
the
matter
of
them
,
that
they
be
performed
;
and
then
we
must
watch
in
them
,
that
we
perform
them
in
a
right
manner
.
Many
enemies
to
be
watched
Secondly
.
There
be
many
Enemies
to
be
watched
against
,
both
Foreign
and
Domestick
,
External
and
Internal
.
Foreign
enemies
must
be
watched
.
First
.
Foreign
Enemies
from
without
must
be
watched
against
.
1.
The
Devil
to
be
watched
against
.
1.
The
Devil
,
that
formidable
,
cruel
,
malicious
,
subtile
enemy
must
be
watched
diligently
;
for
he
is
always
watching
,
waiting
,
and
seeking
to
devour
.
1
Pet
.
5.8
.
You
may
see
abundantly
what
cause
we
have
to
watch
this
enemy
in
Mr.
Brook
his
excellent
Treatise
of
his
precious
Remedies
against
Satans
devices
.
Be
sober
,
be
vigilant
,
because
your
adversary
the
Devil
,
as
a
roaring
Lion
,
walketh
about
,
seeking
whom
he
may
devour
.
He
was
for
winnowing
of
Peter
,
for
buffeting
of
Paul
,
and
was
so
bold
as
to
set
upon
the
Lord
Jesus
himself
;
he
hath
his
fiery
darts
to
cast
,
his
impoisoned
arrows
to
shoot
,
and
all
kind
of
stratagems
and
devices
to
destroy
souls
;
how
subtily
did
he
deceive
our
first
Parents
,
when
in
a
state
of
Innocency
?
and
ever
since
it
hath
been
his
great
work
to
destroy
souls
:
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
be
sure
to
stand
on
your
Watch-tower
,
What
was
said
of
Marcellus
the
Roman
General
,
may
be
truly
said
of
the
Devil
,
that
he
cannot
be
quiet
,
Nec
victos
,
nec
victus
;
Neither
conquered
,
nor
conqueror
.
and
set
out
your
Sentinels
,
keep
out
your
Scouts
and
Perdues
,
that
you
be
not
hurt
by
the
Ephes
.
6.11
.
{αβγδ}
,
insidiae
,
the
word
signifies
Artificial
,
crafty
conveyance
of
matters
,
winding
up
and
down
,
and
turning
every
way
to
get
the
greatest
advantage
.
wiles
,
temptations
,
injections
,
or
machinations
of
the
old
Serpent
the
Devil
;
he
will
use
both
force
and
flattery
to
do
you
mischief
,
and
therefore
be
sure
to
watch
against
him
.
2.
The
wicked
of
the
world
to
be
watched
●gainst
.
2.
The
wicked
of
the
world
do
call
for
your
watching
;
for
they
watch
for
your
haltings
to
do
you
a
mischief
,
and
to
dishonour
Christ
.
The
Wicked
watcheth
the
Righteous
,
and
seeketh
to
slay
him
.
Oh!
watch
and
walk
so
,
that
your
enemies
with
their
most
critical
observation
,
may
have
no
just
occasion
to
speak
evil
of
you
,
or
to
calumniate
or
accuse
you
,
but
in
the
things
of
your
God
,
as
was
said
of
Daniel
.
Dan
.
6.5
.
You
have
need
to
keep
up
your
watch
exceeding
strict
,
in
reference
to
divers
sorts
of
wicked
men
;
some
of
them
watch
and
wait
to
reproach
and
persecute
;
others
there
be
that
lie
in
wait
to
deceive
,
to
poison
you
with
error
and
wickedness
,
to
seduce
you
from
the
pure
Doctrine
and
Ordinances
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Eph.
4.14
.
That
we
be
no
more
henceforth
Children
tossed
to
and
fro
,
and
carried
about
with
every
wind
of
Doctrine
by
the
slight
of
men
,
and
cunning
craftiness
,
whereby
they
lie
in
wait
to
deceive
.
Beware
of
men
,
Mat
.
10.17
.
Mat
.
7.15
.
(
saith
Christ
)
beware
of
false
Prophets
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
watch
and
beware
,
because
of
wicked
men
.
Blessed
is
he
that
watcheth
and
keepeth
his
Garments
.
Rev.
16.15
.
3.
The
things
of
the
world
must
be
watch'd
,
3.
The
things
of
the
world
must
be
watch'd
.
whether
adverse
,
or
prosperous
.
1.
The
adverse
things
of
the
world
must
be
watched
,
that
they
do
not
surprise
us
when
they
come
,
nor
sink
us
when
they
fall
upon
us
.
Job
was
good
at
watching
this
way
,
Job
3.25
.
For
the
thing
that
I
feared
greatly
,
is
come
upon
me
;
and
that
which
I
was
afraid
of
is
come
unto
me
.
Afflictions
and
persecutions
must
be
watched
,
that
we
be
not
offended
when
they
arise
.
We
read
in
the
Parable
of
the
Sower
,
that
the
stony
ground
is
he
that
heareth
the
word
,
and
anon
with
joy
receiveth
it
,
but
when
persecution
or
tribulation
ariseth
because
of
the
Word
,
by
and
by
he
is
offended
.
Mat
.
13.20
,
21.
And
blessed
(
saith
Christ
)
is
he
,
whosoever
shall
not
be
offended
in
me
.
Mat
.
11.6
.
And
blessed
is
he
that
so
watcheth
,
as
not
to
be
offended
in
Christ
when
afflictions
and
persecutions
comes
on
.
2.
The
prosperous
things
of
the
world
must
be
watched
,
that
they
do
not
beguile
and
betray
the
Soul
.
If
Moses
had
not
kept
up
a
strict
watch
against
the
dangers
of
worldly
prosperity
,
he
could
never
have
made
such
an
honourable
and
honest
retreat
from
them
,
to
save
himself
harmless
from
them
,
as
we
find
he
did
.
By
faith
Moses
when
he
was
come
to
years
,
Heb
.
11.23
,
24
,
25.
refused
to
be
called
the
Son
of
Pharaohs
daughter
;
chusing
rather
to
suffer
affliction
with
the
people
of
God
,
then
to
enjoy
the
pleasure
of
sin
for
a
season
,
&c.
If
he
had
not
kept
up
a
strict
watch
,
he
could
never
have
made
such
a
blessed
choice
,
and
made
such
an
honourable
retreat
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
watch
against
all
worldly
prosperity
,
for
it
is
for
your
lives
;
how
many
have
been
pierced
thorough
by
it
with
many
sorrows
?
how
many
have
been
drawn
into
a
snare
,
1
Tim
.
6.9
.
and
many
foolish
and
hurtful
lusts
,
which
have
drowned
men
in
perdition
and
destruction
?
Watch
therefore
against
all
the
prosperous
things
of
the
World
.
When
Basil
was
tempted
with
money
and
preferment
,
he
answered
,
Give
me
money
that
must
last
for
ever
,
and
honour
that
may
eternally
flourish
.
Galeasius
when
under
the
like
temptation
,
notably
answered
,
Their
money
perish
with
them
,
that
accounts
not
one
days
communion
with
Christ
better
then
all
the
world
.
4.
The
lusts
and
wickedness
of
the
world
must
be
watched
against
.
4.
The
lusts
and
wickedness
of
the
world
must
be
watched
against
,
whether
external
or
internal
;
whether
corporeal
,
or
spiritual
:
How
can
lusts
and
wickedness
be
shunned
;
how
can
we
escape
the
corruption
that
is
in
the
world
through
lusts
,
(
as
the
Apostle
hath
it
)
if
it
be
not
watched
?
Remember
always
that
word
of
the
Lord
Jesus
to
his
Disciples
,
Watch
and
pray
,
that
ye
enter
not
into
temptation
.
Mat
.
26.41
.
Secondly
,
Domestick
enemies
must
be
watched
.
Watch
especially
your
Domestick
enemies
,
for
they
are
the
worst
and
most
dangerous
.
Sin
is
a
wretched
,
treacherous
Inmate
,
an
enemy
got
inro
the
soul
;
and
't
is
always
working
to
do
us
hurt
.
For
the
flesh
lusteth
against
the
spirit
,
Gal.
5.17
.
2
Pet
.
1.4
.
&c.
Abstain
from
fleshly
lusts
which
war
against
the
soul
.
Verily
,
there
is
much
need
of
watching
our selves
,
and
●●aying
with
that
godly
ancient
Libera
,
Me
a
malo
isto
homine
me
ipso
.
)
Lord
deliver
me
from
that
evil
man
,
my self
.
The
nearer
an
enemy
is
,
the
more
dangerous
:
the
thief
in
the
house
hath
more
need
of
watching
,
then
those
more
remote
.
There
is
need
of
a
world
of
watching
in
this
Microcosm
,
this
little
world
,
the
Isle
of
man
:
Oh
the
many
ports
and
parts
that
are
to
be
watched
,
the
many
guards
that
are
to
be
kept
,
the
many
Centinels
that
are
to
be
set
forth
!
there
are
out-guards
to
be
watched
,
and
in-guards
to
be
watched
;
all
the
members
and
sences
of
the
body
,
all
the
powers
and
faculties
of
the
soul
must
be
watched
;
every
passion
and
every
lust
must
be
watched
,
if
ever
a
Christian
will
dwell
safe
.
All
the
senses
and
members
(
as
so
many
guards
)
have
need
of
watching
,
that
sin
do
not
go
in
or
out
at
them
,
or
be
acted
by
them
.
1.
There
must
be
a
strict
watch
set
,
The
eyes
must
be
watched
.
and
Centinels
put
forth
at
the
Eye
.
How
did
sin
enter
our
first
Parents
at
the
eye
,
looking
on
the
beauty
of
the
fruit
?
How
dangerously
did
David
fall
,
for
want
of
watching
his
eyes
?
how
did
the
beauty
of
Bathsheba
open
a
passage
through
the
eye
,
for
Adultery
to
insinuate
it self
in
first
,
and
murder
to
march
Master
.
Deut
.
15.9
.
Prov.
23.6
.
2
Pet
.
2.14
.
We
read
in
Scripture
of
an
evil
eye
,
of
an
envious
eye
,
of
a
proud
look
,
of
eyes
full
of
adultery
,
&c.
And
then
is
there
not
need
of
watching
this
gate
?
Job
31.1
.
I
made
a
Covenant
with
mi●e
eyes
,
&c.
The
Tongue
must
be
watched
.
Psal
.
39.1
.
2.
And
so
the
Tongue
must
be
watched
.
David
kept
a
watch
upon
his
Tongue
;
and
least
his
own
watch
should
not
be
strict
enough
,
he
desires
the
Lord
likewise
to
set
a
watch
at
that
passage
,
that
no
iniquity
might
sally
out
.
Psal
.
141.3
.
Set
a
watch
(
O
Lord
)
before
my
mouth
,
keep
the
door
of
my
lips
.
If
for
every
idle
word
(
as
the
Lord
Jesus
tells
us
)
we
must
give
an
account
in
the
day
of
Judgment
:
Mat
.
12.36
.
1
Pet
.
2.1
.
Eph.
4.29
.
If
we
are
forbidden
all
evil
speaking
,
and
that
our
words
should
minister
grace
unto
the
hearers
:
If
there
be
those
that
watch
us
so
exactly
to
make
men
offenders
for
a
word
;
and
if
the
tongue
be
a
fire
,
and
a
world
of
iniquity
,
Jam
.
3.6
.
(
as
the
Apostle
said
)
then
there
is
need
of
a
world
of
watching
about
the
Tongue
.
The
Ear
must
be
watched
.
Jam
.
1.19
.
3.
The
Ear
must
be
watched
,
that
is
a
passage
where
sin
doth
enter
the
soul
.
As
the
Tongue
must
be
watch'd
that
it
be
slow
to
speak
,
so
the
Ear
must
be
watch'd
that
it
be
swift
to
hear
.
Take
heed
(
saith
Christ
)
what
you
hear
;
Mar.
4.24
.
Luk
.
8.18
.
and
take
heed
how
you
hear
.
The
Ear
must
be
shut
and
barracado'd
against
all
sin
and
vanity
,
and
opened
wide
to
receive
every
truth
,
and
whatever
the
Lord
doth
speak
to
us
.
He
that
hath
an
ear
to
hear
,
let
him
hear
what
the
spirit
saith
unto
the
Churches
.
Rev.
3.6
.
The
Hands
and
Feet
must
be
watched
.
4.
The
Hands
and
the
Feet
must
be
watched
.
The
Scripture
tells
us
of
Hands
that
are
full
of
bribes
and
blood
,
&c.
of
Feet
that
be
swift
to
shed
blood
.
The
Feet
must
be
watched
whither
they
go
;
and
the
Hands
must
be
watched
what
they
do
:
The
Scripture-Bishops
must
watch
that
they
be
no
strikers
,
as
some
that
call
themselves
Bishops
.
And
that
they
lay
hands
suddenly
on
no
man
,
either
the
novice
,
or
the
profane
,
as
others
of
them
do
,
that
have
neither
true
grace
,
or
Ministerial
gifts
.
As
these
Out-guards
must
be
watched
,
so
there
are
likewise
In-guards
to
watch
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
There
are
these
two
In-guards
that
we
must
set
a
very
strict
watch
at
;
viz.
The
Head
,
and
the
Heart
;
the
Intellectuals
,
and
the
Affecti
ns
.
1.
The
Head
,
the
Intellectuals
must
be
watched
,
The
Head
must
be
watched
.
that
error
and
speculative
wickedness
go
not
in
,
or
abide
in
the
understanding
.
The
Understanding
must
be
kept
pure
and
chast
;
speculative
wickedness
must
be
watched
,
and
kept
out
of
the
Head
,
lest
it
should
march
from
thence
into
the
Heart
;
which
is
the
common
road
of
sin
.
If
the
Understanding
be
not
watch'd
,
Satan
will
quickly
make
the
Head
his
shop
to
forge
contemplative
wickedness
,
and
we
shall
grow
vain
in
our
Understanding
.
2.
The
Heart
must
be
watched
;
that
is
the
Main-guard
;
The
Heart
must
be
watched
.
Faith
is
the
shield
which
above
all
other
pieces
of
Armour
must
be
put
;
and
so
the
Heart
is
the
Main-guard
,
which
above
all
other
guards
must
be
watched
;
If
that
be
taken
,
all
is
taken
;
and
if
that
be
lost
,
all
is
lost
.
It
concerns
your
life
to
keep
a
strict
watch
on
your
hearts
.
Prov.
4.23
.
Quod
cor
non
facit
,
non
sit
.
What
the
Heart
doth
not
in
Religion
,
is
not
done
.
Keep
thy
heart
with
all
diligence
,
for
out
of
it
are
the
issues
of
life
.
Those
Soldiers
had
need
look
about
them
,
that
have
many
enemies
,
and
the
worst
of
enemies
got
into
the
midst
of
their
Garrison
:
And
thus
it
is
with
every
Christian
;
There
are
many
Enemies
in
Arms
in
their
very
bowels
;
and
the
worst
of
enemies
;
there
sin
and
grace
is
wrestling
and
strugling
like
the
Twins
in
Rebeccahs
womb
,
in
all
the
powers
and
faculties
of
the
soul
;
There
be
the
seminals
and
principles
of
all
these
lusts
mentioned
Mat
.
15.19
.
(
in
the
very
heart
)
and
if
they
be
not
watch'd
,
When
Chrysostome
was
threatned
by
Eudoxia
the
Emperess
,
(
saith
he
)
Go
tell
her
,
nil
nisi
peccatum
timeo
)
I
fear
nothing
but
sin
.
Nothing
is
to
be
feared
and
watched
,
as
sin
in
the
Heart
.
they
will
sally
out
,
and
march
one
after
another
.
For
out
of
the
heart
proceeds
evil
thoughts
,
murders
,
adulteries
,
fornications
,
thefts
,
false
witness
,
blasphemies
.
What
a
file
of
enemies
doth
the
Lord
Jesus
mention
here
!
evil
thoughts
,
like
frontiers
or
file-leaders
,
put
before
,
and
blasphemies
as
bringers
up
of
the
reer
:
Oh
Christians
!
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
is
here
not
need
of
watching
,
if
the
case
stands
thus
?
Oh
how
should
Christians
,
like
Centinels
,
examine
their
thoughts
.
and
all
that
go
in
and
out
,
to
know
who
they
are
for
,
and
what
is
their
business
,
whether
they
be
for
Christ
,
or
for
Satan
and
the
world
.
3.
There
is
need
of
watching
,
because
your
Captain-General
will
come
the
Round
himself
,
Christ
coming
will
be
secret
,
like
a
thief
in
the
night
.
Mar.
13.33
,
34
,
35
,
36.
The
wise
Virgins
,
so
well
as
the
foolish
are
subject
to
be
found
slumbring
and
sleeping
when
Christ
sh●ll
come
at
midnight
to
behold
them
.
and
behold
all
your
postures
:
He
will
come
himself
,
and
try
your
Centinels
,
and
see
what
watch
you
keep
,
and
what
readiness
you
are
in
.
And
hence
he
doth
press
this
duty
of
watching
(
frequently
on
his
Soldiers
)
because
himself
comes
,
and
will
come
like
a
Round
at
an
uncertain
time
,
to
try
them
.
Take
ye
heed
,
watch
and
pray
,
for
ye
know
not
when
it
is
that
the
Son
of
man
will
come
,
whether
at
even
,
or
at
midni●ht
or
at
the
cock-crowing
,
or
in
the
morning
;
lest
coming
suddenly
he
find
you
sleeping
.
And
what
I
say
unto
you
,
I
say
unto
all
,
Watch
.
What
Soldier
will
be
careless
,
and
sleeping
,
when
his
General
intends
to
go
the
Round
himself
?
It
is
a
great
crime
in
Military
Discipline
,
for
a
Soldier
to
sleep
on
his
Watch
.
I
have
read
of
one
Commander
that
stab'd
his
Soldier
to
death
,
in
the
same
place
as
he
found
him
sleeping
;
and
looked
upon
it
as
an
act
of
Justice
,
to
leave
him
as
he
found
him
.
Mortuum
inveni
mortuum
reliqui
,
I
found
him
dead
in
sleep
,
and
left
him
but
asleep
in
death
.
Oh
Christians
!
if
your
Commander
will
not
deal
so
severe
with
you
,
yet
you
may
be
sure
that
the
Devil
would
be
glad
to
take
you
at
such
an
advantage
(
if
possible
)
to
destroy
you
for
ever
;
he
lies
in
wait
for
this
very
purpose
,
1
Pet
.
5.8
.
He
seeketh
whom
he
may
devour
.
Thirdly
.
The
third
word
of
Command
.
Observe
the
Word
that
your
Commander
hath
given
you
.
It
is
a
duty
of
great
importance
for
Soldiers
to
keep
the
Word
:
But
it
is
of
much
more
concernment
for
the
Soldiers
of
the
Lord
Jesus
to
keep
his
Word
;
their
lives
are
concerned
in
keeping
of
it
;
Blessedness
is
pronounced
and
entail'd
to
keeping
of
the
Word
.
Luk
.
11.28
.
Blessed
are
they
that
hear
the
word
of
God
,
and
keep
it
.
What
an
honourable
commendation
was
that
,
which
the
Lord
Jesus
gave
the
Disciples
to
his
Father
?
Joh
.
17.6
,
8.
And
they
have
kept
thy
Word
.
For
I
have
given
them
the
Words
that
thou
gavest
me
,
and
they
have
received
them
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
your
great
fafety
will
be
in
keeping
Christs
Word
:
Keep
the
Word
of
Christ
,
it
will
keep
you
,
and
Jesus
Christ
will
keep
you
in
an
evil
day
.
Rev.
3.10
.
Because
thou
hast
kept
the
Word
of
my
Patience
,
I
also
will
keep
thee
from
the
hour
of
temptation
,
&c.
This
Church
of
Philadelphia
did
keep
the
Word
of
Christ
,
when
it
was
the
Word
of
his
Patience
;
when
many
did
strive
to
wrest
it
from
them
,
and
when
it
cost
much
patience
to
keep
it
.
Oh
Christians
!
keep
the
Word
,
although
it
may
be
the
Word
of
Christs
Patience
.
The
fourth
word
of
Command
.
Fourthly
.
Keep
your
ranks
and
files
;
the
places
and
stations
wherein
your
great
Commander
hath
place●
you
.
Military
Discipline
doth
appoint
every
Officer
in
the
Army
his
proper
place
;
and
every
private
Soldier
to
abide
in
the
same
rank
and
file
,
and
place
where
he
is
put
by
his
Commander
;
and
none
may
alter
their
station
,
nor
alter
their
postures
upon
their
own
private
account
:
And
the
Lord
doth
require
the
same
order
to
be
observed
in
the
Militant
Church
,
1
Cor
.
7.24
.
Let
every
man
wherein
he
is
called
,
therein
abide
with
God
.
The
private
Soldier
may
not
take
upon
him
to
command
without
a
Commission
;
nor
may
an
Officer
acquit
his
Command
when
pleaseth
himself
;
such
preposterousness
would
quickly
breed
confusion
in
an
Army
;
and
so
it
will
prove
of
like
ill
consequence
in
the
Church
of
Christ
.
The
Commander
in
chief
may
prefer
or
degrade
his
Soldiers
as
seemeth
good
to
him
;
but
they
may
not
,
he
cannot
dispose
of
himself
.
When
David
was
called
from
keeping
the
sheep
,
to
govern
Israel
,
Gods
fl●ck
;
when
Peter
,
Andrew
,
James
and
John
are
called
from
being
Fishers
,
to
be
Fishers
of
Men
▪
(
Preachers
of
the
Gospel
)
the
one
must
le●ve
his
flock
,
and
the
others
their
boats
and
nets
,
and
take
their
places
to
which
they
are
called
:
Act.
1.26
.
Act.
6.5
.
If
Mathias
be
called
into
Judas
his
place
,
he
must
then
advance
;
If
Stephen
,
Philip
,
Prothorus
,
&c.
be
called
to
be
Deacons
,
they
must
then
take
their
places
.
That
God
who
hath
placed
such
order
amongst
the
other
Creatures
in
Heaven
and
Earth
,
if
the
Sun
,
Moon
,
and
Stars
keep
in
their
own
Spheres
,
and
move
in
their
own
Orbs
;
If
the
Sea
hath
its
bounds
and
limits
set
,
beyond
which
it
may
not
go
:
Can
it
be
imagined
that
the
Church
of
Christ
should
be
a
more
disorderly
piece
,
then
the
inanimate
and
irrational
Creatures
;
The
Church
of
Christ
is
his
Mystical
body
,
and
all
Believers
are
so
many
Members
of
that
body
;
and
there
is
the
same
order
in
the
Mystical
,
as
in
the
Natural
body
,
every
Member
in
his
proper
place
,
and
for
their
proper
use
.
Fifthly
.
Keep
with
your
Colours
.
The
fifth
word
of
Command
.
It
's
punishable
by
Martial
Law
,
for
a
Soldier
to
lie
behind
,
or
straggle
from
his
Colours
;
but
death
without
mercy
to
depart
quite
from
them
:
And
so
it
is
the
same
here
by
the
Royal
Law
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
he
will
knock
and
lash
his
Soldiers
that
lie
behind
and
straggle
,
and
condemn
those
to
death
without
mercy
that
depart
from
him
,
in
leaving
his
Truth
,
his
Ordinances
,
his
Profession
,
so
as
never
to
return
.
Peter
was
made
to
weep
bitterly
for
his
stragling
.
Mat
.
26.75
.
Christs
Colours
are
displayed
,
and
hung
forth
no
where
but
in
the
field
of
his
own
pure
Gospel-Ordinances
,
and
held
forth
by
none
but
his
own
Companies
;
his
own
Gospel-truths
are
the
Colours
that
he
would
have
his
Soldiers
and
Companies
follow
.
Fabius
Max.
caused
the
hands
of
all
those
which
had
fled
from
the
Roman
Standard
,
to
be
cut
off
,
as
a
terror
to
all
faint
and
cowardly
Soldiers
.
Val
.
The
Church
was
careful
to
keep
with
her
own
Company
,
and
with
the
true
Colours
,
Cant
.
1.7
.
Tell
me
(
O
thou
whom
my
soul
loveth
)
where
thou
feedest
,
and
where
thou
makest
thy
flocks
to
rest
at
noon
;
for
why
should
I
be
as
one
that
turneth
aside
,
by
the
flocks
of
thy
Companions
?
The
Church
would
not
turn
aside
into
other
Companies
,
and
other
flocks
,
called
here
the
flocks
of
Christs
Companions
,
which
many
Learned
Interpreters
understand
to
be
the
Companies
of
false
Prophets
,
and
false
Christs
,
which
shall
come
in
Christs
name
,
and
say
,
Here
is
Christ
,
and
there
is
Christ
,
and
shall
deceive
many
,
Mat
.
24.5
,
23
,
24.
Brethren
,
the
Devil
,
false
Teachers
,
and
Impostors
have
their
counterfeit
and
false
Colours
to
display
,
but
take
heed
that
you
do
not
follow
them
,
but
keep
with
your
own
Captains
Colours
.
It
is
usual
for
Pirates
to
carry
false
Colours
to
deceive
the
innocent
Mariners
,
they
have
their
English
,
French
,
Spanish
,
and
Dutch
Colours
,
&c.
the
better
to
colour
and
cover
their
wicked
designes
:
So
there
are
false
Prophets
and
deceitful
workers
,
who
transform
themselves
into
the
Apostles
of
Christ
;
and
no
marvel
,
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
for
Satan
himself
is
transformed
into
an
Angel
of
Light
.
2
Cor
.
11.13
,
14
,
15.
{αβγδ}
dolosus
,
subdolus
.
He
will
,
as
it
were
,
put
on
a
Surplice
to
cover
his
error
,
and
pretend
to
innocency
and
purity
,
under
his
irreligious
Formalities
.
Therefore
(
saith
he
)
it
is
no
great
thing
if
his
Ministers
also
be
transformed
as
the
Ministers
of
Righteousness
.
The
Apostle
tells
us
,
2
Thes
.
2.9
,
10.
That
the
coming
of
Antichrist
,
the
man
of
sin
,
shall
be
after
the
working
of
Satan
,
with
all
power
and
signes
,
and
lying
wonders
,
and
with
all
{αβγδ}
,
fraus
seductio
.
deceivableness
of
unrighteousness
in
them
that
perish
.
Ah
Sirs
!
if
there
be
such
false
,
counterfeit
,
deceitful
colours
(
false
flags
)
in
the
world
,
doth
it
not
much
concern
you
to
keep
with
the
true
Colours
,
and
true
Companies
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
to
take
heed
of
stragling
from
them
?
The
Lord
Jesus
asserts
it
to
be
the
property
of
his
Sheep
,
that
they
will
not
hearken
to
the
voice
of
strangers
nor
follow
them
;
but
will
hear
his
own
voice
and
follow
him
,
Joh
.
10.5
,
27.
And
this
brings
me
to
the
sixth
word
of
Command
,
and
Christian
duty
,
which
is
,
To
follow
your
Leader
.
Sixthly
.
Follow
your
Leader
,
The
sixth
word
of
Command
.
March
after
your
Commander
.
How
often
is
this
both
commanded
and
commended
by
the
Lord
Jesus
?
How
often
hath
the
Lord
Jesus
his
Come
after
me
,
and
follow
me
?
And
there
is
no
being
true
Disciples
,
Servants
,
Friends
or
Soldiers
,
without
following
of
him
.
He
tells
men
,
That
if
they
will
list
under
him
,
they
must
resolve
to
follow
him
,
or
else
they
are
not
for
his
service
;
and
not
only
to
follow
him
for
a
start
,
or
a
day
,
but
they
must
follow
him
constantly
and
daily
.
If
any
man
will
be
my
Disciple
,
Luk
.
9.23
.
let
him
take
up
his
Cross
daily
,
and
follow
me
.
This
is
one
of
the
great
Commands
of
your
Captain-General
;
and
he
that
will
not
follow
the
Lord
Jesus
is
unworthy
to
bear
the
name
of
a
Christian
,
or
of
a
Soldier
of
Christ
.
We
read
Rev.
14.1
,
2
,
&c.
of
a
great
Army
of
a
hundred
forty
and
four
thousand
(
a
certain
put
for
an
uncertain
)
that
did
follow
the
Lord
Jesus
.
These
are
they
that
follow
the
Lamb
whithersoever
he
goeth
,
&c.
Follow
him
through
difficulties
and
dangers
;
follow
him
to
the
Prison
,
and
to
Death
,
as
Peter
resolved
to
do
;
follow
him
where
,
and
when
Hypocrites
and
Apostates
leave
him
.
We
read
of
the
drawing
back
of
many
carnal
Professors
;
Joh
.
6.66
.
take
heed
that
you
be
not
of
that
number
,
but
follow
Jesus
in
all
Weathers
,
fair
or
foul
;
in
all
pathes
,
whether
dirty
or
clean
;
follow
him
in
all
his
Ordinances
,
in
all
his
Providences
,
and
at
all
times
follow
him
fully
,
faithfully
,
and
finally
;
and
take
that
blessed
encouraging
Text
from
Christs
own
mouth
,
Joh
.
12.26
.
If
any
man
serve
me
,
let
him
follow
me
;
and
where
I
am
there
shall
also
my
servant
be
.
If
any
man
serve
me
,
him
will
my
Father
honour
.
The
seventh
word
of
Command
.
Seventhly
.
Give
battel
to
,
and
sight
manfully
your
Spiritual
Enemies
.
As
for
your
Corporal
Enemies
that
can
but
kill
the
body
,
and
afterwards
have
no
more
that
they
can
do
;
Christ
hath
given
you
another
rule
,
At
the
Battel
of
Newport
the
Prince
of
Orange
having
the
Spanish
Army
before
him
,
and
the
Sea
behind
him
,
spake
thus
to
his
Soldiers
,
If
you
will
live
,
you
must
either
eat
up
these
Spaniards
,
or
drink
up
the
Sea
.
Christs
Soldiers
have
sin
within
them
,
and
the
Devil
without
them
and
if
they
will
live
,
they
must
conquer
these
sins
and
overcome
this
Devil
.
Mat
.
5.44
.
But
I
say
unto
,
you
love
your
Enemies
,
bless
them
that
curse
you
,
do
good
to
them
that
hate
you
,
and
pray
for
them
that
despitefully
use
you
,
and
persecu●e
you
.
But
Spiritual
and
Soul-enemies
,
you
must
resist
and
destroy
to
the
utmost
of
your
skill
and
power
,
and
put
on
the
greatest
resolution
against
them
.
The
Devil
must
be
resisted
stedfastly
in
the
faith
,
he
seeketh
whom
,
and
how
he
may
devour
;
and
Christians
,
you
must
do
your
utmost
to
oppose
and
resist
him
;
wrestle
with
all
your
might
,
and
with
all
your
skill
,
with
these
Principalities
aad
Powers
,
and
Spiritual
Wickednesses
in
High-places
.
And
for
sin
and
corruption
,
against
those
you
must
fall
on
with
might
and
main
;
here
you
must
shew
no
mercy
;
you
must
give
no
quarter
;
with
those
you
must
have
no
truce
of
peace
;
in
fighting
against
your
lusts
,
you
must
spare
neither
Agag
the
King
,
nor
the
best
of
the
spoile
;
if
you
spare
them
(
as
Samuel
said
unto
Saul
)
the
Lord
will
not
spare
you
;
One
,
and
all
corruptions
must
be
put
to
the
Sword
;
the
Agags
,
the
King-sins
must
be
hewed
to
pieces
;
you
must
draw
forth
the
sacrificing-Knife
,
and
kill
your
beloved
Isaacs
:
The
right-hand
sins
must
be
cut
off
,
Mat
.
5.29
.
and
the
right-eye
sins
must
be
pluck'd
out
;
the
whole
body
of
death
must
be
destroyed
;
Rom.
6.6
.
that
henceforth
we
should
not
serve
sin
.
Ah
Christians
!
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
keep
up
your
conflict
with
sin
,
and
kill
sin
;
you
must
kill
,
or
be
killed
;
if
you
do
not
kill
sin
,
certainly
sin
will
inevitably
destroy
you
:
Mortifie
therefore
your
members
which
are
upon
the
Earth
,
Fornication
,
Uncleanness
,
inordinate
Affections
,
evil
Concupiscence
,
and
Covetousness
,
which
is
Idolatry
.
It
is
storied
of
Julius
Caesar
,
That
after
he
had
escaped
death
by
the
Spears
and
Swords
abroad
,
was
killed
at
home
with
Bodkins
at
last
.
Ah
Christians
!
if
you
keep
alive
but
a
little
sin
,
a
Bodkin-sin
may
kill
you
at
last
,
and
how
doleful
and
sad
a
death
will
that
be
!
Some
secret
,
or
less
observable
sin
(
as
Covetousness
,
Pride
,
Hypocrisie
,
Heart-Idolatry
,
&c.
)
may
kill
&
undo
thee
for
ever
,
after
thou
hast
escaped
the
common
pollutions
of
the
world
,
that
are
more
obvious
to
every
eye
.
You
must
fight
one
and
all
,
else
you
are
unworthy
to
be
called
Christs
Soldiers
.
Alexander
had
a
Soldier
called
by
his
own
name
,
who
was
a
Coward
,
and
saith
Alexander
unto
him
,
Either
fight
,
or
disown
thy
name
.
Either
fight
,
or
disown
your
name
of
Christians
:
Oh
then
,
Fight
the
good
fight
of
Faith
,
lay
hold
on
Eternal
Life
,
whereunto
thou
art
also
called
,
1
Tim
.
6.12
.
Eighthly
,
Stand
fast
,
The
Eighth
word
of
Command
.
and
make
good
your
ground
.
It
is
of
dangerous
consequence
for
Soldiers
to
give
ground
in
Battel
;
it
is
seldom
that
they
make
good
their
retreat
to
their
own
advantage
;
routing
&
confusion
are
commonly
the
issues
of
retreating
.
There
are
three
words
of
Command
in
Military
Discipline
,
which
Christ
Jesus
never
gave
forth
,
The
Motto
of
Christs
Soldier●
should
be
like
the
Motto
of
the
City
of
Venice
,
Nec
fluctu
,
nec
flatu
movetur
,
Nor
winds
,
nor
waves
can
stir
her
.
Nothing
should
make
them
give
ground
,
or
drive
them
back
.
nor
never
will
to
h●
Soldiers
.
(
viz.
)
Face-about
,
Counter-march
,
Retreat
.
There
is
not
a
Face-about
,
nor
a
Go
backward
in
the
whole
Bible
:
but
stand
fast
,
be
stedfast
,
&
go
forward
,
this
is
frequently
prest
&
commanded
.
How
(
Soldier-like
in
Military
Terms
)
doth
the
Apostle
express
himself
,
1
Cor
.
16.13
.
Watch
ye
,
{αβγδ}
;
A
Speech
borrowed
from
them
which
stand
upon
their
guard
,
or
watch
in
their
rank
where
they
are
set
;
like
unto
good
soldiers
which
must
give
no
ground
,
but
keep
their
standing
,
who
must
stand
in
their
ranks
&
fight
valiantly
where
their
Captain
has
set
t●em
,
not
shrinking
a
foot
.
Symps
.
Lex
.
stand
fast
in
the
Faith
,
quit
you
like
men
,
be
strong
.
't
is
observable
,
that
among
all
the
pieces
of
Christian
Armour
,
mentioned
Eph.
6.14
,
15
,
&c.
)
there
is
no
piece
of
Armour
for
the
Back
;
There
is
a
Helmet
for
the
head
,
and
Shooes
for
the
Feet
,
&
double
Armour
for
the
Breast
,
there
is
the
Breast-plate
of
Righteousness
,
&
the
Shield
of
Faith
upon
that
again
,
and
the
Shield
can
be
moved
from
place
to
place
as
occasion
requires
,
any
where
to
save
&
preserve
the
fore-parts
;
but
you
cannot
use
it
behind
:
you
have
Armour
enough
to
go
forward
,
&
face
your
Enemies
;
you
have
double
Armour
for
the
Breast
,
but
none
for
the
Back
,
to
preserve
you
,
if
you
face
about
and
go
backward
.
If
ever
your
Captain
had
intended
you
should
retreat
,
he
would
have
provided
Armour
for
that
purpose
;
Therefore
keep
the
ground
you
have
already
gotten
,
and
get
as
much
as
you
can
:
Hold
fast
(
saith
Christ
to
the
Church
of
Philadelphia
)
that
which
thou
hast
,
that
no
man
take
thy
Crown
;
if
you
keep
your
own
,
you
will
keep
your
Crown
.
The
Lord
Jesus
will
not
admit
of
going
back
,
nor
of
looking
back
.
Luk
.
9.62
.
And
Jesus
said
unto
him
,
no
man
having
put
his
hand
to
the
Plough
,
and
looking
back
,
is
fit
for
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
Brethren
,
let
me
a
little
amplifie
this
in
a
few
particulars
.
1.
The
Devil
pursued
his
enterprize
at
first
,
till
Adam
lost
all
his
ground
in
Paradise
.
Keep
the
ground
you
have
gotten
against
Satans
temptations
:
He
will
follow
you
every
step
,
he
will
be
encroaching
on
you
,
and
pursuing
of
you
;
&
therefore
,
as
the
Apostle
saith
,
Eph.
5.27
,
Give
not
place
to
the
Devil
.
Keep
up
your
conflict
,
and
the
Devil
cannot
hurt
you
.
2.
Some
Soldiers
when
but
slightly
wounded
,
will
lie
counterfeit
among
the
dead
&
wait
an
opportunity
to
rise
up
to
resist
and
kill
.
Keep
the
ground
you
have
gotten
against
corruptions
,
keep
your
feet
upon
the
neck
of
your
lusts
,
lest
they
revive
and
rise
up
again
;
a
little
spark
may
quickly
produce
a
great
flame
,
if
you
do
not
keep
it
from
kindling
.
Corruptions
may
seem
to
be
dead
,
when
they
are
but
in
a
swoun
,
and
may
quickly
stand
up
and
resist
you
.
3.
Stand
fast
,
and
keep
the
ground
you
have
gotten
in
external
conversation
,
holiness
and
righteousness
,
whether
in
reference
towards
God
or
Men
.
First
,
In
reference
to
Gods
Worship
&
Service
,
whether
natural
,
or
instituted
;
do
not
lose
ground
where
the
Light
of
Nature
doth
dictate
,
nor
where
the
Law
of
Christ
doth
command
,
whether
secret
in
your
Closets
,
or
private
in
your
Families
,
or
more
publick
in
the
Churches
of
Christ
,
&
Assemblies
of
the
Saints
.
1.
Hold
fast
,
and
keep
the
life
and
vigour
of
your
spirits
in
love
and
zeal
,
to
all
the
Worship
&
Service
of
God
;
take
heed
that
ye
suffer
not
the
edg
of
your
affections
to
be
blunted
,
and
their
heat
to
be
cooled
;
if
you
give
ground
there
,
you
will
keep
it
no
where
,
but
will
grow
lukewarm
Christ
threatens
to
spue
luke-warm
professors
out
of
his
mouth
;
and
when
Christ
spues
them
out
,
the
Devil
is
the
dog
that
lic●●
up
the
von●●
Prov.
14
,
&
indifferent
in
the
ways
of
God
.
If
a
Soldier
lets
down
his
courage
,
he
is
more
apter
to
run
away
,
than
to
stand
.
If
Christians
keep
not
up
spiritual
courage
and
zeal
in
Christs
Service
,
they
are
in
danger
of
Apostacy
.
Apostacy
begins
in
the
declining
of
affection
;
there
is
first
back-sliding
,
and
then
going
back
,
and
afterward
running
away
;
and
back-sliding
begins
in
the
heart
.
The
back-slider
in
heart
shall
be
filled
with
his
own
ways
:
Ah
Christians
!
take
heed
of
heart-declining
,
and
heart-back-sliding
:
hold
fast
and
make
good
the
ground
within
you
:
The
way
to
lose
our
first
Profession
,
is
to
lose
our
first
Love
.
2.
Make
good
the
ground
you
have
gotten
in
Gospel-purity
,
against
superstitious
and
invented
worship
.
Hold
fast
the
purity
of
Gospel-worship
,
without
admitting
of
sinful
mixtures
.
The
true
Worshippers
(
saith
the
Lord
Jesus
)
shall
Worship
the
Father
in
spirit
and
in
truth
.
Joh
.
4.23
,
24.
Stand
fast
,
and
hold
your
ground
in
the
true
instituted
and
commanded
Worship
of
God
;
Levit
.
10.1
,
2.
Remember
Lot's
Wife
.
Beware
of
looking
back
to
that
thing
that
displeaseth
God
:
and
nothing
more
displeaseth
God
,
then
Idolatry
,
that
is
,
false
worshipping
of
God
,
otherwise
then
his
Word
commandeth
.
do
not
give
ground
in
the
least
to
the
corrupting
,
or
alteration
of
it
,
either
for
matter
,
or
for
manner
:
Remember
how
dear
it
cost
the
Sons
of
Aaron
,
Nadub
and
Abihu
(
though
the
Priests
of
the
Lord
)
for
their
strange
fire
,
it
cost
them
their
lives
in
the
place
;
they
died
(
as
it
were
)
like
Soldiers
in
the
Field
,
for
giving
ground
in
this
particular
.
They
offered
strange
fire
unto
the
Lord
,
(
saith
the
Text
)
which
the
Lord
commanded
them
not
.
You
must
have
a
command
from
God
for
all
that
you
do
in
his
Worship
and
Service
,
and
that
is
indeed
Divine
Worship
and
Service
,
because
of
Divine
Institution
;
Take
heed
then
,
of
retreating
back
to
human
and
common
service
;
common
fire
must
not
be
added
to
Divine
Incense
.
The
Lord
sharply
reproved
the
Idolatrous
Jews
,
not
onely
for
the
eating
of
Swines
flesh
,
but
also
for
having
the
broth
of
abominable
things
in
their
Vessels
.
Isa
.
65.4
.
Seeing
God
hath
allowed
you
a
good
Soldier
in
the
fore-ward
;
play
not
the
coward
,
neither
draw
back
in
the
rere-ward
.
Mr.
Glover
in
his
Letter
to
his
Wife
.
Act.
and
Mou
.
vol.
3.
p.
423.
It
may
be
you
will
keep
your
ground
,
you
think
,
against
more
gross
Idolatry
,
as
down-right
Popery
,
as
Images
,
Crucifixes
,
Beads
,
Invocation
of
Saints
,
&c.
you
will
not
eat
such
Swines
flesh
;
but
it
may
be
you
go
back
so
far
,
and
yield
so
much
ground
,
as
to
sup
of
the
broth
of
abominable
things
;
but
you
must
eat
neither
flesh
nor
broth
.
Nay
,
you
must
not
have
it
so
much
as
in
your
Vessels
,
or
in
your
Houses
;
God
would
not
have
his
people
in
the
smell
,
or
near
the
broth
of
abominable
things
.
We
read
Rev.
13.3
.
that
the
whole
world
wondered
after
the
Whore
,
the
generality
of
the
world
they
Apostatized
,
&
were
defiled
with
that
Mystical
Whore
,
that
filthy
Beast
,
and
were
defiled
with
her
filthiness
;
Yet
then
there
were
a
great
Army
of
chast
Believers
,
that
would
not
yield
to
this
Babylonish
Whore
in
the
least
,
and
would
not
receive
the
Beastly
mark
,
neither
in
their
Foreheads
,
nor
in
their
right
Hand
;
they
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
Beast
,
but
stood
their
ground
with
the
Lamb
,
Rev.
14.1
,
2
,
3
,
&c.
They
stood
with
the
Lamb
upon
the
Mount
Sion
,
and
bore
the
Fathers
Name
on
their
Foreheads
,
and
were
not
defiled
with
women
,
but
followed
the
Lamb
whithersoever
he
went
-
Ah
Christians
!
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
hold
your
ground
with
this
blessed
Army
of
Confessors
and
Martyrs
;
though
others
give
ground
to
Antichristian
worship
,
yet
do
not
you
:
And
be
not
partakers
of
Babylons
sins
,
lest
you
be
partakers
of
her
Plagues
;
but
stand
foot
by
foot
with
the
Lamb
,
and
you
will
stand
safe
.
3.
Stand
fast
,
and
keep
the
ground
you
have
gotten
in
gospel-liberty
,
as
well
as
in
gospel-purity
;
The
way
to
lose
ground
in
gospel-purity
,
If
the
little
robber
be
suffered
to
creep
in
at
the
window
,
he
will
quickly
let
in
the
greater
at
the
door
.
is
to
let
go
your
hold
in
gospel-liberty
:
Gal.
5.1
.
Stand
fast
therefore
in
the
liberty
wherewith
Christ
hath
made
us
free
;
and
be
not
entangled
again
with
the
yoke
of
bondage
.
Put
on
no
yoke
,
but
the
yoke
of
Christ
,
in
the
worship
of
Christ
.
It
cost
Christ
deer
to
make
you
free
from
legal
yokes
of
shadows
&
ceremonies
,
the
price
of
his
own
blood
;
and
if
Christ
hath
purchased
it
so
deer
,
do
not
be
prodigal
of
it
,
to
let
it
go
.
Yeare
bought
with
a
price
,
1
Cor
.
7.23
.
be
not
ye
the
servants
of
men
.
Oh!
do
not
you
subject
your selves
to
the
wils
of
men
,
nor
to
the
lusts
of
men
,
in
parting
with
any
Gospel
&
Spiritual
Liberty
that
Christ
hath
purchased
;
the
!
Lord
Jesus
hath
purchased
a
glorious
spiritual
liberty
under
the
New-Testament
,
which
believers
had
not
under
the
Old
;
then
they
were
bound
to
the
observation
of
the
New-Moons
,
and
many
other
days
besides
the
Sabbath
;
to
the
observation
of
meats
&
drinks
,
&
ceremonial
Apparel
;
to
a
particular
place
of
Worship
;
to
Circumcision
,
&c.
But
now
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
broken
off
this
yoke
from
the
necks
of
his
Disciples
,
Acts
15.10
.
which
neither
they
nor
their
Fathers
were
able
to
bear
.
Now
there
must
be
no
stress
laid
upon
any
Garments
or
Vestments
,
whether
black
or
white
,
whether
Surplice
Cassock
,
or
Gown
.
Now
nothing
that
is
wholsom
for
food
,
is
forbidden
a
Christian
,
all
uncleanness
is
done
away
.
Now
whatsoever
is
sold
in
the
Shambles
,
eat
,
making
no
question
for
Conscience
sake
(
i.e.
upon
any
Religious
accompt
)
whether
it
be
Fish-day
,
or
Flesh-day
,
whether
it
be
in
Lent
,
or
out
,
&c.
Col.
2.16
.
Let
no
man
judg
you
in
Meat
,
or
in
Drink
,
or
in
respect
of
an
Holy-day
,
&c.
Now
the
forbidding
of
Meats
,
which
are
sanctified
by
the
Word
and
Prayer
,
is
a
Doctrine
of
Devils
.
1
Tim
4.2
,
3
,
4.
Joh
.
4.21
,
22
,
23.
There
can
be
no
holiness
in
a
place
,
except
God
put
it
there
.
Now
neither
in
this
place
,
nor
yet
at
Jerusalem
,
shall
ye
Worship
the
Father
:
but
Believers
are
left
at
liberty
,
to
worship
the
Father
any
where
in
Spirit
and
Truth
.
Now
another
House
is
as
Holy
as
a
Cathedral
;
therefore
stand
fast
,
and
keep
your
ground
in
Gospel-liberty
.
The
Lord
Jesus
hath
given
power
to
none
,
to
make
any
thing
absolute
and
universally
necessary
,
which
himself
hath
made
indifferent
,
and
left
to
Christian-prudence
and
liberty
:
And
therefore
(
with
the
Apostle
)
let
me
tell
you
,
and
perswade
you
,
Brethren
,
Gal.
5.13
.
you
have
been
called
unto
liberty
,
onely
use
not
your
liberty
as
an
occasion
to
the
flesh
.
But
some
will
say
,
(
as
the
Case
stands
now
)
if
we
should
keep
the
ground
that
we
have
formerly
gotten
in
Gospel-purity
and
Gospel-liberty
,
then
we
should
be
guilty
of
Schism
,
and
unjust
Separation
from
the
Church
;
and
therefore
we
must
give
back
some
ground
,
and
admit
of
some
Retreat
to
keep
peace
in
the
Church
.
This
is
a
Stone
which
I
should
not
have
turned
,
had
it
not
lain
so
direct
in
my
way
,
that
I
could
not
well
pass
it
by
:
And
I
wish
I
may
remove
it
with
so
much
Tenderness
and
truth
,
that
it
may
not
prove
a
Rock
of
Offence
to
any
,
whether
Master-builders
,
or
precious
living
Stones
.
I
shall
answer
it
three
ways
,
as
contract
as
I
can
,
in
a
little
room
,
and
few
words
.
-
1.
By
way
of
Premise
.
-
2.
By
way
of
Affirmation
.
-
3.
By
way
of
Concession
.
1.
In
case
the
Church
be
of
a
Gospel-make
,
and
that
it
bears
a
New-Testament-stamp
for
matter
and
form
;
His
Exposition
on
Hos
.
2.1
,
2.
I
shall
with
blessed
Mr.
Burroughs
,
in
his
own
words
,
say
thus
.
What
a
Gospel
Church
is
.
That
so
long
as
there
is
a
Communion
of
Saints
imbodied
,
holding
forth
the
profession
of
all
Fundamental
Truths
,
and
joining
in
all
Ordinances
,
as
far
as
they
are
convinced
,
so
long
there
is
a
Church
.
Any
communion
of
Saints
imbodied
,
holding
forth
the
profession
of
all
fundamental
Truths
,
and
are
willing
to
set
up
Ordinancs
,
so
far
as
they
know
to
be
Gods
mind
,
they
should
set
them
up
;
this
multitude
though
it
should
have
abundance
of
corruptions
,
though
many
wicked
are
mingled
amongst
them
,
yet
they
are
a
Church
of
God
,
&c.
Visible
Saints
imbodied
together
to
enjoy
commuon
with
God
,
and
one
another
in
all
the
Ordinances
of
God
,
is
a
true
Church
although
there
may
be
much
corruption
found
amongst
them
.
And
though
there
may
be
many
good
soldiers
,
yet
they
cannot
be
properly
said
to
be
a
true
company
except
they
be
Martialed
together
in
Military
orders
.
Now
if
the
Church
you
intend
,
be
such
a
Church
,
(
viz.
)
of
a
Gospel-frame
,
of
Saints
imbodied
,
that
have
given
themselves
up
to
the
Lord
,
and
to
one
another
by
the
will
of
God
,
to
walk
in
all
his
holy
Ordinances
:
Although
much
corruption
may
be
gotten
into
it
,
we
should
be
very
tender
here
,
that
we
do
not
unchurch
our selves
,
until
God
doth
un-church
us
.
For
there
was
corruption
got
into
the
Churches
in
the
very
Primitive
times
.
Secondly
,
If
the
Church
intended
in
the
objection
,
be
not
such
a
Church
as
is
before
premised
,
but
a
National
Church
,
consisting
of
divers
millions
of
souls
,
some
good
,
most
bad
;
some
Papists
,
others
Protestants
;
some
ignorant
Heathens
,
others
down-right
Atheists
;
and
all
forced
and
pressed
together
,
and
made
uniform
,
by
Spanish
Inquisition
,
heavy
weights
,
or
by
English
Marian
hot
disputes
,
Affirmatively
.
Christ
in
his
kingdom
,
he
doth
not
appoint
carnal
weapons
;
he
gives
not
unto
his
Church
,
weapons
of
the
flesh
,
to
make
men
believe
whether
they
will
or
no
.
and
weighty
arguments
,
pecuniary
mulcts
,
imprisonments
,
banishment
,
confiscation
of
goods
,
slitting
of
Noses
,
cutting
off
of
Ears
,
the
Rack
,
the
Gibber
,
the
Fire
,
&c.
If
so
,
then
I
shall
affirm
,
that
this
human
,
or
rather
inhuman
force
,
is
not
the
weapons
of
our
warfare
(
how
mighty
soever
they
be
)
and
that
such
Churches
as
these
,
are
formed
by
Acts
of
Parliaments
,
but
not
the
Acts
of
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
and
so
not
of
a
Gospel-Constitution
.
And
here
the
case
is
abundantly
altered
from
what
it
was
before
:
First
,
Mr.
Burroughs
his
Gospel-conversation
.
pag
144.
Christ
and
his
Apostles
did
onely
invite
and
perswade
men
;
not
violently
force
&
compel
them
to
list
or
keep
under
the
Gospel
standard
.
Because
Christ
and
his
Apostles
did
not
force
men
by
human
laws
,
or
external
violence
,
to
the
true
Religion
,
and
the
true
Worship
,
as
the
heathens
did
to
theirs
,
that
was
false
;
Christ
did
not
force
men
to
bear
the
name
of
the
Father
written
on
their
forheads
,
as
Antichrist
did
force
men
to
recieve
the
mark
of
the
Beast
,
on
their
foreheads
.
Secondly
,
Because
such
a
Church
as
this
,
doth
●ot
agree
with
,
and
answer
the
definition
and
description
of
a
true
Gospel
Church
.
Hear
what
Orthodox
Bucanus
saith
,
both
of
the
Name
,
and
of
the
Nature
of
the
Millitant
Church
.
His
Institutions
,
Pag
.
502
,
503.
The
Word
Church
,
is
not
absolute
,
but
relative
;
so
called
in
respect
of
God
,
who
calleth
men
out
of
the
World
,
into
the
Kingdom
of
his
Son
,
by
the
Preachers
of
his
word
;
and
they
which
obey
their
calling
,
and
come
into
the
Church
,
{αβγδ}
quasi
{αβγδ}
are
called
{αβγδ}
,
as
it
were
{αβγδ}
called
by
name
,
as
may
be
seen
in
the
Salutation
of
Paul's
Epistles
,
because
no
man
doth
truly
joyn
himself
unto
the
Church
,
of
his
own
motion
and
instinct
;
but
all
,
how
many
soever
do
come
,
are
called
of
God
.
And
then
for
the
Matter
,
and
Nature
of
a
Church
,
(
saith
he
)
It
is
a
multitude
of
men
elect
,
and
effectually
called
from
the
World
by
the
Preaching
of
the
Gospel
;
and
so
of
Christians
,
or
such
as
believe
in
Christ
,
and
depend
on
him
as
their
only
Head
,
and
do
openly
profess
their
belief
on
him
,
and
do
know
and
worship
God
by
their
belief
,
and
by
his
word
;
reckoning
also
these
that
are
newly
instructed
,
and
the
Children
of
the
Elect
(
and
sometimes
also
,
of
Hypocrites
)
although
by
reason
of
their
young
years
they
are
not
capable
of
Vocation
,
or
of
the
Sacraments
.
Acts.
2.29
.
Rom.
10.14
.
1.
Cor
.
7.14
.
Or
it
is
a
company
of
men
dwelling
every
where
,
called
by
God
from
the
corruption
of
all
mankind
,
into
the
spiritual
kingdom
of
Christ
,
by
the
voyce
of
the
Gospel
,
severed
and
distinguished
from
other
companies
of
men
,
by
the
hearing
of
Gods
word
,
by
Faith
,
by
the
Sacraments
,
by
invocation
,
by
holiness
of
,
and
by
profession
,
which
is
grounded
on
Christ
the
Corner-Stone
,
that
God
may
dwell
therein
,
When
the
Lord
Protector
marched
into
Scotland
with
a
great
Army
,
to
demand
their
young
Queen
,
Mary
,
in
marrage
with
King
Edward
the
sixth
,
one
askt
a
Sotch
Lord
(
being
taken
prisoner
in
the
Battel
)
how
he
did
like
our
Kings
marriage
,
with
their
Queen
?
I
always
(
quoth
he
)
did
like
the
marriage
,
but
do
not
like
the
wooing
,
that
you
should
fetch
a
Bride
with
Fire
and
Sword
.
verily
,
this
is
not
the
way
that
the
Lord
Jesus
doth
go
a
wooing
to
fetch
home
his
Bride
,
although
the
marriage
be
neverso
much
desired
by
him
.
and
may
be
therein
worshipped
according
to
the
Doctrine
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
for
ever
.
Joh
.
10.4
,
5.
My
Sheep
hear
my
voyce
,
not
the
voyce
of
another
.
And
as
the
whole
Militant
Church
is
thus
called
and
separated
out
of
the
world
by
the
word
of
Christ
,
&
spirit
of
Christ
,
voluntary
to
come
in
under
his
banner
;
So
likewise
every
particular
Church
and
company
of
Christians
belonging
to
Christs
Army
,
must
be
brought
together
and
imbodyed
.
Thus
in
the
Primitive
times
,
't
is
said
,
That
they
joyned
themselves
to
the
Church
;
And
were
added
to
the
Church
;
and
did
give
themselves
to
the
Lord
,
and
to
us
by
the
will
of
God
.
In
the
Primitive
times
,
men
durst
not
to
joyn
themselves
to
the
Church
for
fear
what
would
follow
if
they
were
unsound
;
But
since
the
Man
of
Sin
hath
gotten
power
in
the
World
,
he
makes
use
of
the
power
of
Magistrates
,
to
force
into
the
Church
the
most
debauched
,
profane
and
vilest
Hypocrites
:
Now
the
vilest
of
men
durst
not
but
joyn
themselves
to
the
Church
,
or
else
they
must
suffer
penalties
and
pains
for
it
.
Gods
flaming
Sword
is
drawn
against
men
,
to
keep
them
off
from
Sealig-Ordinances
,
that
are
openly
wicked
or
secretly
Hypocritical
:
And
mans
sword
is
drawn
to
drive
them
on
.
This
is
the
way
that
Antichrist
doth
make
his
Churches
,
and
not
the
way
that
Christ
makes
his
Ch●rches
.
B.
Abbots
Hist
.
of
world
.
Such
force
and
violence
doth
better
become
Bedlam
keepers
,
or
Forristers
,
then
Church-Officers
.
This
way
the
Spaniards
took
in
America
,
to
force
the
poor
Heathens
to
their
Latin
Service
,
and
to
baptize
their
children
,
and
conform
to
the
Church
of
Rome
;
and
yet
lived
so
wickedly
,
and
used
them
so
cursedly
,
that
made
many
of
them
to
renounce
their
Religion
and
Baptism
,
and
to
wish
when
they
dyed
,
they
might
not
go
to
the
heaven
where
the
Spaniards
did
go
when
dead
.
How
far
is
this
from
the
way
of
Christ
?
This
is
a
Church
made
like
that
great
Image
we
read
of
in
Daniel
,
Dan
.
2.31
,
32
,
33
,
34.
&c.
God
ga●hereth
and
setteth
a
contrary
Kingdom
to
the
Serpents
seed
,
a
band
of
Christian
Soldiers
or
heavenly
Warriers
,
the
Host
of
the
Lord
;
who
standing
and
fighting
together
under
the
banner
his
Gospel
,
by
the
conduct
of
his
Sp●rit
,
and
Chist
their
Captain
;
are
an
help
,
strength
and
comfort
one
to
another
these
come
willingly
at
the
time
of
assembling
,
&c.
whose
brightness
was
excellent
,
and
its
form
terrible
;
made
up
partly
of
Gold
,
partly
of
Silver
,
partly
of
Brass
,
partly
of
Iron
,
and
partly
of
Clay
;
but
all
forced
together
by
Secular
strength
;
to
make
a
great
Image
,
which
is
very
resplendent
in
the
Court
,
but
very
terrible
to
many
in
the
Country
Well
,
who
ever
they
be
that
force
good
Metal
,
and
miry
Clay
;
golden
Saints
,
and
dirty
sinners
;
sound
Protestants
,
and
rotten
Papists
together
,
to
make
a
Church
of
a
Cathedral
greatness
;
The
chief
Corner-stone
,
the
Stone
that
was
cut
out
without
hands
,
will
smite
this
Image
,
and
break
it
to
pieces
,
and
sever
the
preci●us
minerals
from
the
filthy
dung
.
You
that
are
for
forcing
Church
work
,
Ainsworth
,
in
his
communion
of
Saints
,
pag
.
331.
seriously
consider
that
glorious
prophesie
,
Zach.
4.6
,
7.
Not
by
might
,
nor
by
power
,
but
by
my
Spirit
,
saith
the
Lord
f
Hostes
.
Who
art
thou
O
●reat
Mountain
,
before
Zerubbabel
,
thou
shalt
become
a
plain
,
and
he
shall
bring
forth
the
head-stone
thereof
with
shoutings
,
cryi●g
Grace
,
Grace
unto
it
.
Vide
Diodat
.
on
the
Text
.
[
Not
by
might
]
viz.
I
caused
thee
to
see
in
this
figure
the
subsistance
of
my
Church
is
not
of
the
same
kind
,
as
that
of
worldly
Empires
,
in
force
of
Arms
,
and
Might
,
but
in
a
lively
internal
action
of
my
Spirit
:
wherefore
,
be
not
discouraged
in
thy
mind
,
Oh
Zerubbabel
,
if
worldly
strength
fail
thee
;
my
Spirit
and
power
shall
supply
all
,
as
well
for
the
re-establishment
of
the
material
Temple
,
as
for
the
spiritual
conduct
and
support
of
the
Church
.
Ah!
The
Apostles
did
not
tarry
from
forming
of
Churches
,
and
setting
up
of
Church-Ordinances
,
until
the
Magistrates
did
give
them
license
;
they
began
to
build
the-Gospel
Temple
in
troublesom
times
.
No
National
Church
since
the
Nation
of
the
Jews
did
cease
to
be
a
Church
.
had
Englands
Master-builders
,
walked
,
and
worked
by
the
Gospel-rule
of
the
new
Creature
,
and
in
the
strength
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
in
building
of
the
Gospel-Temple
,
how
might
the
top-Stone
of
Sion
have
been
laid
,
and
all
her
precious
Sons
and
Daughters
,
at
this
day
,
have
been
crying
Grace
,
Grace
unto
it
.
Thirdly
,
Because
we
find
no
pattern
in
Mount
Sion
,
(
the
Gospel
Ministration
)
for
a
National
Church
,
that
all
the
people
of
a
Nation
should
be
of
one
Church
,
and
no
more
.
The
Nation
of
the
Jews
were
a
Church
,
yea
the
Church
of
God
,
under
the
Law
;
but
since
the
separation-wall
between
Jewes
and
Gentiles
was
broken
down
,
we
find
this
National
way
to
be
abrogated
,
and
a
new
Model
set
forth
under
the
New-Testament
,
for
forming
of
Gospel
Churches
:
Whereas
before
under
the
Law
,
there
was
but
one
Church
in
the
Land
of
Judea
and
Jerusalem
;
there
were
divers
under
the
Gospel
,
in
the
self-same
Country
.
1
Thes
.
2.14
.
The
Churches
of
God
which
in
Judea
are
in
Christ
Jesus
.
You
see
here
,
that
the
Apostle
speaks
in
the
plural
Number
.
So
the
Apostle
directs
his
Epistle
to
the
Galatians
,
Gal.
1.2
.
Unto
the
Churches
of
Galatia
.
So
Rev.
1.4
.
John
to
the
Seven
Churc●es
of
Asia
.
Not
to
the
Church
of
Asia
,
but
to
Seven
Churches
of
Asia
.
Why
then
must
it
be
the
Churches
of
Galatia
,
and
the
Church
of
Scotland
?
Or
why
must
it
be
in
Scripture
,
the
Seven
Churches
(
in
little
)
Asia
and
the
Curch
of
England
in
Great
Britan
?
Did
not
Paul
the
great
Master-builder
,
and
Planter
of
Churches
,
and
John
the
beloved
disciple
,
who
lay
in
the
bosom
of
Christ
,
and
knew
his
heart
;
did
not
these
know
of
what
size
to
form
Churches
,
and
how
to
name
them
,
as
well
as
any
since
their
times
?
However
,
Churches
of
a
National
Make
and
Name
,
have
been
so
much
cryed
up
,
and
adored
of
late
;
but
from
the
beginning
it
was
not
so
.
In
the
Primitive
times
of
the
Gospel-purity
,
it
was
not
so
.
Ah
Master
builders
of
National
Churches
!
why
have
your
popular
pens
been
dipt
in
such
bitter
Ink
,
made
more
of
Gall
,
then
Gum
;
more
of
the
spirit
of
Bitterness
,
then
Union
,
to
Censure
men
for
uncharitableness
,
and
to
st●gmatize
them
for
Separatists
and
Schismaticks
,
who
ate
willing
to
walk
by
the
Gospel-rule
,
in
Church-work
?
Yea
,
why
do
you
condemn
others
for
irregularity
,
for
gathering
of
a
Church
out
of
a
Church
,
(
as
you
say
)
and
you
your selves
gather
a
Society
out
of
your
own
National
Church
,
which
is
almost
Tanta-mount
?
Why
is
it
that
all
the
people
of
the
Nation
,
and
of
the
Parish
,
are
believers
at
baptism
,
and
so
few
of
grown-persons
are
so
at
the
Supper
of
the
Lord
?
Why
do
not
you
rise
up
,
and
give
honour
to
the
hoary
heads
,
if
they
be
found
in
the
way
of
Righteousness
,
The
primitive
officers
and
private
Christians
did
not
forbear
to
open
or
shut
the
door
of
the
Church
,
though
the
Magistrates
were
enemies
to
the
Gospel
,
but
they
received
in
such
as
profest
faith
in
Christ
,
and
excommunicated
those
that
were
notorious
offenders
,
notwithstanding
it
was
in
time
of
persecution
Psal
.
102
,
14.
and
give
them
the
right-hand
of
fellowship
at
your
holy
Feast
?
or
if
otherwise
,
why
do
you
not
observe
the
rule
of
your
Master
,
to
admonish
,
the
First
,
Second
,
and
the
Third
time
,
privately
,
publickly
,
and
thereby
bring
them
to
repentance
and
reformation
?
And
if
no
means
will
do
it
,
why
do
you
not
make
use
of
the
keys
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
which
are
as
well
for
shutting
,
as
for
opening
the
door
of
the
Church
?
Why
do●
you
not
give
Church-members
,
Church-Ordinances
?
or
shew
them
Church-discipline
?
Why
do
you
keep
this
flaming-Sword
alwayes
drawn
in
your
hands
?
and
yet
,
like
George
on
Horse-back
,
never
to
strike
?
Oh!
have
we
not
been
building
of
Sion
with
Babel's
tools
,
and
with
Babylon's
Mortar
!
and
hence
it
is
that
our
languages
are
divided
,
and
our
building
falls
down
.
Well
,
let
all
in
the
fear
and
love
of
God
,
pity
poor
Sion
in
her
low
condition
,
and
as
Servants
of
the
Lord
,
let
us
take
pleasure
in
her
Stones
,
and
favour
the
Dust
thereof
;
And
let
us
gather
the
precious
Stones
and
Dust
of
Sion
together
,
and
to
building
Sion
in
these
troublesom
times
,
according
to
the
pattern
shewed
in
the
Gospel-Mount
,
and
see
if
the
Second
Temple
,
will
not
be
more
Glorious
then
the
First
.
Thirdly
,
By
way
of
concession
.
For
Argument
sake
,
I
shall
let
go
all
again
which
I
hope
(
in
some
measure
)
I
have
already
made
good
.
I
will
suppose
(
and
but
suppose
)
that
England's
National
Church
is
of
a
Gospel-make
and
constitution
.
Let
this
be
granted
,
and
yet
I
hope
,
I
shall
give
you
so
much
light
in
this
Case
,
as
to
save
you
harmless
from
Schism
,
and
unjust
separation
,
whil'st
you
stand
fast
,
and
make
good
the
ground
you
have
formerly
gotten
,
in
Gospel-purity
,
and
in
Gospel-liberty
.
1
Kin
.
12.28
,
29
,
30.
You
know
how
that
in
Jeroboams
time
,
the
King
,
and
ten
of
the
Twelve
,
tribes
revolted
,
and
made
a
sad
retreat
to
Dan
and
Bethel
,
so
far
as
the
Golden
Calves
which
the
King
had
set
up
.
At
that
time
the
Twelve
Tribes
were
a
true
Church
,
and
yet
the
Tribe
of
Judah
and
Benjamen
kept
their
ground
in
the
pure
instituted
worship
of
God
at
Jerusalem
,
and
were
commended
for
it
,
when
the
other
were
condemned
for
their
separation
,
and
going
backward
to
false
lying
worship
.
Hos
.
11.12
.
Ephraim
compasseth
me
about
with
lyes
,
and
the
House
of
Israel
with
deceit
;
But
Judah
yet
ruleth
with
God
,
and
is
faithful
with
the
Saints
.
It
were
the
ten
Tribes
that
fell
back
with
the
King
to
Idolatry
,
They
that
fall
back
to
false
worship
,
are
guilty
of
unjust
separation
,
and
not
those
who
continue
faithful
to
the
Lord
.
that
made
the
separation
and
schism
,
and
not
the
other
who
stood
fast
and
held
their
ground
,
and
remained
faithful
.
And
to
separate
from
will-worship
,
and
idolatry
,
is
a
duty
both
commanded
and
commended
by
the
Lord
.
Rev.
18.4
.
And
I
heard
another
voice
from
Heaven
,
saying
,
Come
out
of
her
,
my
people
,
that
ye
be
not
partakers
of
her
sins
,
and
that
ye
receive
not
of
her
plagues
.
And
that
separation
which
the
Scripture
condemns
,
is
when
men
separate
unto
will-worship
and
prophaneness
.
And
how
aptly
may
that
Scripture
be
applied
to
many
of
our
times
.
Jude
19.
These
are
they
who
separate
themselves
,
sensual
,
{αβγδ}
animalis
.
having
not
the
Spirit
.
There
are
too
many
of
those
who
are
of
sensual
spirits
,
of
sensual
principles
,
and
sensual
practises
;
that
having
not
the
spirit
of
Prayer
themselves
,
will
make
unscriptural
forms
of
Prayer
,
and
use
them
,
and
impose
them
on
others
.
Well
Christians
,
give
back
no
ground
.
Touch
not
,
taste
not
,
handle
not
any
of
mens
Inventions
,
God
gave
no
power
to
any
to
make
Laws
in
his
Church
but
to
Christ
the
Law-giver
.
Jam
.
4.12
.
Mat
.
28.20
.
2
Cor
.
1.24
.
His
exposition
.
on
Hos
.
2.1.2
.
which
have
nothing
but
a
stamp
of
human
Authority
on
them
;
let
the
Church
be
what
she
will
,
and
do
all
that
she
can
.
As
you
give
to
Cesar
what
is
Cesars
;
so
,
see
that
you
do
not
give
what
is
Gods
,
to
Cesar
.
A
Church
(
saith
Mr.
Burroughs
)
may
be
a
true
Church
of
Christ
,
yet
it
may
be
such
a
Church
,
that
perhaps
you
,
nor
I
,
nor
another
cannot
have
Communion
withal
.
There
ate
Three
cases
which
he
doth
but
barely
lay
down
:
I
shall
recite
them
,
and
a
little
open
,
amplifie
,
and
improve
them
.
1.
If
this
Church
should
so
mingle
any
Ordinance
,
any
work
of
their
publick
Communion
,
as
I
for
the
present
cannot
joyn
,
without
contracting
guilt
upon
me
,
as
not
seeing
Gods
will
in
it
,
I
cannot
have
communion
with
them
now
in
such
Ordinances
.
Well
,
I
shall
suppose
this
to
be
the
particular
Case
,
and
indeed
,
it
is
so
with
some
.
That
whereas
there
is
the
sign
of
the
Cross
(
with
other
things
)
mingled
in
Baptism
;
and
one
,
after
all
right
means
used
for
his
information
,
cannot
be
satisfied
in
his
Conscience
,
but
that
it
is
the
mark
of
the
Beast
received
in
the
fore-head
,
and
so
trembles
at
the
thoughts
of
so
dismal
a
Cross-mark
.
Another
,
though
he
may
not
think
it
to
be
the
mark
of
the
Beast
{αβγδ}
by
way
of
eminency
;
yet
,
he
thinks
it
to
be
a
mark
of
the
Antichristian
Beast
,
because
it
did
never
come
from
Christ
,
neither
is
it
any
of
the
marks
that
the
great
Shepherd
puts
on
his
Sheep
.
Another
comes
to
the
Lords
Supper
,
and
there
he
sees
an
Idolatrous
Priest
to
bow
down
to
,
and
worship
a
wooden
board
,
and
sees
him
make
a
God
of
that
,
which
was
made
of
mens
hands
,
and
his
Conscience
tells
him
that
't
is
like
bowing
down
unto
Nebuchadnezzar's
Image
,
and
he
cannot
eat
with
him
at
the
Lords
Table
,
lest
he
should
be
partaker
of
the
Table
of
Devils
also
.
Another
he
cannot
receive
the
Elements
from
the
hands
of
the
Priest
,
except
he
kneels
down
and
takes
it
on
his
knees
;
and
his
Conscience
tells
him
,
in
case
he
should
submit
to
it
,
he
should
be
guilty
of
betraying
the
glorious
liberty
of
the
Gospel
,
the
price
of
Christs
invaluable
Blood
.
Another
cannot
bring
his
Conscience
to
joyn
with
them
in
Publick
,
in
hearing
,
and
Praying
,
fearing
lest
his
presence
should
encourage
and
harden
others
in
their
Apostasie
,
formality
,
and
Idolatry
,
and
so
become
partaker
of
other
mens
Sins
,
as
well
as
his
own
,
1
Tim
.
5.22
.
contrary
to
that
of
the
Apostle
.
Be
not
partaker
of
other
mens
Sins
.
Rom.
14.5
.
And
let
every
man
,
be
fully
perswaded
in
his
own
Conscience
.
2.
In
case
the
Church
should
require
me
to
yield
in
my
Judgment
,
and
subscribe
to
such
and
such
things
,
that
I
cannot
satisfie
my
Conscience
in
,
they
put
me
off
Communion
with
them
;
It
is
not
my
fault
,
they
violently
keep
me
off
.
I
will
instance
now
in
some
things
,
which
may
not
be
far
off
from
the
Church
of
England
.
Suppose
that
the
Church
should
require
of
me
that
I
must
take
an
Oath
,
&c.
Or
that
I
must
subscribe
to
a
Bishops
Book
of
unscriptural
Articles
:
Or
that
I
must
give
my
assent
and
consent
to
all
things
in
the
Common-Prayer-book
,
to
be
according
unto
the
word
of
God
:
Or
that
I
must
own
,
that
Prelates
are
of
Divine
right
:
Or
that
the
Publick
Meeting
house
is
more
holy
than
any
other
place
:
Or
that
the
Surplice
hath
no
Superstition
in
it
,
when
the
Priest
do
wear
it
,
or
that
bloody
Bonner
and
Gardner
were
as
good
as
any
,
or
most
of
our
present
Prelates
,
&c.
And
my
Conscience
should
tell
me
from
Scripture
,
that
it
were
a
Sin
in
me
to
subscribe
,
or
consent
to
any
of
these
things
.
Now
if
any
sin
be
the
terms
of
Church-Communion
,
we
may
not
have
communion
with
such
a
Church
.
And
what
is
not
of
Faith
,
is
sin
.
And
we
must
not
do
any
evil
that
good
may
come
thereby
.
Austin
speaking
of
an
officious
Lye
,
saith
,
that
we
must
not
make
such
a
lye
though
it
were
to
save
a
Soul
from
Hell
;
yea
,
all
the
Souls
in
the
world
.
So
we
must
not
be
guilty
of
the
least
sin
,
to
partake
of
any
,
or
of
all
the
Ordinances
of
God
.
3.
When
they
shall
not
suffer
me
to
do
the
duty
which
God
requires
of
me
,
I
cannot
have
Communion
with
them
neither
:
because
herein
I
should
contract
guilt
,
Here
now
I
will
instance
in
particular
.
It
is
the
duty
which
God
hath
enjoyned
all
Church
Members
,
to
watch
over
to
a
monish
,
and
reprove
one
another
in
a
brotherly
way
,
when
occasion
is
offered
.
And
the
Church
forbids
me
to
make
the
least
mention
of
many
things
which
are
apparently
culpable
,
Yea
,
it
is
the
duty
of
a
particular
Church
.
Member
(
in
a
regular
manner
)
to
plead
home
,
and
witness
against
the
sins
of
a
whole
Church
.
Hos
.
2.2
.
Plead
with
your
Mother
;
Plead
,
for
she
is
not
my
wife
,
neither
am
I
her
husband
;
let
her
put
away
her
Whoredoms
out
of
her
sight
,
&c.
As
a
Cham
must
not
uncover
his
Fathers
nakedness
,
so
neither
must
a
Child
of
the
Church
consent
to
his
Mothers
Whoredoms
but
must
plead
with
his
Mother
.
We
will
suppose
a
Member
of
the
Church
of
England
about
to
plead
with
his
Mother
,
with
grief
and
tears
;
Thus
,
Mother
,
you
have
been
false
to
my
Father
;
you
have
defiled
the
Marriage-bed
by
spiritual
Whoredoms
;
you
have
broken
Wedloek
;
you
have
broken
,
yea
and
burnt
the
Marriage-Covenant
.
But
now
if
you
should
tell
any
of
the
truth
to
your
Mother
,
she
will
Disinhetit
you
,
Goal
you
,
Banish
you
,
cut
out
our
Tongue
,
or
kill
you
,
if
you
tell
the
truth
,
Now
if
you
cannot
do
your
duty
,
let
your
Mother
alone
in
het
Lewdness
,
only
grieve
for
her
in
private
,
and
pray
the
Lord
to
mend
her
,
&c.
Secondly
,
Secondly
,
Stand
fast
,
and
make
good
the
ground
you
have
gotten
in
righteousness
towards
men
.
Hold
fast
,
and
keep
your
ground
in
Second-Table
duties
,
as
well
as
in
First
;
you
cannot
walk
holily
towards
God
,
except
you
walk
righteously
towards
men
;
Be
not
like
the
Hypocritical
Seribes
and
Pharisees
,
against
whom
the
Lord
Jesus
let
s
fly
woes
and
menaces
thick
and
three-fold
one
after
another
,
Mat
23.14
.
Mark
.
12.14
.
in
divers
places
,
True
Christianity
consists
in
uniformity
and
conformity
to
all
the
commands
of
Christ
.
who
would
not
admit
so
much
as
of
works
of
Mercy
on
the
Sabbath
;
who
would
make
long
Prayers
,
and
yet
devour
widows
Houses
.
It
was
the
saying
of
a
Heathen
long
ago
,
comparing
the
unsuitable
conversations
of
some
Christians
unto
the
holy
Gospel
of
Christ
which
they
profess
;
Surely
(
saith
he
)
this
is
none
of
the
Gospel
of
Christ
,
which
these
men
profess
;
or
if
it
be
,
these
men
be
no
Christians
.
If
you
be
not
good
at
Second-table
duties
,
you
will
never
credit
your
Captain
,
nor
honour
his
service
,
nor
crown
your
Profession
,
nor
acquit
your selves
as
good
Soldiers
of
Christ
.
An
unrighteous
conversation
will
spoil
an
holy
profession
,
and
reproach
and
dishonour
an
holy
God
.
The
Apostle
hath
a
notable
passage
concerning
Servants
(
persons
in
the
lowest
Orb
)
upon
this
accompt
.
1
Tim
.
6.1
.
Let
as
many
Servants
as
are
under
the
yoke
,
count
their
Masters
worthy
of
all
honour
,
that
the
name
of
God
,
and
his
Doctrine
be
not
Blasphemed
.
Christians
,
be
good
in
your
particular
Relations
,
and
in
your
Secular
Employments
;
do
not
give
ground
,
or
occasion
for
any
to
say
,
that
here
is
a
Professor
of
Christianity
,
and
yet
proud
,
or
covetous
,
or
merciless
,
and
makes
not
Conscience
of
his
word
and
promises
;
that
such
a
one
is
a
Saint
in
the
Church
,
and
a
Devil
in
his
Shop
;
that
he
is
a
Christian
by
Profession
,
but
worse
than
a
Heathen
in
his
Conversation
,
Let
not
the
Proverb
of
the
French
be
made
good
by
you
,
of
whom
it
is
said
,
they
are
more
then
men
at
the
begining
of
a
fight
,
and
less
than
women
towards
the
end
.
Begin
,
continue
,
and
end
well
your
fight
in
Christianity
.
&c.
Christians
,
wheresoever
you
have
gotten
any
ground
in
Christianity
,
be
sure
to
make
it
good
:
for
ground
may
be
more
easily
lost
,
than
regained
;
and
when
you
are
losing
ground
who
can
tell
where
you
may
stop
.
Peter
began
to
lose
ground
at
first
,
by
keeping
a
prudent
distance
from
Christ
;
but
he
did
not
stop
until
he
went
so
far
back
,
as
to
deny
his
Captain
in
down-right
terms
with
Oaths
and
Execrations
,
that
he
did
not
belong
to
his
company
,
and
did
not
so
much
as
know
the
man
.
Let
me
conclude
this
duty
with
that
emphatical
Exhortation
of
the
Apostle
,
1
Cor
.
15.58
.
My
beloved
Brethren
,
be
ye
stedfast
,
unmovable
,
alwaies
abounding
in
the
work
of
the
Lord
.
And
have
any
of
you
lost
ground
any
where
?
Then
another
word
of
Command
from
Christ
is
this
,
The
Ninth
word
of
Command
.
Ninthly
,
As
you
were
.
If
you
have
back-sliden
,
recover
your selves
again
to
your
former
stedfastness
;
repent
,
repent
;
convert
,
convert
:
Conversion
is
of
great
use
in
an
Army
,
and
so
it
is
in
the
Militant
Church
.
There
is
no
word
of
Command
,
to
face
from
your
Leader
;
but
many
to
face
towards
your
Leader
,
and
to
be
as
you
were
.
Humanum
est
peccare
diabolicum
est
peccato
perseverare
,
&
Angelicum
resurgere
.
Austin
.
i
.
e
.
It
is
an
human
thing
to
fall
into
sin
,
a
devillish
to
persevere
therein
,
and
an
Angelical
or
Supernatural
to
rise
from
it
.
When
you
have
faced
away
.
Peter
had
faced
about
away
from
Christ
,
and
his
Captain
looked
on
him
until
he
faced
about
the
right
way
,
and
wept
bitterly
in
facing
towards
him
.
It
was
a
good
saying
of
a
true
Convert
,
Ego
non
sum
ego
.
I
am
not
I.
And
as
repentance
and
conversion
doth
at
first
change
a
mans
state
from
Sin
to
Grace
;
so
by
after-Repentings
and
Conversion
;
he
is
kept
from
final
Apostasie
,
and
carried
on
to
Glory
.
And
therefore
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
though
backsliden
ones
,
be
convert
,
and
as
you
were
.
There
be
four
Returns
in
one
verse
,
I
press
them
all
on
you
,
Return
,
return
,
O
Sulamite
;
return
,
return
,
that
we
may
look
upon
thee
;
Cant
.
6.13
.
what
shall
we
see
in
the
Sulamite
?
as
it
were
the
company
of
two
Armies
.
When
the
back-sliding
Spouse
,
Here
is
a
Quadruplication
to
make
a
compleat
Quadrangle-Army
strong
for
Battel
.
the
Sulamites
is
returned
,
then
she
will
be
as
a
company
of
two
Armies
.
And
therefore
backsliden
Sulamites
,
back-sliden
Societies
,
backsliden
Souls
,
back-sliden
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
Return
,
return
,
return
,
return
,
unto
him
again
,
with
hast
,
hast
,
with
all
speed
,
repent
and
return
,
and
that
quickly
.
That
Noble
Captain
,
Jovianus
,
would
not
admit
run-aways
from
Christ
,
into
his
Service
.
It
is
well
that
your
Captain
will
admit
and
accept
of
back-sliding
Saints
,
and
returning
Soldiers
.
Return
ye
back-sliding
Children
,
Jer
.
3.22
.
and
I
will
heal
your
back-slidings
;
behold
,
we
come
unto
thee
,
for
thou
art
the
Lord
our
God
.
Rev.
2.5
.
Remember
therefore
from
whence
thou
art
fallen
,
and
repent
,
and
do
the
First
wo●ks
,
or
else
I
will
come
unto
thee
quickly
,
and
will
remove
thy
Candle-stick
out
of
his
place
,
except
thou
repent
.
Tenthly
,
Bringers
up
of
the
Rear
,
The
Tenth
word
of
Command
.
double
the
Front
to
the
right
entire
.
When
the
Front
of
an
Army
is
much
assaulted
,
and
deeply
engaged
,
then
this
word
of
Command
is
given
forth
,
and
this
duty
most
proper
and
seasonable
.
Why
,
it
is
so
with
the
Militant
Church
at
this
day
.
Th●
great
interest
of
Christ
,
your
Leading-Commander
,
lies
at
stake
,
and
is
very
hotly
disputed
in
the
Front
amongst
us
.
The
Leading-Officers
are
all
knock'd
down
in
one
black
day
,
with
Statute-Clubs
,
and
made
Ipso
facto
,
legally
dead
;
and
many
of
them
have
made
themselves
(
as
it
were
,
naturally
dead
)
more
dead
than
the
Enemy
hath
made
them
;
And
the
File-leaders
are
hard
beset
,
and
much
discomforted
;
The
Captain
is
engaged
,
the
Colours
are
in
Danger
of
carrying
away
;
the
Philistins
have
beset
the
Ark
,
and
hopes
to
win
the
day
,
and
to
carry
it
away
as
a
Trophee
of
Victory
.
And
therefore
Bringers-up
,
you
Rear-Soldiers
,
you
of
the
Rear-guard
,
't
is
time
to
come
up
,
and
to
double
,
treble
,
yea
to
quadruplicate
the
Front
in
time
of
need
;
Come
up
,
to
the
help
of
the
Lord
against
the
mighty
,
and
make
good
the
Front
of
the
Militant
Church
,
that
is
so
much
shot
at
,
and
so
much
shatter'd
and
batter'd
already
.
Come
up
in
your
Spiritual
Arms
compleat
,
and
make
good
the
Front
.
Come
up
to
Zebulun
and
Napthali
,
the
People
who
jeoparded
their
lives
unto
death
in
the
high
Places
of
the
Field
;
Judg
.
5.15
,
16
,
17
,
18.
Come
up
like
the
Princes
of
Issachar
to
Deborah
and
Barak
,
and
not
stay
back
like
Reuben
,
among
the
Sheep-folds
,
to
hear
the
bleating
of
the
flocks
;
for
which
divisions
there
were
great
thoughts
of
heart
;
Do
not
stay
like
Gilead
beyond
Jordan
,
and
like
Dan
,
remain
in
the
Ships
,
&c.
Come
up
one
and
all
in
the
Spiritual
conflict
;
and
play
the
men
,
for
the
help
of
the
Lord
against
the
mighty
;
notwithstanding
all
the
dangers
of
Bonds
,
of
Banishment
,
or
of
Blood
,
the
Front
is
in
.
Valiant
Leonides
,
being
told
that
his
Enemies
Arrows
were
so
thick
in
their
flight
,
that
they
Shadowed
the
Sun-Beams
.
No
matter
(
said
he
)
we
shall
see
the
better
to
Fight
in
the
Shadow
.
What
if
shadows
and
darkness
of
dangers
,
of
affliction
and
persecution
be
in
the
Front
,
yet
come
up
,
and
do
your
duty
in
the
Valley
and
Shadow
of
Death
.
Acts.
12.3
,
4
,
5.
When
James
was
killed
,
and
Peter
took
Prisoner
in
the
Fight
,
yet
the
Bringer-up
of
the
Reer
Rallied
up
to
the
Front
,
and
did
double
it
Entire
,
and
so
should
you
.
Saith
Christ
,
Peter
,
when
thou
art
converted
,
strengthen
thy
brethren
;
and
so
say
I
to
you
,
Vouchsafe
all
the
Spiritual
strengthning
that
possibly
you
can
,
to
your
brethren
and
fellow-Soldiers
who
are
engaged
before
you
.
Eleventhly
,
Silence
,
and
forbear
Mutining
.
The
Eleventh
word
of
Command
.
Military
Law
provides
much
against
Mutining
:
Mutineers
are
severely
punished
as
great
offenders
:
And
so
the
Law
of
Christ
provides
for
nothing
more
,
then
for
the
Peace
and
Unity
of
believers
with
,
and
amongst
themselves
;
and
threatens
severe
punishments
to
those
that
break
that
Royal
Law
of
his
.
The
whole
Law
is
comprized
in
this
narrow
compass
,
Mat
.
22.27
,
28
,
29.
Thou
shalt
Love
the
Lord
thy
God
with
all
thy
heart
,
and
thy
Neighbour
as
thy self
.
Ah
Sirs
!
you
have
no
reason
to
Mutiny
against
your
Captain
,
for
he
is
full
of
Peace
,
of
Love
,
and
Sweetness
,
Mat
.
11.29
,
30.
and
will
lay
no
unreasonable
commands
upon
you
.
Take
my
Yoke
upon
you
,
and
learn
of
me
,
for
I
am
meek
and
lowly
in
heart
.
And
how
much
it
is
the
mind
of
Christ
,
that
the
Saints
should
have
Peace
and
Union
among
themselves
,
the
Scripture
doth
abundantly
testifie
,
in
that
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
,
-
1.
Strictly
Commanded
it
.
-
2.
Most
highly
Commended
it
.
-
3.
Most
Pathetically
Prayed
for
it
.
First
,
How
Strictly
hath
the
Lord
Jesus
Commanded
it
?
he
Commands
it
over
and
over
;
he
inculcates
it
again
and
again
.
Joh
.
13.34
.
A
New
Commandment
I
give
unto
you
,
that
ye
love
one
another
;
as
I
have
loved
you
,
that
ye
also
love
one
another
.
This
is
an
Old
Commandment
Newly
Commanded
;
a
New
Edition
of
an
Old
Commandment
.
Secondly
,
How
most
highly
is
the
Peace
and
the
Union
of
the
Saints
commended
?
Psal
.
133.1
,
2.
The
Poets
mean
nothing
else
by
those
Towns
of
Adamant
which
they
write
of
,
but
the
love
of
Citizns
,
which
by
no
force
or
policy
can
be
overcome
,
so
long
as
in
heart
they
hold
together
.
Psal
.
122.3
.
Rev.
3.8
,
9
,
10
Behold
how
good
and
pleasant
it
is
for
brethren
to
dwell
together
in
unity
!
it
is
like
the
precious
Ointment
upon
the
head
,
that
ran
down
upon
the
beard
,
even
Aarons
beard
,
that
went
down
to
the
skirts
of
his
Garments
.
Ah
what
an
amiable
,
and
lovely
,
delightful
sight
it
is
to
see
the
Peace
and
Unity
of
the
Saints
,
the
Servants
,
and
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
!
How
is
it
spoken
in
the
commendation
of
Jerusalem
,
that
it
is
builded
as
a
City
compact
together
,
and
is
at
Unity
within
it self
?
The
Lord
Jesus
brings
in
no
reproof
against
the
Church
of
Philadelphia
,
but
gives
her
the
highest
commendation
of
all
the
rest
.
Now
Philadelphia
signifies
Bro●herly
love
.
Where
there
is
brotherly
love
,
there
is
most
commendation
,
and
least
reproof
.
Thirdly
,
How
most
pathetically
hath
the
Lord
Jesus
prayed
for
it
?
What
a
most
emphatical
and
pathetical
Petition
was
that
of
the
Lord
Jesus
unto
his
Father
,
Joh
.
17.21
,
22
,
The
Christians
in
the
primitive
times
,
were
known
by
their
loving
of
one
another
.
And
the
Heathen
persecutors
have
lookt
on
it
as
strange
that
no
threats
or
tortures
could
make
them
confess
,
or
betray
,
or
cease
to
love
one
another
.
It
were
to
be
wished
that
it
could
be
said
so
now
.
Scipio
going
against
the
Newmantines
divides
his
Army
into
500
Companies
;
and
made
one
Band
which
he
called
Philonida
,
the
Band
of
frends
.
Every
band
of
Christs
Soldiers
should
be
such
a
Band
.
23.
That
they
all
may
be
one
,
as
thou
Father
art
in
me
,
and
I
in
thee
;
that
they
also
may
be
one
in
us
,
that
the
World
may
believe
that
thou
hast
sent
me
.
And
the
glory
which
thou
gavest
me
,
I
have
given
them
;
That
they
may
be
one
,
even
as
we
are
one
;
I
in
them
,
and
thou
in
me
,
that
they
may
be
made
perfect
in
one
.
How
doth
the
Lord
Jesus
fetch
over
this
One
again
and
again
,
That
they
all
may
be
one
,
and
one
as
we
are
one
,
and
be
made
perfect
in
one
.
There
be
Four
Glorious
Unions
in
the
World
.
(
1.
)
The
Personal
Union
of
the
blessed
Trinity
.
(
2.
)
The
Hypostatical
or
Personal
Union
of
the
Divine
and
Human
Natures
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
(
3.
)
The
Mystical
Union
of
all
believers
with
Jesus
Christ
,
he
the
Head
,
and
they
the
Members
.
(
4.
A
Heathen
Historian
writing
of
the
Christians
saith
that
they
did
love
those
that
they
never
saw
,
)
The
Union
of
all
the
Saints
with
one
another
.
Now
the
greatest
of
all
these
Unions
,
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
layes
down
as
a
Motive
unto
,
and
a
pattern
of
that
Union
he
would
have
amongst
believers
;
he
would
have
them
to
be
one
,
as
the
Trinity
is
one
,
as
the
Divinity
and
Humanity
are
United
in
his
own
Person
,
and
as
all
believers
are
united
to
himself
,
so
would
he
have
them
to
be
one
among
themselves
.
Ah
Christians
!
the
Lord
Jesus
did
bear
this
upon
his
heart
to
the
Father
,
That
you
might
be
one
:
they
were
some
of
the
last
breathings
of
his
heart
before
his
death
;
Oh
let
the
last
words
of
your
dying-Redeemer
be
remembred
by
you
.
Gen.
13.8
.
O
let
there
be
no
bitterness
between
us
,
for
we
are
brethren
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
the
Devils
unite
their
strength
against
you
,
and
wicked
men
unite
in
persecuting
of
you
,
(
however
they
differ
among
themselves
)
and
will
you
mutiny
and
quarrel
,
and
make
Factions
,
and
Fractions
,
and
parties
among
your selves
?
As
long
as
Christ
is
not
divided
,
why
should
you
be
divided
?
The
Lord
Jesus
would
have
all
those
,
Christs
mortal
enemies
did
not
divide
his
seamless
garment
,
and
will
you
divide
and
rent
in
pieces
his
Mystical
body
.
't
is
observable
by
the
Naturalists
,
that
those
Beasts
which
are
most
fierce
and
cruel
to
others
,
are
most
loving
to
their
own
;
and
will
you
be
cruel
to
those
that
bear
your
own
Image
,
and
the
Image
of
Christ
likewse
,
and
herein
be
more
unnatural
than
the
Bruits
?
that
have
union
with
himself
,
to
have
union
with
one
another
.
Do
not
cry
down
one
another
because
of
some
lesser
differences
in
your
Judgments
,
or
because
you
go
under
different
titles
and
denominations
,
as
Presbyterian
,
Independant
,
Anabaptist
,
and
the
like
.
The
Lord
Jesus
is
now
knocking
and
lashing
his
Soldiers
for
this
great
offence
;
and
on
that
it
might
be
amended
!
Forbear
to
bite
and
devour
one
another
,
lest
ye
be
consumed
one
of
another
.
't
is
said
of
John
the
Divine
,
that
when
he
was
very
aged
,
he
would
lean
on
his
Crutches
,
and
say
,
Little
Children
,
love
one
another
.
Alexander
Severus
,
seeing
a
company
of
Christians
fighting
together
,
he
commanded
them
to
leave
off
the
name
of
Christians
;
for
said
he
,
You
profess
your selves
to
be
Christians
,
and
yet
you
are
thus
contending
:
This
is
not
the
spirit
of
him
whom
you
do
profess
.
Twelfthly
,
Make
ready
,
The
Twelfth
word
of
Command
.
and
provide
for
all
occasions
.
Get
in
,
and
lay
up
provision
against
the
time
of
need
;
It
is
the
duty
and
concernment
of
all
Soldiers
to
make
preparation
for
the
greatest
dangers
;
and
the
hottest
Service
for
the
closest
sieges
,
for
the
most
potent
assaults
,
and
most
desperate
onsets
,
before
the
dangers
and
Enemies
be
at
hand
,
they
get
their
Arms
fix'd
,
and
get
in
Ammunition
and
Provision
;
and
see
that
their
Fortifications
be
strong
,
and
their
Magazeen
●nd
Store-houses
be
provided
:
And
so
must
the
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
,
they
must
provide
and
store
themselves
for
future
times
,
for
the
greatest
hazards
and
dangers
.
1
Tim
.
6.19
.
{αβγδ}
recando
.
Laying
up
in
store
a
good
Foundation
for
the
time
to
come
,
that
they
may
lay
hold
on
eternal
life
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
!
make
provision
for
the
worst
of
times
;
lay
up
against
Satans
temptations
,
and
make
provision
for
the
Lords
with
drawments
;
now
your
Souls
may
be
at
peace
,
and
your
Consciences
as
calm
as
the
dead
Sea
,
but
you
know
not
how
soon
a
storm
of
trouble
and
temptation
may
arise
and
shake
your
Souls
:
David
thought
once
,
that
his
Mountain
was
so
strong
that
he
should
never
be
moved
;
Psal
.
30.6
,
7.
but
(
saith
he
)
thou
didst
hide
thy
face
,
and
I
was
troubled
.
Now
the
waters
of
the
Sanctuary
,
the
river
which
makes
glad
the
City
of
God
,
do
flow
upon
you
;
but
you
know
not
how
soon
those
waters
may
be
turned
away
,
and
the
Manna
that
falls
in
some
competent
measure
about
your
Tents
,
may
utterly
cease
.
Ah
Christians
!
do
you
not
see
the
storm
approaching
,
the
clouds
of
Blood
and
darkness
that
hang
over
your
heads
,
and
are
gathering
round
about
you
!
the
hand
of
God
,
and
the
hand
of
Man
that
is
ready
to
fall
upon
you
!
You
know
not
how
soon
the
destroying
Angel
may
make
an
on-set
,
and
knock
at
your
doors
,
and
the
King
of
Terrors
may
scale
your
Walls
,
creep
in
at
your
Windows
,
and
stare
you
in
the
face
;
you
cannot
but
understand
the
Arrows
that
are
sharpned
,
the
Bows
that
are
bent
against
you
,
the
cruel
Instruments
for
persecution
,
for
bonds
,
for
banishment
,
and
bl●od
that
are
prepared
for
you
:
And
doth
it
●ot
much
concern
you
to
be
preparing
for
it
,
to
build
you
an
Ark
before
the
flood
is
come
?
The
Soldier
in
time
of
Peace
,
prepares
for
War
;
the
poor
Ant
in
Summer
provides
for
Winter
,
Prov.
6.6
.
though
guided
only
by
a
sensual
instinct
;
the
Mariners
carry
Provision
for
the
greatest
storms
and
dangers
;
the
Husband-man
seeing
the
clouds
to
gather
over
his
hay
,
he
cries
,
Cock
up
,
cock
up
,
for
a
storm
is
coming
.
And
Christians
,
do
not
you
see
dangers
to
be
near
at
hand
,
and
will
you
,
like
Jonah
,
sleep
in
the
Storm
?
Oh
be
perswaded
to
lay
up
provision
for
an
evil
day
,
for
Sickness
,
for
Plague
,
for
Poverty
,
for
Persecution
,
&c.
There
is
a
threefold
provision
to
be
made
against
an
evil
day
.
-
1.
A
stock
of
precious
Promises
.
-
2.
A
stock
of
Experiences
.
-
3.
A
stock
of
suffering-Graces
.
First
,
Lay
in
,
and
lay
up
a
good
stock
of
precious
Promises
.
There
are
Promises
suited
to
every
condition
,
for
the
worst
of
times
;
Oh
that
you
would
grasp
them
in
,
and
lay
them
up
!
they
will
be
a
foundation
for
your
faith
to
build
on
,
Heb
.
6.17
,
18
,
19.
and
for
the
Author
of
Hope
to
fasten
on
,
and
will
be
sure
and
stedfast
in
the
greatest
storm
;
the
promises
will
be
as
the
Cork
to
the
net
,
as
the
Ancor
to
the
Ship
in
a
storm
,
as
a
City
of
Refuge
to
the
Man-slayer
.
There
is
one
Promise
that
is
more
worth
than
the
world
,
be
sure
to
lay
it
up
;
Psal
.
84.11
.
The
Lord
God
is
a
Sun
and
a
Shield
,
he
will
give
grace
and
glory
,
and
no
good
thing
will
he
with-hold
from
them
that
walk
uprightly
.
Secondly
,
Store
up
your
former
Experiences
,
that
is
a
precious
provision
for
an
evil
day
;
call
to
mind
,
with
the
Psalmist
,
your
songs
in
the
night
,
and
the
years
of
the
right
hand
of
the
Most
High
.
Psal
.
119.52
I
have
remembred
thy
Judgments
of
old
,
O
Lord
,
and
have
comforted
my self
.
Thus
did
Paul
fortifie
his
Spirit
with
former
Experiences
of
Gods
gracious
dealings
,
to
bear
him
up
under
present
,
and
prepare
him
for
future
exigences
;
2
Cor
.
1.10
.
Rom.
5.4
.
Who
delivered
me
from
so
great
a
death
,
and
doth
deliver
,
in
whom
we
trust
that
he
will
yet
deliver
.
Experience
worketh
hope
.
Thirdly
,
Lay
up
more
of
every
grace
,
especially
of
suffering-Graces
.
That
which
may
bear
up
in
a
calm
,
may
not
be
sufficient
in
a
storm
:
a
candle
will
hold
light
in
the
House
,
but
if
we
go
out
in
the
Wind
,
we
shall
need
a
Torch
;
Jer
.
12.5
.
If
you
have
but
strength
to
hold
out
with
the
Foot-men
,
how
will
you
do
to
keep
company
with
the
Horse-men
?
This
was
Pauls
Exhortation
to
Timothy
,
2
Tim
.
2.1
.
before
the
Text
,
Thou
,
therefore
,
my
Son
,
be
strong
in
the
Grace
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus
.
If
your
strength
be
but
enough
to
wrestle
with
Pigmies
and
Dwarfs
;
how
will
you
hold
out
against
Giants
?
What
an
Emphatical
Gradation
hath
the
Apostle
in
his
request
for
the
Collossians
,
Col.
1
,
9
,
10
,
11.
to
this
purpose
?
That
they
might
be
filled
with
the
knowledg
of
Gods
will
,
in
all
wisdom
and
spiritual
understanding
:
That
they
might
walk
worthy
of
the
Lord
unto
all
pleasing
,
being
fruitful
in
every
good
work
,
and
encreasing
in
the
knowledg
of
God
:
strengthened
with
all
might
,
according
to
his
glorious
Power
,
unto
all
patience
and
l●ng
suffering
,
with
joyfulness
.
You
have
need
to
be
strengthned
with
all
might
,
and
to
all
patience
,
for
a
suffering
time
.
Oh
lay
in
much
of
Faith
,
much
of
Love
,
much
of
Patience
and
Hope
,
&c.
These
are
soul-strengthning
,
and
soul-securing
Graces
.
O
beg
of
the
Lord
,
that
you
may
be
strengthned
with
all
might
,
that
you
may
be
(
as
it
were
)
all-mighty
in
sufferings
.
Suffering-times
,
great
sufferings
will
not
only
try
the
truth
of
Grace
,
but
also
the
strength
of
Grace
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
labour
for
suffering-Josephs
Blessing
.
Though
the
Archers
had
sorely
grieved
him
,
Gen.
49.23.24
.
and
shot
at
him
,
and
hated
him
;
yet
his
Bow
abode
in
strength
,
and
the
arms
of
his
hands
were
made
strong
by
the
hands
of
the
mighty
God
of
Jacob
.
Make
Preparation
and
Provision
for
the
time
of
need
.
And
now
I
come
to
the
Second
Doctrine
,
from
the
words
:
That
it
is
the
duty
of
Christs
Soldiers
to
endure
the
hardness
of
that
relation
,
in
their
Profession
of
him
.
And
in
prosecuting
of
this
Truth
,
I
shall
shew
you
these
four
things
.
-
1.
What
hardness
this
is
that
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
.
-
2.
Why
they
must
endure
it
.
-
3.
How
they
must
endure
it
.
-
4.
The
use
that
may
,
and
should
be
made
of
this
Doctrine
,
unto
our selves
.
First
then
in
general
.
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
all
that
hardness
,
which
either
their
sins
,
or
their
profession
of
Christ
,
may
expose
them
unto
.
The
sins
of
Christs
Soldiers
may
expose
them
to
much
hardness
,
to
great
sufferings
,
and
that
must
be
endured
.
I
will
bear
the
indignation
of
the
Lord
,
because
I
have
sinned
against
him
,
Mic.
7.9
.
saith
the
Church
.
And
so
likewise
there
is
much
hardness
of
affliction
and
persecution
,
which
their
profession
of
Christ
,
and
duty
to
him
,
doth
expose
them
unto
;
and
that
must
be
endured
.
Whosoever
doth
not
bear
his
Cross
,
Luk
.
14.27
.
and
come
after
me
,
cannot
be
my
Disciple
.
There
is
no
entring
Christs
Service
,
without
bearing
his
Cross
.
The
Christian
,
saith
Luther
,
is
a
Cross-bearer
:
And
godly
Bradford
,
that
blessed
Martyr
,
in
his
Letter
to
the
Town
of
Walden
,
saith
,
That
he
hath
not
learned
his
A.
B.
C.
in
Religion
,
who
hath
not
learnt
the
Lesson
of
the
Cross
.
Yea
,
all
that
will
live
godly
in
Christ
Jesus
must
suffer
persecution
.
Secondly
,
And
more
particularly
,
They
must
endure
hardness
,
-
1.
From
God
.
-
2.
From
Men
.
-
3.
From
the
Devil
.
-
4.
In
respect
of
themselves
,
after
an
especial
manner
.
First
,
That
hardness
which
comes
more
immediately
from
the
hand
of
God
,
must
be
endured
.
Though
the
Lord
hath
his
hand
,
in
some
sense
,
in
all
the
Afflictions
and
Sufferings
of
his
people
,
Amos
3.6
.
and
there
is
no
evil
in
the
City
which
the
Lord
hath
not
done
;
yet
there
are
some
evils
of
suffering
,
which
come
immediately
,
and
only
from
the
hand
of
the
Lord
;
And
David
in
that
sad
choice
of
his
,
did
rather
choose
to
fall
into
the
hands
of
God
,
than
into
the
hands
of
Men
;
The
Pestilence
was
an
immediate
stroak
of
Gods
hand
:
All
the
bodily
afflictions
which
God
inflicts
,
Psal
.
91.5
,
6
,
7
The
Terrour
by
night
,
and
the
Arrow
that
flyeth
by
day
,
and
the
Pestilence
that
walketh
in
darkness
,
and
the
Destruction
that
walketh
at
noon-day
,
&c.
All
Diseases
,
Pains
,
Poverty
,
Losses
and
Crosses
,
which
the
Lord
brings
upon
our
Bodies
,
and
all
the
lashes
and
wounds
he
makes
in
our
Souls
,
the
hardest
of
all
afflictions
,
must
be
endured
,
if
the
Lord
lays
it
on
us
.
A
wounded
Spirit
(
saith
Solomon
)
who
can
bear
?
Prov.
18.14
.
If
Christs
Soldiers
do
meet
with
Soul-wounds
,
and
Spirit-wounds
,
though
never
so
grievous
,
yet
they
must
be
born
.
What
hard
service
was
that
which
Heman
did
endure
!
as
you
may
see
at
large
,
Psal
88.14
,
15
,
16
,
17.
Lord
,
why
castest
thou
off
my
Soul
?
why
hidest
thou
thy
face
?
&c.
This
hard
Service
did
Job
endure
,
when
the
Arrows
of
the
Almighty
did
enter
his
Soul
.
This
hardness
did
David
endure
,
when
he
complained
of
the
breaking
of
his
bones
.
And
this
hardness
did
the
Lord
Jesus
himself
,
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
,
endure
,
Mat
.
27.46
.
Eli
,
Eli
,
Lamasabacthani
.
Nihil
est
tentatio
vel
universi
mundi
&
totius
infer●●
in
unum
conflata
ad
eum
quâ
Deus
contrarius
homini
ponitur
Luther
.
If
the
tentations
of
the
whole
world
,
and
Hell
it self
,
were
mustered
together
,
they
were
nothing
to
this
whereby
God
sets
himself
contrary
to
his
poor
creature
.
when
he
cried
out
,
My
God
,
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
forsaken
me
?
And
so
much
of
this
hard
Service
as
he
ca●ls
his
Soldiers
unto
,
they
must
endure
.
In
a
word
,
all
the
Corporal
and
Spiritual
Afflictions
which
God
brings
upon
us
,
during
the
time
of
our
life
,
and
the
separation
of
the
Union
of
our
Soul
and
Body
by
Death
;
The
last
Enemy
,
the
King
of
Terrors
,
must
be
faced
;
the
hardness
of
Death
must
be
endured
,
this
earthly
Tabernacle
must
be
put
off
,
(
as
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
hath
shewed
us
)
2
Pet
.
1.14
.
Secondly
,
The
Soldiers
of
Christ
must
endure
that
hardness
that
comes
from
men
.
And
there
is
a
Two-fold
hardness
which
must
be
endured
from
men
.
-
1.
The
hardness
of
their
Tongues
.
-
2.
The
hardness
of
their
Hands
.
First
,
the
hardness
of
the
Tongue
,
that
sharp
,
that
cutting
,
that
poysonous
,
that
fiery
weapon
must
be
endured
:
all
the
reproaches
,
slanders
,
revilings
,
tauntings
,
scoffings
,
backbitings
,
&c.
which
they
meet
withal
,
must
be
endured
,
Heb
.
11.36
.
{αβγδ}
experimentum
,
the
root
,
viz.
{αβγδ}
signifies
to
pierce
thorow
.
And
others
ha●
T●yal
of
cruel
mockings
;
Mockings
are
rank'd
here
among
the
great
sufferings
of
the
Saints
,
among
the
other
hard
services
which
Christs
Soldiers
did
endure
,
and
are
called
a
Tryal
,
and
said
to
be
cruel
.
Oh
the
cruelty
that
is
in
the
Tongues
of
men
!
what
cruel
weapons
are
they
!
David
felt
them
as
killing
in
his
bones
:
As
with
a
Sword
in
my
bones
,
mine
enemies
reproach
me
.
The
Sword
in
the
flesh
is
very
painful
,
Psal
.
42.10
.
{αβγδ}
as
with
a
killing
.
Plures
necat
lingua
quam
gladius
.
but
the
Sword
in
the
bones
is
much
more
grievous
.
Oh
how
cutting
and
killing
are
the
Tongues
of
men
!
what
sad
Epitheres
are
given
the
Tongue
in
Scripture
!
Sometimes
it
is
called
a
Sword
,
yea
a
sharp
Sword
;
and
as
if
it
would
not
cut
and
pierce
enough
,
they
whet
it
also
:
Sometimes
they
are
said
to
have
their
tongues
sharpned
as
a
Serpent
;
Psal
.
64.3
.
they
speak
tauntingly
or
sharply
.
Psal
.
140.3
.
and
then
how
stinging
and
poysonous
are
they
,
when
they
hiss
out
their
Poyson
!
Sometimes
the
wicked
act
the
part
of
cruel
Archers
with
their
tongues
,
and
it
will
go
hard
but
they
will
hit
the
mark
they
level
at
;
They
bend
their
tongue
like
their
bow
,
Jer
.
9.3
,
8.
for
lies
;
and
their
tongue
is
as
an
arrow
shot
out
.
Sometimes
these
skilful
Archers
and
Bow-men
of
Satan
,
level
and
aim
at
Christs
Soldiers
,
to
strike
them
in
their
Reputation
,
sometimes
their
Estates
,
sometimes
their
Liberties
,
and
sometimes
at
their
very
Lives
.
The
Lord
Jesus
,
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
,
(
as
well
as
his
Soldiers
)
hath
been
shot
at
,
and
wounded
in
all
these
;
how
thick
and
threefold
were
these
poysoned
Arrows
let
fly
at
him
,
Nullus
hom●
potest
ferre
tantum
contemptum
sui
quantum
Deus
fert
quotidite
.
Luther
in
Psal
.
122.
as
well
as
his
Soldiers
!
They
said
of
Christ
,
Behold
a
Drunkard
,
a
Wine-bibber
,
a
Friend
of
Publicans
and
Sinners
;
a
Conjurer
,
he
casteth
out
Devils
by
Beelzebub
,
the
Prince
of
Devils
;
an
enemy
to
Cesar
;
and
at
last
,
a
Blasphemer
,
and
there
they
struck
him
dead
.
John
the
Baptist
(
they
said
)
had
a
Devil
;
In
faciem
illam
quam
fluctus
maris
reveriti
sunt
,
quam
sol
in
cruce
vivendo
vadios
occuluit
Chrysost
.
Hom.
86.
Act.
24.56
.
and
Stephen
the
Deacon
was
a
Blasphemer
;
and
Paul
was
accused
for
being
a
Pestilent
fellow
,
a
mover
of
Sedition
,
a
ring-leader
of
the
Sect
of
the
Nazareus
,
and
hath
also
gone
about
to
Prophane
the
Temple
.
How
most
Emphatically
doth
the
Apostle
James
set
out
the
evil
of
this
cruel
weapon
,
the
Tongue
!
And
the
tongue
is
a
fire
,
a
world
of
iniquity
,
it
setteth
on
fire
the
whole
course
of
Nature
,
and
is
set
on
sire
of
Hell
;
Jam
.
3.5
,
6.
Oh
what
a
fiery
weapon
is
this
,
when
tipt
with
the
fire
of
Hell
!
Fire
hath
a
tormenting
quality
,
and
so
hath
the
tongue
;
and
fire
hath
a
consuming
quality
,
so
hath
the
tongue
.
Oh
how
doth
the
tongue
,
like
a
fire
,
consume
and
destroy
mens
reputations
,
goods
,
liberties
an
lives
!
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
chear
up
,
and
endure
the
hardness
of
Christs
service
,
with
these
Sword-men
,
these
Spear-men
,
these
Bow-men
of
Hell
.
You
must
expect
this
scourge
,
these
stabs
,
these
cuts
,
these
shots
,
these
granadoes
,
and
fire-balls
of
Hell
to
be
cast
,
at
you
,
and
to
come
among
you
.
This
is
one
part
of
the
hardness
you
must
expect
to
endure
in
the
service
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Secondly
,
There
is
the
hardness
of
mens
Hands
,
as
well
as
of
their
Tongues
,
that
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
.
Wicked
men
have
Leaden
feet
,
and
Iron
hands
,
which
many
times
fall
heavy
on
the
Soldiers
of
Christ
.
How
heavy
was
the
stroke
of
Cains
hand
at
first
on
his
righteous
Brother
?
The
first
blow
that
was
given
in
the
world
,
was
Death
.
How
heavy
did
Pharaoh's
hand
lie
upon
the
Israelites
in
Egypt
?
and
Nebuchadnezzar's
;
in
their
Babylonish
Captivity
?
And
how
heavy
did
Herods
hand
fall
on
the
Christians
,
when
he
stretched
it
out
to
vex
certain
of
the
Church
?
Act.
12.1
,
2
,
3.
The
souls
of
Tyrants
are
composed
of
arogancy
and
cruelty
saith
,
●lutarch
.
Some
he
killed
,
some
were
imprisoned
,
&c.
How
much
do
the
Scriptures
and
other
Histories
tell
us
,
what
hardness
the
Saints
have
endured
,
both
under
the
Old
Testament
and
New
?
How
much
may
we
read
of
the
greatness
of
the
sufferings
of
the
Old-Testament-believers
,
of
the
hotness
and
hardness
of
their
service
,
in
that
little
book
of
Martyrs
,
Heb
.
11.35
.
to
the
end
of
the
Chapter
.
They
were
tortured
with
scou●gings
,
bonds
and
imprisonment
;
they
were
stoned
,
they
were
sawn
asunder
,
tempted
,
slain
with
the
Sword
,
they
wandred
about
in
Sheep-skins
and
Goat-skins
,
in
Desarts
and
in
Mountains
,
and
in
Dens
and
Caves
of
the
Earth
,
being
Destitute
,
Afflicted
,
Tormented
.
Dorotheus
.
And
History
witnesseth
,
That
when
Stephen
the
Proto-martyr
was
stoned
,
two
thousand
others
which
believed
in
Christ
,
were
put
to
death
the
same
day
.
Eusebius
.
All
the
twelve
Apostles
,
after
variety
of
Persecution
and
hardness
endured
,
suffered
several
violent
deaths
,
by
the
hands
of
men
,
Rev.
1.9
.
John
only
excepted
;
And
he
,
the
Scripture
tells
us
,
was
banished
into
the
Isle
of
Patmos
,
and
(
as
some
Histories
say
)
he
Miraculously
escaped
out
of
a
Tun
of
scalding
Oyl
,
into
which
he
was
cast
by
Domitian
the
Emperor
.
Peter
was
crucified
with
his
heels
upward
,
because
he
thought
himself
unworthy
of
the
honour
to
be
crucified
like
Christ
.
Andrew
was
crucified
by
Egeus
King
of
Edessa
.
Act.
12.1
,
2.
James
the
brother
of
John
,
was
killed
by
Herod
.
James
the
son
of
Alpheus
(
who
was
called
the
just
man
)
was
thrown
from
a
Pinacle
of
the
Temple
.
Philip
was
crucified
and
stoned
to
death
at
Hieropolis
,
a
City
of
Phrygia
.
Bartholomew
was
beaten
down
with
staves
,
as
he
was
Preaching
in
a
City
of
Almenia
,
and
afterwards
crucified
,
and
his
skin
fleyd
off
,
and
then
he
was
beheaded
.
Thomas
was
slain
with
a
Dart
at
Calamina
in
India
.
Matthew
was
run
thorow
with
a
sword
,
as
some
write
:
or
slain
with
a
spear
,
as
others
.
Libbeus
was
slain
by
Agbarus
King
of
Edessa
.
Simon
was
crucified
in
Egypt
as
some
relate
:
or
,
as
others
,
he
and
Jude
were
slain
in
a
tumult
of
the
people
.
Matthias
,
that
came
in
the
place
of
Judas
the
Traytor
,
was
stoned
,
and
afterwards
beheaded
.
Paul
was
beheaded
at
Rome
by
bloody
Nero
.
This
hardness
did
did
those
Champions
and
Frontiers
endure
.
The
Lord
Jesus
doth
not
use
courtship
and
flattery
,
to
complement
soldiers
into
his
service
with
promises
of
preferment
,
riches
,
ease
,
and
prosperity
,
as
many
other
Commanders
do
:
But
he
tells
them
the
worst
of
his
service
at
first
,
he
tells
them
of
the
Cross
,
before
the
Crown
and
Reward
;
Luk
.
19.23
.
and
we
must
take
up
the
Cross
as
it
comes
,
it
must
be
taken
up
daily
.
What
,
every
day
a
Cross
to
be
born
?
I
hope
then
it
is
not
heavy
,
some
may
say
?
Yes
,
as
heavy
as
death
,
1
Cor
.
15.31
.
it
is
a
killing-Cross
;
I
die
daily
saith
Paul
.
But
then
,
you
may
suppose
,
if
it
must
be
an
every
daies
,
and
a
killing-Cross
,
that
there
will
be
some
intermission
or
refreshment
some
time
or
other
in
the
day
:
Rom.
8.36
.
Not
so
neither
,
For
thy
sake
are
we
killed
all
the
day
long
.
Killed
at
morning
,
killed
at
noon
,
killed
at
night
,
killed
every
day
,
and
killed
all
the
day
long
;
alwaies
delivered
up
to
death
,
2
Cor
.
4.10
,
11.
and
bearing
about
the
dyings
of
the
Lord
Jesus
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
this
is
part
of
your
Warfare
;
this
hard
service
,
this
dangerous
Cross-bearing
,
Killing
,
Dying
duty
,
must
be
performed
whensoever
you
are
put
upon
it
,
and
as
much
of
it
as
the
Lord
Jesus
shall
call
you
unto
;
These
skirmishes
,
these
sharp
fights
of
persecution
,
you
must
endure
.
The
Apostle
tells
the
believing
.
Hebrews
,
Heb
.
10.32
.
that
they
endured
a
great
fight
of
afflictions
.
Christs
Soldiers
must
expect
to
endure
great
fights
of
affliction
and
persecution
from
men
.
This
is
another
part
of
their
hardness
,
they
must
endure
when
call'd
unto
it
by
Jesus
Christ
.
Thirdly
,
The
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
,
must
endure
hardness
from
the
Devil
.
They
must
expect
hard
service
,
and
hot
service
in
entring
the
List
,
and
fighting
the
Duel
;
in
grappling
and
wrestling
with
those
Principalities
and
Powers
,
and
Spiritual
wickedness
in
high
places
.
It
is
hard
service
to
wrestle
with
a
roaring
Lyon
;
how
much
more
harder
to
wrestle
with
an
enraged
Devil
.
To
wrestle
with
a
Lyon
,
is
but
to
conflict
with
flesh
and
blood
;
but
Satan
is
a
potent
,
powerful
Spirit
.
The
Devil
is
skilful
in
Fireworks
,
the
hottest
hardest
,
and
most
dangerous
service
of
all
;
the
Apostle
tells
Christs
Soldiers
of
the
fiery
Darts
of
the
Devil
.
Eph.
6.12
.
Eph.
6.16
.
The
Devil
being
full
of
Malice
,
sets
himself
,
as
an
Enemy
,
against
the
Lord
and
his
creatures
.
And
for
this
cause
he
is
named
in
Hebrew
,
Satan
,
that
is
Fiend
,
an
adversary
,
enemy
,
or
resister
.
He
is
called
also
with
his
fellows
,
Shedim
,
that
is
,
wasters
,
for
the
hurt
which
they
do
,
preying
upon
the
Creatures
,
and
spoiling
them
.
And
Seghnirim
,
that
is
,
rough
,
rugged
,
or
hairy
,
for
the
horror
of
their
Hew
,
wherein
they
appeared
,
like
Satyrs
,
or
other
ugly
Creatures
,
to
terrifie
such
as
saw
them
.
In
Greek
he
is
named
Diabolos
(
Devil
)
that
is
a
Calumniator
,
because
he
maliciously
accuseth
,
detracteth
,
and
depraveth
.
The
wicked
or
malignant
one
,
for
molesting
,
and
with
his
fiery
Darts
endeavouring
mans
ruine
and
misery
;
A
Serpent
,
a
D●agon
,
for
his
subtilty
and
fierceness
,
and
venemous
nature
,
&c.
Ainsworth
Com
.
of
Sts.
Luk
.
4.13
.
They
are
Darts
made
sharp
,
to
penetrate
and
pierce
the
soul
,
and
fiery
to
burn
and
torment
,
and
then
cast
and
thrown
by
the
strong
hand
of
the
Devil
,
and
then
,
all
the
fiery
Darts
of
the
Devil
,
which
denotes
the
abundance
that
he
hath
of
these
Instruments
of
cruelty
;
the
store-house
of
Hell
is
full
of
these
,
he
hath
of
all
sorts
and
sizes
,
for
all
ranks
and
degrees
of
Christians
,
for
the
little
children
,
young-men
,
and
adult
ones
likewise
;
He
cast
some
of
the
worst
and
most
cruel
that
he
had
,
at
the
Captain
of
our
salvation
himself
,
unbelief
,
atheism
,
self-murder
,
idolatry
,
and
blasphemy
it self
;
Command
that
these
stones
be
made
bread
;
Cast
thy self
down
from
the
pinacle
;
fall
down
and
worship
me
.
Here
is
a
boon
for
thy
labour
,
here
are
all
the
Kingdoms
of
the
world
in
their
glory
for
thee
,
What
canst
thou
have
more
?
What
a
cruel
Dart
was
this
cast
,
for
a
God
to
worship
a
Devil
▪
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
you
must
expect
to
endure
such
kind
of
hardness
as
this
from
the
Devil
:
Sometimes
temptations
to
presumption
,
sometimes
to
despair
,
sometimes
to
question
the
Attributes
of
God
,
sometimes
the
word
of
God
,
sometimes
the
works
of
God
,
sometimes
the
very
being
of
God
:
you
must
endure
the
hardness
of
these
soul-piercing
and
burning
Darts
.
It
was
hard
service
that
Scanderbag
had
,
in
his
War
against
the
Turk
;
but
Christs
Soldiers
have
harder
in
the
Warfare
of
the
Lamb
against
the
Devil
.
Christians
,
if
you
are
good
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
you
can
more
or
less
experience
the
hardness
of
this
service
,
the
Devil
will
not
let
you
be
alwaies
quiet
.
The
Devil
left
Christ
(
't
is
said
)
for
a
season
:
It
seems
he
intended
to
make
an
onset
again
.
Fourthly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
hardness
,
with
a
more
special
relation
unto
themselves
.
And
here
is
a
threefold
hardness
to
be
endured
,
upon
this
account
:
1.
The
hardness
of
self-denyal
,
in
parting
with
worldly
enjoyments
when
called
for
.
2.
The
hardness
of
Mortification
,
in
crucifying
internal
corruptions
.
3.
The
hardness
of
their
particular
places
and
stations
.
First
,
There
is
the
hardness
of
self-denyal
,
in
parting
with
the
best
,
the
nearest
,
the
dearest
,
and
choicest
of
our
outward
enjoyments
,
when
the
Lord
Jesus
calls
for
them
;
Father
,
Mother
,
Brethren
,
Sisters
,
Wife
,
Children
,
House
and
Lands
,
yea
,
and
our
very
Lives
also
,
or
else
we
cannot
be
the
Disciples
and
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Ye
vince
&
Mundus
tibi
victus
est
,
&c.
overcome
thy self
,
and
the
World
is
conquered
to
thee
.
This
is
hard
service
some
will
say
:
yet
,
if
put
upon
it
,
it
must
be
endured
.
The
rich
man
mentioned
,
Mar.
10.21
,
22.
could
not
endure
so
much
as
to
hear
of
the
hardness
of
this
service
,
much
less
to
perform
it
;
He
was
sad
at
that
saying
,
and
went
away
grieved
:
This
service
of
parting
with
all
his
Prossiessions
,
was
too
hard
for
him
,
he
could
not
touch
with
it
,
notwithstanding
all
his
seeming
forwardness
:
This
is
harder
than
for
a
Camel
to
go
through
a
needles
eye
;
and
yet
,
the
Soldiers
of
Christ
have
endured
it
,
and
must
endure
it
;
Lo
,
Mar.
10.28
.
Heb
.
11.8
.
saith
Peter
,
we
have
left
all
and
followed
thee
.
This
hard
service
did
Abraham
,
the
Father
of
the
Faithful
endure
,
in
parting
first
with
his
own
Country
which
is
(
as
the
Philosopher
saith
)
sweet
to
all
.
By
Faith
Abraham
,
Patriâ
nihil
dulcius
.
when
he
was
called
to
go
out
into
a
place
which
he
should
after
receive
for
an
Inheritance
,
obeyed
,
and
he
went
out
,
not
knowing
whither
he
went
.
The
Lord
bade
Abraham
depart
his
Country
,
and
Abraham
dayily
submitted
;
never
disputed
the
case
whither
he
must
go
,
or
to
what
Country
;
or
what
accommodation
he
should
have
,
whether
an
House
,
or
a
Tent
to
dwell
in
;
but
readily
obeyed
.
And
afterwards
,
this
great
Champion
of
the
Lord
was
put
upon
a
harder
piece
of
self-denying
service
,
in
parting
with
his
Son
.
By
Faith
Abraham
,
when
he
was
tryed
,
Heb
.
11.17
,
18.
offered
up
Isaac
,
and
he
that
had
received
the
promise
,
offered
up
his
only
begotten
Son
,
of
whom
it
was
said
,
in
Isaac
shall
thy
seed
be
called
.
What
a
piece
of
hard
,
self-denying
service
was
this
?
to
part
with
his
Son
,
his
begotten
Son
,
his
only
begotten
Son
,
his
Isaac
,
his
laughter
,
his
joy
,
his
delight
,
the
Son
to
whom
the
Promise
was
made
,
and
the
Nations
of
the
Earth
were
to
be
Blessed
in
him
?
a
Carnal
Soul
,
and
a
cowardly
Soldier
would
have
reasoned
thus
,
Why
Lord
!
take
my
Oxen
,
my
Sheep
,
my
Servants
,
but
spare
my
Son
;
this
is
my
Isaac
,
the
joy
and
delight
of
my
heart
;
this
is
my
only
begotten
Son
,
this
is
all
the
seed
I
have
by
Sarah
the
free-woman
,
this
is
the
Son
of
the
Promise
,
there
is
none
in
the
World
that
hath
things
of
such
concernment
depending
on
him
,
as
this
Son
of
mine
hath
.
What
shall
become
of
the
Nations
,
which
are
promised
to
be
Blessed
in
him
?
And
if
I
must
needs
part
with
him
indeed
,
that
he
must
he
Sacrificed
,
let
it
be
done
by
some
other
hand
,
and
not
by
mine
:
Why
I
am
the
Father
that
begat
him
,
and
he
lies
near
my
heart
,
't
is
like
Death
it self
to
think
of
h
s
Death
;
but
for
me
to
be
the
Butcher
that
must
kill
him
,
this
kills
my
heart
,
in
this
one
thing
let
me
be
spared
;
this
setvice
and
duty
is
too
hard
for
me
.
But
Faithful
Abraham
makes
none
of
these
carnal
Pleas
,
the
command
being
given
,
he
arose
early
in
the
morning
,
Gen.
22.1
,
2.
and
went
readily
about
this
hard
self-denying
service
.
Christs
Soldiers
have
been
put
upon
the
hardness
of
self-denying
service
many
a
time
,
in
parting
with
the
nearest
and
dearest
of
their
worldly
enjoyments
;
And
these
things
must
be
parted
with
if
Christ
calls
for
them
,
yea
and
hated
too
when
they
come
in
competition
,
or
comparison
with
him
:
This
hardness
must
be
endured
,
or
else
,
you
cannot
be
Christs
Disciples
or
Soldiers
.
If
any
man
come
unto
me
,
Luk
.
14.26
.
and
hate
not
his
Father
and
Mother
,
Wife
and
Children
,
Brethren
and
Sisters
,
yea
and
his
own
life
also
,
he
cannot
be
my
Disciple
:
Nothing
below
,
is
more
dear
than
life
,
skin
for
skin
,
and
all
that
a
man
hath
,
will
he
give
for
his
life
;
and
yet
that
must
denyed
and
parted
with
.
Rev.
12.11
.
They
loved
not
their
lives
,
unto
the
Death
.
It
was
a
notable
saying
of
George
Carpenter
,
a
Martyr
of
Bavaria
:
My
Wife
and
Children
are
so
dear
unto
me
,
that
all
the
riches
of
the
Dukedom
should
not
purchase
them
from
me
:
But
for
the
sake
of
my
Lord
God
,
I
willingly
forsake
them
.
Cleopatra
the
last
Queen
of
Egypt
,
invited
Anthony
to
a
Feast
,
at
which
she
dissolved
in
vinigar
a
Pearl
prised
at
an
Hundred
Sestercies
.
Shall
Cleopatra
dissolve
her
Jewel
,
worth
thousands
freely
,
and
drink
it
up
for
the
sake
of
Mark
Anthony
,
out
of
her
wanton
love
;
And
can
you
love
Christ
truely
,
and
not
dissolve
your
choicest
Jewels
for
him
as
willingly
and
freely
?
Shall
others
be
so
profuse
to
satisfie
their
Lust
,
to
dissolve
Jewels
and
Pearls
,
and
shall
you
think
any
thing
too
dear
to
part
with
for
Christ
?
When
Alexander
the
Great
had
Conquered
the
Country
of
Arabia
,
he
sent
a
Ship-load
of
Frankingsence
to
a
Noble-man
of
his
acquaintance
,
and
bade
him
serve
the
Gods
plentifully
,
and
not
offer
incense
miserably
.
Ah
Christians
!
shall
Heathens
serve
their
false
Gods
plentifully
,
and
will
you
serve
the
true
God
miserably
?
Secondly
.
There
is
the
hardness
of
mortification
,
in
the
Crucifying
of
Internal
Corruption
.
This
service
is
too
hard
for
the
Hypocrite
to
endure
:
out-side
easie
service
,
that
he
will
engage
in
;
but
as
for
this
inward
sin-crucifying
duty
,
he
will
not
touch
it
.
The
Carnal
Jews
would
slay
multitudes
of
Sheep
and
Oxen
for
Sacrifice
,
until
the
Lord
complained
of
them
;
To
what
purpose
is
the
multitude
of
your
Sacrifices
to
me
,
Isa
.
1.11
.
saith
the
Lord
?
I
am
full
of
the
burnt-offerings
of
Rams
,
and
the
fat
of
fed
Beasts
,
&c.
But
then
they
would
not
slay
one
Sin
;
they
were
content
to
endure
the
hardness
of
the
Circumcision
of
the
Flesh
,
but
for
cutting
off
of
the
fore-skin
of
the
heart
,
the
Circumcision
of
the
Spirit
,
that
was
so
hard
and
painful
,
that
they
would
not
endure
;
The
Circumcision
that
was
made
with
hands
,
was
smarting
;
but
the
Circumcision
that
is
made
without
hands
,
in
putting
off
the
Body
of
the
Sins
of
the
Flesh
,
Col.
2.11
.
by
the
Circumcision
of
Christ
,
as
the
Apostle
hath
it
;
this
is
harder
to
be
endured
.
If
the
cutting
the
stone
in
the
bladder
be
so
painful
,
what
is
the
cutting
of
the
stone
in
the
heart
?
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
here
is
the
hardest
of
all
your
service
within
you
,
in
Mortifying
and
Crucifying
of
innate
Corruptions
,
this
body
of
Sin
,
how
hard
is
it
!
Col.
3.5
.
Mortifie
your
Members
which
are
upon
the
Earth
,
&c.
The
killing
of
Sin
,
is
as
the
killing
of
the
Members
of
the
Body
;
Mat
.
5.29.30
.
this
is
plucking
out
of
right
eyes
,
Gal.
2.20
.
and
cutting
off
of
right
hands
;
this
is
Crucifying-work
,
and
Crucifying
service
is
hard
service
;
Austine
confessed
of
himself
.
Non
placet
transire
per
istas
anguistias
.
I
do
not
love
to
pass
through
those
straits
.
I
am
Crucifyed
with
Christ
,
saith
the
Apostle
:
The
Crucifying
of
the
Natural
Body
,
how
painful
and
grievous
was
it
?
for
the
Body
to
be
nailed
hand
and
foot
to
the
Cross
,
it
was
a
painful
,
hard
,
and
lingering
death
,
that
the
Romans
used
to
put
their
Malefactors
to
;
and
such
is
the
Death
of
Sin
in
the
Soul
,
it
is
set
forth
in
the
Scripture
by
the
Crucifying
of
Jesus
Christ
;
when
the
most
beloved
Lusts
,
the
most
pleasurable
and
profitable
Sins
must
be
nailed
to
the
Cross
,
and
be
Crucifying
with
Christ
,
this
is
bloody
,
killing
service
,
yet
this
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
;
And
not
say
to
Christ
,
Exod
.
4.25
,
26.
as
Zipporah
did
to
Moses
,
a
Bloody
Husband
,
a
Bloody
Captain
thou
art
unto
me
,
because
of
this
Circumcision
.
Thirdly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
the
hardness
of
their
particular
Places
and
Stations
,
unto
which
they
are
called
.
Some
Soldiers
are
called
to
harder
service
than
others
;
the
Forlorn
hope
,
and
the
Van
,
may
meet
with
harder
service
than
the
main
Body
of
the
Army
;
The
Frontiers
and
File-Leaders
may
meet
with
harder
service
than
the
Rear
;
and
the
Watch-men
that
lie
Purdue
,
and
stand
Sentinels
,
with
harder
duty
,
than
those
that
abide
on
the
Guard
;
some
are
expos'd
to
more
hardships
and
difficulties
than
others
,
but
every
Soldier
must
endure
the
hardness
of
that
station
where
he
is
set
,
of
that
particular
duty
that
is
required
of
him
.
The
Sentinel
must
not
quit
his
Watch
,
and
say
,
it
is
too
cold
to
stand
out
,
and
the
shots
do
flie
thick
,
it
is
too
dangerous
being
here
;
The
File-leaders
must
not
face
about
and
fall
back
in
the
Rear
,
because
the
hardest
service
is
in
the
Front
,
there
are
the
Wounded
,
and
there
are
most
Slain
;
The
Leading
Officers
must
not
bid
the
Private
Soldiers
fall
on
,
and
themselves
run
away
;
The
Colours
are
most
shot
at
,
yet
the
Standard-bearer
,
and
Ensign
must
stand
by
them
,
and
Display
them
in
the
face
of
the
Enemy
.
And
so
it
is
in
the
Militant
Church
,
the
Lord
Jesus
doth
call
some
o●
his
Soldiers
to
harder
service
than
others
:
Paul
was
no
sooner
listed
under
Christs
Banner
,
but
he
was
put
upon
harder
service
than
ordinary
,
to
bear
the
name
of
Christ
,
before
the
Gentiles
,
and
Kings
,
Act.
9.15
,
16.
and
the
Children
of
Israel
;
I
will
shew
him
how
great
things
he
must
suffer
for
my
Names
sake
.
To
bear
the
Name
of
Christ
before
Gentiles
and
Kings
,
and
the
Israelites
,
must
necessarily
expose
him
to
suffer
great
things
;
yet
,
here
he
kept
his
station
,
and
liv'd
and
dy'd
in
the
duty
he
was
commanded
unto
,
and
put
upon
:
He
bore
the
Standard
of
the
Gospel
,
Preached
Christ
,
converted
Sinners
,
planted
Churches
,
edified
and
confirmed
Believers
,
endured
the
Whip
often
,
and
the
Prison
often
,
and
laid
down
his
life
in
Christs
service
at
last
.
The
Ministers
of
Christ
are
Officers
in
the
Militant
Church
,
and
are
put
upon
harder
service
than
other
Soldiers
,
and
some
of
them
call'd
to
harder
duty
,
sometimes
than
others
;
but
yet
notwithstanding
,
they
must
do
their
duty
,
and
take
their
lot
.
1
Cor
.
9.16
.
For
necessity
is
laid
upon
me
;
yea
,
Wo
is
me
,
if
I
Preach
not
the
Gospel
.
Where
I
am
set
,
Phil
.
1.17
.
there
I
must
abide
;
I
am
set
for
the
defence
of
the
Gospel
;
and
defend
it
I
must
,
notwithstanding
all
the
Stripes
,
the
Bonds
,
the
Dangers
,
the
Deaths
that
I
may
meet
with
him
in
this
service
.
Timothy
was
call'd
forth
,
to
do
the
duty
of
an
Evangelist
,
2
Tim
.
4.5
.
and
to
endure
the
hardness
of
that
station
.
But
watch
thou
in
all
things
,
endure
Afflictions
,
do
the
work
of
an
Evangelist
,
mak●
full
proof
of
thy
Ministry
.
It
was
hard
duty
to
go
up
and
down
Preaching
of
Christ
,
when
Christianity
was
so
much
persecuted
;
when
it
was
like
to
expose
him
,
first
to
the
Whip
,
next
to
the
Prison
next
to
Banishment
,
and
at
last
to
Death
it self
:
Why
,
Timothy
,
it
's
all
a
case
,
thou
must
do
the
work
of
an
Evangelist
,
and
make
full
proof
of
thy
Ministry
,
and
endure
the
Afflictions
and
Hardness
which
belongs
to
thy
Station
.
It
was
hard
duty
which
both
the
Prophet
and
the
People
were
put
upon
,
in
Jeroboam's
time
;
when
the
King
,
and
the
Ten
Tribes
revolted
from
the
true
Worship
of
God
:
When
Spies
and
Informers
,
were
set
to
watch
who
would
not
conform
to
the
Calves
,
which
the
King
had
set
up
at
Dan
and
Bethel
.
When
the
Prophet
Hosea
was
to
charge
home
,
and
let
flie
Menaces
and
Judgments
against
Priest
and
King
;
yet
he
went
upon
it
,
and
performed
it
.
Hear
this
,
O
Priest
,
Hos
.
5.1
,
2.
and
hearken
ye
House
of
Israel
,
and
give
ye
ear
,
O
House
of
the
King
;
for
Judgment
is
toward
you
,
because
ye
have
been
a
snare
on
Mizpah
,
and
a
net
spread
upon
Tabor
.
And
the
revolters
are
profound
to
make
slaughter
,
though
I
have
been
a
Rebuker
of
them
all
.
Mizpah
and
Tabor
,
were
places
which
lay
between
Jerusalem
and
Samaria
,
where
the
Ten
Tribes
did
reside
;
and
Jerusalem
,
whither
the
godly
Non-conformists
of
the
Tribes
did
go
to
worship
:
Mr.
Burroughs
Jacobs
see●
.
Pag
.
170
Now
they
were
to
pass
along
by
those
places
of
Mizpah
and
Tabor
,
as
they
went
in
their
journey
,
and
there
the
King
,
and
the
Priests
had
set
spies
and
watches
,
to
insnare
and
intrap
them
,
to
catch
them
,
and
inflict
punishments
upon
them
,
for
their
not
conforming
unto
Jeroboam's
Idolatrous
Worship
.
Well
,
the
Prophet
being
called
to
this
duty
,
he
chargeth
home
the
Priests
,
and
let
s
flie
at
the
King
,
and
the
Courtiers
;
and
tells
them
,
how
that
they
were
revolted
from
the
true
worship
of
God
,
and
had
laid
their
snares
and
nets
,
to
catch
the
godly
Non-conformists
;
and
tells
them
,
That
their
designs
were
profound
,
and
laid
deep
for
slaughter
.
And
so
the
godly
Non-conformists
of
the
Tribes
,
would
keep
their
course
unto
Jerusalem
,
to
Worship
the
Lord
,
as
they
were
wont
,
notwithstanding
the
King
,
and
the
greater
number
of
the
Tribes
were
revolted
,
and
the
snares
and
nets
that
were
laid
for
them
,
and
the
spies
,
and
trapanners
,
which
did
watch
for
them
in
the
way
:
Yet
Jerusalem
being
the
place
of
Worship
,
thither
they
would
go
;
they
would
keep
on
their
march
,
notwithstanding
the
Enemies
Ambush-cadoes
,
and
dangers
and
difficulties
that
were
in
their
way
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
wheresoever
you
are
placed
,
you
must
endure
the
hardness
of
that
station
and
duty
unto
which
you
are
called
.
If
your
service
be
harder
than
it
hath
been
formerly
,
or
harder
than
others
is
at
present
,
yet
if
put
upon
,
you
must
endure
it
.
I
remember
a
passage
I
had
from
the
mouth
of
a
person
of
Honour
,
and
Valour
.
Gen
:
Blake
.
Where
(
saith
he
)
should
a
Minister
die
,
but
in
the
Pulpit
?
Ah
where
should
Christs
Ministers
live
and
die
,
but
where
they
are
set
,
either
in
their
Pulpits
,
or
Pulpit-work
,
in
the
duty
of
their
proper
stations
?
And
so
likewise
all
Christs
Soldiers
,
are
to
endure
the
hardness
of
their
particular
stations
whete
they
are
set
;
whether
as
Superiors
,
or
Inferiors
,
as
Master
and
Servant
,
Parent
and
Children
,
&c.
It
was
hard
,
and
hot
service
which
the
Angel
of
the
Church
,
and
the
Church
of
Pergamos
were
called
unto
,
and
dangerous
standing
where
they
were
set
;
It
was
where
the
Devil
did
dwell
,
and
where
the
slain
did
lie
,
and
yet
there
they
held
it
out
.
I
know
thy
works
,
and
where
thou
dwellest
,
even
where
Satans
seat
is
;
Rev.
2.13
.
and
thou
holdest
fast
my
Name
,
and
hast
not
denied
my
Faith
,
even
in
those
daies
wherein
Antipas
was
my
faithful
Martyr
,
who
was
slain
among
you
,
where
Satan
dwelleth
.
They
were
called
to
stand
by
Satans
seat
,
at
the
Devils
door
,
where
Satan
dwelt
,
and
where
Antipas
was
slain
;
and
yet
there
they
stood
and
held
it
out
,
at
push
of
Pike
(
as
it
were
with
the
Devil
)
in
the
midst
of
all
the
dangers
and
deaths
that
were
before
them
.
The
Militant
Church
should
be
like
the
Heavenly
Host
,
to
fight
in
their
courses
.
It
is
said
,
The
Stars
in
their
courses
fought
against
Sisera
.
Judg
.
5.20
.
The
heavenly
Luminaries
are
called
an
Host
,
not
only
for
their
number
;
but
also
,
for
their
order
they
keep
,
like
an
Army
well
Martial'd
.
The
Sun
,
Moon
,
and
Stars
,
they
all
keep
their
own
Orbs
and
Spheres
,
they
keep
their
Courses
,
and
perform
their
Revolutions
in
their
several
stations
,
although
the
clouds
gather
never
so
thick
and
black
,
and
the
greatest
Eclipses
,
or
darkest
Nights
come
never
so
often
.
And
so
should
Christs
Soldiers
,
like
these
Coelestial
bodies
,
keep
their
courses
and
stations
,
where
they
are
set
.
O
the
gloomy
daies
,
the
thick
clouds
,
Act.
20.22
,
23
,
24.
the
sharp
showers
that
Paul
did
meet
with
!
And
yet
like
the
Sun
in
the
Firmament
,
he
kept
his
course
,
and
was
resolved
to
finish
it
:
And
now
behold
,
I
go
bound
in
the
Spirit
unto
Jerusalem
,
not
knowing
the
things
that
shall
befall
me
there
:
Save
,
that
the
holy
Ghost
witnesseth
in
every
City
,
saying
,
that
bonds
and
afflictions
abide
me
.
But
none
of
these
th●ngs
move
me
,
neither
count
I
my
Life
dear
unto
my self
,
so
that
I
might
sinish
my
course
with
joy
,
and
the
Ministry
which
I
have
received
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
to
Testifie
the
Gospel
of
the
Grace
of
God
.
Paul
kept
his
Course
,
until
he
had
finished
his
Course
and
his
Ministry
with
Martrydom
,
and
lost
his
Head
on
Nero's
Block
.
And
so
should
every
good
Soldier
of
Jesus
Christ
,
endure
the
hardness
of
their
particular
places
and
stations
where
they
are
set
,
come
what
there
will
,
or
can
,
upon
them
.
The
Second
thing
to
be
spoken
unto
,
is
to
give
you
the
Grounds
,
or
Reasons
of
this
Truth
,
Why
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
hardness
:
And
instead
of
many
more
that
might
be
given
,
take
these
four
following
.
First
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
the
hardness
of
that
Relation
in
their
Professing
of
him
,
When
the
Persecuted
Christians
complained
against
their
adversaries
to
Julian
the
Emperor
,
desiring
Justice
;
he
answered
them
,
It
is
your
Masters
commandment
,
that
you
should
bear
all
kind
of
injuries
with
Patience
.
Because
he
commands
and
requires
it
.
And
if
there
were
no
other
reason
to
be
given
,
this
one
is
enough
to
carry
it
against
all
the
carnal
Reason
in
the
World
,
that
can
be
brought
against
it
.
How
often
hath
the
Lord
Jesus
commanded
the
taking
up
of
the
Cross
?
How
often
hath
the
Lord
Jesus
,
his
Come
after
me
,
and
follow
me
?
And
it
is
not
for
a
Soldier
to
dispute
the
commands
of
his
Capital
Officer
.
The
fiat
,
the
Sic
volo
,
of
Jesus
Christ
,
is
enough
against
all
the
World
.
He
is
Generalissimo
,
and
hath
the
Prerogative-Royal
;
he
hath
the
Supremacy
in
Heaven
and
Earth
;
and
therefore
it
is
good
reason
,
that
his
Commands
should
be
obeyed
;
and
his
Will
should
be
done
in
Earth
as
well
as
in
Heaven
.
Who
are
we
,
Mat
.
6.11
.
that
we
should
dispute
the
Will
,
or
the
Commands
of
Christ
?
Lord
,
what
wilt
thou
have
me
to
do
,
said
Paul
?
And
when
he
was
shewed
what
hard
duty
he
was
to
perform
,
what
great
things
he
must
suffer
in
his
service
for
the
sake
of
Christ
,
he
did
not
dispute
the
case
,
but
being
commanded
,
he
went
on
upon
it
immediately
,
Gal.
1.16
.
and
conferred
not
with
flesh
and
blood
about
this
matter
,
but
readily
submitted
.
Secondly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
the
hardness
of
that
relation
,
in
their
professing
of
him
,
Because
otherwise
they
cannot
be
good
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Hypocrites
,
they
will
take
up
the
easie
duties
,
they
will
wash
the
Hands
,
the
Cup
,
the
Platter
,
&c.
but
they
will
not
endure
the
washing
of
the
Heart
.
They
will
take
up
the
easie
commands
,
but
pass
by
the
hard
.
They
will
follow
Christ
in
fair
Weather
,
and
in
the
Sun-shine
of
Prosperity
;
but
will
hang
the
Wing
,
and
shrink
when
Adversity
and
Persecution
comes
.
Mr.
Hullier
the
Martyr
,
in
his
Letter
to
the
Christians
,
saith
.
In
this
time
we
must
needs
either
shew
,
that
we
be
Christs
faithful
Soldiers
,
and
continue
in
his
Battel
to
the
end
;
or
else
if
we
do
not
,
we
are
Apostates
,
and
false
Soldiers
,
shrinking
from
our
Soveraign
Lord
and
Cap●ain
,
Christ
,
&c.
Act.
&
Mon.
Vol.
3.
Pag
.
696
Mat
.
8.19
,
20.
Pamachius
a
Heathen
,
said
to
the
Pope
.
Fax●me
Pontificem
&
exo
Christianus
.
Make
me
a
Bishop
,
and
I
will
be
a
Christian
.
Many
say
in
effect
,
the
same
to
Christ
,
Give
me
worldly
Preferment
and
I
will
be
a
Soldier
of
Christ
.
Hypocrites
will
follow
Christ
for
the
World
,
and
for
the
Loaves
,
but
will
not
follow
him
for
himself
,
and
for
love
.
They
will
take
up
the
Promises
,
and
his
Preferments
;
but
not
his
Cross
,
and
Inconveniencies
.
They
will
follow
him
when
cryed
up
with
a
Hosanna
,
and
in
his
Triumph
;
but
will
leave
him
in
his
March
to
the
Garden
,
and
to
Mount
Calvary
.
We
read
of
a
forward
Scribe
in
the
Gospel
,
which
one
would
have
thought
had
been
a
None-such
,
a
Champion
for
Christ
,
when
he
came
after
Christ
,
with
his
Master
,
I
will
follow
thee
whither
soever
thou
goest
.
But
the
Lord
Jesus
knew
where
to
open
the
right
Vein
,
and
to
Lame
him
at
the
first
blow
:
He
tells
him
,
that
the
Foxes
have
Holes
,
and
the
Birds
of
the
Air
have
Nests
,
but
the
Son
of
Man
hath
not
where
to
lay
his
Head
:
And
when
the
man
heard
this
,
that
his
service
must
be
so
hard
,
and
his
quarters
so
bad
,
here
was
an
end
of
his
March
;
If
his
Captain
had
no
better
accommodation
,
or
quarters
than
this
,
he
would
follow
him
no
farther
.
A
very
Jade
will
draw
down-hill
,
and
whe●
the
weight
comes
easie
;
but
when
the
Chariot-Wheels
must
go
up-hill
,
or
stick
in
the
mire●
then
he
will
boggle
,
and
be
at
a
stand
:
But
●
good
Horse
will
draw
up-hill
,
as
well
as
down●
and
in
the
mire
,
as
well
as
in
the
clean
and
pla●
ways
.
And
every
cowardly
false-hearted
Soldier
will
serve
in
time
of
Peace
,
in
Sun-shine
,
and
fair
weather
,
when
dangers
are
out
of
sight
,
when
Preferment
is
to
be
had
,
and
the
pay
is
good
,
&c.
But
none
can
be
a
good
Soldier
,
but
such
as
are
for
service
in
Winter
,
as
well
as
in
Summer
;
and
are
good
for
the
Field
,
as
well
as
for
the
Garison
;
and
will
endure
hardness
as
good
Soldiers
of
Christ
ought
to
do
.
When
Anthony
Parson
,
the
Martyr
,
Act.
and
Mon.
Vol.
2.
Pag
.
554.
was
at
the
Stake
,
he
pulled
the
straw
unto
him
,
and
laid
much
of
it
on
the
top
of
his
Head
,
saying
,
This
is
Gods
Hat
,
now
am
I
dressed
like
a
true
Soldier
of
Christ
.
The
good
Soldiers
of
Christ
are
described
to
be
such
as
march
after
the
Lamb
,
and
follow
him
whither
soever
he
goeth
.
Rev.
14.4
.
Thirdly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
hardness
,
Because
it
is
part
of
their
Conformity
unto
him
,
to
be
made
Conformable
unto
his
Cross
,
his
Sufferings
,
and
his
Death
.
Heb
.
2.10
.
The
Captain
of
our
Salvation
,
was
made
perfect
through
suffering
:
1
Pet
.
5.10
.
And
so
must
his
Soldiers
and
followers
be
likewise
.
But
the
God
of
all
grace
,
who
hath
called
us
into
his
Eternal
Glory
,
by
Jesus
Christ
;
after
that
you
have
suffered
a
while
,
make
you
perfect
.
You
see
,
here
is
first
suffering
a
while
,
and
afterward
perfection
,
as
it
was
with
Jesus
Christ
.
So
,
the
Apostle
Paul
expected
perfection
and
glory
,
no
other
way
then
by
conformity
to
Christ
,
in
his
Sufferings
,
Phil
.
3
10.
&c.
and
Death
,
as
well
as
in
his
Resurrection
,
That
I
may
know
him
,
and
the
Power
of
his
Resurrection
,
and
the
fellowship
of
his
Sufferings
,
being
made
conformable
to
his
Death
,
Rom.
8.29
.
&c.
The
Lord
di●
predestinate
Believers
,
to
be
conformable
unto
t●
Image
of
his
Son
.
And
their
is
one
part
of
that
Image
,
to
be
made
conformable
unto
him
in
the
similitude
of
his
Sufferings
.
It
is
Recorded
,
that
when
Godfrey
of
Bulloin
had
Conquered
Jerusalem
,
that
he
refused
to
be
Crowned
there
,
with
a
Crown
of
Gold
,
where
Christ
his
Master
had
been
Crowned
with
Thorns
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
can
you
be
content
to
wear
the
Crown
of
Gold
,
and
Christ
your
Captain
,
the
Crown
of
Thorns
?
Is
it
reasonable
,
that
there
should
be
such
a
disparity
between
Christ
,
and
Christians
,
that
Christ
should
have
the
Ignominy
and
Contempt
,
and
you
have
all
the
Honour
!
That
Christ
should
have
all
the
Vinegar
,
the
Worm-wood
,
the
Gall
,
the
Bitterness
,
and
you
have
all
the
Honey
,
and
the
Sweet
!
Is
it
fit
that
he
should
stoop
so
low
,
Psal
.
110.7
.
as
to
drink
of
the
Brook
that
is
in
the
way
,
before
he
lifted
up
the
head
:
And
would
you
have
your
heads
lifted
up
,
and
not
stoop
down
at
all
to
sip
of
the
Brook
,
or
to
tast
any
of
the
bitterness
of
his
Cup
!
Could
you
be
content
,
that
your
Captain
endure
all
the
hardness
of
the
Warfare
,
the
Hunger
,
the
Cold
,
the
Watchings
,
the
Reproaches
,
&c.
and
to
receive
all
the
Wounds
,
and
Blows
,
the
Cuts
,
the
Shots
,
the
Stabs
,
and
Knocks
;
and
you
to
go
free
,
and
endure
no
hardness
in
the
Battel
!
Where
then
would
be
your
conformity
to
your
Captain
,
Christ
,
in
his
sufferings
?
Fourthly
,
The
Soldiers
of
Christ
must
endure
the
hardness
which
their
profession
of
him
do
expose
them
unto
:
Because
otherwise
it
would
be
a
disparagement
and
dishonor
unto
Jesus
Christ
,
if
his
Soldiers
should
not
endure
hardness
,
when
it
shall
be
said
,
that
all
other
Soldiers
will
;
that
the
Soldiers
of
Men
,
and
the
Soldiers
of
the
Devil
,
will
endure
hardness
in
their
service
;
and
if
Christs
Soldiers
should
not
endure
hardness
in
his
,
how
much
would
it
reflect
upon
the
Honour
of
Christ
?
There
came
a
Centurion
to
Christ
(
a
petty
Roman
Commander
,
Mat
.
8.9
.
a
Captain
of
an
Hundred
men
)
and
describes
the
Valour
and
Fidelity
of
his
Soldiers
,
what
manner
of
Persons
they
were
:
I
am
a
man
under
Authority
,
having
Soldiers
under
me
:
And
I
say
unto
one
,
go
,
and
he
goeth
;
unto
another
,
come
,
and
he
cometh
;
and
to
my
Servant
,
do
th●s
,
and
he
doth
it
.
Whatsoever
service
I
command
my
Soldiers
upon
,
they
perform
it
;
they
never
dispute
my
commands
,
though
it
be
to
go
through
the
Swords
,
and
Spears
;
though
it
be
to
batter
down
the
strongest
,
or
to
Scale
the
highest
Walls
of
the
Garison
;
though
the
heaps
of
the
dead
lie
before
them
,
yet
they
will
go
on
,
and
over
them
,
and
will
endure
the
hardest
duty
that
I
command
them
to
do
.
Here
is
a
true
Character
of
my
Soldiers
.
Now
we
will
suppose
that
the
Centurion
should
desire
an
account
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
concerning
his
Soldiers
,
in
such
a
manner
as
this
:
Lord
Jesus
,
thou
art
more
than
a
man
under
Authority
:
Thou
art
a
God
above
all
Authorrity
,
and
art
Captain-General
of
all
the
Forces
,
and
Armies
in
Heaven
and
Earth
;
Thou
hast
many
Legions
of
Soldiers
under
thy
Command
,
and
how
do
they
acquit
themselves
,
in
obeying
thy
●ommands
?
and
what
hardness
will
they
endure
in
thy
service
?
I
am
unworthy
that
thou
shouldest
come
under
the
Roof
of
my
House
;
and
yet
,
this
will
my
Soldiers
do
for
me
.
This
lower
World
is
unworthy
for
thy
entertainment
;
and
what
will
thy
Soldiers
do
for
thee
?
Ah!
how
sad
is
it
to
consider
,
what
truth
it self
must
say
to
this
!
True
,
may
the
Lord
Jesus
say
,
I
have
many
Soldiers
under
me
:
I
command
the
Host
of
the
Blessed
Angels
,
those
potent
Creatures
,
and
they
obey
me
readily
;
they
execute
all
my
decrees
,
&c.
But
I
have
Soldiers
upon
Earth
,
in
my
Militant
Church
,
of
whom
I
cannot
give
so
good
a
Character
,
as
thou
hast
of
thine
.
Here
are
Twelve
which
I
have
cull'd
the
World
for
,
and
made
them
my
Life-Guard
to
attend
my
Person
,
and
I
made
them
my
●ouncil
to
know
my
Secre●s
;
and
one
of
these
(
viz
Judas
Isca●iot
)
hath
proved
as
false
as
a
Devil
;
He
hath
joyned
issue
with
the
Devil
,
to
Plot
and
contrive
my
Death
:
And
for
Thirty
pieces
of
Silver
,
he
hath
sold
my
Life
,
into
my
Blood-thirsty
Enemies
hands
;
this
is
indeed
the
worst
of
them
all
:
But
the
best
hath
proved
bad
enough
:
Simon
Peter
,
was
the
most
valiant
Champion
of
them
all
;
and
sometimes
was
too
forward
,
when
he
drew
his
Sword
,
and
fell
on
without
order
,
and
cut
off
Malchus
his
ear
.
Yet
at
other
times
he
proved
false
,
and
cowardly
,
(
after
he
had
promised
to
follow
me
to
the
Prison
,
and
to
Death
;
and
though
all
the
rest
should
flinch
and
forsake
,
yet
he
would
stand
alone
by
me
one
time
he
left
me
in
my
greatest
straits
,
and
denyed
me
to
my
Enemies
with
Oathes
and
Execrations
;
he
Cursed
and
Swore
,
that
he
did
not
belong
to
my
Company
;
yea
,
and
that
he
did
not
so
much
as
know
me
:
And
since
I
have
made
h●m
weep
bitterly
for
this
Offence
,
he
hath
been
false
and
fearful
,
and
complying
,
dissembling
his
Principles
to
the
betraying
the
Liberty
of
the
Gospel
;
Gal.
2.11
,
12
,
13.
and
Paul
hath
reproved
him
for
it
,
and
withstood
him
to
the
face
.
Here
is
the
best
and
the
worst
of
the
Twelve
.
But
others
of
them
also
have
proved
bad
enough
,
when
I
was
in
the
greatest
sorrows
that
ever
I
felt
,
and
my
life
in
eminent
danger
;
after
I
had
told
them
of
the
Enemies
Treacherous
Plot
for
to
take
away
my
Life
,
and
commanded
them
to
Watch
,
yet
they
fell
asleep
,
and
I
found
them
so
.
Christ
may
say
to
many
of
his
Soldiers
,
as
Bias
did
say
to
his
,
when
fearful
and
〈◇〉
out
:
saying
what
shall
we
do
,
said
he
,
Tell
those
that
are
alive
,
that
I
dyed
Fighting
;
and
I
will
report
unto
the
dead
that
you
escaped
Flying
.
Laerti●●
.
They
could
not
watch
one
hour
,
although
it
was
the
greatest
occasion
that
ever
I
had
.
And
I
have
a
great
many
other
Soldiers
in
my
Militant
Church
,
which
do
acquit
themselves
as
bad
,
yea
far
worse
,
than
divers
of
these
,
who
,
when
I
command
them
to
watch
,
they
will
worse
than
sleep
in
the
place
;
they
will
quit
their
stations
;
they
will
not
go
forth
unto
the
Watch-Tower
,
nor
stand
out
at
their
Centinel-Duty
.
They
complain
that
the
weather
is
too
cold
,
too
dark
,
too
stormy
,
and
the
station
is
too
dangerous
now
to
stand
it
.
I
have
Officers
,
and
I
command
them
for
to
Lead
,
but
they
will
lye
behind
.
I
have
Standard
bearers
and
Ensigns
,
and
I
b●d
them
display
their
Colours
,
but
they
will
roll
them
up
,
and
leave
them
.
I
have
Ministers
,
and
I
have
given
them
Commission
,
and
Command
for
to
Preach
the
Word
in
season
,
and
out
of
season
;
and
have
told
them
,
that
if
they
should
hold
their
peace
,
Luk
.
19.40
.
the
Stones
would
immediately
cry
out
;
And
yet
of
these
,
I
have
many
that
will
not
do
it
,
but
will
say
,
that
it
is
no
reason
for
it
now
;
and
misapply
the
Scripture
,
to
excuse
their
duty
.
Amos
5.13
.
The
Apostles
did
not
understand
this
to
be
the
meaning
of
the
Text
,
that
when
Persecutton
did
arise
,
they
should
then
leave
off
Preaching
of
the
Gospel
.
Pompey
,
when
he
was
sent
by
the
Senate
upon
a
voiage
he
was
the
first
that
entered
the
Ship
,
in
a
dangerous
storm
,
and
commanded
the
sails
to
be
spread
,
saying
,
it
is
necessary
〈◇〉
I
go
,
but
not
that
I
live
Plutarch
.
Thus
should
Chiists
Soldiers
say
,
It
is
necessary
that
we
do
Christs
service
,
be
it
never
so
dangerous
,
but
not
that
we
live
.
Now
is
an
evil
time
(
say
they
)
and
the
prudent
must
keep
silence
.
I
have
Soldiers
,
when
I
bid
them
advance
,
they
will
retreat
;
when
I
command
them
to
March
on
,
they
will
Face
about
,
and
Counter-march
:
When
I
cause
the
Trumpet
of
the
Gospel
to
sound
,
and
Command
them
not
to
forsake
the
Assembling
of
themselves
together
,
some
of
them
will
not
do
it
at
all
,
and
others
but
by
four
,
and
fives
;
I
cannot
get
so
many
as
will
make
a
single
File
,
of
my
Soldiers
,
(
in
many
places
)
together
:
They
say
,
now
the
duty
is
too
hard
,
and
the
service
too
dangerous
.
At
one
place
,
the
Cathedral-Canons
Play
,
and
a
Book
full
of
Articles
let
fly
at
once
.
At
another
place
stands
planted
a
whole
rank
of
Ordinances
and
Acts
,
of
several
sorts
and
sizes
:
At
this
place
lies
Imprisonment
;
At
the
other
place
Banishment
;
and
one
step
farther
lies
terrible
Death
,
where
no
quarter
can
be
ex●ected
;
and
here
I
cannot
get
my
Soldiers
on
.
They
say
the
service
is
too
hard
for
them
to
endure
.
Oh
Centurion
!
may
Christ
say
,
that
I
could
give
so
good
a
Character
of
my
Soldiers
,
as
thou
hast
of
thine
!
Oh
that
my
Soldiers
would
go
and
come
,
and
obey
my
Commands
,
and
endure
hardness
,
like
thine
.
We
will
suppose
again
now
,
that
the
Lord
Jesus
should
ask
the
Devil
,
concerning
his
Soldiers
,
in
such
a
manner
as
this
:
Satan
,
thou
hast
Soldiers
likewise
;
thou
hast
the
most
,
and
the
worst
in
the
World
:
How
do
they
obey
thy
Commands
?
What
hardness
will
they
endure
in
thy
service
?
Ah
how
sad
is
it
here
to
consider
,
how
that
the
Father
of
lies
,
may
speak
too
much
truth
,
to
the
dishonour
of
Christ
!
Why
,
Lord
Jesus
,
may
Satan
say
,
I
can
tell
thee
of
many
Renagadoes
,
and
Apostates
,
who
have
left
thy
service
for
the
hardness
of
it
,
and
have
since
endured
hardness
in
mine
.
I
can
tell
thee
of
many
that
have
sickly
bodies
,
hungry
stomacks
,
and
naked
backs
,
for
serving
me
:
I
can
shew
thee
many
,
that
have
ruined
themselves
,
their
families
,
and
posterities
in
serving
of
me
;
in
drinking
,
whoring
,
gaming
,
&c.
I
have
Soldiers
which
do
bear
the
marks
of
my
service
:
Behold
it
,
some
on
their
fore-heads
,
some
on
their
shoulders
,
others
in
their
hands
.
My
Soldiers
obey
my
Commands
,
and
endure
any
hardness
that
I
put
them
upon
;
Stripes
,
Imprisonment
,
and
Death
it self
.
They
will
adventure
on
the
Whip
,
the
Goal
,
the
Gallows
,
yea
,
Hell
and
Damnation
it self
,
in
serving
of
me
.
Here
are
the
Irons
that
stigmatized
them
;
Here
are
the
Ropes
which
hanged
them
;
And
though
never
so
many
are
dropt
already
,
I
have
enough
to
stand
in
their
Places
,
and
to
take
their
Lot
when
I
command
them
.
I
can
shew
thee
a
larger
and
longer
list
of
my
Prisoners
,
than
thou
canst
of
thine
:
I
can
shew
a
greater
book
of
Malefactors
that
have
suffered
for
me
;
then
thou
canst
of
Martyrs
that
have
suffered
for
thee
.
Malo
in
nos
murmur
hominum
,
quam
in
Deum
.
Rather
let
their
reproach
fall
on
us
,
rather
than
on
God
.
Bernard
.
Oh
now
!
what
a
Dishonour
will
it
be
to
Jesus
Christ
when
it
shall
be
said
,
That
the
Soldiers
of
men
,
the
Roman
Soldiers
,
and
the
Devils
,
will
endure
hardness
in
their
service
,
and
Christs
Soldiers
will
not
endure
hardness
in
his
blessed
service
?
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
consider
how
the
reputation
of
Christ
lies
at
stake
;
and
for
the
Honour
and
sake
of
your
great
Commander
,
make
a
stand
,
and
face
the
storm
of
the
times
,
and
endure
the
hardness
of
his
service
.
The
Third
thing
to
be
spoken
unto
,
is
,
How
the
Soldiers
of
Christ
must
endure
hardness
.
And
this
you
shall
have
in
these
Five
Particulars
.
They
must
endure
it
-
1.
Voluntarily
.
-
2.
Patiently
.
-
3.
Couragiously
.
-
4.
Constantly
.
-
5.
Sincerely
.
First
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
hardness
Voluntarily
,
and
Willingly
.
They
must
not
be
hal'd
and
drag'd
,
nor
forc'd
and
constrain'd
unto
the
hardness
of
their
Duty
,
against
their
wills
:
The
Lord
Jesus
,
he
orders
out
hard
duty
for
his
Soldiers
to
perform
;
but
he
doth
not
force
it
upon
them
:
Luk
.
9.23
.
when
he
speaks
of
the
Cross
,
he
tells
them
,
that
they
must
take
it
up
themselves
.
Here
is
the
Cross
,
I
tell
you
of
it
,
I
shew
it
unto
you
;
but
I
will
not
force
it
on
you
;
you
must
take
it
up
,
in
case
you
will
have
it
.
I
will
not
extort
your
service
from
you
,
you
must
take
it
up
,
and
bear
it
willingly
,
if
you
will
have
it
.
So
Mat
.
11.29
.
Take
my
Yoke
upon
you
.
Here
is
my
Yoke
,
I
tell
you
of
it
,
that
ye
be
not
mistaken
;
I
will
not
force
it
on
you
,
but
you
must
take
it
upon
you
,
your selves
.
Jesus
Christ
will
strengthen
your
hands
,
your
shoulders
,
your
necks
,
&c.
to
take
it
up
and
bear
it
;
but
you
must
take
it
unto
you
,
and
put
it
on
your selves
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
you
must
put
on
your
Harness
,
and
take
up
your
Arms
,
and
endure
the
hardness
of
your
Captains
service
Voluntarily
.
The
Apostle
Paul
,
took
up
his
hard
service
Spontaneously
and
readily
;
I
am
ready
,
Act.
21.13
.
not
to
be
bound
only
,
but
also
to
dye
at
Jerusalem
,
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
.
●t
is
Prophesied
of
Christs
Soldiers
,
Psal
.
110.3
.
that
they
shall
be
a
willing
people
.
It
is
said
in
the
Song
of
Deborah
and
Barak
,
My
heart
is
toward
the
Governours
of
Israel
,
Judg
.
5.9
.
who
offered
themselves
willingly
among
the
people
.
And
so
the
heart
of
Christ
is
toward
those
Soldiers
that
offer
themselves
willingly
,
unto
his
hard
service
;
He
cares
not
for
Prest-Soldiers
.
The
Lord
Jesus
hath
no
Press-Master
belonging
to
his
Army
:
He
beats
up
for
Voluntiers
,
and
is
all
for
them
.
His
Gospel-Trumpet
sounds
,
C●me
away
,
come
away
Voluntiers
,
unto
the
Warfare
of
the
Lamb
.
Christ
cares
not
for
Spachies
,
that
must
be
forc'd
on
his
service
.
The
most
Cowardly
Hypocrite
that
ever
listed
under
Christs
Banner
,
hath
professed
his
willingness
to
Christs
service
,
however
it
hath
proved
otherwise
.
Secondly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
the
hardness
of
his
service
Patiently
.
They
must
be
patient
and
quiet
under
the
hardest
duty
that
he
calls
them
unto
,
or
puts
them
upon
.
The
Lord
Jesus
tells
his
Disciples
,
what
hard
service
they
should
be
put
upon
,
How
that
the
Enemies
shoul
lay
their
hands
upon
them
,
and
persecute
them
,
and
deliver
them
up
to
the
Synagogues
,
and
to
the
Prison
;
and
that
they
should
bring
them
before
Kings
and
Rulers
,
for
his
Names
sake
,
and
how
they
should
be
betrayed
,
by
Parents
,
Brethren
Kinsfolk
and
Friends
,
It
is
said
of
the
Lacedemonians
,
that
they
were
patient
in
Travel
,
Weather
,
and
Wars
.
How
much
more
should
it
be
said
so
of
Christians
under
all
their
sufferings
.
and
some
of
them
put
to
Death
,
and
hated
of
all
men
,
for
his
Names
sake
;
and
yet
he
tells
them
,
they
must
be
patient
under
all
this
;
In
Patience
possess
ye
your
Souls
.
You
must
keep
the
Possession
of
your
Souls
in
Patience
,
under
the
greatest
Persecutions
and
Sufferings
that
you
shall
meet
withal
.
The
Captain
of
our
Salvation
hath
March'd
before
us
,
and
led
the
Van
,
and
born
the
brunt
and
heat
of
the
Day
,
through
all
his
unparallel'd
Agonies
,
Temptations
,
Afflictions
and
Persecutions
,
with
admirable
Patience
:
Heb
.
12.1
,
2.
And
so
would
he
have
us
to
March
after
him
.
Let
us
run
with
patience
the
race
that
is
set
bef
re
us
,
looking
unto
Jesus
.
It
was
a
hard
race
which
the
Lord
Jesus
did
run
,
and
yet
he
ran
it
with
Patience
;
Isa
.
53.7
.
he
did
never
kick
,
nor
fling
,
The
Hebrew
Doctors
Figure
the
Ass
,
as
a
perfect
symbol
of
Patience
,
Fortitude
and
Clemency
.
nor
mutter
,
nor
murmur
.
He
was
Oppressed
,
and
he
was
Afflicted
,
yet
he
opened
not
his
mouth
;
he
is
brought
as
a
Lamb
to
the
slaughter
,
and
as
a
Sheep
before
her
shearers
is
dumh
,
so
opened
he
not
his
mouth
,
&c.
And
herein
he
left
his
Soldiers
an
Example
that
they
should
March
after
him
,
and
tread
in
his
steps
,
1
Pet
.
2.21
Though
Christs
Kingdom
is
a
Kingdom
of
Tribulation
;
yet
,
it
must
be
a
Kingdom
of
Patience
.
I
John
,
who
am
also
your
Brother
and
Companion
in
tribulation
,
and
in
the
Kingdom
and
Patience
of
Jesus
Christ
.
We
must
be
Patient
,
in
this
Kingdom
of
Christs
Patience
.
How
patient
did
Job
bear
it
out
,
under
all
his
Losses
and
Crosses
,
Temptations
,
Poverty
and
Sores
?
when
he
was
the
very
picture
of
infelicity
and
misery
,
and
the
Proverb
of
poverty
;
yet
,
he
was
a
Monument
,
and
a
Non-such
for
Patience
.
How
patient
did
Laurence
the
Martyr
bear
it
out
on
the
Gridiron
,
when
roasted
on
the
Fire
?
Laurence
tormented
on
the
Gridiron
,
said
to
the
Emperor
,
look
ô
wretch
,
thou
hast
rosted
one
side
,
thru
the
other
.
Eusebius
.
How
patient
have
the
Primitive
,
and
Modern
Martyrs
and
Confessors
,
endured
the
hottest
,
and
hardest
service
that
ever
they
were
put
upon
?
It
is
said
of
that
noble
Army
which
followed
the
Lamb
,
and
bore
the
brunt
of
Persecution
under
Antichrist
,
Here
is
the
patience
of
the
Saints
:
Here
are
they
,
that
keep
the
Commandments
of
God
,
and
the
Faith
of
Jesus
.
Thirdly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
the
hardness
of
his
service
Couragiously
and
chearfully
.
Barlaam
,
As
he
was
holding
his
hand
in
the
Flame
,
sung
that
of
the
Psalmist
,
Thou
teach
my
hands
to
and
my
fingers
to
Fight
.
Act.
Mon.
Vol.
1.
Pag
.
1.18
.
Soldiers
should
bear
up
under
their
hardest
duty
,
with
Valiant
minds
,
with
Noble
,
Heroick
,
chearful
spir●ts
.
With
what
Valiant
minds
did
the
Roman
Soldiers
bear
it
out
,
in
the
hardest
service
,
and
hottest
Fights
,
under
Julius
Caesar
,
&c.
They
would
but
(
as
it
were
)
smile
upon
the
greatest
dangers
and
deaths
!
How
those
Roman
Heroes
despise
,
and
disdain
,
and
mount
above
in
their
spirits
,
and
look
over
and
beyond
all
the
hardships
and
difficulties
that
lay
in
their
way
?
And
so
should
the
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
;
they
should
imitate
the
Captain
of
their
Salvation
in
this
:
It
is
said
,
He
endured
the
Cross
,
Heb
.
12.2
.
Polycarpus
dying
,
said
to
the
Proconsul
,
why
lingerest
thou
?
use
either
Beast
,
or
Fire
,
or
destroy
me
.
Loncerus
Heb
.
10.34
.
despising
the
shame
.
There
was
a
great
deal
of
shame
,
and
ignominy
,
and
reproach
in
the
Cross
;
and
yet
Jesus
Christ
did
slight
and
despise
it
,
as
if
it
had
been
nothing
;
and
so
should
his
Soldiers
likewise
.
The
Old-Testament-believers
,
did
not
only
take
patiently
the
spoiling
of
their
goods
,
but
also
joyfully
:
They
took
joyfully
the
spoiling
of
their
goods
.
So
Job
did
not
only
patiently
bear
his
losses
and
crosses
;
but
did
likewise
actually
bless
the
Lord
;
and
thus
should
Christs
Soldiers
do
.
The
Plunderers
,
the
Sequestrators
,
the
Robbers
,
the
Oppressors
,
the
Devil
,
the
Caldeans
,
the
Sabeans
have
been
here
and
spoiled
out
goods
,
and
took
away
our
Estates
;
Ahab
hath
been
here
,
and
took
away
the
Vinyard
;
no
matter
for
all
this
,
chear
up
,
and
rejoyce
.
It
is
the
Lor●
that
giveth
,
Job
1.21
.
and
the
Lord
that
taketh
away
,
and
blessed
be
the
Name
of
the
Lord
.
As
the
Brother
of
low
degree
must
rejoyce
in
that
he
is
exalted
:
Jam
.
1.9
,
10.
so
the
rich
must
rejoyce
in
that
he
is
made
Low
.
My
Brethren
,
count
it
all
Joy
when
ye
fall
into
divers
Temptations
.
Jam
.
1.2
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
you
should
chear
up
,
and
rejoyce
,
and
bear
it
out
with
minds
;
and
not
only
rejoyce
,
but
count
it
all
Joy
,
when
your
service
is
hardest
;
when
you
fall
into
divers
temptations
,
though
the
shots
flye
never
so
thick
.
How
couragiously
did
Basil
bear
it
out
,
when
Mod●stas
the
Emperors
Lieutenant
,
threatned
h●m
with
Confiscation
of
Goods
,
Banishment
,
and
Death
?
Said
Basil
,
if
you
have
any
thing
else
,
Cyprian
a
little
before
his
death
said
,
Jam
jam
Gladio
faviendus
,
Deo
gradias
.
I
thank
God
I
shall
straight
way
be
smitten
with
your
sword
.
Eusebius
.
Acts
20.24
.
threaten
it
;
For
these
things
are
nothing
.
How
is
that
,
said
Modestus
?
Basil
answered
;
For
loss
of
goods
,
I
have
nothing
but
a
few
torn
Clothes
,
and
a
few
Books
;
For
Banishment
,
I
account
the
whole
Earth
mine
;
And
for
Death
,
that
will
be
a
benefit
to
me
;
you
will
hasten
me
the
sooner
to
God
,
to
whom
I
live
,
and
to
whom
I
hasten
.
And
a
little
after
,
he
saith
,
Fire
,
Sword
,
Prison
,
Famine
,
they
are
all
a
Pleasure
,
they
are
delightful
to
me
.
This
was
a
Paul-like
Resolution
;
But
none
of
these
things
move
me
,
&c.
When
Ignatius
was
cast
forth
to
the
Wild-Beast
,
to
be
devoured
,
Now
(
saith
he
)
I
begin
to
be
a
Christian
.
Rom.
5.3
.
{αβγδ}
.
2
Mac.
7.
Crudelitas
vestra
,
gloria
nostra
.
Tertul
.
ad
scabulam
.
Your
cruelty
,
is
our
glory
.
Heb
.
11.35
.
{αβγδ}
We
glory
in
Tribulation
(
saith
the
Apostle
:
)
What
a
memorable
passage
is
that
we
read
of
in
Apocryphical
History
,
of
the
Seven
Brethren
and
their
Mother
,
who
suffered
variety
of
most
cruel
Tortures
and
Torments
with
admirable
courage
and
chearfulness
one
after
another
(
under
Antiochus
)
until
they
had
all
finished
their
lives
with
grievous
Martyrdom
!
And
others
were
tortured
,
not
accepting
deliverance
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
They
would
not
accept
of
deliverence
(
i.e.
)
upon
ignoble
,
dishonourable
and
unrighteous
Terms
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
you
should
be
of
couragious
,
valiant
spirits
,
in
your
hardest
duty
,
Nehemiah-like
.
Shall
such
a
man
as
I
flee
?
Neh
.
6.11
.
and
who
is
there
,
that
being
as
I
am
,
would
go
into
the
Temple
to
save
his
life
?
I
will
not
go
in
.
Oh
Christians
!
such
men
as
you
,
should
not
flinch
,
or
flee
,
because
of
difficulties
,
dangers
,
and
deaths
that
may
lie
in
your
way
,
but
abide
it
valiantly
.
Fourthly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
hardness
Constantly
.
The
whole
life
of
a
Christian
is
a
time
of
Warfare
.
In
some
Countries
men
begin
their
Warfare
at
one
time
of
their
age
;
and
in
others
,
at
another
;
and
so
end
their
Warfare
likewise
:
because
every
age
is
not
for
War
.
In
some
Nations
it
is
from
Fifteen
,
to
Fifty
;
In
our
Country
it
is
from
Sixteen
to
Sixty
.
Numb
.
1.3
.
The
Children
of
Israel
did
not
pass
Muster
for
War
,
until
the
age
of
Twenty
.
But
this
is
most
certain
,
That
whensoever
Christs
Soldiers
begin
their
Warsare
,
they
must
hold
it
out
,
Mr.
Rough
the
Martyr
at
his
Examination
before
the
Bishop
of
Lincoln
,
told
him
,
that
he
had
lived
Thirty
years
,
and
yet
never
bowed
his
Knee
to
Baal
.
1
Tim
.
1
,
18
,
19
,
20.
and
continue
for
term
of
life
.
None
are
too
young
to
list
under
Christs
Banner
;
nor
none
are
too
old
to
continue
his
service
.
John
was
the
young
Disciple
of
Christ
,
he
listed
betimes
;
and
as
Histories
report
,
he
served
in
old
age
,
on
his
Crutches
,
till
death
.
Timothy
began
Christs
service
,
and
entred
on
his
Warfare
in
his
Child-hood
;
and
he
was
to
continue
in
it
,
to
hold
fast
Faith
and
a
good
Conscience
,
when
Hymeneus
and
Alexander
made
Shipwrack
of
theirs
.
Polycarpus
continued
Christs
service
Eighty
six
years
,
and
finished
his
War-fare
by
Martrydom
at
last
.
The
Soldiers
of
Christ
may
have
harder
duty
at
one
time
,
than
at
another
;
but
nothing
terminates
their
Warfare
but
death
;
Rev.
2.10
.
Jovianus
refused
to
govern
those
that
were
not
sound
in
the
Faith
;
I
(
said
he
)
that
am
a
Christian
,
cannot
become
your
Emperor
that
are
the
Disciples
of
Julian
,
a
runnagate
from
Christ
.
Eusebeus
.
Be
thou
faithful
unto
Death
.
Their
dying-day
,
is
their
discharging-day
;
It
is
death
without
mercy
for
any
of
Christs
Soldiers
to
put
off
their
Harness
,
to
lay
down
their
Arms
to
desert
his
service
before
they
dye
.
Is
there
not
an
appointed
time
for
Man
upon
Earth
?
Job
7.1
The
marginal
reading
,
Warfare
;
Intimating
,
that
all
the
time
which
man
hath
upon
Earth
,
is
a
time
of
Warfare
;
and
so
long
as
the
Warfare
doth
last
,
the
tryals
and
hardness
of
it
must
be
endured
:
The
race
is
never
ended
,
nor
the
battel
over
,
until
our
breath
goes
out
.
Better
never
,
never
,
never
to
list
in
Christs
service
,
2
Pet
.
2.20
,
21.
than
afterward
to
leave
it
.
Better
never
to
have
known
the
way
of
righteousness
,
then
afterward
to
forsake
it
.
To
desert
Christs
service
,
is
to
turn
Renegadoes
and
Apostates
,
and
they
are
the
worst
,
Jude
.
13.
and
most
miserable
of
men
.
The
blackness
of
darkness
is
reserved
for
them
for
ever
.
Fifthly
,
Christs
Soldiers
must
endure
the
hardness
of
his
service
Sincerely
.
They
must
have
sincere
principles
and
aims
,
in
all
that
they
do
,
and
in
all
that
they
suffer
.
Illud
humiliter
sublimè
&
sublimitèr
humile
nisi
in
Christi
Martyribus
non
ultimus
.
Cypr
.
de
dupl
.
Martyr
.
We
see
not
that
humblelostiness
,
or
that
lofty-humility
in
any
,
but
in
the
Martyrs
of
Christ
.
It
is
not
the
sufferings
the
Blood
,
nor
the
Cause
,
that
Crowns
the
Martyr
.
Whilest
Judas
Iscariot
had
part
of
the
Ministry
,
with
the
rest
of
the
Disciples
,
he
took
part
of
the
Cross
,
of
the
Afflictions
and
Persecutions
,
which
did
attend
the
Gospel
.
It
is
true
,
that
a
Wolf
will
not
fall
upon
a
painted
sheep
;
yet
Persecutors
will
fall
on
the
Picture
of
Christianity
,
if
drawn
to
the
Life
.
Men
do
Persecute
Christs
followers
,
for
the
Godliness
they
see
without
them
;
for
there
is
none
but
an
Omniscient
eye
can
see
that
within
them
;
yea
they
will
call
them
Hypocrites
,
and
persecute
them
as
such
.
Christians
,
here
is
your
greatest
concernment
,
in
all
your
services
,
and
in
all
your
sufferings
,
to
see
that
your
principles
and
ends
be
sincere
.
2
Cor
.
2.14
.
That
your
Principle
is
the
love
of
Christ
within
you
;
and
your
End
,
the
glory
of
Christ
without
you
;
as
it
was
with
the
suffering-Saints
of
God
,
the
Servants
and
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
of
old
.
Paul
was
carried
out
with
the
love
of
Christ
;
and
the
Mark
he
set
up
,
and
the
White
he
levell'd
at
,
was
the
glory
of
Christ
.
Phil
.
1.20
.
That
Christ
might
be
magnified
in
his
Body
,
whether
it
were
by
life
,
or
de●th
.
Natural
Conscience
,
through
common
Illumination
may
carry
men
far
,
and
raise
a
Bulwark
against
open
Apostasie
;
Conscience
will
tremble
at
it
,
common
shame
will
not
admit
it
,
&c.
Vain
glory
hath
filled
the
Sailes
of
Heathens
,
and
carried
them
forth
to
suffer
,
as
far
as
death
;
Through
natural
stoutness
and
vain
glory
,
they
have
preferred
an
Honourable
Death
,
before
an
Ignominious
Life
.
Judas
Maccabeus
when
encompassed
with
a
thousand
men
of
his
Enemies
,
chose
Death
,
rather
than
to
stain
his
Honour
with
an
Ignominious
flight
.
So
is
it
said
of
Julius
Cesar
,
when
he
had
notice
given
him
of
the
Conspiracy
in
the
Senate-house
,
to
take
away
his
Life
:
he
answered
,
Mori
se
quàm
timere
male
:
That
he
had
rather
die
,
than
admit
of
fear
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
you
must
see
that
your
Principles
and
Ends
,
in
your
services
and
sufferings
,
be
better
and
higher
,
than
what
those
Roman-H●a
hen
Heroes
had
.
We
must
look
to
the
manner
,
as
well
as
the
matter
of
our
sufferings
,
that
it
be
according
to
the
will
of
God
.
1
Pet
.
4.19
.
The
Apostle
supposeth
that
a
man
may
,
as
to
outward
appearance
,
die
as
a
Martyr
,
and
yet
lose
the
Crown
of
Martyrdom
.
And
though
I
bestow
all
my
goods
to
feed
the
Poor
,
1
Cor
.
13
.
3.
{αβγδ}
,
significat
in
eum
bona
avidè
impendere
Beza
in
Loc
.
ul
.
omnem
substantiam
suam
in
talem
usum
expendere
.
Cornel
.
à
Lap
.
in
eundem
.
and
give
my
body
to
be
Burned
,
and
have
not
Charity
,
it
profiteth
nothing
.
To
burn
in
Christs
Cause
,
and
not
to
love
him
,
will
be
but
like
a
Cypher
,
by
its
self
,
which
signifies
nothing
.
What
a
most
high
and
Emphatical
supposition
is
this
?
The
Apostle
supposeth
,
that
he
may
bestow
his
goods
;
not
extorted
and
forc'd
from
him
,
but
freely
bestowed
;
and
not
a
little
,
or
some
of
his
goods
,
but
all
his
goods
;
and
that
to
so
charitable
a
use
,
as
to
feed
the
Poor
,
who
are
in
necessity
and
want
;
And
give
his
Body
to
be
burnt
,
not
pull'd
and
drag'd
to
the
Stake
,
but
voluntarily
give
himself
to
suffer
such
a
cruel
death
as
Burning
;
and
yet
all
this
to
be
without
Charity
,
and
without
profit
.
What
,
may
a
man
give
all
his
goods
,
and
yet
have
no
Charity
?
and
give
his
body
to
be
burnt
,
in
the
cause
of
Christ
,
and
yet
not
profited
by
it
?
This
seems
a
Paradox
,
yet
a
great
truth
!
all
this
may
be
done
from
Principles
of
self-love
,
of
natural
courage
,
ostentation
,
vain
glory
,
&c.
without
any
sincere
love
to
Christ
,
or
his
Interest
and
Glory
.
Papists
will
part
with
much
,
and
suffer
much
,
to
merit
Salvation
;
The
Romans
have
suffered
death
,
that
they
might
Immortalize
their
Names
and
Glory
:
The
Lacedemonians
were
wont
to
say
,
That
it
is
a
shame
for
any
man
to
fly
in
time
of
danger
;
but
for
a
Lacedemonian
,
it
is
a
shame
for
him
to
deliberate
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
see
that
your
Principles
and
Ends
be
Sincere
.
Other
Commanders
,
if
their
Soldiers
be
stout
,
and
will
perform
their
duty
,
care
not
what
Principles
do
carry
the●
forth
:
But
there
shall
none
pass
Muster
at
th●
Judgment-day
,
for
good
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
,
but
such
as
have
been
sincere
in
his
Service
and
Sufferings
,
Sincerity
is
the
chiefest
Jewel
in
the
Crown
of
Martyrdom
:
and
therefore
let
those
that
suffer
,
see
that
they
suffer
according
to
the
will
of
God
.
4.
Application
.
1
Pet
.
4.19
.
The
Fourth
and
last
thing
to
be
spoken
unto
,
is
the
Application
of
this
Doctrine
;
Which
shall
be
to
exhort
and
perswade
Christs
Soldiers
to
their
duty
of
enduring
all
that
hardness
which
they
may
meet
with
in
the
service
of
their
Captain
.
And
that
I
may
remove
the
offence
of
the
Cross
,
and
raise
up
your
Spirits
to
your
Duty
,
I
shall
lay
down
,
-
I.
Twenty
one
Encouragements
to
press
it
on
.
-
II
.
Twenty
one
Directions
as
means
unto
it
.
First
,
Consider
(
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
)
you
have
a
good
Captain
,
to
lead
and
conduct
you
.
It
was
Carus
the
Emperor's
Motto
,
Bonus
Dux
,
bonus
Comes
.
A
good
Leader
,
makes
a
good
Follower
.
Why
Christians
,
you
have
the
best
Captain
and
Leader
that
is
in
the
World
,
Consider
him
which
way
you
will
,
there
is
none
like
him
for
encouragement
.
I.
He
is
of
most
Honourable
Extraction
,
and
of
a
most
Noble
Descent
.
He
is
no
upstart
,
no
new-raised
Commander
,
no
despicable
person
,
as
many
Commanders
are
,
who
are
Soldiers
of
Fortune
,
and
look
for
preferment
.
But
this
is
the
First-born
of
the
Eternal
Father
,
and
one
that
is
made
higher
than
the
Kings
of
●he
Earth
.
Heb
.
1
.
3.
{αβγδ}
Proinde
Metaphora
subest
,
ac
tantundem
significatur
quod
in
Christo
respondet
universa
patris
gloria
,
&c.
Hyperius
in
loc
.
Titus
his
Motto
was
,
Princeps
bonus
orbis
amor
.
All
the
World
falls
in
love
with
a
good
Prince
.
This
is
the
Brightness
of
the
Fathers
Glory
,
and
the
express
Image
of
his
Person
.
Some
few
years
since
,
one
Mascianello
,
a
con●emptible
Fisher-man
in
the
City
of
Naples
,
●aised
up
,
in
a
few
daies
,
a
great
Army
,
and
commanded
them
to
do
great
Exploits
,
which
have
●een
very
Prodigious
,
and
a
wonderment
in
the
World
,
that
so
great
a
number
of
men
should
●ollow
the
Conduct
of
so
despicable
a
Commander
.
But
this
is
no
such
person
.
This
is
Jesus
Christ
his
Most
Excellent
Ma●esty
,
The
Captain
of
Christians
,
is
both
an
Honourable
Prince
,
and
a
Glorious
Saviour
.
(
with
an
Emphasis
)
who
is
KING
OF
KINGS
,
AND
LORD
OF
LORDS
.
And
is
Generalissimo
of
all
his
Majesties
For●es
in
Heaven
and
Earth
.
2.
Look
upon
his
Strength
and
Valour
.
He
hath
an
Omnipotent
hand
,
and
is
of
a
most
Va●iant
,
Couragious
,
Heroick
Spirit
.
He
is
more
strong
than
Sampson
,
and
more
valiant
than
Gideon
,
or
David
,
or
Alexander
,
&c.
This
is
he
who
cuts
in
pieces
the
Gates
of
Brass
,
and
breaks
asunder
the
Barrs
of
Iron
;
that
bears
away
the
Gates
of
Hell
;
that
divided
the
Sea
;
that
slew
Rahab
,
and
wounded
the
Dragon
;
Plal
.
76.3
,
4
,
5
,
&c.
that
brake
the
Arrows
of
the
Bow
,
the
Shield
,
the
Sword
,
and
the
Battel
.
Selah
.
That
is
more
glorious
and
excellent
than
the
Mountains
of
Prey
;
that
overthrows
the
Chariots
;
that
cuts
down
,
and
cuts
off
the
very
Spirits
of
Princes
,
and
is
terrible
to
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
.
Psa
.
135
,
10
,
11.
That
smote
great
Nations
,
and
slew
mighty
Kings
:
Sihon
King
of
the
Amorites
,
and
Og
King
of
Rashan
,
and
all
the
Kingdoms
of
Canaan
.
This
is
he
that
cut
down
and
Conquered
the
Pharoahs
,
the
Herods
,
the
Cesars
,
&c.
This
is
he
whom
Julian
the
Tyrannical
Apostate
Vicisti
,
when
mortally
wounded
from
Heaven
,
he
threw
up
his
Blood
,
and
cryed
out
thou
ô
Galilean
,
thou
hast
overcome
me
.
It
is
said
of
Julius
Cesar
beholding
the
Image
of
Alexander
the
Great
,
at
24
years
of
his
age
,
said
,
Am
not
I
miserable
that
have
done
nothing
worthy
of
memory
,
and
yet
this
Prince
at
this
age
has
exploited
so
many
notable
things
?
Christians
,
behold
the
Picture
of
your
Commander
,
&
be
affected
with
what
he
hath
done
.
acknowledged
(
though
reproachfully
)
to
be
the
Conqueror
.
This
is
he
that
hath
faced
and
fought
the
most
Potent
,
Form●dable
,
and
Terrible
Enemies
that
ever
he
met
withal
:
He
is
the
Lyon
of
the
Tribe
of
Judah
:
The
terrour
of
the
Devils
;
they
have
had
their
quarters
beaten
up
,
and
been
dispossessed
by
him
,
and
they
tremble
at
the
very
thoughts
of
him
,
of
his
tormenting
of
them
:
He
never
did
,
nor
never
will
,
turn
his
back
,
or
prove
a
Coward
for
men
or
Devils
.
He
shall
fill
the
places
with
the
dead
bodies
;
he
shall
wound
the
Heads
over
many
Countries
.
This
is
a
Captain
,
that
will
make
o
her
Captains
to
quake
and
shake
;
to
run
away
,
to
cry
out
Quarter
,
quarter
,
and
hide
themselves
,
if
possible
they
could
.
Rev.
6.15
,
16
,
17.
And
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
,
and
the
great
men
,
and
the
chief
Captains
,
and
the
mighty
men
,
and
every
bond-m●n
,
and
every
freeman
,
hid
themselves
in
the
Dens
,
and
in
the
Rocks
of
the
M●untains
;
And
said
to
the
Mountains
and
Rocks
,
fall
on
us
,
and
hide
us
from
the
face
of
him
that
sitteth
on
the
Throne
,
and
from
the
wrath
of
the
Lamb
:
For
the
great
day
of
his
wrath
is
come
,
and
who
shall
be
able
to
stand
?
Oh!
what
a
most
Puissant
,
Potent
,
most
stout
and
valiant
a
Commander
and
Captain
is
Jesus
Christ
,
to
encourage
his
Soldiers
!
3.
Look
upon
his
Skill
and
Policy
:
He
is
the
most
skilful
Warrier
in
all
the
World
,
Julius
Cesar
gloried
in
his
good
fortunes
but
yet
the
bringing
of
his
great
enterprises
to
pass
,
was
in
his
wisdom
,
and
experience
in
Warlike
affairs
.
Suetonius
.
The
Lacedemonians
made
more
account
of
an
exploit
,
done
by
Policy
than
by
Arms
Thucidides
.
to
assault
and
harm
his
Enemies
;
and
to
carry
on
,
and
bring
off
,
to
preserve
and
defend
his
own
Soldiers
.
It
is
a
Proverbical
and
true
saying
,
That
there
is
Policy
in
War
.
And
surely
the
Prince
of
Darkness
,
the
old
Serpent
,
the
Dragon
,
is
full
of
Wiles
,
and
Political
Stratagems
:
And
the
Machivilians
and
Polititians
of
the
World
,
are
deep
in
Counsel
in
managing
their
designs
of
War
.
It
is
said
of
Hannibal
,
that
he
never
fought
any
Battel
without
laying
some
Ambush
.
But
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
let
Men
and
Devils
be
never
so
skilful
and
politick
,
your
Captain
knows
how
to
out-wit
and
over-reach
them
;
He
knows
where
all
their
Mines
are
digged
,
where
all
their
Forces
,
Flankers
,
and
Ambush-cadoes
do
lie
.
He
knew
the
Plot
that
was
against
his
Person
,
before
ever
Satan
had
put
it
into
Judas
his
heart
to
betray
him
.
He
hath
an
Omniscient
Eye
,
Isa
.
9.6
.
as
well
as
an
Omnipotent
Hand
;
He
is
wonderful
in
Counsel
,
there
is
none
like
him
.
The
mighty
Counsellor
;
the
wonderful
Counsellor
,
and
mighty
God
:
He
taketh
the
wise
in
their
own
Craftiness
,
and
snareth
them
in
the
works
of
their
own
hands
.
He
makes
his
Counter-mines
,
and
blows
them
up
,
or
buries
them
in
the
Pits
they
have
digged
.
He
out-shoots
the
Devil
,
and
the
wicked
in
their
own
Bow
.
Ah
Christirns
!
if
your
Captain
had
not
been
a
skilful
Warrier
,
the
Dragon
had
won
the
Day
,
and
Christ
would
not
have
had
one
Soldier
to
follow
him
at
this
day
:
His
skill
is
such
,
that
he
hath
reserved
,
and
preserved
his
Militant
Church
in
the
world
,
notwithstanding
all
the
Rage
,
the
Power
,
and
Policy
of
Men
and
Devils
,
that
have
been
acting
against
it
.
4.
Look
upon
the
mildness
,
the
meekness
,
the
serenity
and
sweetness
of
his
carriage
and
deportment
towards
his
Soldiers
.
Lucullus
Soldiers
would
not
follow
him
,
because
he
was
so
ungentle
to
them
.
Livius
.
Isa
.
42.2
,
3.
He
is
not
harsh
,
nor
rash
,
nor
ridged
and
cruel
,
as
many
Commanders
are
.
He
shall
not
cry
,
nor
lift
up
,
nor
cause
his
Voice
to
be
heard
in
the
Streets
.
A
bruised
Reed
shall
he
not
break
and
the
smoaking
Flax
shall
he
not
quench
;
he
shall
bring
forth
Judgment
into
Victory
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
the
Chariot
in
which
your
General
rides
,
Cant
.
3.10
.
is
Paved
with
Love
.
And
his
Banner
which
he
Displaies
over
you
,
Cant
.
2.4
.
is
a
Banner
of
Love
.
He
enamours
and
overcomes
his
Soldiers
with
Love
.
He
hath
suffered
himself
to
be
wounded
,
to
heal
his
Soldiers
:
He
hath
made
a
precious
Balsom
with
his
dearest
Blood
to
that
purpose
.
Rev.
1.5
.
He
hath
loved
them
,
and
washed
them
from
their
Sins
,
with
his
own
Blood
.
He
hath
made
an
Orifice
to
his
very
heart
,
and
drain'd
all
his
Veins
to
do
them
good
.
The
Senate
was
wont
to
salute
Augustus
Caesar
by
the
Title
of
Pater
Patriae
,
the
Father
of
their
Countrey
;
but
what
was
his
love
to
his
Countrey
or
Soldiers
,
to
Jesus
Christ
to
his
?
There
is
in
him
the
true
{αβγδ}
,
true
Humanity
,
Love
to
Mankind
;
and
the
Saints
may
call
him
,
as
the
S●●●●ture
doth
,
Principem
salutis
ipsorum
,
the
Captain
of
their
Salvation
.
He
was
content
to
receive
the
terrible
thrust
,
and
mortal
wound
of
the
Enemies
Spear
,
in
his
precious
side
;
and
to
accept
of
no
quarter
for
himself
,
that
his
Soldiers
might
live
.
He
tenders
all
his
faithful
Soldiers
,
with
the
same
dearness
that
a
man
doth
the
Wife
of
his
bosom
,
the
fruit
of
his
loins
,
the
members
of
his
body
;
He
hath
the
highest
affections
of
all
these
relations
in
himself
,
for
those
that
follow
him
,
Ah!
where
can
you
Parallel
this
Commander
and
encouraging-Leader
?
With
many
other
Commanders
,
it
is
but
a
word
and
a
blow
,
a
cut
,
or
a
stab
,
a
knock
him
down
,
or
hang
him
up
,
for
every
trivial
offence
.
Military
Law
hath
much
severity
in
it self
,
and
yet
many
times
some
Officers
will
go
beyond
the
rigor
of
it
.
I
have
read
of
Lamachus
,
when
one
of
his
Soldiers
was
brought
before
him
for
some
offence
,
and
promised
,
he
would
do
so
no
more
;
Lamachus
answeres
him
,
Non
licet
in
bello
bis
peccare
.
None
must
offend
twice
in
War
.
But
Jesus
Christ
is
full
of
Compassion
and
Indulgence
toward
his
Soldiers
:
If
they
will
take
to
themselves
words
,
and
acknowledg
their
offences
,
and
from
their
hearts
promise
reformation
,
his
heart
will
be
taken
with
it
;
All
that
he
looks
at
,
is
their
Reformation
,
not
their
Destruction
:
He
loves
them
too
well
,
for
to
do
them
hurt
:
He
never
strikes
his
Soldiers
,
but
it
goes
to
his
heart
,
it
turns
his
bowels
;
his
heart
is
lowly
and
meek
.
He
hath
love
in
his
Colours
,
love
in
his
Countenance
.
He
hath
love
in
his
looks
,
and
sweetness
in
his
Words
.
What
love-compellation
doth
he
give
his
Soldiers
?
My
Friends
,
my
Lambs
,
my
Brethren
,
my
Sisters
,
my
Spouse
,
my
Love
,
my
Dove
,
my
Undefiled
,
&c.
Cyrus
was
of
opinion
,
Zenophon
.
That
no
man
was
fit
for
an
Empire
,
excep
the
did
excel
those
over
whom
he
bare
Rule
.
Why
Christians
,
your
Emperor
and
Commander
doth
every
way
excel
all
other
Officers
and
Soldiers
,
over
whom
he
bears
Rule
.
What
were
any
of
the
Babylonian
,
Persian
,
G
ecian
,
or
Roman
Emperors
,
to
Jesus
Christ
?
none
of
the
Noble
Heroes
and
gallants
of
the
World
,
can
compare
with
him
,
who
had
so
many
to
follow
them
.
He
is
a
greater
than
Solomon
for
Nobleness
and
Wisdom
;
greater
than
Julius
Cesar
,
or
Alexander
,
for
Valour
,
or
●onquest
;
for
Generosity
and
Sweetness
:
He
hath
all
kind
of
Super-excellent
Accomplishments
to
affect
and
attract
the
hearts
of
his
Soldiers
;
and
engage
them
to
follow
him
.
Secondly
,
Consider
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
you
have
a
good
Cause
,
as
well
as
a
good
Captain
:
and
this
is
another
great
encouragement
.
It
's
true
,
that
there
are
many
Soldiers
of
Fortune
,
who
if
they
like
the
Preferment
and
the
Pay
,
&c.
they
care
not
much
for
the
Cause
;
Engage
they
will
,
whether
right
,
or
wrong
;
and
,
Butcher-like
,
will
make
a
Trade
and
Living
of
Killing
,
and
pocket
up
the
price
of
Blood
;
And
,
Judas-like
,
look
more
at
the
Money
,
than
at
the
Blood
,
though
it
be
the
Blood
of
Christ
!
But
Conscientious
Soldiers
have
no
courage
,
or
encouragement
,
when
their
Cause
is
bad
.
The
Christian
Soldier
,
would
serve
the
Roman-Heothen
Emperors
,
for
the
Peace
of
their
Countries
,
and
all
Lawful
Designs
:
But
they
would
not
bear
Arms
,
and
fight
against
the
true
Religion
,
and
their
fellow-Christians
;
but
would
rather
chuse
to
die
any
Death
.
But
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
(
whatever
others
have
to
say
for
theirs
)
to
be
sure
your
Cause
is
good
.
It
is
the
most
Noble
,
Righteous
,
and
clearest
Cause
that
ever
was
stated
in
the
World
.
This
Warfare
is
a
good
Warfare
,
1
Tim
.
1.18
,
19.
it
is
the
holding
fast
of
Faith
,
and
a
good
Conscience
,
which
are
good
things
both
.
This
Warfare
is
the
Warfare
of
the
Lamb
,
against
the
Flesh
,
the
World
,
and
the
Devil
:
This
Fight
is
the
good
Fight
of
faith
.
This
is
the
Cause
and
Quarrel
which
the
cloud
of
Witnesses
,
It
is
said
of
Trajan
;
that
he
was
never
vanquished
,
because
he
never
undertook
War
without
just
cause
.
The
same
Livius
writes
of
the
Romans
in
his
Decad
.
But
their
cause
was
seldom
so
just
as
Christs
Soldiers
is
.
and
Noble
Army
of
Martyrs
have
asserted
,
commended
,
and
laid
down
their
lives
in
.
This
is
the
Cause
which
the
Apostle
Paul
was
not
ashamed
to
own
at
Rome
,
before
the
Valiant
,
and
Terrible
Soldiers
;
before
the
Potent
,
and
Politick
Statesmen
;
before
the
learned
Philosophers
,
and
eloquent
Orators
.
It
was
a
g●od
Confession
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
which
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
witnessed
before
Pilate
the
Roman
Judge
;
and
it
is
a
good
Profession
,
for
any
to
profess
themselves
to
be
his
Soldiers
and
followers
,
When
Ardley
the
Martyr
was
urged
by
Bonner
to
recant
,
he
cryed
out
and
said
,
If
every
Hair
of
my
head
were
a
man
,
I
would
suffer
Death
for
my
Religion
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
if
you
had
as
many
lives
,
as
you
have
hairs
on
your
heads
,
they
would
not
be
too
many
,
nor
too
good
,
asunder
,
or
together
,
for
to
lay
down
in
such
a
Cause
as
this
.
Luther
would
appear
at
Worms
(
when
summoned
)
to
own
the
truths
of
Christ
,
though
every
Tile
of
the
City
should
be
a
Devil
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
chear
up
,
chear
up
,
your
Cause
is
good
.
Thirdly
,
Consider
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
you
have
a
good
Call
,
as
well
as
a
good
Captain
and
Cause
:
And
hence
here
is
further
encouragement
for
you
.
Soldiers
must
not
fall
on
without
order
;
though
the
Cause
be
never
so
good
,
yet
they
must
look
to
their
Call
.
Why
,
Jesus
Christ
hath
called
you
unto
his
service
,
and
bids
you
go
on
:
1
Tim
.
6.12
.
Fight
the
good
fight
of
faith
,
lay
h
ld
on
eternal
life
,
whereunto
thou
art
also
called
.
Here
you
see
plain
,
the
Call
of
Christ
,
added
to
the
Cause
of
Christ
:
Whereunto
thou
art
also
Called
.
And
this
Call
of
your
Captain
General
,
is
sufficient
Commission
and
encouragement
for
you
to
go
on
in
his
hardest
,
and
most
difficult
service
.
Though
you
have
no
Call
from
men
,
no
Call
from
Magistrates
to
Profess
,
to
Preach
,
to
Hear
,
to
Pray
,
to
Meet
for
to
edifie
one
another
,
&c.
yea
,
though
you
have
Countermands
from
them
,
and
orders
to
the
contrary
;
though
you
meet
with
never
so
many
prohibitions
from
men
;
Dan
.
6.
ye●
the
Call
of
your
Capital
Officer
is
warrant
enough
to
proceed
in
his
service
.
When
a
Decree
was
past
by
King
Darius
,
his
Princes
and
Presidents
,
as
firm
as
any
Act
that
can
pass
King
,
Juvat
Coelum
potius
quam
una
mira
veritatis
pereat
.
Let
Heaven
rush
,
rather
than
one
crumb
of
truth
should
perish
,
said
Luther
.
Lords
and
Commons
,
prohibiting
Prayer
unto
the
God
of
Heaven
,
for
the
space
of
thirty
days
;
and
though
Daniel
knew
that
it
was
a
snare
to
take
him
;
yet
he
looked
upon
his
Call
from
the
God
of
Heaven
to
be
sufficient
for
him
to
keep
on
in
duty
;
and
,
like
a
good
Soldier
,
would
not
alter
,
or
omit
any
of
his
usual
postures
;
but
prayed
as
often
,
and
in
the
same
manner
as
before
,
notwithstanding
the
danger
of
the
Lyons
Den
,
and
Death
,
that
lay
before
him
.
So
Peter
and
John
,
when
they
had
received
a
Countermand
from
the
Magistrates
,
forbidding
them
to
Preach
any
more
in
Christs
name
;
they
would
not
observe
it
,
but
look'd
upon
the
Call
they
had
from
their
Captain
Christ
,
to
be
valid
enough
,
and
made
their
Enemies
to
be
Judges
in
the
Case
;
Act.
4.18
,
19.
Whether
it
be
right
in
the
sight
of
God
,
to
bearken
unto
you
,
more
than
unto
God
,
judge
ye
.
Gal.
1.12
.
Paul
tells
the
Galatians
,
how
that
the
Gospel
which
he
preached
,
he
received
not
from
men
;
nor
at
any
time
would
he
part
with
it
for
men
;
he
lock'd
on
Christs
Call
and
Commission
sufficient
.
Decius
made
an
Act
,
that
all
that
Worshipped
Christ
,
should
be
slain
;
yet
the
Christians
would
adventure
on
it
,
though
forbidden
upon
pain
of
death
:
And
,
as
History
reports
,
that
after
Decius
and
his
Son
had
reigned
Two
years
,
they
were
slain
themselves
in
Barbary
.
Christians
,
there
be
no
Soldiers
in
the
World
,
that
have
so
good
,
and
encouraging
a
Call
as
you
.
What
was
Julius
Cesars
Call
to
his
Soldiers
,
to
Jesus
Christs
Call
to
his
service
?
Is
the
Centurions
Call
,
and
Come
after
me
,
as
good
as
Christs
Call
,
and
Come
after
me
,
which
he
gives
to
his
Soldiers
?
It
was
a
notable
passage
that
blessed
Hooper
the
Martyr
had
in
his
Letter
to
some
Persecuted
Christians
in
London
:
Dear
Brethren
and
Sisters
,
They
were
taken
up
in
Bow-Churchyard
whil'st
they
were
praying
.
continually
Fight
this
Fight
of
the
Lord
;
Your
Cause
is
most
just
and
godly
;
you
stand
for
the
true
Christ
(
who
is
after
the
Flesh
in
Heaven
)
and
for
his
true
Religion
and
Honour
,
which
is
amply
,
fully
sufficiently
and
abundantly
contained
in
the
holy
Testament
,
Sealed
with
Christs
own
Blood
.
How
much
are
ye
bound
to
God
,
who
puts
you
in
trust
with
so
holy
and
just
a
Cause
?
Remember
what
lookers
on
,
you
have
to
see
and
behold
you
,
in
your
Fight
,
God
and
all
his
holy
Angels
,
who
be
ready
alwaies
to
take
you
up
into
Heaven
,
if
you
be
slain
in
his
Fight
.
Also
,
you
have
standing
at
your
backs
,
all
the
multitude
of
the
faithful
,
who
shall
take
courage
,
strength
,
and
desire
to
follow
such
Noble
and
Valiant
Christians
as
you
be
,
&c.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
what
an
encouraging-Call
have
you
to
Christs
Service
,
from
Heaven
,
from
Earth
,
from
God
,
Angels
and
Men
,
to
endure
hardness
?
Fourthly
,
Consider
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
you
have
good
encouraging-Weapons
and
Armour
,
the
best
that
any
Soldiers
in
the
World
have
.
For
the
Weapons
of
our
Warfare
are
not
Carnal
,
2
Cor
.
10.4
.
but
Mighty
through
God
,
to
the
pulling
down
of
strong
Holds
,
&c.
There
are
no
weapons
so
Mighty
,
so
Potent
,
so
Invincible
,
so
overcoming
and
Victorious
,
as
those
that
are
spiritual
;
your
Armour
is
Armour
of
Light
;
Rom.
13.12
.
your
Armour
is
Armour
of
God
,
and
that
to
be
sure
,
is
Armour
of
Proof
.
Eph.
6.11
.
There
are
many
Armourers
that
make
,
and
put
off
that
which
is
very
slight
and
deceitful
,
to
the
great
prejudice
of
the
Soldiers
who
use
it
;
but
this
is
no
such
Armour
,
this
is
Armour
of
God
;
it
is
of
his
own
making
,
by
an
Omnipotent
,
Wise
,
and
Faithful
God
.
This
Armour
is
not
made
by
the
hand
of
an
Artificer
,
but
by
the
hand
of
a
Creator
;
no
Artificer
can
make
the
like
;
he
hath
made
it
according
to
his
Infinite
Power
and
Skill
;
and
will
warrant
it
to
be
good
,
and
Proof
,
upon
the
Word
of
a
God
.
This
Armour
hath
been
tryed
by
Men
,
and
tryed
by
Devils
,
many
a
time
;
and
yet
found
alwaies
to
be
Proof
:
So
that
,
neither
the
strength
of
Earth
,
nor
the
Gates
of
Hell
,
hath
been
able
to
prevail
against
it
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
you
have
a
Mighty
Commander
,
and
your
Weapons
,
your
Armour
,
your
Harness
,
your
Engines
,
and
all
your
Accoutriments
for
War
,
are
suitable
unto
his
Potency
and
Greatness
.
Let
me
lead
you
into
your
Armory
,
and
through
your
Artillery
,
and
see
your selves
,
if
it
be
not
so
.
Cant
.
4.4
In
the
Tower
of
David
there
is
an
Armory
,
whereon
there
hang
a
Thousand
Bucklers
,
all
Shields
of
mighty
Men
.
Let
us
go
into
this
Tower
,
and
First
behold
these
Shields
.
The
Apostle
tells
us
,
what
this
Shield
is
,
and
what
it
will
do
.
It
is
the
{αβγδ}
ostium
,
it
signifies
along
,
large
,
broad
Shield
,
wherewith
the
whole
body
is
covered
.
Leighs
Crit
.
sac
.
pag
.
192.
Shield
of
Faith
,
and
it
will
quench
all
the
Fiery
Darts
of
the
Devil
.
It
is
well
it
other
Shields
will
defend
a
Stab
,
or
a
Thrust
,
or
stop
a
Shot
,
or
a
Dart
;
But
here
is
a
Shield
,
that
will
not
only
stop
the
cold
Darts
of
men
,
but
quench
all
the
Fiery
Darts
of
the
Devil
.
The
Devils
Darts
are
the
worst
in
the
World
,
and
the
Wild-fire
of
Hell
the
most
terrible
,
cruel
,
and
hottest
;
Epaminandos
,
had
written
on
his
Shild
,
Aut
hunc
aut
super
hunc
.
The
Christian
hath
a
better
Motto
on
the
Shield
of
Faith
,
Haec
est
Victoria
quae
vicit
mundum
,
This
is
the
victory
that
overcomes
the
World
.
and
the
hand
of
the
Devil
very
strong
to
throw
them
;
but
let
the
Devil
heat
the
Darts
never
so
hot
,
and
cast
never
so
many
,
Faith
is
a
Shield
that
will
quench
them
all
.
There
have
been
much
study
and
pain
spent
to
make
inextinguishable
Fire
;
but
neither
Devils
,
nor
men
have
been
able
to
make
Fire
so
hot
,
Among
the
Spartans
,
it
was
Death
to
lose
,
or
to
cast
away
a
Shield
in
War
.
Heb
.
11.34
.
and
burning
,
but
the
Shield
of
Faith
can
quench
.
Nebuchadnezzar
through
the
heat
of
rage
,
caused
his
Furnace
to
be
heated
Seven
times
more
hot
than
usual
it
was
;
and
yet
the
Three
Children
,
by
Faith
they
quenched
the
violence
of
the
Fire
:
Their
Faith
did
so
quench
,
and
cool
the
Fire
,
that
it
would
neither
burn
nor
singe
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
What
a
mighty
Shield
is
this
?
Take
it
up
,
and
carry
it
before
you
,
and
it
will
make
you
Victorious
over
the
Devil
,
and
Conquerors
over
the
World
.
1
John
5.4
.
And
this
is
the
Victory
that
overcometh
the
Wortd
,
even
our
faith
.
No
other
Shield
in
the
world
is
like
unto
this
;
This
Shield
is
Offensive
,
as
well
as
Defensive
.
This
Shield
surpasseth
those
other
Shields
,
which
the
Valiant
men
of
Israel
did
carry
before
them
.
Heb
.
11.30
,
33
,
34.
It
was
this
Shield
that
made
the
Walls
of
Jericho
to
fall
down
.
It
was
this
Shield
that
made
them
Valiant
in
Fight
,
to
subdue
Kingdoms
,
and
put
to
flight
the
Armies
of
the
Aliens
;
This
is
a
Fire-quenching
,
an
Army-routing
,
a
World-conquering
,
and
a
Non-such
Shield
.
What
was
great
Goliahs
Shield
to
this
Shield
of
Faith
?
2.
Look
on
the
Sword
that
lies
by
the
Shield
,
and
it
's
suitable
to
it
;
for
it
is
indeed
,
the
Sword
of
the
Spirit
,
which
is
the
Word
of
God
.
This
is
the
Sword
,
Eph.
6.17
.
which
the
Omnipotent
Spirit
hath
made
,
and
which
the
blessed
Spirit
it self
doth
use
.
This
Sword
is
quick
,
and
powerful
,
Heb
.
4.12
.
and
sharper
than
any
Two-edged
Sword
,
piercing
even
to
the
dividing
asunder
of
Soul
and
Spirit
;
and
of
the
joynts
and
marrow
,
and
is
a
discerner
of
the
thoughts
and
intents
of
the
heart
.
What
significant
Epathites
are
here
given
this
Sword
?
What
Sword
in
the
World
is
so
Potent
and
Powerful
,
so
Cutting
and
Penetrating
?
No
other
Sword
can
touch
,
where
this
Sword
of
the
Spirit
doth
pierce
,
What
was
the
Sword
of
Gideon
,
to
this
Sword
of
the
Lord
?
We
may
say
of
this
,
as
David
did
of
the
Sword
of
Goliah
;
There
is
none
like
it
,
give
me
that
Sword
.
1
Sam
.
21.9
.
So
(
Soldiers
of
Christ
)
there
is
no
Swo●d
like
the
Sword
of
the
Spirit
,
the
Word
of
God
;
take
to
you
that
Sword
,
and
use
it
.
This
is
the
Sword
whereby
the
Captain
of
your
Salvation
did
put
off
the
Devil
;
Mat
.
4.
and
shall
bring
down
the
man
of
Sin
;
And
whereby
he
shall
Conquer
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
,
2
Thes
.
2.8
.
and
the
Kingdoms
of
the
world
,
and
make
them
his
own
.
The
Pope
gives
forth
his
Sword
to
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
,
to
defend
the
Romish
Faith
for
him
;
but
Christ
hath
given
forth
to
his
Soldiers
before
(
to
defend
the
true
Faith
for
himself
)
a
better
Sword
,
and
hath
promised
his
presence
with
them
that
tremble
at
this
Sword
,
Isa
.
66.2
.
that
is
,
at
the
breaking
of
his
Command
.
3.
Look
on
your
Helmet
,
and
where
can
you
match
it
?
or
what
Soldiers
have
the
llke
to
cover
their
heads
?
Look
upon
it
in
one
Text
,
and
it
is
called
,
the
hope
of
Salvation
:
Look
on
it
in
another
Text
,
and
it
is
called
the
{αβγδ}
,
Galea
,
sic
dicitur
quod
totum
caput
undiquaque
muniat
.
Zanch
.
1
Sam
.
17.5
.
Helmet
of
Salvation
;
O
what
Armour
is
this
What
can
hurt
the
heads
of
those
Soldiers
,
who
are
covered
with
the
hope
of
Salvation
;
and
Salvation
it self
,
as
with
an
Helmet
?
With
what
security
may
they
go
on
?
What
was
great
Goliahs
great
Helmet
of
Brass
which
he
put
on
,
to
this
Helmet
of
Salvation
,
which
the
Saints
of
God
,
and
Soldiers
of
Christ
do
wear
?
Goliah
lost
his
Helmet
,
Head
,
and
all
,
in
the
Duel
with
David
:
But
whole
Legions
of
Devils
,
and
all
the
Powers
of
Darkness
,
cannot
cut
off
the
Heads
,
and
destroy
those
Souls
,
who
wear
the
Helmet
,
Rom.
5.5
.
and
hope
of
Salvation
.
And
hope
maketh
not
ashamed
.
Hope
never
puts
that
Soul
to
shame
,
nor
that
Face
to
blush
,
whose
Head
is
covered
with
it
:
The
Head
is
the
seat
of
Sense
,
and
there
the
Intellectual
and
Rational
Faculties
of
the
Soul
reside
;
and
that
is
a
mortal
place
to
be
wounded
in
;
But
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
your
Helmet
,
and
hope
of
Salvation
,
is
Armour
of
proof
to
the
life
,
to
preserve
you
there
.
4.
Look
on
your
Breast-plate
,
and
you
shall
find
it
to
be
made
of
the
same
Metal
,
and
as
good
as
any
of
the
former
.
View
it
well
in
one
Text
,
and
you
shall
find
it
to
be
,
The
Breast-plate
of
Faith
and
Love
;
{αβγδ}
,
it
signifies
,
that
part
of
the
Body
in
which
the
vitals
,
as
the
Heart
,
Lungs
,
Liver
,
&c.
do
lie
.
you
have
heard
already
of
what
invincible
strength
,
Faith
is
for
a
Shield
;
and
it
is
of
like
potency
and
proof
,
for
a
Breast-plate
also
.
Faith
is
Armour
upon
Armour
,
and
Proof
upon
Proof
,
as
the
Shield
upon
the
B●east-plate
;
and
therefore
above
all
,
that
must
be
taken
up
and
used
.
Faith
is
a
Heart-securing
,
and
a
Grace-securing
Grace
;
And
love
is
strong
as
Death
;
so
strong
,
Cant
.
6.7
.
that
the
strength
of
Death
is
not
able
to
break
it
;
so
strong
,
and
fervent
a
flame
,
that
many
waters
of
Persecutions
,
Afflictions
and
Temptations
cannot
quench
it
;
neither
can
these
floods
drown
it
,
though
they
flow
never
so
high
.
It
is
like
Noahs
Ark
to
the
Christian
,
to
mount
him
above
the
top
of
the
Flood
,
when
the
Waters
do
cover
the
Mountains
.
We
read
Rev.
12.15
.
how
that
the
Dragon
cast
out
of
his
mouth
water
as
a
flood
,
after
the
Woman
,
that
he
might
cause
her
to
be
carried
away
of
the
flood
;
but
this
woman
(
the
Church
,
the
true
Spouse-like
lover
of
Jesus
Christ
)
was
not
carried
away
,
nor
drowned
,
with
all
that
flood
of
Error
and
Persecution
,
which
the
Devil
cast
out
.
Faith
worketh
by
Love
;
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
and
both
these
are
put
together
in
your
Breast-plate
.
Look
once
more
on
your
Breast-plate
;
and
the
more
you
behold
it
,
the
better
you
may
like
it
:
It
is
the
Breast-plate
of
Righteousness
;
Eph.
6.14
.
and
whether
it
be
meant
of
the
Righteousness
of
Justification
without
us
,
or
of
the
Righteousness
of
Sanctification
within
us
,
or
both
,
I
shall
not
Criticise
about
it
.
I
shall
only
distinguish
,
and
not
divide
those
blessed
Companions
,
whom
the
Lord
hath
inseperably
joyned
together
,
(
in
their
several
places
)
in
the
work
of
Salvation
;
For
both
are
made
Armour
for
the
Christian
,
Righteousness
and
Sanctification
.
1
Cor
.
1.30
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
What
Breast-plate
is
this
?
It
is
the
same
that
the
Captain
of
your
Salvation
did
wear
himself
:
Isa
.
59.17
.
He
put
on
Righteousness
,
as
a
Breast-plate
.
You
have
the
same
Breast-plate
,
put
it
on
likewise
,
and
use
it
,
in
Facing
,
and
Fighting
your
Enemies
,
and
they
cannot
hurt
you
;
neither
the
Law
,
nor
Sin
,
nor
Men
,
nor
Death
,
nor
Devils
,
can
hurt
that
Soul
,
who
wears
the
Robes
and
Breast-plate
of
Christs
Righteousness
.
Rom.
8.34
.
It
is
God
that
justifieth
,
who
is
he
that
condemneth
.
All
the
Arrows
,
the
Shots
,
the
Darts
,
the
Swords
and
Spears
,
of
your
most
cruel
Enemies
,
will
recoil
,
if
you
wear
this
Armour
.
King
Jesus
hath
put
on
a
better
Coat
of
Mail
upon
his
Soldiers
,
to
Fight
the
Duel
with
the
Devil
,
1
Sam
.
17.38
.
than
that
which
King
Saul
put
on
David
to
Fight
with
Goliah
.
Christs
Soldiers
have
better
,
and
more
sure
Armour
,
than
Adam
had
in
Innocency
;
his
was
brittle
,
and
mutable
,
it
did
not
hold
,
and
down
he
was
cast
.
But
this
is
of
Eternal
Proof
,
for
it
is
the
Righteousness
of
the
Everlasting
Covenant
,
and
of
the
Everlasting
God
.
What
Enemy
can
wound
the
Soul
,
or
harm
the
Heart
,
where
the
vital
parts
are
so
well
guarded
?
The
Widows
,
as
weeping
,
shewed
Peter
the
Coats
,
and
the
Garments
which
dead
Dorcas
had
made
;
Act.
9.39
.
I
have
shewed
you
some
of
the
Harness
and
Armour
,
which
the
Immortal
God
hath
made
,
look
on
it
,
and
behold
it
rejoycing
.
5.
Look
on
your
Belt
,
(
which
is
to
fasten
the
Breast-plate
,
and
strengthen
the
Loins
,
and
to
gird
on
the
Sword
)
and
you
will
find
it
to
be
better
than
the
best
in
the
World
;
Better
than
the
Canonical-Girdle
,
which
is
so
much
adored
:
That
at
best
,
is
but
a
Girdle
of
Formality
,
and
too
often
of
Hypocrisie
;
but
this
Belt
is
the
Girdle
of
Truth
and
Sincerity
.
Stand
fast
,
therefore
,
Eph.
6.14
.
{αβγδ}
is
a
Metaphor
taken
from
Soldiers
,
who
are
wont
to
knit
their
Armour
close
and
full
unto
them
,
and
so
tye
their
loins
hard
,
partly
to
keep
their
Armour
from
loosing
and
shaking
,
and
partly
to
keep
their
body
ready
.
having
your
Loins
girt
about
with
truth
.
How
fast
and
safe
must
those
Soldiers
stand
,
whose
Loins
are
girt
round
with
truth
!
no
Belt
or
Girdle
is
like
to
this
;
others
do
but
gird
up
the
Loins
of
the
Body
,
but
this
doth
gird
up
the
Loins
of
the
mind
,
1
Pet
.
1.13
.
It
is
Proverbial
,
ungirt
,
unblest
;
here
the
proverb
is
true
,
and
no
where
else
;
none
are
unblest
,
but
those
who
are
not
girt
with
truth
.
Everlasting
truth
,
is
of
Everlasting
strength
.
Truth
is
a
Torch
,
that
all
the
winds
of
Earth
and
Hell
can
never
blow
out
;
a
Flame
that
all
the
Floods
of
Persecution
and
afflictions
can
never
quench
;
a
Belt
,
a
Girdle
,
which
all
the
strength
and
force
of
Men
and
Devils
can
never
break
.
Vincit
vèritas
,
truth
shall
overcome
in
the
end
.
Truth
and
Sincerity
will
make
Christs
Soldiers
to
look
their
Freinds
and
their
Enemies
,
God
,
the
blessed
Angels
,
Men
and
Devils
in
the
face
with
boldness
:
It
fears
no
faces
,
nor
seeks
no
corners
;
it
is
Immortal
and
Unconquerable
,
like
God
himself
:
The
Devil
was
no
match
for
Job
because
of
this
.
He
was
judged
to
have
made
the
wisest
and
best
speech
of
the
Three
,
to
King
Darius
,
1
Esd.
4.38
.
who
commended
Truth
to
be
strongest
of
all
.
Psal
.
100.5
.
Truth
doth
abide
,
and
is
strong
for
ever
,
and
liveth
and
reigneth
for
ever
,
and
ever
.
Psal
.
91.4
.
Truth
is
a
Shield
and
Buckler
for
defence
,
in
the
greatest
dangers
;
and
a
Belt
of
invincible
strength
,
to
be
girt
with
,
when
you
are
most
assaulted
.
What
is
the
honourable
Order
of
the
Blew-Garter
,
to
this
blessed
Girdle
of
Truth
?
What
are
any
of
the
glittering
Belts
;
which
many
Swash-buckles
and
Gallants
do
wear
,
to
this
which
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
put
in
the
Armory
,
for
his
Soldiers
to
put
on
?
they
are
unconquerable
,
as
long
as
they
wear
it
,
and
use
it
.
6.
Look
on
your
Greaves
and
Shooes
,
the
Harness
and
Armour
for
your
legs
and
feet
;
and
when
you
have
view'd
it
well
,
you
may
see
all
your
Armour
to
be
of
incomparable
Proof
.
Cap-a-pee
:
and
see
your selves
in
a
far
better
Equipage
than
any
Soldiers
in
the
world
beside
.
Goliah
,
the
great
Champion
,
he
put
on
Greaves
of
Brass
,
when
he
went
forth
to
bid
defiance
against
the
Armies
of
Israel
;
but
you
have
better
Greaves
and
feet-Armour
to
put
on
,
whereby
to
go
forth
,
and
bid
defiance
to
the
Armies
of
the
Flesh
,
the
World
and
the
Devil
,
Eph.
6.15
.
Having
your
feet
shod
with
the
preparation
of
the
Gospel
of
Peace
.
Ah
Sirs
!
what
Armour
of
Brass
,
or
Steel
,
can
compare
to
this
?
When
the
feet
are
shod
,
and
guarded
with
such
Armour
as
this
,
what
need
a
Soldier
fear
,
Psal
.
91.13
where
,
or
upon
what
he
treads
?
Thou
shalt
tread
upon
the
Lyon
,
and
the
Adder
,
the
young
Lyon
,
and
the
Dragon
shalt
thou
trample
under
foot
.
For
the
feet
to
be
shod
with
the
preparation
of
the
Gospel
of
Peace
,
is
for
the
Soul
of
Christs
Soldiers
to
be
fitted
and
prepared
with
the
Peace
of
the
Gospel
.
And
there
is
a
Two-fold
peace
whereby
the
Gospel
doth
prepare
and
Arm
a
Soul
;
Peace
with
God
,
and
Peace
with
Conscience
;
and
what
Armour
is
this
,
when
well
soder'd
together
?
We
have
peace
with
God
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
:
Rom.
5.1
,
2
,
3.
By
whom
also
we
have
access
by
Faith
into
this
grace
wherein
we
stand
,
and
rejoyce
in
hope
of
the
glory
of
God
:
And
not
only
so
,
but
we
glory
in
Tribulation
also
.
Ah
Souls
!
what
Armour
is
here
?
what
Shooes
are
these
?
Armour
indeed
!
Armour
that
will
not
only
enable
you
to
bear
Tribulation
,
but
also
to
glory
in
Tribulation
!
Here
is
Armour
,
that
will
not
only
give
you
rest
,
but
joy
in
the
storm
!
That
will
make
you
like
a
Noah
in
the
Ark
,
like
a
Job
upon
the
dunghill
,
like
a
Shadrach
,
Meshach
,
and
Abednego
in
the
Furnace
,
like
a
Jonah
,
when
in
the
deep
,
and
the
Whale
together
!
like
a
Paul
,
not
affrighted
with
Ship-wrack
at
Sea
,
and
glorying
in
the
Cross
of
Christ
ashore
!
like
other
Apostles
,
when
in
Prison
,
in
common
Prison
,
in
inner
Prison
,
in
Chains
and
Stocks
in
the
inner
prison
too
,
and
yet
rejoycing
and
singing
.
Oh!
this
Gospel-peace
,
this
peace
with
God
,
this
peace
of
Conscience
,
when
sprinkled
with
the
blood
of
Atonement
!
How
incomparably
doth
it
prepare
the
feet
of
Christs
Soldiers
to
go
on
in
his
service
!
It
will
make
a
Soul
a
Semper
idem
,
one
and
the
same
under
diversities
of
conditions
,
and
stand
stout
under
all
Vicissitudes
,
Mutations
,
and
Transmutations
that
are
seen
in
Providence
under
the
Sun.
It
will
make
a
Soul
like
a
Die
,
cast
it
which
way
you
will
,
it
will
have
a
side
to
rest
on
.
It
will
make
a
Soul
like
a
Ship
,
that
hath
a
bottom
below
,
to
bear
it
up
from
sinking
,
and
Mass
above
,
which
bears
Colours
of
rejoycing
.
Oh
Christians
!
these
are
your
Shooes
!
this
is
the
feet-Armour
your
Captain
hath
prepared
for
you
,
and
in
his
last
Will
and
Testament
freely
bequeath
,
to
you
;
put
it
on
for
his
sake
,
and
wear
it
;
It
is
so
good
,
that
the
World
hath
not
the
like
to
give
;
and
so
strong
,
that
the
World
cannot
break
it
,
or
wrest
it
from
you
.
John
14.27
.
Peace
I
leave
with
you
,
my
peace
I
give
unto
you
,
not
as
the
World
giveth
,
give
I
unto
you
;
let
not
your
hearts
be
troubled
,
neither
let
it
be
affraid
.
It
is
Christs
peace
,
and
piece
of
Armour
;
he
bought
it
,
he
wrought
it
,
he
owns
it
,
and
now
it
s
yours
;
he
hath
bequeath'd
it
,
he
hath
delivered
it
,
he
hath
left
it
in
the
Armory
for
you
:
and
the
world
hath
no
such
Peace
to
give
:
None
so
sweet
,
so
sure
,
so
comfortable
,
so
constant
,
so
potent
and
permanent
as
this
.
This
Peace
is
Armour
for
the
Feet
,
a
Soveraign
Antidote
to
expel
the
poyson
of
fear
,
and
a
Cordial
to
strengthen
,
to
fortifie
and
comfort
the
heart
.
Deu
.
33.25
.
It
was
part
of
Ashers
blessing
,
That
his
Shooes
should
be
Iron
,
and
Brass
;
and
as
his
daies
,
so
should
his
strength
be
.
Why
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
this
blessing
is
yours
;
your
feet
are
blessed
with
Shooes
of
Iron
,
and
Brass
;
with
Armour
a
great
deal
stronger
;
here
are
Shooes
,
that
will
carry
you
thorow
thick
and
thin
,
thorow
briars
and
thornes
,
thorow
fire
and
water
,
thorow
all
the
pikes
and
spears
of
the
Enemies
,
they
will
carry
you
up-hill
,
and
down-hill
,
throughout
the
world
;
they
will
carry
you
through
the
Wilderness
,
to
the
heavenly
Canaan
,
and
bring
you
unto
everlasting
rest
and
peace
.
What
shall
I
say
more
?
The
Apostle
,
the
great
Champion
of
Christ
,
tells
us
,
that
this
piece
of
Armour
,
this
Peace
of
God
passeth
all
understanding
;
and
therefore
it
must
needs
surpass
all
expression
;
therefore
I
must
leave
it
admiring
:
52.
Isa
.
7.
O
how
beautiful
are
the
Feet
of
them
,
that
are
upon
the
Mountains
(
of
conspicuity
and
opposition
)
who
bring
the
glad
tidings
,
the
good
news
of
the
preparation
of
the
Gospel
of
peace
!
O
blessed
and
happy
for
ever
are
they
,
whose
Feet
are
Shod
with
this
blessed
Armour
!
Now
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
you
see
what
Armour
your
Armoury
is
stored
with
,
for
your
encouragement
;
put
it
on
,
and
use
it
.
Do
not
be
like
the
Children
of
Ephraim
,
of
whom
the
Lord
complained
,
Psal
78.9
,
10.
The
Children
of
Ephraim
being
armed
,
and
carrying
Bows
,
turned
back
in
the
day
of
Battel
.
They
kept
not
the
Covenant
of
God
,
and
refused
to
walk
in
his
Law
,
&c.
You
have
Armour
enough
,
and
that
which
is
transcendently
good
;
take
it
up
,
gird
it
on
,
and
use
it
;
and
do
not
prove
cowardly
and
false
in
breaking
Faith
and
Covenant
with
your
Captain
:
But
settle
the
Militia
in
your
own
Souls
;
and
be
Valiant
for
the
truth
upon
the
Earth
:
and
then
you
will
be
as
the
Militant
Church
is
described
to
be
,
Comely
as
Jerusalem
,
Cant
.
6.4
.
Terrible
as
an
A●my
with
Banners
.
Then
you
will
be
comely
,
and
commendable
in
the
eyes
of
Christ
your
Captain
:
Then
you
will
be
formidable
and
terrible
in
the
eys
of
your
potent
Enemies
.
Then
your
hearts
will
be
Cordiall'd
and
comforted
under
your
sorest
conflicts
,
and
hardest
service
.
And
then
the
peace
of
God
which
passeth
all
understanding
,
shall
Phil
.
4.7
.
{αβγδ}
keep
as
with
a
guard
.
It
is
a
Military
Word
,
taken
from
Soldiers
so
this
peace
shall
bring
aid
to
the
heart
,
strengthen
it
,
when
Satan
,
Sin
,
Temptation
,
and
Persecution
lay
siege
to
it
.
Leighs
Crit
.
Sac
.
p.
438.
keep
your
hearts
and
minds
through
Christ
Jesus
.
7.
Once
more
,
look
into
your
Armory
,
and
behold
your
Engine
,
and
then
I
have
done
with
you
here
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
your
Engine
lies
at
the
bottom
of
your
Armour
,
and
it
is
suitable
to
it
,
and
worth
your
viewing
;
your
great
Engine
is
Prayer
;
Eph.
6.18
.
Praying
alwaies
with
all
prayer
and
supplication
in
the
spirit
,
and
watching
thereunto
with
all
perseverance
and
supplication
for
all
Saints
.
Let
me
a
little
open
this
mighty
Engine
of
War
unto
you
,
that
you
may
the
better
understand
it
,
and
then
I
will
shew
you
what
it
will
do
.
And
if
you
behold
it
well
,
you
may
easily
perceive
it
to
be
far
better
,
and
more
powerful
than
that
common
Engine
of
Prayer
(
or
rather
of
Persecution
)
which
is
so
often
used
,
and
so
much
cryed
up
in
the
World
.
Here
are
Seven
Totalities
in
this
mighty
Engine
,
in
this
one
Text
;
take
them
abroad
,
and
look
into
them
;
and
then
put
them
together
again
,
and
then
see
of
what
vehement
and
invincible
force
so
many
All
's
will
be
of
,
when
united
in
one
.
1
Totum
temporis
.
1.
Here
is
a
Totality
of
Times
and
Occasions
,
Praying
always
.
To
pray
Occasionally
,
and
to
pray
Habitually
,
is
to
pray
always
,
and
to
pray
continually
.
Though
the
poises
of
the
Clock
be
but
Occasionally
drawn
up
,
yet
,
the
Clock
keeps
going
continually
:
So
,
draw
up
the
poise
of
Prayer
,
in
secret
,
in
private
,
in
publick
,
&c.
upon
all
occasions
,
and
this
Engine
keeps
a
perpetual
motion
(
better
than
that
,
which
hath
been
so
much
studied
for
)
It
will
move
and
work
whilest
you
are
working
,
whil'st
you
are
waking
,
sleeping
,
eating
,
drinking
,
in
natural
,
secular
,
and
sacred
duties
.
Yea
,
set
this
Engine
of
Prayer
a
going
whil'st
you
are
living
,
and
it
will
move
and
work
,
and
do
great
execution
after
you
are
dead
,
to
surviving
posterity
,
to
the
end
of
the
World
:
As
long
as
the
promises
of
God
are
in
Force
,
so
long
will
the
Prayers
of
the
Saints
have
Power
.
One
Generation
soweth
Prayer
,
and
another
reapeth
the
Crop
of
Mercy
.
2.
Here
is
the
Totality
of
Prayer
in
the
Man
,
2.
Totum
subjecti
,
All
the
man
in
Prayer
.
as
well
as
of
Times
of
Prayer
.
Praying
always
with
all
prayer
.
Here
is
Totum
in
toto
,
all
in
all
:
Here
is
prayer
Vocal
,
and
Mental
;
in
the
Mouth
,
and
in
the
Heart
.
All
Prayer
,
Prayer
in
all
the
Faculties
of
the
Soul
:
Prayer
in
the
Understanding
,
Prayer
in
the
Conscience
,
Prayer
in
the
Will
,
and
in
the
Affections
;
Prayer
in
the
Gift
of
Prayer
,
and
Prayer
in
the
Grace
of
Prayer
.
All
Prayer
.
Prayer
with
all
the
Heart
,
with
all
the
Soul
,
with
all
the
Might
,
and
with
all
the
Strength
.
All
Prayer
.
Secret
and
Open
,
Private
and
Publick
.
All
Prayer
once
more
.
It
is
Prayer
in
all
Conditions
,
whether
prosperous
,
or
adverse
,
and
in
all
places
where
a
man
is
cast
.
Will
the
Hypocrite
(
saith
Job
)
alwayes
Pray
?
Job
.
27.10
.
No
,
he
will
not
,
He
is
not
for
all
Prayer
;
But
all
Prayer
,
is
to
pray
with
Solomon
on
the
Throne
,
and
with
Job
on
the
Dunghill
;
with
faithful
Abraham
in
Canaan
;
and
with
righteous
Lot
in
Sodom
;
with
Moses
in
the
Mount
;
and
with
Jonah
in
the
belly
of
the
Whale
in
the
deep
;
This
is
all
Prayer
.
3.
Totum
supplicationis
,
Prayer
in
Prayer
,
not
a
bare
reading
,
or
speaking
in
prayer
,
but
praying
in
prayer
.
3.
A
Third
Totality
is
,
All
Supplication
.
H●re
is
all
Prayer
and
Supplication
,
and
when
Prayer
and
Supplication
are
put
together
,
it
denotes
the
Ardency
,
the
Fervency
,
and
Importunity
of
Prayer
.
This
is
Prayer
in
Prayer
,
and
Prayer
upon
Prayer
.
Supplication
and
Prayer
,
is
prayer
Emphatical
,
prayer
with
an
Emphasis
;
All
Supplication
and
Prayer
,
is
prayer
multiplied
,
and
prayer
magnified
;
It
is
prayer
at
wholesale
,
not
at
retale
It
is
the
sighs
,
the
sobs
,
the
tears
,
the
groans
of
prayer
,
got
up
into
strong
cryes
.
This
is
as
an
Ab
aham
pleading
with
God
for
a
Sodom
;
like
a
Jacob
wrestling
with
the
Angel
for
a
blessing
;
like
a
Moses
with
his
Hands
,
and
his
Soul
lifted
up
together
in
the
Mount
,
for
to
raise
up
a
Bulwark
against
divine
wrath
;
like
a
David
,
crying
out
of
the
Depths
;
like
a
weeping
Jeremiah
all
floating
in
Tears
for
Sion's
misery
;
like
a
Daniel
setting
himself
to
seek
the
Lord
;
like
a
Jonah
crying
out
of
the
belly
of
the
Whale
;
like
our
Captain
,
praying
that
the
bloody
and
bitter
Cup
might
pass
away
;
like
Paul
once
and
again
,
beseeching
the
Lord
;
This
is
all
prayer
and
Supplication
.
Prayer
,
like
Providence
,
hath
a
Wheel
within
the
Wheel
,
like
Ezekiels
Vision
:
and
next
,
look
on
this
Engine
,
and
you
shall
see
the
Living
Spirit
that
is
within
the
Wheels
,
moving
of
them
.
4.
Totum
in
toto
in
Spiritu
.
4.
The
next
Totallity
in
the
Engine
of
prayer
,
is
,
Praying
in
the
Spirit
.
Praying
alwaies
with
all
prayer
,
and
supplication
,
in
the
Spirit
.
And
now
I
have
brought
you
into
the
very
midst
of
your
Engine
,
to
behold
its
main
spring
and
to
see
the
very
Heart
and
Soul
,
the
Life
,
the
Spirit
and
Power
of
it
.
Here
is
the
living
Spirit
in
the
Wheels
,
indeed
.
The
Christian
is
said
to
be
in
Christ
;
and
the
Spirit
of
God
and
Christ
to
be
in
him
;
and
the
Spirit
is
a
Spirit
of
Grace
and
Supplication
;
And
hence
it
is
the
Scripture-Dialect
doth
phrase
it
thus
,
Praying
in
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
Praying
in
the
Spirit
;
Jam
.
5.16
.
{αβγδ}
The
word
signifies
such
a
working
which
notes
the
most
lively
activity
that
can
be
;
an
actual
and
effectual
force
This
is
Prayer
which
the
Spirit
of
God
works
in
the
heart
of
man
.
The
effectual
fervent
Prayer
of
a
righteous
man
availeth
much
;
that
is
,
the
in
wrought
prayer
of
the
Spirit
.
O!
what
a
Totality
is
here
!
The
product
of
the
only
wise
God
,
and
of
his
blessed
Spirit
!
this
is
indeed
the
chief
Totum
in
toto
in
the
Engine
of
Prayer
?
It
is
all
wrought
by
the
Spirit
:
It
is
all
of
the
Spirits
direction
:
It
is
all
of
the
Spirits
projection
:
The
breath
that
comes
from
life
in
mans
Body
is
warm
,
but
the
breath
that
comes
from
Bellows
,
is
artificial
and
cold
;
but
the
Prayer
that
comes
from
Life
is
warm
;
breath
that
comes
from
God
,
goes
up
to
God
.
It
is
all
of
the
Spirits
working
,
and
it
is
all
of
the
Spirits
wording
.
Every
sigh
,
every
sob
,
every
moan
,
every
groan
,
every
thought
,
and
every
word
is
of
the
Spirit
:
This
is
all
Prayer
,
and
Supplication
in
the
Spirit
;
This
is
the
Spirit
all
in
all
,
in
all
Prayer
.
Here
is
a
Soldier
clothed
with
the
Spirit
,
armed
with
the
Spirit
,
strengthened
with
the
Spirit
,
principled
,
springed
,
and
carried
out
,
and
carried
on
with
the
Spirit
in
all
prayer
.
The
Spirit
is
the
Saints
Primum
Mobile
,
and
Chrystaline
in
Prayer
;
It
is
not
parts
that
enlargeth
but
the
Spirit
.
It
is
that
which
makes
them
to
move
,
to
mount
,
&
to
shine
!
All
Prayer
and
Supplication
in
the
Spirit
:
O
,
what
a
thing
is
this
!
This
is
not
Prayer
in
the
Book
,
but
Prayer
in
the
Heart
;
Prayer
is
a
most
glorious
piece
,
the
work
of
God
,
every
prayer
that
comes
from
the
poorest
of
the
seed
of
Jacob
,
is
a
work
of
the
holy
Ghost
.
Mr.
Burroughs
Jacobs
seed
.
p.
33.
Joh
.
4.23
,
24.
not
prayer
in
the
Letter
,
but
prayer
in
the
Spirit
;
not
a
Letany-prayer
,
but
a
living
prayer
;
This
is
not
unclean
,
or
common
,
but
sanctified
,
and
divine
prayer
;
the
spirit
hath
made
it
,
the
spirit
hath
signed
it
,
the
spirit
hath
sealed
it
,
the
spirit
hath
delivered
it
,
the
spirit
hath
left
it
as
a
sacred
depositum
in
the
hearts
and
hands
of
the
Militant
Saints
;
and
this
is
indeed
Divine
Service
,
to
worshp
the
Father
(
through
the
spirit
of
Prayer
)
in
spirit
and
in
truth
;
and
these
are
the
Worshippers
whom
the
Father
seeketh
.
The
Lord
regards
not
those
that
have
nothing
but
a
noise
of
Arrows
,
or
Romish
Bells
without
them
,
Rom.
8.26
.
As
the
Nurse
helps
the
little
Child
,
upholding
it
by
the
sleeves
;
or
as
an
old
man
is
upholden
by
his
Staff
;
it
signifies
properly
to
help
together
,
to
lift
with
us
,
and
before
us
:
It
is
a
Metaphor
borrowed
from
one
who
is
to
lift
up
some
great
weight
which
he
is
not
able
to
take
up
,
or
to
lift
alone
and
another
then
joyns
hands
with
him
,
or
stands
over
against
him
at
the
end
of
the
burhen
,
and
helps
him
to
take
up
the
weight
.
Symps
.
Lex
.
Totum
vigilantiae
.
and
have
nothing
of
the
sounding
of
the
spirit
of
Prayer
within
them
.
What
cares
the
Lord
for
such
,
who
put
on
Aarons
dead
Linnen
Ephod
,
and
use
not
Moses
his
living
praying-Engine
?
The
Lord
is
a
Spirit
,
and
he
is
for
all
Praye●
and
Supplication
in
the
Spirit
.
O!
What
Engine
is
like
to
this
?
What
were
any
of
those
,
which
Archimides
(
that
famous
Artist
in
Engine
making
)
made
for
War
?
or
those
which
the
Pope
,
the
Princes
,
the
Parliaments
,
the
Prelates
,
Convocations
and
Counsels
have
made
for
Worship
,
to
this
Engine
of
Prayer
,
to
this
all-Praying
,
and
always
Praying
in
the
Spirit
?
5.
The
next
Totality
,
you
may
see
in
this
mighty
Engine
of
Prayer
,
is
,
Watching
.
All
Prayer
and
Supplication
in
the
Spirit
,
and
Watching
thereunto
.
All
prayer
,
hath
all
watching
joyned
unto
it
:
But
having
spoken
somewhat
large
of
the
duty
of
watching
in
general
,
in
the
first
Doctrine
,
I
shall
be
the
briefer
here
.
All
watching
,
is
watching
in
all
things
,
in
Prayer
.
There
is
watching
in
the
Engine
of
Prayer
,
1.
That
it
be
Fix'd
well
,
that
the
rust
of
Formality
and
Hypocrisie
,
Diffidence
,
Deadness
Distractions
,
&c.
be
well
wip'd
off
;
that
the
duty
of
Prayer
be
well
cleansed
,
that
the
hands
are
pure
,
and
the
heart
pure
and
holy
,
when
lifted
up
to
God
The
Spirit
of
God
(
saith
one
)
is
a
delicate
thing
;
surely
so
it
is
a
delicate
,
clean
,
tender
,
dove-like
Spirit
:
It
is
for
clean
Hearts
,
for
clean
Persons
,
and
for
clean
Places
,
&c.
That
was
good
advice
which
Zophor
gave
unto
Job
,
If
thou
prepare
thine
Heart
,
Job
11.13
,
14
,
15.
and
stretch
out
thine
hands
toward
him
;
If
iniquity
be
in
thy
hand
,
put
it
far
away
,
and
let
not
wickedness
dwell
in
thy
Tabernacle
;
For
then
shalt
thou
lift
up
thy
face
without
spot
,
yea
,
thou
shalt
be
stedfast
,
and
shalt
not
fear
.
Christians
,
you
must
watch
that
this
Engine
be
made
clean
and
prepared
;
that
it
be
fix'd
and
scrued
up
to
the
highest
peg
.
As
Soldiers
do
fix
their
Arms
and
Engines
for
War
;
so
Christs
Soldiers
should
look
to
their
Hearts
,
that
they
be
rightly
fixed
and
prepared
for
Prayer
.
Psa
.
108.1
.
O
God
(
saith
David
)
my
heart
is
fined
.
2.
There
is
watching
required
,
that
it
be
well
placed
;
This
Engine
must
be
placed
by
the
hand
of
Faith
,
upon
the
Promise
,
or
else
it
will
do
no
execution
;
you
must
place
it
no
lower
than
a
Promise
of
God
,
or
an
Attribute
of
God
.
Ignorant
prayer
,
Unbelieving
prayer
,
Hypocritical
prayer
,
is
but
vain
babling
,
and
as
the
howling
of
a
Beast
;
it
is
of
no
force
with
God
,
and
like
a
broken
Bow
,
The
strength
wherby
prayer
doth
great
things
,
it
lies
in
the
Engine
,
lower
,
in
secret
,
in
the
purchase
of
Christ
.
Mr.
Burroughs
Jacobs
seed
.
pag
.
35.
which
casts
back
the
Arrow
into
the
Archers
Face
:
Therefore
watch
,
and
set
it
sure
on
the
living
Promise
,
and
on
Christ
the
true
,
living
and
Golden
Altar
,
which
sanctifieth
the
gift
,
and
maketh
the
sacrifice
of
prayer
pass
acceptable
with
God
.
Engineers
are
very
watchful
and
careful
,
how
and
where
they
place
their
Engines
of
War
.
Why
,
Christs
Soldiers
have
more
reason
for
vigilancy
and
watchfulness
about
the
Engine
of
Prayer
.
3.
There
is
watching
belonging
unto
it
,
to
see
how
it
Works
,
and
how
it
executes
;
to
observe
how
well
it
goes
off
,
how
well
it
is
discharg'd
,
what
report
it
makes
,
and
what
execution
it
doth
:
An
Engineer
will
not
set
his
Engine
a
working
,
but
will
watch
it
also
,
and
wait
and
look
out
to
see
and
to
hear
what
exploits
it
will
do
;
so
a
Christian
must
observe
how
his
prayers
go
off
,
and
what
exploits
they
have
done
,
what
sins
they
have
slain
,
what
temptations
they
have
repell'd
and
overcom'd
,
what
spoil
they
have
done
their
Enemies
,
and
what
advantage
they
have
done
themselves
;
how
much
they
have
broken
the
Members
,
and
let
out
the
Blood
of
the
body
of
Death
;
How
far
,
and
how
fast
they
made
the
Devil
to
flee
;
what
recruits
of
grace
,
of
quicknings
,
of
strengthnings
,
of
comfortings
they
have
fetch'd
in
,
and
brought
home
to
their
souls
;
what
good
they
have
done
,
or
may
do
,
for
to
advantnge
themselves
,
or
for
the
publick
interest
of
Christ
abroad
in
the
World
.
Christians
should
watch
their
Prayers
when
they
send
them
forth
,
as
Noah
did
the
Dove
,
to
observe
when
it
returns
,
and
what
it
brings
home
to
the
Ark
in
its
mouth
.
Like
Jacob
,
to
wrestle
hard
for
a
blessing
,
and
watch
when
it
will
fall
.
This
is
,
with
David
,
to
pray
and
look
up
,
and
look
out
,
together
;
to
pray
and
watch
,
to
pray
and
wait
;
to
watch
and
wait
more
than
they
that
watch
for
the
morning
.
I
say
,
Psal
.
103.6
.
more
than
they
that
watch
for
the
morning
.
The
Soldier
,
the
Centinel
,
the
Watchman
,
when
the
wind
blows
cold
,
when
the
night
is
dark
,
when
the
dangers
are
thick
,
do
not
wait
so
much
for
the
morning
to
discharge
them
,
as
I
do
for
the
morning
of
mercy
in
the
return
of
Prayer
.
In
a
word
,
Christians
,
there
is
watching
in
the
Engine
of
Prayer
,
in
every
spring
,
in
the
main
spring
,
in
the
lesser
springs
,
watching
in
all
the
wards
of
it
,
watching
in
all
the
Meeshes
of
it
,
that
every
thing
move
right
,
and
Meesh
right
,
without
stop
or
jarr
.
6.
The
next
Totality
in
the
Engine
of
Prayer
,
6
Totum
perseverentiae
.
is
,
all
Perseverance
.
Here
is
all
prayer
and
supplication
in
the
spirit
,
then
,
all
watching
and
praying
in
the
spirit
;
and
now
again
,
all
perseverance
in
this
prayer
and
watching
:
You
see
how
it
encreaseth
piece
upon
piece
,
wheel
upon
wheel
,
iron
upon
iron
,
brass
upon
brass
,
lock
upon
lock
,
rivet
upon
rivet
,
strength
upon
strength
,
before
we
have
gone
through
it
.
You
see
how
it
encreaseth
grace
upon
grace
,
duty
upon
duty
,
in
an
harmonious
and
inviolable
concordancy
and
concatenation
.
All
Perseverance
;
that
is
,
perseverance
in
all
the
times
,
the
seasons
,
and
occasions
of
prayer
;
with
Isaac
in
the
Field
,
in
the
evening
;
with
David
early
in
the
morning
;
with
the
Spouse
on
her
bed
;
with
Peter
and
John
in
the
Temple
;
with
Moses
on
the
Mount
,
and
with
Christ
our
Captain
in
the
Mountain
,
in
the
Desart
,
in
the
Garden
,
and
on
the
Cross
.
All
perseverance
in
prayer
,
is
for
a
Christian
to
begin
his
life
with
prayer
,
to
continue
his
life
with
prayer
,
and
to
end
his
life
with
prayer
:
To
pray
with
Daniel
three
times
a
day
,
when
't
is
death
to
pray
but
once
a
a
month
;
to
pray
for
all
persons
,
aad
for
all
things
that
we
ought
;
to
pray
for
our
cruel
Enemies
,
like
Stephen
the
Proto-martyr
,
in
a
shower
,
in
a
black
shower
of
bloody
stones
.
Here
is
all
perseverance
in
all
prayer
and
all
supplication
(
for
so
this
totality
doth
grow
bigger
and
bigger
,
greater
and
greater
,
until
it
goes
through
all
the
Engine
,
and
fastens
the
several
parts
together
)
and
this
is
to
persevere
,
in
keeping
up
the
heart
in
life
,
in
vigour
,
in
heat
,
and
in
flame
,
It
is
said
,
that
Jehoshaphat
set
himself
to
seek
the
Lord
2
Chron
.
20.3
.
It
is
translated
,
composuit
faciem
suam
,
he
set
his
face
,
he
gave
up
himself
fully
to
seek
the
Lord
.
in
prayer
.
It
is
to
continue
to
keep
up
the
heart
,
and
to
keep
up
the
hands
,
in
fervency
and
importunity
,
to
greaten
and
multiply
prayer
,
to
make
prayer
to
be
prayers
,
to
keep
rowling
the
Snow-ball
,
up-hill
and
down
,
until
,
it
be
ponderous
enough
to
weigh
down
what
shall
be
put
in
the
ballance
against
it
;
to
keep
winding
up
,
and
bending
the
spring
of
prayer
,
until
the
spring
do
break
,
or
the
Mercy
be
obtained
:
This
is
to
pray
with
continued
and
reiterated
importunity
;
this
is
to
pray
as
our
Lord
Jesus
directs
in
that
Parable
of
the
unjust
Judg
,
and
the
importunate
poor
Widdow
Luk
.
18.1
.
And
he
spake
a
Parable
to
them
to
this
end
▪
That
men
ought
alwayes
to
Pray
,
and
not
to
faint
.
As
this
poor
woman
did
run
after
,
and
follow
this
wicked
Judg
with
importunate
complaints
and
cries
,
so
the
Elect
of
God
are
said
to
cry
till
their
prayers
are
heard
,
and
their
righteous
cause
be
avenged
.
This
is
to
put
on
a
kind
of
holy
Impudence
,
and
offer
an
holy
violence
to
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
Like
a
Jacob
,
to
cast
forth
his
grapple
,
to
hitch
,
and
hold
fast
the
Angel
,
though
it
were
the
Angel
of
the
Covenant
,
yet
he
would
assume
the
boldness
to
close
in
with
him
,
and
say
(
as
it
were
)
Now
I
have
you
,
now
you
are
my
own
,
and
I
will
have
something
of
you
before
you
go
hence
;
and
so
struggles
with
Omnipotency
it self
,
from
the
evening
until
the
morning
,
till
his
thigh
was
bruised
,
till
the
day
did
break
,
and
till
the
blessing
did
fall
betimes
,
like
the
morning
dew
:
Wrestle
he
would
,
and
get
the
blessing
he
would
,
though
cripled
in
the
Contest
.
Like
a
Hannah
in
praying
,
in
bitterness
,
and
weeping
sore
for
a
Son
,
and
not
give
over
till
she
had
a
Son
,
and
a
Samuel
too
.
Like
a
Jonah
crying
out
in
the
belly
of
the
Whale
,
as
if
in
the
belly
of
Hell
,
until
bread
comes
out
of
this
great
eaters
mouth
,
and
sweetness
out
of
this
bitter
belly
,
and
the
great
Leviathan
delivers
him
safe
a
Shore
.
Like
the
poor
Canaanitish
woman
with
the
Lord
Jesus
,
Mat
.
15.22
,
23
,
&c.
following
of
him
,
and
crying
after
him
,
and
begging
of
him
,
until
she
had
prayed
the
Devil
out
of
her
Daughter
.
As
her
Daughter
was
sorely
vexed
with
a
Devil
,
so
she
was
sore●
importunate
in
prayer
.
How
many
Barricado●
did
she
break
over
in
pursuing
her
enterprise
,
and
persevering
in
Prayer
.
1.
A
Bank
in
her
way
.
1.
She
met
with
the
Obstacle
of
Christ
his
silence
;
though
she
cryed
aloud
,
yet
not
a
word
of
answer
came
from
him
.
2.
A
Barricado
raised
against
her
by
the
Disciples
.
2.
From
the
Disciples
;
she
might
have
thought
,
possibly
,
that
they
would
have
helped
her
to
usher
her
in
,
and
spoke
a
good
word
for
her
to
their
Master
,
to
dispatch
her
errand
;
but
they
,
instead
of
speaking
for
her
,
spake
against
her
;
as
she
was
beseeching
for
mercy
,
they
besought
him
to
send
her
away
without
any
;
without
either
an
Almes
or
an
Answer
.
Well
,
here
she
would
not
be
stop'd
,
but
over
,
crying
and
following
them
.
3.
A
Bulwark
,
to
keep
her
from
mercy
.
3.
The
Lord
Jesus
his
(
as
soon
as
he
spake
)
were
cooling
,
and
cutting
words
,
one
would
think
enough
to
knock
off
her
fingers
,
and
to
break
her
heart
;
I
am
not
sent
but
to
the
lost
Sheep
of
the
House
of
Israel
.
And
alas
!
this
poor
woman
was
none
of
them
,
and
what
shall
she
do
now
?
Why
here
she
will
not
stop
neither
,
but
climbs
up
,
and
gets
over
this
Bulwark
also
,
by
the
scaling-Ladder
of
Faith
;
and
whereas
before
she
was
behind
him
,
now
she
runs
and
gets
before
him
,
and
puts
on
with
more
force
,
and
falls
a
worshiping
and
praying
together
,
with
her
Lord
help
me
,
and
yet
here
came
no
relief
,
worshiping
and
praying
united
,
did
not
do
it
.
4.
A
Battery
stronger
than
the
former
.
4.
But
a
stronger
Battery
is
raised
against
her
than
either
of
the
former
;
Christ
calls
her
Dog
;
tells
her
,
such
mercy
as
she
is
come
for
,
is
for
the
Children
,
it
is
their
bread
,
and
their
due
,
but
it
is
unmeet
to
be
cast
to
the
Dogs
,
for
them
to
eat
it
.
Now
one
would
think
that
this
poor
woman
were
quite
blown
up
;
that
these
words
,
like
Arrows
impoyson'd
,
had
struck
her
dead
:
Well
,
struck
down
she
was
,
but
she
scrambles
up
again
,
and
skilfully
bends
the
Engine
of
Prayer
,
and
like
a
spiritual
Politician
,
finds
now
a
way
to
strike
the
Mark
,
when
the
standers
by
think
it
farthest
off
,
and
most
at
random
.
When
Christ
calls
her
Dog
,
she
consents
unto
it
,
Truth
Lord
,
said
she
;
and
now
she
would
act
in
the
capacity
of
a
Dog
:
over
this
stile
and
wall
,
and
all
,
she
leaps
,
she
comes
into
the
House
,
and
under
the
Table
,
and
so
begs
and
looks
up
for
Crumbs
,
and
is
content
to
take
them
when
they
fall
.
There
is
something
belongs
to
a
Dog
,
let
me
have
that
:
I
will
not
sit
down
at
the
Table
,
to
eat
bread
with
Children
;
but
will
lie
with
the
Dogs
under-board
,
to
wait
when
a
Crust
or
a
Crumb
will
fall
.
And
being
so
low
,
and
putting
her
Engine
on
the
Ground
,
she
gets
into
the
very
heart
of
Christ
,
and
there
she
hits
the
Mark
at
last
,
and
gains
the
price
of
Mercy
,
and
goes
home
with
Trophies
of
Victory
over
the
Devil
.
O
Woman
,
great
is
thy
Faith
!
be
it
unto
thee
,
even
as
thou
wilt
;
and
her
Daughter
was
made
whole
from
that
very
hou●
.
This
is
all
Perseverance
in
Prayer
and
supplication
.
To
pray
hard
,
and
to
continue
in
the
pursuit
of
prayer
hard
also
;
To
turn
every
stone
that
lies
in
the
way
of
any
Mercy
;
to
get
over
all
discouragements
,
yea
,
to
form
arguments
for
mercy
,
out
of
discouragements
and
misery
.
For
thy
name
sake
,
O
Lord
,
pardon
mine
iniquity
,
for
it
is
great
,
saith
David
,
Psal
.
25.11
.
It
will
make
greatness
of
Sin
,
to
be
an
argument
for
Pardon
.
A
Jonah
will
fetch
Faith
and
Patience
,
into
the
belly
of
Prayer
,
until
Prayer
hath
brought
him
out
of
the
belly
of
the
Whale
.
This
is
all
Perseverance
in
Supplication
and
Prayer
.
All
Perseverance
in
all
Prayer
,
is
always
to
pray
in
the
Spirit
.
Perseverance
must
pass
through
this
Totality
likewise
,
in
the
Engine
of
Prayer
.
The
Spirit
of
Prayer
in
the
Soul
,
must
be
like
the
natural
Heart
in
the
Body
,
Cor
est
primum
viveus
&
ultimum
moriens
.
The
first
that
lives
,
and
the
last
that
dies
.
The
new
Creature
,
is
a
living
Creature
;
and
we
must
live
in
the
Spirit
,
and
pray
in
the
Spirit
,
and
be
led
by
the
Spirit
.
We
must
walk
always
by
the
rule
of
the
new
Creature
,
the
Spirit
of
Life
and
Grace
within
;
and
according
to
the
rule
of
the
Spirit
,
in
the
word
of
the
Spirit
without
.
It
must
not
be
prayer
sometimes
according
to
the
will
of
God
,
and
at
other
times
according
to
the
wills
and
lusts
of
men
.
It
must
not
be
sometimes
according
to
Christs
pure
institutions
,
and
sometimes
according
to
mens
inventions
.
Ah!
where
is
this
All-Perseverance
of
Praying
in
the
Spirit
with
many
Christians
,
and
with
too
many
Ministers
at
this
day
?
All
Perseverance
is
to
continue
to
Death
,
praying
by
the
Spirit
of
God
,
according
to
the
will
of
God
,
and
level
right
at
the
glory
of
God
;
to
be
edified
here
with
Grace
,
and
Crowned
with
Glory
hereafter
.
7.
The
last
Totality
in
this
mighty
Engine
of
Prayer
,
is
,
Supplication
for
all
Saints
.
Totum
Sanctorum
.
None
are
to
be
Excluded
out
of
our
Prayers
,
but
such
as
have
sinned
the
Sin
unto
Death
.
We
must
not
Pray
for
Departed
Saints
,
for
we
can
thereby
do
them
no
good
Nor
we
must
not
Pray
unto
them
,
for
they
can
do
us
no
good
.
Is.
63.16
.
We
are
not
to
understand
praying
for
all
Saints
Exclusively
,
but
Indefinitely
;
not
as
shutting
out
all
wicked
men
from
the
prayers
of
the
Saints
,
but
including
all
the
Saints
among
themselves
;
And
prayer
must
be
for
all
the
Militant
Saints
;
But
it
must
be
neither
for
,
nor
unto
any
departed
Saints
.
And
this
being
premised
:
I
shall
open
this
Totality
likewise
,
as
I
have
the
other
before
To
make
Supplication
and
Prayer
for
All
Saints
,
is
to
pray
for
the
Saints
Indefinitly
,
and
Universally
;
for
one
Saint
as
well
as
another
;
for
poor
as
well
as
the
rich
;
for
the
Despicable
;
as
well
as
the
Honourable
;
for
a
Lazarus
lying
at
the
Rich
mans
Dore
,
as
well
,
as
for
a
Solomon
sitting
on
the
Throne
.
To
Pray
for
all
the
Saints
,
in
all
conditions
,
under
all
providences
,
whether
adverse
,
or
prosperous
;
to
pray
for
all
the
Saints
,
as
such
,
to
all
intents
and
purposes
that
they
have
need
of
Prayer
.
To
Pray
for
all
Saints
,
whether
known
,
or
unknown
.
It
is
sad
to
consider
,
that
those
who
fled
to
Frankford
,
in
Queen
Mary's
time
for
their
Religion
and
Lives
,
yet
there
were
such
breaches
and
bitterness
,
that
they
sought
the
Lives
of
one
another
,
picking
out
some
words
against
the
Emperor
,
in
a
Sermon
Preacht
by
Mr.
Knox
in
England
long
before
.
Act.
and
Mon.
vol.
3.
To
Pray
for
all
Saints
,
though
of
different
Judgments
,
and
otherwise
may
go
under
divers
Denominations
;
we
must
not
divide
in
our
Prayers
,
those
whom
Christ
hath
united
unto
himself
,
by
the
Spirit
.
We
must
not
pray
for
Saints
of
this
Judgment
,
and
pass
by
,
and
Persecute
Saints
of
another
Judgment
.
Ah!
't
is
sad
to
consider
this
,
that
the
wild
Birds
,
and
Beasts
of
prey
,
and
the
tame
,
though
of
different
Natures
,
as
the
Eagle
and
the
Dove
,
the
Lyon
,
the
Wolf
,
and
the
Lamb
,
the
(
at
and
the
Rat
,
&c.
lived
quiet
together
,
when
shut
up
in
the
same
Ark
,
notwithstanding
their
Natural
Antipathy
.
And
that
Saints
,
though
of
the
same
common
Name
,
and
of
the
same
Divine
Nature
,
and
Imbarqued
in
the
same
Bottom
,
Christ
,
the
best
and
true
Ark
,
should
yet
instead
of
Praying
for
one
another
,
prejudice
and
persecute
one
another
!
Non
sunt
haec
litigandi
sed
orandi
tempora
.
These
are
not
times
of
striving
,
but
of
Praying
.
Perkins
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
this
is
not
using
your
Engine
of
Prayer
aright
.
It
is
your
greatest
strength
in
Prayer
,
to
unite
many
Prayers
,
All
Prayer
in
one
.
For
every
Saint
to
pray
for
all
Saints
,
is
for
every
Saint
,
for
all
the
Saints
to
pray
for
one
.
And
of
what
strength
is
Prayer
when
thus
united
?
Striving
together
in
your
Prayers
,
saith
the
Apostle
.
Unity
is
the
strength
of
Heaven
,
Trinity
in
Unity
,
and
Unity
in
Trinity
.
Unity
is
the
strength
of
Hell
;
If
Satans
Kingdom
should
be
divided
,
it
could
not
stand
.
And
so
Unity
among
the
Saints
,
and
a
sweet
concord
in
Prayer
of
all
Saints
,
and
for
all
Saints
,
how
strong
will
this
Engine
be
?
One
Arrow
may
be
broken
,
when
a
sheaf
of
Arrows
cannot
.
A
single
Cord
may
be
broken
,
when
a
Three-fold
Cord
will
hold
strong
.
It
is
Machiavils
Politick
Principle
,
Divide
&
Impera
.
Christians
,
you
have
had
time
enough
,
and
occasion
enough
to
see
the
truth
of
it
.
And
now
I
shall
carry
this
last
Totality
back
to
the
first
,
and
bring
it
thorow
that
,
and
all
the
rest
;
And
then
all
the
parts
of
this
Engine
will
be
locked
together
very
firm
,
and
fit
for
any
service
.
1.
Supplication
for
all
Saints
,
at
all
times
:
Always
praying
for
them
,
whether
present
or
absent
,
whether
prosperous
,
or
adverse
;
not
Pray
for
them
at
one
time
,
and
Reproach
them
,
or
Persecute
them
at
another
time
or
place
.
2.
All
the
Saints
must
be
Prayed
for
,
with
all
Prayer
.
Closet-Prayer
,
Family-Prayer
,
and
Publick
Prayer
;
and
All
Prayer
,
for
all
their
occasions
,
for
all
Mercy
Corporal
and
Spiritual
,
Temporal
and
Eternal
.
3.
All
Saints
must
be
prayed
for
,
with
all
Supplication
in
Prayer
.
We
must
pray
for
all
Saints
with
Fervency
and
Importunity
,
as
we
would
for
our selves
.
4.
We
must
pray
for
All
Saints
,
in
the
Spirit
.
We
must
love
them
in
the
Spirit
,
and
pray
for
them
in
the
Spirit
.
They
are
all
united
to
Christ
by
the
Spirit
,
in
one
body
;
and
so
they
should
be
all
linked
together
,
by
the
same
Spirit
,
in
Prayer
and
Supplication
in
the
Spirit
.
5.
All
Saints
must
be
Prayed
for
,
with
all
watching
.
Watching
how
to
Pray
for
them
aright
,
for
to
make
Supplication
suitable
to
all
their
wants
;
watching
in
Prayer
,
when
they
err
and
go
astray
,
to
reduce
them
;
when
they
are
overtaken
in
a
fault
,
to
restore
them
in
a
Spirit
of
Meekness
and
Supplication
;
not
to
stigmatize
,
and
scandalize
,
and
reproach
them
;
when
they
are
Weak
,
for
to
strengthen
them
,
when
they
are
Disconsolate
,
to
comfort
them
,
&c.
6.
All
Saints
must
be
prayed
for
,
with
all
Perseverance
.
We
must
Persevere
in
all
Prayer
for
them
,
that
they
may
Persevere
in
Prayer
,
and
in
every
Duty
,
and
in
every
Grace
,
that
they
may
all
use
all
their
Armour
aright
,
that
they
may
all
Fight
Manfully
under
Christs
Banner
,
and
be
Faithful
unto
Death
,
and
obtain
the
Crown
of
Life
.
7.
Supplication
for
all
Saints
,
for
all
that
have
obtained
like
precious
Faith
.
Like
precious
Promises
,
and
like
precious
Prayer
,
for
all
the
Saints
and
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
whether
Publick
,
or
Private
;
whether
Magistrates
,
or
Ministers
,
or
private
Christians
;
whether
Officers
,
or
private
Soldiers
in
the
Universal
Militant
Church
,
the
whole
Army
of
Saints
,
St.
James
blamed
the
Saints
for
using
partiality
Jam
.
2.1
,
2
,
3
,
4.
and
followers
of
the
Lamb
.
For
ragged
and
torn
Saints
,
as
well
as
for
silken
,
sattin
,
and
Gold-ring'd
Saints
,
&c.
And
now
I
have
opened
all
the
Totalities
of
this
great
Engine
of
Prayer
,
and
have
shewed
you
all
its
parts
,
in
an
Allegorical
and
Metaphorical
manner
.
I
shall
now
set
it
together
,
and
shew
you
the
properties
of
it
,
in
a
further
pursuance
of
the
same
Metaphor
:
And
you
shall
find
it
to
be
a
Mysterious
and
Mighty
Engine
for
Service
.
It
is
a
Triangular
Engine
,
it
hath
the
strength
of
the
Trinity
in
every
Totality
;
it
is
the
Father
through
the
Son
,
and
in
the
Spirit
.
It
stands
like
the
Angel
,
with
one
foot
on
the
Earth
,
and
the
other
on
the
Sea
;
and
the
top
of
it
,
like
Jacobs
Ladder
,
reaching
so
high
as
Heaven
.
-
1.
Alwaies
Praying
.
-
2.
All
Prayer
.
-
3.
All
Supplication
.
-
4.
All
Prayer
in
the
Spirit
.
-
5.
All
watching
in
Prayer
.
-
6.
All
perseverance
in
Watching
and
Prayer
,
-
7.
All
Supplication
for
all
Saints
.
What
is
the
summ
total
of
all
these
Totalities
,
less
than
a
little
Almighty
?
Christ
your
Captain
is
God
Almighty
;
And
you
Christians
,
in
his
Armour
,
with
his
Weapons
,
and
Engine
,
are
Soldiers
,
and
Men
Almighty
;
Strengthned
with
all
Might
.
And
I
can
do
all
things
through
Christ
which
strengtheneth
me
.
Your
Captains
Almightiness
,
is
of
himself
,
and
your
Almightiness
is
through
Him
.
Secondly
,
I
shall
shew
you
now
the
Properties
of
this
mighty
Engine
.
2ly
.
The
properties
of
the
Engine
.
-
1.
It
is
perfect
and
entire
for
use
.
-
2.
It
is
portable
,
to
be
carried
about
.
-
3.
It
is
occult
,
to
lie
secret
,
and
hidden
.
-
4.
It
is
loud
,
to
sound
,
and
noise
.
-
5.
It
is
formidable
and
terrible
.
-
6.
It
is
potent
and
powerful
.
1.
This
Engine
of
Prayer
,
is
a
perfect
and
entire
Engine
.
Seven
makes
a
number
of
perfection
;
Seven
multiplyed
by
it self
,
compleats
the
years
of
Bondage
,
and
brings
a
plenary
Jubile
for
Freedom
and
Liberty
.
And
Seven
Totalities
make
a
perfect
and
entire
Engine
of
Prayer
for
every
day
in
the
Week
,
and
for
every
day
in
the
Year
.
There
need
no
Collects
conjoyned
to
it
;
Here
is
Prayer
for
Red-letter
days
,
for
All-Souls
,
and
for
All-Saints
.
The
common
Engine
is
very
imperfect
;
many
Cases
,
many
Conditions
,
many
Necessities
,
that
cannot
reach
.
Execution
having
one
Foot
on
the
Ladder
,
and
the
other
stepping
into
Eternity
;
how
the
Ordinaries
come
thither
with
their
Common
Engine
,
for
to
help
(
at
a
dead
list
)
those
Forlorn
Creatures
,
and
fumble
extraordinary
about
it
,
because
it
is
Imperfection
.
For
want
of
more
perfect
and
pertinent
Prayer
,
they
make
use
of
that
,
for
the
Visitation
of
the
Sick
(
in
private
)
where
they
are
like
to
hit
the
Mark
,
as
soon
as
an
Engineer
,
who
dischargeth
his
Engine
Eastward
in
the
Evening
,
and
thinks
to
strike
the
Sun
at
his
setting
.
They
pray
for
them
as
Servants
of
the
Lord
visited
with
sickness
,
&c.
And
now
they
who
could
have
no
benefit
of
the
Latine
Book
at
the
Barr
,
can
find
as
little
by
the
English
Book
at
the
Gallows
.
It
is
well
the
Martyrs
had
a
better
Engine
to
help
them
in
Smith-field
,
than
the
Malefactors
have
,
to
help
them
at
Tyburn
.
A
Condemned
Noble
Man
of
this
Land
,
The
Earl
of
Castle-Haven
.
was
sensible
of
the
impertinency
of
this
Book-prayer
,
to
prepare
him
for
Death
;
who
when
his
learned
Chaplain
read
much
of
it
for
this
purpose
,
but
little
to
the
purpose
;
saith
he
,
What
is
this
to
my
Case
,
that
am
going
to
die
,
that
must
be
beheaded
to
morrow
,
&
c
?
A
Learned
Prelate
delivered
in
a
popular
Auditory
,
that
Saint
Paul
had
his
Meditations
and
Prayers
,
in
his
Parchments
which
he
left
at
Troas
;
That
is
not
to
be
conjectured
:
But
this
to
be
sure
,
if
he
had
any
there
,
they
were
better
than
any
the
Bishop
hath
in
his
Book
.
And
he
hath
enough
to
carry
with
him
beside
,
who
could
pray
with
the
Spirit
,
1
Cor
.
14.15
.
and
with
understanding
also
.
And
surely
,
though
his
Lordships
Book
hath
an
Almanack
to
direct
it
,
yet
it
was
never
Calculated
to
Saint
Pauls
Meridian
;
it
wants
near
Ninety
Degrees
of
Latitude
and
Longitude
.
And
what
was
in
Saint
Pauls
Parchments
,
I
know
not
;
But
am
sure
that
the
Common-prayer-Book
was
no
more
there
,
then
the
Bishops
Book
of
Articles
,
in
Pauls
written
Epistles
.
But
some
will
say
,
That
the
Common-Prayer-Book
was
made
,
and
hath
been
made
use
of
,
by
many
godly
men
.
1.
For
answer
,
The
Lord
Jesus
,
nor
his
Apostles
did
never
make
it
.
And
they
had
as
much
Power
and
Skill
to
make
it
,
as
any
since
,
and
as
godly
too
.
And
it
doth
not
look
pure
,
and
godly
enough
,
to
come
from
the
Prim
tive
hands
.
2.
It
may
be
no
part
of
their
godliness
,
what
they
did
in
the
making
of
this
;
What
they
did
then
,
was
a
stepforward
to
Reformation
,
but
now
it
is
a
going
back
to
Corruption
.
Then
the
Tide
of
Popery
was
stopt
by
it
,
and
now
it
opens
the
Sluce
,
to
let
it
return
again
.
but
rather
of
their
darkness
and
weakness
.
And
the
Lord
may
wink
at
that
,
in
time
of
Ignorance
,
which
he
will
not
bear
with
,
in
time
of
greater
Light
.
3.
Let
us
give
our
Ancestors
their
due
measure
and
weight
,
as
to
godliness
,
(
without
the
least
reflection
on
their
honest
intentions
)
and
not
to
detract
from
the
worth
of
many
of
this
present
age
.
Smectymnuus
.
Mr.
Bernard
.
Mr.
Powel
.
The
Godly
and
Learned
Divines
,
appointed
by
his
Majesty
,
to
examine
the
Liturgy
,
&c.
Have
not
many
as
godly
as
the
former
,
opened
its
weakness
and
errours
,
disused
it
,
expunged
it
out
of
the
Church
,
and
something
besides
?
And
better
Pens
have
Anticipated
mine
,
and
saved
me
the
labour
here
.
It
is
a
very
imperfect
piece
,
when
men
have
made
the
best
of
it
;
It
is
but
like
Carting
of
the
Ark
,
and
drawing
of
it
with
Beasts
,
when
the
Lord
would
have
it
carried
on
the
Levites
shoulders
.
There
is
often
,
Let
us
Pray
,
and
yet
when
Priest
,
and
Clark
and
People
too
,
have
took
their
parts
,
and
united
their
strength
,
How
imperfect
is
it
,
and
far
short
of
this
All-Prayer
,
in
the
Text
?
Some
say
,
that
it
is
as
Crutches
for
the
Lame
,
and
a
good
help
to
pray
by
:
And
to
this
I
say
,
that
there
are
two
sorts
of
persons
which
make
use
of
Crutches
;
The
one
out
of
meer
necessity
,
and
it
were
a
piece
of
Cruelty
and
Inhumanity
,
for
to
deny
a
good
Crutch
to
a
real
Cripple
;
But
when
the
Crutch
is
more
Cripled
than
the
Man
,
Whosoever
it
was
that
gave
them
Commission
,
be
sure
they
had
none
from
the
Headquarters
,
from
the
Captain
General
,
Christ
.
it
will
but
deceive
him
,
and
lame
him
the
more
,
by
trusting
unto
it
.
And
the
Scripture
,
and
the
Spirit
are
the
best
helps
in
the
World
,
to
Pray
by
.
But
if
Ministers
cannot
go
without
such
Crutches
as
these
,
they
are
not
fit
for
that
Preferment
,
to
bear
Office
so
high
in
the
Militant
Church
.
But
rather
to
be
Degraded
,
if
not
quite
Cashiered
from
the
Army
of
Christ
.
There
are
another
sort
,
who
make
use
of
these
Crutches
,
that
have
been
known
to
go
well
without
them
,
(
and
as
good
at
Climbing
,
as
any
in
the
Army
)
and
it
is
not
questioned
by
many
,
but
they
can
go
as
well
again
,
if
these
Crutches
were
but
taken
from
them
.
Sirs
,
give
me
leave
,
to
speak
a
word
of
Advice
unto
you
;
Take
heed
of
Counterfeiting
in
such
weighty
matters
as
these
.
For
it
is
no
good
mocking
with
such
spiritual
Edg-tooles
,
and
spiritual
Weapons
;
for
fear
lest
the
Lord
should
blast
your
Gifts
,
and
Parts
,
and
suffer
your
Graces
to
wither
;
and
take
away
your
Talents
from
you
,
because
you
improve
them
no
better
.
It
was
a
sad
charge
which
Eliphaz
brought
in
against
Job
,
(
had
it
been
true
)
Job
15.4
.
Thou
castest
off
Fear
,
and
restrainest
Prayer
before
God
.
It
is
the
note
of
an
able
Expositor
on
the
Text
,
Mr.
Caryl
.
"
That
it
is
an
Argument
of
an
evil
heart
,
to
shorten
or
restrain
,
There
are
five
black
stairs
that
lead
down
to
Hell
.
-
1.
Quenching
of
the
Spirit
.
-
2.
Grieving
of
the
Spirit
.
-
3.
Resisting
of
the
Spirit
.
-
4.
●exing
of
the
Spirit
.
-
5.
Doing
despight
unto
the
Spirit
.
And
quenching
of
the
Spirit
is
the
first
step
to
utter
Apostasie
and
Destruction
.
Mr.
Jer
.
Dike
.
to
lessen
or
to
give
off
Prayer
in
times
of
trouble
.
Take
heed
of
quenching
the
Spirit
,
and
restraining
of
Prayer
before
God
,
lest
the
Spirit
withdraw
and
leave
you
.
And
take
heed
lest
your
General
find
you
out
on
your
Crutches
,
in
his
Enemies
quarters
,
and
shew
you
Martial
Law
;
and
make
you
a
Let-pass
,
and
whip
you
home
to
his
Colours
for
Cowardly
Counterfeits
.
Ah
Christians
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
make
use
of
this
perfect
Engine
of
Prayer
,
which
lieth
in
your
Armory
;
there
is
room
for
the
Spirit
to
move
you
,
to
carry
you
forth
,
and
to
carry
you
up
,
to
spring
,
to
whe●l
,
and
to
wing
your
Souls
.
To
help
your
infirmities
,
to
make
Intercession
,
according
to
the
Will
of
God
;
and
to
offer
up
Spiritual
sacrifice
holy
and
acceptable
unto
God
,
through
Jesus
Christ
,
without
restraining
,
limiting
,
grieving
,
or
quenching
of
the
spirit
in
Prayer
.
2.
This
Engine
of
Prayer
,
is
a
Portable
Engine
.
Although
it
be
mighty
and
weighty
,
yet
it
can
be
carried
about
by
its
own
strength
,
whither
soever
you
go
.
What
Byas
the
Phylosopher
said
of
his
Learning
and
Moral
Virtues
,
may
a
Christian
say
of
his
Graces
;
Omnia
mea
,
mecum
porto
,
all
mine
I
carry
with
me
.
Christs
Soldiers
can
carry
his
Weapons
,
his
Armour
,
his
Engine
,
and
all
his
spiritual
Munition
and
Artillery
with
him
,
whither
soever
he
goeth
in
following
the
Lamb
;
whither
it
be
up-hill
,
or
down-hill
;
whither
by
Land
,
or
by
Sea
.
This
Noah
could
carry
with
him
in
the
Ark
and
Abraham
into
a
strange
Country
,
and
Isaac
into
the
Field
,
and
Jacob
in
his
Journey
to
use
it
by
the
way
;
and
though
he
was
made
to
go
halting
with
using
it
,
yet
(
as
lame
as
he
was
)
he
could
carry
this
mighty
Engine
,
and
the
great
blessing
it
had
gotten
him
together
.
This
Praying
Engine
,
Jeremiah
could
carry
with
him
into
the
miry
Dungeon
;
and
Daniel
into
the
Lyons
Den
;
and
Jonah
into
the
belly
of
the
Whale
(
to
help
him
from
thence
:
)
This
Christ
and
Moses
could
carry
with
them
,
up
to
the
top
of
the
Mount
;
This
the
Apostles
could
carry
with
them
into
the
Prison
;
And
the
Martyrs
,
into
the
Bishops
dark
Cole-House
.
This
the
Old
Testament-believers
could
carry
with
them
into
the
Dens
and
Caves
of
the
Earth
,
&c.
This
Engine
of
Prayer
Christs
Ministers
can
carry
with
them
five
miles
from
Corporations
,
Burroughs
,
Cities
,
&c.
and
into
a
Foreign
Land
,
remote
in
the
World
,
to
get
a
Blessing
for
their
Native
Country
when
cast
out
by
it
.
This
is
a
portable
Engine
,
they
can
carry
it
with
them
;
and
they
who
have
taken
away
their
other
goods
,
their
meat
,
their
drink
,
their
clothes
,
&c.
yet
cannot
take
away
this
.
When
many
have
their
Common-Engine
taken
from
them
,
they
cry
out
like
Micah
,
that
their
All
is
gone
.
Judg
.
17.5
,
and
18
,
24.
You
have
taken
away
the
Gods
that
I
made
,
the
Priest
,
the
Ephod
,
and
the
Teraphim
,
and
what
have
I
more
,
said
he
?
you
have
taken
away
my
Consecrated
things
.
But
now
if
the
Idol
should
be
taken
away
,
and
the
Idol-Priest
,
and
the
Idol-Ephod
and
Teraphim
,
Christs
Soldiers
have
their
All
,
and
their
Engiene
of
Prayer
left
them
entire
;
and
none
can
take
it
from
them
,
to
make
them
say
,
What
have
I
more
?
It
is
a
mercy
,
that
they
who
do
so
much
malign
them
for
the
Spirit
and
duty
of
Prayer
,
can
not
take
it
from
them
.
Some
complain
of
the
weight
and
burthen
of
the
Common-Engine
;
They
say
,
how
they
have
taken
it
up
,
as
their
burthen
,
and
that
they
use
it
as
their
burthen
.
Let
me
speak
to
such
,
London
Ministers
Farwel-Sermons
.
pag
.
279.
280.
in
the
language
of
Mr.
Collins
,
in
his
farwel-Sermon
.
I
hope
without
danger
I
may
comply
with
them
considering
I
bear
them
as
my
burthen
.
This
is
very
like
the
young
man
in
the
Gospel
;
He
came
to
Christ
,
and
would
have
him
come
up
to
his
terms
;
and
when
Christ
told
him
,
that
he
lacked
one
thing
,
Go
sell
All
,
&c.
he
went
away
sorrowful
.
So
many
Christians
they
would
follow
Christ
,
but
they
can
not
,
because
there
is
not
such
security
in
it
;
but
they
will
go
away
sorrowful
.
Thou
Hypocrite
,
art
thou
willing
to
forsake
All
for
Christ
,
yet
cannot
leave
Life
,
Liberty
and
some
of
these
small
things
?
Will
you
wound
the
Name
of
Christ
,
and
pretend
to
be
sorrowful
for
it
?
I
conclude
,
thy
pretence
shall
not
excuse
thee
:
For
so
was
Pilate
loath
to
Crucifie
Christ
,
and
as
a
means
and
expedient
,
he
calls
for
Water
,
and
washes
his
hands
,
saying
,
I
am
innocent
from
the
Blood
of
this
Just
man
;
But
do
you
think
God
excused
Pilate
?
no
more
will
He
you
.
Whatever
is
brought
to
you
,
is
either
forbidden
,
or
commanded
by
God
.
If
forbidden
by
God
,
why
do
you
meddle
with
it
?
If
commanded
of
the
Lord
,
why
are
you
burdened
with
it
?
Why
do
you
it
heavily
?
For
the
Lord
loves
one
that
is
cheerful
in
his
Service
:
Neither
God
,
nor
Man
is
pleased
with
such
.
Ah
Sirs
,
do
not
take
up
a
load
of
Ceremonious
,
Impertinent
,
Formal
,
Superstitious
,
Contracted
and
Imposed
Prayers
,
and
carry
them
to
the
Lord
for
Sacrifice
,
for
he
will
not
accept
them
:
If
they
are
your
burthen
,
they
are
much
more
the
Lords
,
and
he
will
not
hear
them
,
no
nor
yet
bear
them
long
.
If
you
will
not
ease
your selves
,
be
sure
,
the
Lord
will
ease
himself
,
and
will
not
bear
such
an
unreasonable
,
as
well
as
unscriptural
burden
as
this
.
Oh!
seriously
consider
that
dreadful
Scripture
(
which
me
thinks
should
be
as
a
fiered
Beacon
,
and
a
flaming
sword
to
keep
you
from
it
)
Mal
.
1.13
,
14.
you
said
also
,
behold
what
a
weariness
is
it
,
and
you
have
snuffed
at
it
,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
and
ye
have
brought
that
which
was
torn
,
and
the
lame
and
the
sick
;
thus
you
brought
an
offering
;
shall
I
accept
this
a
your
hands
,
saith
the
Lord
.
But
cursed
be
the
deceiver
,
which
hath
in
his
Flock
a
Male
,
and
Voweth
,
and
Sacrificeth
a
corrupt
thing
,
&c.
Under
the
Levitical
Law
,
Lev
.
19.19
.
the
Lord
forbid
-
that
Cattel
of
divers
kinds
should
be
suffered
to
engender
together
,
and
the
Field
must
not
be
sown
with
mingled
seed
,
neither
must
a
Garment
of
Linnen
and
Woollen
mingled
together
,
be
worn
.
And
so
the
conjunction
of
the
good
Seed
of
the
Word
,
with
the
evil
seed
of
the
Beast
,
makes
but
a
Monster
in
Worship
,
for
a
Sacrifice
for
God
.
And
do
you
think
that
such
mixed
,
and
Linsie-woolsie
Monstrous
Service
will
please
God
?
Oh
take
up
this
portable
Engine
of
Divine
Prayer
,
which
will
please
your
Captain
,
and
comfort
your selves
.
This
is
an
Engine
,
that
the
weakest
Christian
,
through
the
help
of
the
Spirit
,
may
carry
with
him
,
with
a
great
deal
of
delight
,
When
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
(
through
bodily
weakness
)
was
unable
to
carry
his
Wooden
Cross
,
yet
he
could
carry
his
Praying-Engine
,
to
help
him
to
endure
the
sufferings
of
it
.
The
Romans
weighty
Engines
and
massy
Ramms
,
required
great
strength
to
draw
them
about
,
but
this
Engine
will
fetch
in
strength
enough
to
carry
it self
,
and
the
Carrier
too
,
through
all
the
World
.
3.
This
Engine
of
Prayer
is
a
very
hidden
one
,
it
can
be
carryed
in
secret
,
and
plac'd
in
secret
,
and
it
can
be
used
in
secret
,
out
of
the
Enemies
sight
.
And
it
hath
very
occult
properties
and
qualities
in
its
Mysterious
workings
,
that
the
Enemies
with
their
greatest
Inspection
and
deepest
Policy
cannot
descry
.
It
can
be
laid
in
a
Corner
,
and
do
great
exploits
.
When
Herod
stretched
forth
his
hand
openly
,
and
raised
a
Battery
against
the
Church
,
and
digged
deep
to
blow
it
up
;
the
Church
made
a
Counter-mine
,
and
laid
this
Engine
of
Prayer
in
secret
,
and
very
secretly
and
mysteriously
it
wrought
.
Act.
12.5
,
6
,
7
,
&c.
Peter
was
cast
into
Prison
,
and
into
Chains
in
Prison
;
and
the
Church
made
that
which
is
called
a
Conventicle
.
They
got
together
in
private
,
and
made
Prayer
without
ceasing
.
And
this
Engine
of
Prayer
broke
down
the
Enemies
Battery
,
blowed
up
their
Mine
,
and
did
their
Work
.
Their
Prayer
went
secretly
to
Heaven
,
and
took
a
Courtier
of
the
Throne
by
the
hand
,
and
brought
him
down
to
Earth
,
leads
him
into
the
Prison
,
unloseth
the
Chains
,
unbolts
the
Doors
,
and
brings
forth
Peter
.
And
the
blessed
Angel
goes
and
steals
upon
Herod
the
King
,
and
smites
him
down
to
the
ground
,
and
cuts
him
off
with
sudden
and
shameful
Death
.
And
he
that
was
but
little
before
,
stretching
forth
his
hand
to
vex
certain
of
the
Church
,
hath
now
the
hand
of
God
,
and
the
hand
of
an
Angel
too
,
stretch'd
forth
against
himself
,
to
vex
this
Persecuting
Prince
to
death
.
And
notwithstanding
all
this
Sublimity
and
Grandeur
,
though
on
the
Throne
,
and
in
Royal
Apparel
,
and
cryed
up
with
a
shout
of
the
People
,
to
be
a
God
,
and
not
a
Man
,
yet
he
was
made
know
himself
to
be
but
a
vile
persecuting
wretch
,
and
a
great
despicable
stinking
worm
,
and
meat
for
the
lesser
worms
to
eat
.
When
Peter
and
John
were
apprehended
and
convened
before
the
Rulers
and
Elders
,
Act.
4.
they
threatned
them
,
and
strictly
charged
them
to
Preach
no
more
in
Christs
Name
.
But
they
would
not
observe
,
but
return
to
their
company
,
reporting
what
was
done
,
and
sets
their
Engine
of
Prayer
a
going
,
to
counter-work
the
Enemies
rage
.
They
spread
the
threats
,
the
cruelty
and
rage
of
the
Enemies
,
before
the
Lord
in
Prayer
,
desiring
the
Lord
to
behold
those
threats
;
And
at
last
,
the
Place
where
this
Engine
was
set
,
did
shake
;
And
being
cast
into
Prison
,
away
comes
the
Angel
secret
by
Night
,
and
opens
the
Prison-Doors
,
Act.
5
18
,
19
,
&c.
and
brought
them
forth
;
and
bids
them
go
into
the
Temple
,
and
speak
all
the
words
of
this
Life
.
This
Engine
shoots
sometimes
directly
,
and
sometimes
obliquely
,
sometimes
perpendicularly
,
down-right
to
Earth
and
Hell
,
and
sometimes
Elevated
much
again
,
to
the
last
Degree
and
Minute
of
Altitude
;
Sometimes
it
is
discharged
forward
,
to
pursue
and
overtake
the
Fliers
in
their
fearful
flight
;
and
sometimes
backward
,
to
break
down
the
Bridges
,
to
open
the
Sluces
,
to
draw
the
Hatches
,
to
fill
up
the
Moats
,
and
to
Barricado
the
waies
,
to
stop
the
Enemies
in
their
most
vehement
pursuit
.
Sometimes
it
goes
off
at
a
right
level
,
point-blank
,
and
sometimes
at
random
.
Somtimes
it
goes
off
through
an
absolute
Promise
,
and
sometimes
through
a
conditional
Promise
,
but
always
through
a
Mediator
,
and
there
it
never
misseth
,
or
goes
beside
the
Mark
.
Isa
.
45.19
.
I
said
not
unto
the
seed
of
Jacob
,
seek
ye
me
in
vain
.
This
the
Lord
hath
spoken
plainly
and
openly
.
I
have
not
spoken
(
saith
he
)
in
secret
,
in
a
dark
place
of
the
Earth
.
The
Heathen
gods
did
speak
darkly
,
and
ambiguously
to
their
worshippers
,
Mr.
Burroughs
Jacobs
seed
.
that
they
knew
not
what
to
make
of
their
words
;
but
I
have
not
done
so
to
you
,
saith
God
.
They
would
have
you
worship
them
,
but
they
cannot
help
you
when
you
have
so
done
,
But
it
is
not
so
with
me
:
I
said
not
to
the
seed
of
Jacob
,
seek
ye
me
in
vain
.
If
you
use
your
Father
Jacobs
Praying-Engine
,
and
grapple
,
and
wrestle
for
the
blessing
,
you
shall
be
called
Israels
,
and
(
as
Princes
)
have
power
to
prevail
with
me
.
This
poor
despicable
worm
Jacob
,
with
the
Engine
of
Prayer
,
shall
prevail
with
God
.
Ah
Christians
!
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
keep
charging
and
discharging
of
your
Engine
,
for
it
shall
not
be
in
vain
.
You
have
better
than
the
word
of
a
King
,
you
have
the
Word
of
a
faithful
God
,
that
your
Prayers
shall
succeed
,
your
Tears
shall
be
botled
,
your
Petition
shall
be
filed
up
in
Heaven
,
and
God
will
put
his
own
privy
Signet
and
fiat
at
the
bottom
of
them
all
,
and
issue
forth
a
Decree
for
Mercy
.
It
is
one
of
Gods
glorious
Attributes
,
that
he
heareth
Prayers
.
And
those
that
sow
in
tears
,
Psal
.
126.5
,
6.
shall
reap
in
joy
.
He
that
goeth
forth
weeping
,
bearing
precious
seed
,
shall
doubtless
come
again
with
rejoycing
,
bringing
his
Sheaves
with
him
.
Oh
what
a
secret
,
and
succesful
Engine
is
this
!
O!
little
doth
the
World
know
,
what
is
in
the
prayers
of
the
Saints
!
What
exploits
they
do
even
in
secret
,
what
good
,
or
what
hurt
this
Engine
will
secretly
do
them
!
Verily
Prayer
hath
most
Mysterious
,
most
Sublime
,
most
Secret
and
Subtil
properties
in
it
.
This
Engine
can
shoot
Sympathetical
Ointment
to
spread
a
Plaister
,
and
cure
the
wound
which
the
same
weapon
makes
:
It
can
cast
down
,
and
comfort
:
It
can
break
,
and
bind
up
the
heart
of
an
Incestious
Corinthian
.
2
Cor
.
2
:
7
:
It
can
deliver
,
and
discharge
Mercy
and
Misery
,
Judgment
and
Joy
,
Honey
and
Gall
at
once
.
Psal
.
136.17
,
18
,
&c.
To
him
which
smote
great
Kings
;
for
his
Mercy
endureth
fo●ever
.
And
slew
famous
Kings
;
for
his
Mercy
endureth
for
ever
.
Sihon
King
of
the
Amorites
;
for
his
Mercy
endureth
for
ever
.
And
Og
,
the
King
of
Bashan
;
for
his
Mercy
endureth
for
ever
,
&c.
All
this
is
the
different
Effects
,
and
various
Operations
of
the
same
Prayer
:
It
can
Kill
,
and
Cure
at
once
:
It
can
float
to
the
top
the
lowest
Saints
,
and
fink
to
bottom
the
highest
Sinners
,
with
the
same
Breath
.
It
can
shoot
bladders
to
the
one
,
and
mill-stones
to
the
other
at
once
.
Oh!
the
Mystery
of
Prayer
!
This
is
one
of
the
great
Mysteries
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
which
the
Mighty
Carnal
Polititians
of
the
World
understand
not
;
and
yet
Babes
and
Sucklings
have
it
revealed
unto
them
.
They
have
the
hand
that
will
turn
the
Cock
above
,
and
draw
the
sweet
Wine
of
the
Kingdom
,
to
Cordial
,
and
refresh
the
Opressed
Saints
;
and
to
fill
the
Cup
to
the
brim
with
the
bitter
,
the
red
,
the
sparkling
wine
of
Divine
wrath
,
for
all
implacable
,
oppressing
sinners
.
These
Babes
have
the
key
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
where
the
Treasures
of
Mercy
and
Wrath
are
laid
up
and
reserved
.
A
Praying
Hannah
can
go
up
,
and
fetch
down
a
rich
Mercy
for
her self
and
the
Church
together
.
And
a
Child
,
or
a
woman
may
take
this
Engine
of
Prayer
,
as
Jael
did
her
hammer
,
and
secretly
smite
a
Nail
home
to
the
head
,
in
the
head
of
a
Sisera
.
Prayer
is
sometimes
like
Hack
Gun-powder
,
it
will
deliver
home
to
the
Mark
,
and
do
Execution
before
the
Report
is
heard
;
and
somet●mes
like
white
Powder
,
that
will
kill
the
Enemy
,
or
get
the
Prize
,
and
make
no
noise
in
Earth
at
all
.
Like
Lightning
,
that
will
Mysteriously
penetrate
the
smallest
pores
:
That
will
melt
the
Sword
,
and
not
burn
the
Sheath
.
Prayer
hath
much
intimacy
,
and
goes
hand
in
hand
with
the
invisible
God
:
It
can
deliver
an
Arrow
to
the
heart
of
a
Julian
,
and
strike
a
persecuting
Apostare
dead
,
in
his
Tent
,
and
no
mortal
eye
can
see
whence
it
came
.
This
Engine
can
shoot
fire
and
water
together
,
it
can
kindle
a
fire
,
and
quench
a
flame
at
once
.
Ah
subtil
Sinners
,
seed
of
the
Serpent
!
fear
this
secret
,
subtil
,
and
sacred
Engine
of
Prayer
:
It
will
Countermine
your
bloody
Gun-powder
Politick
Plots
.
It
will
sink
you
down
,
or
blow
you
up
.
It
will
cast
your
Fire-balls
in
your
own
Faces
.
Oh
London
,
London
!
England
,
England
!
leave
off
the
Common-fire
,
and
the
strange
fire
you
have
used
so
long
,
and
hath
been
some
of
the
Bellows
that
have
blown
the
Coals
,
and
kindled
the
flames
of
the
other
strange
fire
amongst
you
.
And
make
use
of
this
occult
Engine
of
Prayer
:
when
all
your
other
Engines
are
broken
,
or
have
no
water
to
feed
them
;
this
will
dig
a
well
,
and
draw
water
together
,
through
the
hardest
Rock
.
It
will
open
Rivers
in
high
Places
;
and
Fountains
in
the
midst
of
the
Vallies
;
and
make
the
Wilderness
a
pool
of
Water
;
and
the
dry
Land
,
springs
of
Water
.
It
is
said
of
Archimedes
,
that
admirable
Engine-maker
;
that
when
the
Romans
laid
Siege
to
Syracusa
,
where
he
lived
,
that
he
made
Burning-glasses
,
and
by
them
set
on
fire
divers
Ships
which
the
Romans
had
in
the
Haven
.
He
had
variety
of
Engines
,
some
for
one
purpose
,
and
others
for
another
purpose
,
because
no
one
of
them
could
be
for
all
uses
.
Prayer
can
strike
fire
out
of
the
Flint
,
and
water
out
of
the
Rook
,
But
this
Engine
of
Prayer
is
for
all
uses
,
and
to
all
intents
and
purposes
.
It
is
good
for
Fire-works
,
for
Water-works
,
good
to
use
in
the
Earth
,
and
in
the
Air
;
It
hath
the
Mystery
of
all
the
Elements
in
it
:
It
hath
divers
and
contrary
effects
,
at
one
and
the
same
time
.
It
carries
as
Diametrically
opposite
,
as
the
East
is
to
the
West
.
The
Dutch
new
Engine
is
reported
to
have
two
bores
,
and
delivers
two
Bullets
at
once
,
chained
together
but
both
these
shots
are
carried
along
by
one
Chain
to
one
place
,
and
to
one
purpose
.
But
this
Engine
of
Prayer
will
deliver
at
once
two
shots
of
divers
Metal
,
and
carry
them
quite
contrary
waies
.
It
will
carry
the
Golden-Ball
of
Mercy
one
way
,
and
the
Granado
of
Wrath
another
way
:
The
same
Prayer
can
send
one
Angel
to
the
Prison
,
to
let
go
a
Peter
;
and
another
to
the
Prelate
,
to
knock
down
and
execute
a
Herod
,
Esth
Chap
:
6
,
and
7.
&c.
It
will
dismount
a
Haman
,
and
set
a
Mordecai
on
Horse-back
;
It
will
advance
the
one
to
Honour
;
and
the
other
to
the
Gallows
.
4.
This
Engine
of
Prayer
is
a
loud
Instrument
to
sound
and
noise
.
The
Word
hath
a
voice
,
the
Rod
hath
a
voice
,
and
Prayer
hath
a
voice
;
though
the
carnal
careless
,
secure
,
sleepy
,
deaf
,
or
rather
dead
ones
of
this
World
hear
it
not
.
Nay
,
when
a
good
Eli
could
not
hear
a
Hannahs
voice
,
though
standing
by
her
on
Earth
,
1
Sam
.
1.13
.
yet
her
voice
was
heard
loud
in
Heaven
before
the
Throne
of
God
.
It
is
a
high
expression
of
Luther
,
speaking
of
the
Prayer
of
a
Contrite
Heart
.
The
least
sigh
of
a
Contrite
Heart
,
so
fills
Heaven
with
noise
,
that
there
is
no
noise
of
any
thing
in
Heaven
,
or
Earth
,
heard
at
that
time
,
but
only
the
noise
of
Prayer
.
This
Praying
Engine
may
make
a
great
noise
,
when
it
makes
no
words
.
There
are
Three
things
especially
,
which
are
said
in
Scripture
,
to
make
a
cry
.
1.
The
Sins
of
the
wicked
.
I
will
go
down
now
and
see
,
whether
they
have
done
altogether
according
to
the
cry
that
is
come
up
to
me
.
The
cry
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
is
great
,
and
their
Sin
is
very
grievous
.
Very
grievous
Sins
,
makes
a
very
grievous
cry
in
the
ears
of
God
,
2.
The
Sufferings
and
Blood
of
the
Innocent
is
said
to
cry
.
The
Blood
of
Abel
was
said
to
cry
,
from
almost
the
beginning
of
the
World
:
It
was
said
to
cry
so
long
ago
,
and
it
continues
crying
to
this
day
.
And
the
Blood
of
the
New-Testament-Martyrs
,
is
said
to
cry
.
Rev.
6.9
,
10.
Rev.
6.9
,
10.
I
saw
under
the
Altar
,
the
Souls
of
them
that
were
slain
for
the
Word
of
God
,
and
for
the
Testimony
which
they
held
.
And
they
cryed
with
a
loud
voice
,
saying
,
How
long
,
O
Lord
,
holy
and
true
,
dost
thou
not
judg
and
avenge
our
Blood
,
on
them
that
dwell
on
the
Earth
.
And
Blood
cries
at
Rome
,
and
Blood
cries
in
England
,
and
cries
at
London
;
O
London
,
London
!
hearken
to
the
voice
of
the
Marian
blood
,
of
the
blood
of
Martyrs
,
the
blood
of
Smith-field
,
that
Akeldema
,
that
Field
of
blood
where
the
Martyrs
fryed
.
And
all
the
Innocent
and
Royal
blood
,
that
have
been
spilt
in
thee
from
time
to
time
,
lies
crying
aloud
to
Heaven
for
Vengeance
at
this
day
.
And
the
Martyrs
fire
so
long
ago
,
may
kindle
these
fresh
Flames
of
wrath
.
3.
There
is
the
Prayers
of
the
Saints
,
that
are
said
to
cry
.
Luk
.
18.7
.
And
shall
not
G●
avenge
his
own
Elect
,
which
cry
day
and
night
unto
him
,
&c.
Prayer
hath
a
loud
cry
,
and
it
hath
a
long
cry
too
.
It
cries
day
and
night
;
It
cries
continually
,
from
Generation
to
Generation
▪
It
cries
until
the
Cause
and
Quarrel
of
the
Elect
be
Avenged
;
and
the
Mercies
they
cry
for
,
he
obtained
.
All
these
cries
are
up
in
the
World
,
yea
,
and
up
in
England
,
and
that
very
high
at
this
day
.
Though
Prayer
be
look'd
upon
never
so
despicable
,
yet
it
hath
a
loud
and
successful
voice
.
Though
it
may
be
look'd
upon
by
many
to
be
but
as
the
noise
of
Rams-horns
,
yet
it
will
make
the
Walls
of
Rome
,
like
the
Walls
of
Jerico
,
to
fall
down
.
Prayer
hath
a
loud
breath
,
and
a
long
breath
,
yea
and
a
strong
breath
likewise
.
Though
Prayer
may
sound
no
more
than
a
Tear
on
Earth
,
yet
it
sounds
as
a
Trumpet
in
Heaven
.
And
like
some
Engines
that
begins
with
a
smoak
,
but
ends
with
a
sound
.
The
Prayers
of
the
Saints
go
up
to
Heaven
with
the
smoak
of
Incense
;
but
they
make
a
report
,
and
recoile
with
a
loud
eccho
,
and
have
voices
as
terrible
Thunderings
,
and
Lightnings
,
and
Earth-quakes
.
Rev.
8.3
,
4
,
5.
And
another
Angel
came
and
stood
at
the
Altar
,
having
a
Golden
Censer
,
and
there
was
given
unto
him
much
Incense
,
that
he
should
offer
it
with
the
Prayers
of
all
Saints
upon
the
Golden
Altar
which
was
before
the
Throne
.
And
the
smoak
of
the
Incense
,
which
came
with
the
Prayers
of
the
Saints
,
ascended
up
before
God
,
out
of
the
Angels
hand
.
And
the
Angel
took
the
Censer
and
filled
it
with
Fire
of
the
Altar
;
and
cast
it
into
the
Earth
:
and
there
were
Voices
,
and
Thundrings
,
and
Lightnings
,
and
an
Earthquake
.
Let
me
a
little
open
this
Scripture
,
that
you
may
the
better
understand
how
your
Engine
of
Prayer
comes
to
make
such
a
Report
,
and
to
sound
so
loud
.
This
Angel
is
understood
to
be
the
Lord
Jesus
,
the
true
Angel
of
the
Covenant
;
not
a
common
and
ordinary
Angel
,
but
a
Covenant
and
extraordinary
Angel
.
It
is
Jesus
Christ
that
offers
up
the
Prayers
of
the
Saints
.
And
He
is
the
true
Golden
Altar
himself
,
Dr.
Gouge
Commentary
on
the
Types
which
keeps
in
,
and
bears
the
living
coals
to
kindle
Prayer
,
and
that
sanctifieth
the
gift
.
He
is
the
Golden
Censer
,
as
well
as
the
Golden
Altar
.
The
much
Incense
that
was
offered
with
the
Prayers
of
all
Saints
,
is
his
superabundant
Merits
and
Mediation
.
His
Spirit
blows
the
Coals
,
and
kindles
the
Incense
,
and
fills
the
Censer
with
Fire
;
and
then
the
Smoak
and
the
Savour
of
Prayer
is
sweet
.
And
then
He
,
as
our
Great
High
Priest
,
carries
them
into
the
Holiest
of
Holiest
,
and
layes
them
upon
himself
,
the
glorious
Golden
Altar
that
is
before
the
Throne
of
God
;
and
offers
them
up
with
his
own
hands
,
When
Marcellus
came
gainst
Syracuse
with
great
Forces
,
Archimedes
began
to
handle
his
Engines
,
and
flew
many
kinds
of
shot
,
and
stones
of
great
weight
,
which
sell
with
such
exceeding
noise
and
violence
,
that
it
beat
back
the
Romans
and
brake
down
the
Foundations
of
their
Engines
that
was
against
them
,
&c
Clark
.
Mir
.
p.
159.
The
Engine
of
Prayer
is
of
greater
Noise
and
Force
.
and
makes
them
acceptable
in
Heaven
.
And
having
found
acceptance
in
Heaven
,
what
a
noise
will
they
make
at
their
rebound
when
they
are
cast
down
into
the
Earth
?
What
a
comfortable
Eccho
will
it
be
to
the
Saints
?
And
what
a
dreadful
Thunder-clap
and
Earth-quake
will
it
be
to
their
Enemies
?
The
lower
in
the
Valley
an
Engine
is
discha●ged
,
the
more
it
will
Eccho
.
And
so
it
is
with
the
Militant
Saints
,
when
they
dwell
lowest
in
the
valleys
of
Affliction
,
the
greater
report
and
redound
will
their
Prayers
make
,
the
greater
Eccho
will
they
give
.
The
lower
the
Israelites
lay
in
Bondage
,
in
Affliction
and
Iron
,
the
deeper
did
they
sigh
,
the
louder
did
they
cry
,
the
more
grievous
did
they
groan
;
And
their
cry
came
up
to
the
Lord
by
reason
of
their
Bondage
,
and
accordingly
did
the
Lord
remember
them
:
And
at
last
their
Prayers
and
Cry
redounded
with
the
voice
of
joy
,
in
a
Jubile
for
themselves
,
and
Judgment
and
utter
Destruction
upon
Pharoah
and
his
Army
,
their
oppressing
Enemies
,
which
made
the
Sea
to
roar
,
and
the
Earth
to
ring
with
a
mighty
voice
.
The
least
sigh
or
sob
,
the
least
groan
or
moan
,
or
tear
of
a
gracious
heart
,
makes
a
noise
in
Heaven
.
David
knew
it
well
enough
,
and
therefore
he
is
sometimes
,
with
his
Lord
hear
the
voice
of
my
weeping
,
the
voice
of
my
groaning
,
the
voice
of
my
moaning
,
the
voice
of
my
morning
,
the
voice
of
my
sighing
,
&c.
The
great
God
makes
much
,
yea
he
makes
the
most
of
the
least
of
Prayer
:
When
the
Saints
do
but
sigh
on
Earth
in
a
Dungeon
,
he
hears
them
on
his
Throne
of
Glory
.
When
they
do
but
sigh
in
the
Prison
,
he
hears
it
at
his
Palace
.
Ah
Saints
!
what
a
God
have
you
!
that
a
sigh
should
sound
so
loud
to
be
heard
in
Heaven
,
to
awaken
God
,
to
rise
him
up
,
and
to
bring
him
down
from
the
Throne
to
the
Foot-stool
,
to
help
his
oppressed
People
.
Psal
.
79.11
.
Let
the
sighing
of
the
Prisoners
come
before
thee
;
according
to
the
greatness
of
thy
Power
preserve
those
that
are
appointed
to
dye
:
Or
,
as
the
Marginal
reading
is
,
Preserve
the
Children
of
Death
.
Ah
Prisoners
of
Christ
,
and
Children
of
Death
!
what
a
Cordial
is
this
,
That
your
sighing
may
be
heard
in
Heaven
,
to
break
your
bonds
,
though
Affliction
and
Iron
,
yea
,
though
bound
with
the
bonds
of
Death
?
It
can
reverse
the
Sentence
from
the
Children
of
Death
,
upon
whom
it
is
cast
.
Jesus
wept
and
groaned
,
and
groaned
again
;
and
the
groans
were
heard
in
Heaven
:
And
he
cryed
out
,
and
his
voice
was
heard
in
the
Grave
,
and
the
bonds
of
Death
were
loosed
,
and
the
Grave
gave
up
her
Dead
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
Gemitus
oppressorum
exaudit
Deus
.
learn
of
your
Captain
to
weep
and
groan
over
another
Lazarus
,
and
it
may
bring
him
from
the
dead
,
though
he
have
lain
in
the
Grave-bound
hand
and
foot
,
under
a
heavy
Tomb-stone
,
more
years
than
the
former
did
dayes
.
Oh!
go
with
Mary
,
and
weep
at
the
grave
,
till
he
whom
thou
lovest
,
and
Christ
loveth
,
come
forth
.
The
Prayer
of
Faith
,
though
in
sighs
and
groans
that
cannot
be
expressed
,
may
cry
loud
enough
to
save
the
sick
,
and
to
raise
the
dead
.
What
a
precious
Text
is
that
,
worthy
to
be
written
in
letters
of
Gold
!
Psal
.
12.5
.
For
the
oppression
of
the
Poor
,
for
the
sighing
of
the
Needy
;
Now
will
I
arise
(
saith
the
Lord
)
I
will
set
him
in
safety
from
him
that
puffeth
at
him
.
Or
,
as
the
Marginal
reading
is
,
From
him
that
would
ensnare
him
.
Ah
poor
and
needy
ones
!
are
men
puffing
at
you
,
and
ensnaring
of
you
?
When
you
cannot
utter
your
complaints
openly
,
yet
you
may
secretly
sigh
out
your
Oppressions
before
the
Lord
,
and
that
will
be
loud
enough
to
awaken
the
Lord
to
arise
.
For
with
him
the
Fatherless
find
Mercy
.
Prayer
is
a
Weapon
,
an
Engine
,
which
your
Enemies
with
all
their
skill
and
power
cannot
take
from
you
,
or
wholly
hinder
the
use
of
it
,
as
long
as
you
live
.
Let
a
Saint
have
all
his
Books
taken
away
,
yet
he
can
pray
.
Cast
him
into
Prison
with
Peter
,
yet
he
can
Pray
.
Cast
bloody
stones
at
him
with
Stephen
,
Act.
7.60
.
yet
he
can
Pray
in
that
dark
storm
.
Stop
his
mouth
with
a
gag
,
or
a
cloath
,
as
some
of
the
Martyrs
were
,
yet
he
can
sob
,
and
sigh
,
and
that
is
Prayer
.
Pluck
out
,
or
cut
off
his
Tongue
,
as
other
Martyrs
were
used
,
yet
he
will
moan
and
groan
,
and
that
is
Prayer
,
yea
and
loud
Prayer
too
.
The
more
men
go
to
silence
Prayer
,
the
louder
it
cries
;
the
more
they
go
to
stop
,
and
damm
up
Prayer
,
the
more
it
breaks
forth
and
runs
over
,
like
waters
,
with
a
greater
noise
.
Let
out
his
Blood
,
and
that
will
still
speak
,
and
cry
with
the
Blood
of
Abel
.
Burn
him
to
ashes
,
his
dust
will
fly
up
to
Heaven
with
the
Martyrs
,
and
joyn
Forces
with
that
blessed
Army
,
and
besiege
the
Throne
of
God
,
the
Throne
of
Grace
and
Glory
,
with
a
loud
voice
,
How
long
,
holy
and
true
,
Rev.
6.10
.
dost
thou
not
avenge
our
Blood
on
them
that
dwell
on
the
Earth
?
And
all
the
Prayers
they
made
in
the
time
of
their
life
,
will
reinforce
their
strength
again
,
and
follow
them
when
they
are
dead
.
This
the
Spirit
of
truth
Proclaims
from
Heaven
,
Rev.
14.13
.
Oh
Enemies
to
Prayer
,
Persecutors
of
Praying-Saints
!
What
do
you
mean
?
bethink
your selves
before
it
be
too
late
.
Can
you
stop
the
running
of
Jordan
,
or
the
over-flowing
of
Nilus
,
or
the
roaring
of
the
Sea
?
Or
can
you
silence
the
clamor
and
terrible
shout
of
the
last
Trumpets
sounding
,
when
you
are
called
to
Judgment
?
Then
may
you
silence
the
Noise
of
this
Praying-Engine
,
and
not
till
then
.
5.
This
is
a
Potent
,
Powerful
Engine
.
You
may
guess
much
at
this
by
what
hath
been
said
already
.
The
Engine
of
Prayer
is
powerful
every
where
.
It
is
powerful
in
Heaven
,
in
Earth
,
in
Hell
,
the
Sea
and
all
deep
places
.
Behold
and
see
well
what
it
hath
done
,
what
it
can
do
,
and
what
it
shall
do
.
It
hath
had
power
over
Devils
,
power
over
Men
,
yea
,
and
power
over
God
.
It
hath
healed
the
Sick
,
it
hath
raised
the
Dead
;
it
hath
chained
up
the
Devil
,
and
cast
out
Devils
;
when
the
gift
of
Miracles
could
not
do
it
,
the
gift
of
Prayer
could
.
One
said
of
the
Prayer
of
Luther
,
Non
dubito
quin
multum
subsidii
ad
desperatam
hanc
causam
comitiorum
preces
illius
illaturae
sunt
.
That
he
was
confident
the
business
had
some
life
in
it
,
because
Luther
Prayed
.
When
Paul
knew
no
other
way
to
break
his
Chains
,
and
open
the
Prison
door
,
he
questioned
not
but
this
Engine
of
Prayer
would
do
it
.
He
was
a
Prisoner
,
when
he
wrote
his
Epistle
to
Philemon
,
and
he
writes
to
him
for
to
prepare
a
lodging
,
upon
the
confidence
he
had
of
the
power
of
this
Engine
of
Prayer
.
Philem
.
22.
But
withal
prepare
me
a
lodging
;
for
I
trust
that
through
your
Prayers
I
shall
be
given
unto
you
.
This
Engine
can
fetch
a
Paul
out
of
Prison
,
a
Jonah
out
of
the
belly
of
the
Whale
in
the
Sea
,
and
a
Lazarus
out
of
the
Grave
,
on
the
Land
:
This
is
that
Engine
that
hath
shut
up
Heaven
,
and
opened
it
again
;
This
Engine
hath
stopt
the
Sun
,
and
the
Moon
in
their
courses
,
until
the
people
had
avenged
themselves
upon
their
Enemies
.
All
those
great
exploits
that
are
attributed
to
Faith
,
Heb
.
11.
of
being
valiant
in
Battel
,
of
putting
to
flight
Armies
of
Aliens
,
of
subduing
Kingdoms
,
&c.
may
be
all
attributed
to
Prayer
;
it
was
by
Faith
,
by
Faith
in
Prayer
.
It
is
said
of
Luther
,
that
he
could
have
whatsoever
he
would
of
God
in
Prayer
.
Potuit
quicquid
voluit
.
Said
Archimedes
,
give
me
a
place
to
set
my
Engine
on
,
and
I
will
move
the
World
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
you
have
not
only
an
Engine
that
will
move
the
World
,
but
you
have
a
place
to
set
it
on
,
very
firm
;
There
is
the
Promise
of
God
,
and
the
Mediation
of
Christ
,
a
place
on
purpose
,
put
the
Engine
of
Prayer
there
,
and
it
will
more
than
move
the
World
:
It
will
move
the
Maker
,
and
(
with
holy
Reverence
be
it
spoken
)
command
the
Maker
of
the
World
.
What
a
memorable
Text
is
that
Isa
.
45.11
.
Thus
saith
the
Lord
,
the
holy
one
of
Israel
and
his
Maker
,
Ask
me
of
things
to
come
,
concerning
my
Sons
,
and
concerning
the
work
of
my
Hands
command
ye
me
.
O
of
what
power
is
Prayer
,
and
of
what
condescention
is
God!
Prayer
can
command
the
Holy
One
for
things
to
come
,
yea
,
and
for
things
present
!
It
can
command
open
,
and
it
can
command
up
,
and
fasten
the
Omnipotent
hands
!
it
can
command
down
Mercies
,
and
command
away
Miseries
!
See
another
memorable
Text
,
which
will
prove
the
latter
,
as
well
as
the
forementioned
have
proved
the
former
,
Exod
.
32.10
,
11.
Austin
glosseth
thus
on
the
words
,
Domine
quis
tenat
te
.
Lord
who
holdeth
thee
?
who
can
lay
Fetters
and
restraints
upon
Omnipotency
&
c
?
Now
therefore
said
the
Lord
to
Moses
,
let
me
alone
,
that
my
wrath
may
wax
hot
against
them
,
and
consume
them
,
&c.
Why
,
what
did
Moses
do
,
that
the
Lord
could
not
fire
,
and
pour
out
the
Vials
of
Wrath
?
Why
,
he
kept
off
,
and
shut
up
the
Omnipotent
Hands
and
the
Everlasting
Arms
,
with
his
Praying
Engine
.
O
what
a
powerful
thing
is
Prayer
,
that
will
in
a
sense
overcome
an
infinite
God!
O
Praying
Souls
,
Praying
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
you
are
the
Mighty
ones
,
the
most
powerful
Princes
and
Potentates
in
the
World
.
You
have
power
as
Princes
,
to
prevail
with
God
the
only
Potentate
.
O!
What
Engine
is
like
unto
yours
!
What
were
many
of
those
mighty
Ramms
,
and
battering
Engines
which
Vespasian
brought
against
Jerusalem
?
Or
that
Archimedes
made
in
Sicily
?
Or
those
which
Nebuchadnezzar
set
against
the
Walls
of
Tyrus
?
Or
those
which
the
great
Turk
carries
about
with
his
Artillery
,
Ezek
.
26.8
,
9
to
this
mighty
Engine
of
Prayer
,
that
Christ
Jesus
hath
left
in
the
Hearts
,
and
in
the
Hands
of
the
Militant
Saints
?
By
Blood
and
Prayers
(
saith
Luther
)
the
Church
overcomes
the
World
.
Ecclesia
totio
Mundum
sanguine
,
&
oratione
convertit
.
Luther
.
Ah
Saints
!
Sufferings
and
Prayers
will
Conquer
the
World
,
be
it
never
so
strong
▪
6.
The
Engine
of
Prayer
is
very
Formidable
,
Cruel
,
and
Terrible
to
the
Churches
Implacable
and
Irreconcilable
Enemies
.
Against
such
,
this
Engine
is
loaden
and
full
charged
,
with
dreadful
Powder
and
Shot
of
terrible
Threats
and
Imprecations
.
And
Wo
to
them
that
are
the
Butts
and
Marks
that
it
is
levelled
at
,
when
it
's
fired
and
discharged
.
What
Terrible
shot
did
David
charge
his
Praying-Engine
with
,
when
he
put
in
,
and
rammed
home
one
fearful
Imprecation
after
another
,
and
fired
all
at
once
?
Psal
.
35.1
,
2
,
&c.
(
1
)
Fight
against
them
that
fight
against
me
.
(
2
)
Take
hold
of
Shield
and
Buckler
,
and
stand
up
for
my
help
.
(
3
)
Draw
out
also
the
Spear
,
and
stop
the
way
against
them
that
Persecute
me
(
4
)
Let
them
be
confounded
and
put
to
shame
,
that
seek
after
my
soul
(
5
)
Let
them
be
turned
back
,
and
brought
to
confusion
,
that
devise
my
hurt
.
(
6
)
Let
them
be
as
Chaff
before
the
Wind
.
(
7
)
And
let
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
Chase
them
.
(
8
)
Let
their
way
be
dark
and
slippery
.
(
9
)
And
let
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
Persecute
them
:
for
without
cause
they
have
hid
for
me
their
net
in
a
pit
,
which
without
cause
they
have
digged
for
my
Soul
.
(
10
)
Let
Destruction
come
upon
him
at
unawares
.
(
11
)
And
let
his
Net
which
he
hath
hid
,
catch
himself
;
into
the
very
Destruction
let
him
fall
.
Ah
Persecutors
of
Saints
,
implacable
Enemies
of
Christ
and
his
Militant
Church
,
by
what
names
or
titles
soever
you
are
distinguished
,
whether
Clergy
,
or
Laity
,
whether
Bishops
,
Archbishops
,
Deans
,
or
Deacons
;
whether
Nobility
,
Gentry
,
or
Commonalty
;
whether
Popes
,
or
Prelates
;
whether
Princes
or
Parliaments
;
whether
Convocations
or
Counsels
;
whether
Judges
of
Oyer
and
Terminer
,
Justices
of
the
Peace
,
and
Jury-men
of
the
Inquest
,
one
and
all
,
seriously
consider
,
and
behold
this
Terrible
Engine
which
King
David
did
use
.
There
is
no
Mortar-piece
,
nor
no
Murdering-piece
in
all
the
World
so
Terrible
.
Behold
the
number
and
the
weight
of
the
fiery
Granadoes
,
and
Imprisoned
Bullets
,
that
it
delivers
against
you
at
once
.
Here
are
no
less
than
Ten
Imprications
in
one
Prayer
.
There
were
Ten
fearful
Primitive
Persecutions
;
and
here
are
Ten
fearful
Imprecations
against
all
the
implacable
Persecutors
in
the
World
.
The
Militant
Saints
have
the
same
Engine
,
for
the
same
use
that
David
had
,
only
with
this
small
difference
:
David
by
an
Infallible
and
Prophetical
Spirit
did
better
see
his
Mark
,
he
levelled
point-blank
,
sometimes
at
particular
persons
.
As
Saul
the
King
,
Cush
the
Courtier
,
wicked
Doeg
,
Judas
Iscariot
,
with
others
of
that
Regiment
.
But
now
though
the
Soldiers
of
Christ
shoot
more
at
random
,
conditionally
,
that
they
be
such
;
and
though
they
cannot
level
so
direct
,
yet
Gods
Infallible
Hand
will
carry
home
the
shot
,
and
make
it
hit
the
right
White
,
as
well
and
effectualy
as
if
they
knew
the
very
Numeral
and
Individial
persons
by
name
.
Ah
Persecutors
of
the
Saints
!
beware
,
and
stand
clear
,
and
shake
,
and
fall
down
,
when
this
Engine
is
charged
with
Deprecations
and
Imprecations
together
:
For
if
this
White-Powder
carry
home
the
shot
,
it
will
be
a
dark
night
,
Two
Soldiers
in
Waymouth
Garrison
,
strived
which
of
them
could
cast
a
stone
into
the
Muzzel
of
a
gun
;
at
length
one
of
them
obtained
his
end
;
but
the
Gun
being
charged
with
Powder
,
the
force
of
the
stone
did
strangly
cause
it
to
fire
,
and
Mortally
wounded
him
that
threw
it
;
it
was
supposed
to
be
the
same
stone
that
he
threw
which
wounded
him
.
It
is
easy
to
apply
it
.
or
at
least
,
a
black
day
for
you
.
I
have
been
told
by
a
Low-Country
Soldier
,
and
an
Honourable
English
Commander
,
That
a
great
shot
came
from
their
Enemies
Fort
,
and
went
directly
into
the
Muzzel
of
one
of
their
Ordnance
,
which
being
charged
,
the
force
of
the
shot
fired
the
Gun
,
which
sent
back
the
Enemies
shot
,
and
their
own
together
,
as
soon
as
it
came
.
Implacable
Persecutors
,
you
fire
your
Ordnance
,
and
let
fly
your
shot
point-blank
at
Christ
,
and
his
Soldiers
;
take
heed
,
lest
your
shot
enter
the
mouth
of
their
Engine
,
and
force
it
to
fire
,
and
carry
back
your
own
shot
and
another
too
,
and
that
with
a
powder
.
You
that
fire
your
Chase-Guns
at
Christ
and
his
Soldiers
,
Take
heed
that
the
shot
do
not
recoile
home
to
your selves
,
out
of
Davids
Engine
,
with
a
Let
them
be
as
the
Chaff
before
the
Wind
;
and
let
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
Chase
them
.
The
Angel
of
the
Lord
can
Chase
,
and
drive
you
about
,
and
drive
you
along
at
another
rate
,
then
you
,
and
the
Angel
of
Darkness
together
,
do
drive
up
and
down
,
and
chase
about
the
Soldiers
of
Christ
.
You
that
have
made
the
way
of
the
Saints
to
be
dark
and
slippery
,
that
they
know
not
whither
to
go
,
nor
how
to
stand
,
because
of
your
Acts
,
and
Ordinances
,
and
Canons
,
&c.
Take
heed
lest
this
come
back
with
a
like
rebound
;
With
a
Let
their
way
be
dark
and
slippery
.
And
as
they
have
Persecuted
the
Saints
of
God
,
let
the
spirit
of
God
convince
and
convert
them
,
or
else
,
Let
their
way
be
dark
and
slippery
;
And
let
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
Persecute
them
.
Saint
John
describes
the
Monstrous
,
Cruel
,
Ter●ible
,
Antichristian
Beast
,
to
have
Seven
Heads
and
Ten
Horns
,
and
Seven
Crowns
,
and
a
long
Tail
of
Apostate
wandring
Stars
,
the
third
part
of
the
Stars
of
Heaven
;
which
waited
to
engage
,
to
devour
(
Christ
)
the
man
Child
,
and
the
woman
(
the
Church
)
as
soon
as
she
brought
him
forth
.
Well
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
hath
this
terrible
Red
Dragon
,
this
cruel
Romish
Beast
,
numbers
of
perfection
?
hath
this
Beast
the
strength
of
Seven
Heads
,
and
the
honour
of
Seven
Crowns
?
you
have
a
Praying-Engine
that
hath
Seven
Totalities
,
to
shoot
at
every
one
of
these
Heads
,
and
knock
them
too
,
and
to
strike
off
those
Seven
Crowns
!
Hath
this
fiery
Dragon
Ten
Horns
,
more
Horns
than
Heads
,
to
goar
and
grieve
,
to
pierce
,
to
push
,
and
persecute
?
Why
,
you
have
an
Engine
of
Persecution
,
that
will
carry
Ten
terrible
shots
at
once
,
as
many
Imprecations
as
the
Beast
hath
Horns
;
and
the
Horns
,
yea
all
the
Horns
of
the
wicked
shall
be
broken
.
Hath
this
Prodigious
Beast
of
Rome
,
of
Sodom
,
of
Hell
,
goared
the
Saints
with
Horns
,
to
their
Hearts
,
and
let
out
their
Blood
?
Then
charge
your
Engine
full
with
Blood
,
and
use
this
terrible
Murdering-piece
,
and
let
fly
a
Granado
full
of
Blood
and
Fire
,
to
the
very
Seat
of
the
Beast
,
to
the
very
Gates
of
Rome
.
It
is
the
Royal
Law
of
the
King
of
Heaven
,
and
it
is
the
probation
and
prayers
of
the
Saints
on
Earth
,
Blood
for
Blood
,
good
Lord
.
How
long
holy
and
true
,
dost
thou
not
avenge
our
Blood
on
them
that
dwell
on
the
Earth
!
Rev.
16.6
.
For
they
have
shed
the
Blood
of
Saints
,
and
Prophets
;
and
thou
hast
given
them
Blood
to
drink
,
for
they
are
worthy
.
There
was
no
Sanctuary
,
nor
City
of
refuge
for
wilful-Murder
,
under
the
Law
,
nor
is
there
any
under
the
Gospel
;
neither
the
Temple
,
nor
the
Throne
can
protect
or
priviledg
from
a
righteous
God
,
and
an
Almighty
Hand
.
As
the
quarrel
and
injury
relates
only
to
our selves
;
we
must
with
Christ
our
Captain
,
and
with
Stephen
the
File-leader
and
First
Martyr
,
pray
for
Forgiveness
,
and
Conversion
,
if
possible
it
may
be
obtained
;
but
as
the
Cause
is
Gods
,
and
the
Enemies
Implacable
:
Then
to
them
it
is
,
O
Lord
God
,
to
whom
Vengeance
belongeth
:
O
God
to
whom
Vengeance
belongeth
,
shew
thy self
.
Lift
up
thy self
,
thou
Judg
of
the
Earth
;
render
a
reward
to
the
Proud
.
O
What
a
Terrible
Engine
is
this
!
able
to
affright
,
to
astonish
,
and
confound
the
Enemies
of
Christ
!
What
were
those
Engines
which
Uzziah
made
in
Jerusalem
,
2
Chr.
26.15
.
Engines
invented
by
cunning
men
,
to
be
on
the
Towers
,
and
upon
the
Bulwarks
,
to
shoot
Arrows
,
and
great
Stones
withal
.
He
grew
Famous
,
and
Strong
,
and
Terrible
to
the
Enemies
by
these
.
But
Christs
Soldiers
Engine
is
the
most
Terrible
and
Dreadful
that
is
in
all
the
World
.
This
Engine
will
not
only
shoot
Arrows
,
and
great
Stones
;
but
Snares
,
Fire
and
Brimstone
;
Blood
and
Wrath
,
Plagues
and
Death
,
to
all
Irreconcilable
Enemies
of
the
Militant
Church
.
It
is
said
of
the
Queen
of
Scots
,
that
she
was
more
afraid
of
Mr.
Knox
his
Prayers
,
than
of
the
Invasion
of
a
great
English
Army
.
And
if
one
Saints
Prayers
be
so
dreadful
,
what
are
all
the
Militant
Saints
,
when
united
together
?
when
all
the
Saints
are
compleatly
Martialled
in
Rank
and
File
,
with
Armour
on
,
with
Weapons
drawn
,
with
their
Banners
displaying
,
and
with
their
Engine
firing
,
Then
thou
art
beautiful
,
O
my
love
(
saith
Christ
)
as
Tirzah
,
comely
as
Jerusalem
,
Terrible
as
an
Army
with
Banners
.
Comely
in
Christs
eyes
,
but
Terrible
to
the
Enemies
.
And
now
having
shewed
you
the
parts
and
the
properties
of
your
Engine
of
Prayer
,
The
Third
thing
to
direct
,
and
to
press
to
the
use
of
the
Engine
.
I
shall
in
the
next
place
direct
you
,
and
press
you
to
the
right
use
of
it
,
for
our
present
occasions
;
and
so
I
shall
hasten
out
of
the
Armory
,
and
go
forth
into
the
Field
again
.
And
,
for
brevity
sake
,
that
the
Paper
may
not
swell
too
big
,
I
shall
reduce
all
that
little
I
shall
say
more
to
this
great
Engine
,
to
two
heads
.
First
,
Make
use
of
it
at
home
,
about
all
your
Domestick
occasions
and
concernments
.
Secondly
,
Make
use
of
it
abroad
more
remote
,
to
negotiate
your
more
Foreign
Affairs
.
First
,
At
home
in
the
Heart
,
the
nearest
of
all
homes
.
The
Main-Guard
is
the
Heart
.
Cant
.
1.6
.
Do
not
be
(
as
the
Church
complained
she
was
)
the
keeper
of
others
Vinyards
,
but
mine
own
Vinyard
have
I
not
kept
.
Set
this
Engine
a
work
to
catch
all
the
Foxes
,
to
kill
all
the
noxious
Vermine
of
Lusts
and
Temptations
;
and
to
cut
down
,
to
root
up
,
to
carry
away
the
Luxuriant
broods
,
and
branches
,
and
the
wicked
Weeds
of
Sin
and
Corruption
.
Fire
your
Engine
at
the
heart
of
Sin
,
in
your
own
Hearts
,
the
head-quarter
,
where
it
doth
lodg
:
keep
firing
into
the
Main-guard
,
until
your
Enemies
be
there
killed
and
blown
up
,
and
there
be
a
general
Rout
.
And
so
make
use
of
it
,
to
fetch
in
Soul-Provision
,
and
Heart-Ammunition
to
get
in
more
Spiritual
Might
and
Force
from
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
and
the
Word
of
Christ
;
of
the
Fruits
of
the
Spirit
,
and
more
of
the
Truths
of
the
Spirit
;
to
quicken
,
comfort
,
strengthen
,
stablish
,
settle
,
and
to
carry
you
on
in
the
wayes
of
Christ
.
Secondly
,
Make
use
of
this
Engine
of
Prayer
at
home
in
the
House
,
as
well
as
in
the
Heart
;
in
your
Housholds
and
Families
;
resolve
with
Valiant
Joshua
,
Josh
.
24.15
.
that
you
,
and
your
Housholds
will
serve
the
Lord
,
and
seek
the
Lord
,
whatever
others
do
,
or
will
do
;
pray
for
,
and
pray
with
,
and
pray
over
your
Family-Relations
,
Do
not
lie
open
to
that
Wrath
which
is
threatned
to
be
poured
out
on
the
Heathens
,
and
the
Families
that
call
not
on
the
Name
of
the
Lord
.
Let
the
Bethaven
become
a
Bethel
,
and
your
houses
,
like
the
House
of
God
,
(
viz
)
A
House
of
Prayer
.
Let
this
Engine
of
Prayer
be
the
key
to
open
the
eyes
in
your
morning
,
and
the
barrs
and
bolts
to
make
them
fast
and
safe
at
night
.
Saith
Godly
Bradford
in
his
Letter
,
Pray
,
Pray
,
Pray
.
3.
Thirdly
,
Make
use
of
this
Engine
in
the
Churches
of
Christ
(
at
home
)
amongst
the
Congregations
of
the
Righteous
,
in
the
Assemblies
and
Societies
of
the
Saints
,
the
Companies
,
and
Companions
of
Christ
.
Can
.
8.13
.
The
Gardens
that
are
enclosed
,
the
Fountains
that
are
sealed
up
,
Can
.
4.12
.
in
the
Clefts
of
the
Rocks
,
Can
.
2.14
.
in
the
secret
places
of
the
Stairs
;
where
the
Companions
hearken
to
Christs
voice
;
there
do
you
pray
,
that
you
may
hear
it
also
,
and
he
may
hear
yours
too
.
There
in
the
Gardens
Christ
dwells
,
and
there
he
smells
the
odoriferous
spices
,
and
feedeth
among
the
Lillies
,
on
the
tender
Grapes
,
and
precious
Pomegranates
;
and
there
he
waiteth
for
the
Incense
of
Prayers
to
perfume
them
with
sweetness
,
and
smoak
that
will
carry
them
up
before
the
Throne
of
God
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
set
your
Engine
a
work
together
,
and
Pray
;
though
you
pay
for
praying
,
and
are
punished
for
praying
,
yet
pray
for
your selves
,
and
for
them
that
punish
you
.
If
men
will
send
you
to
the
Goal
or
Bridewell
for
praying
,
yet
pray
in
Prison
,
and
make
the
Den
of
Theeves
a
House
of
Prayer
;
and
pray
for
your
Persecutors
,
that
after
they
have
sent
you
to
Goal
and
Bridewell
for
praying
,
Jude
.
6.
they
be
not
bound
like
mad-men
,
and
cast
into
black-Bedlam
,
into
utter
darkness
,
blackness
of
darkness
,
and
chains
of
everlastingness
with
mad
malicious
Devls
,
and
desperate
reprobate
men
.
And
pray
,
that
the
Flames
of
Gods
Wrath
be
not
hotter
and
longer
on
them
in
Hell
,
than
the
Fire
of
Persecution
hath
been
on
you
in
Earth
.
If
the
Sun
of
Persecution
gets
up
to
its
Meridian
Altitude
,
and
keep
noon
all
day
until
you
are
black
with
its
looking
on
you
,
yet
it
will
sett
at
last
;
But
when
the
flames
of
Wrath
once
kindle
on
Persecutors
,
in
the
dark
World
,
on
the
other
side
of
the
Grave
,
Mark
.
9.48
.
they
will
never
cease
.
There
the
Worm
dieth
not
,
a●d
the
Fire
is
not
quenched
.
O!
meet
together
and
pity
them
,
and
pray
for
them
;
mingle
your
prayers
with
tears
,
and
if
possible
,
your
tears
with
blood
;
that
they
may
believe
Moses
and
the
Prophets
,
Christ
,
and
his
Apostles
,
and
may
not
come
to
that
place
and
state
of
Eternal
Torment
.
If
they
do
smite
one
shepherd
into
Prison
,
and
another
into
the
Grave
with
praying
,
yet
let
the
Flock
of
Christ
,
the
Friends
of
Christ
,
the
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
learn
of
the
Primitive
Persecuted
Saints
,
to
meet
together
,
and
to
make
Prayers
without
ceasing
.
Acts.
12.5
.
Servants
of
Christ
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
come
together
at
this
Engine-duty
;
do
not
be
afraid
of
a
Statute
Turn-pike
,
or
a
Cathedral
Canon-Basket
:
your
Praying-Engine
will
help
you
over
,
or
help
you
under
,
and
at
last
remove
them
.
Do
not
put
off
Christ
with
less
than
a
Rank
,
or
with
less
than
a
File
.
Half-Files
of
the
Rear
,
come
up
in
Order
,
and
double
the
Front
entire
,
once
.
And
make
up
a
little
Company
,
(
at
least
)
for
the
sake
of
your
great
Commander
,
and
for
the
service
of
your
great
King
.
Heb
.
10.35
.
O!
do
not
forsake
the
Assembling
of
your selves
together
,
as
the
manner
of
some
is
;
but
be
meeting
together
,
and
striving
together
in
your
Prayers
.
If
you
be
despightfully
used
,
and
persecuted
for
Praying
,
Let
it
be
all
a
Case
;
yet
meet
and
Pray
for
all
Saints
,
and
for
all
men
,
for
Kings
and
others
under
them
in
Authority
,
that
you
may
lead
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
,
in
all
Godliness
and
honesty
.
And
pray
for
them
(
like
Stephen
stoned
)
that
despitefully
use
you
,
Acts
7.59
.
Mat
.
5.44
,
45
and
persecute
you
;
That
you
may
be
the
Children
of
your
Father
which
is
in
Heaven
;
and
the
good
Soldiers
of
your
Captain
Christ
,
to
obey
his
Commands
in
the
Earth
.
And
let
the
Mighty
ones
of
the
World
know
,
that
though
they
can
worst
you
at
Regal
,
Legal
,
Statute-weapon
,
yet
they
may
meet
with
their
match
at
this
Engine-praying-exercise
;
and
here
you
have
Power
as
Princes
to
prevail
with
God
.
It
was
a
true
saying
of
that
Court-Chaplain
,
Mr.
Baxter
in
his
Sermon
preached
before
the
King
,
on
Heb
.
11.1
.
Gen.
32.28
.
Isa
.
41.14
.
who
said
to
the
greatest
of
men
,
That
they
were
but
the
great
Worms
,
and
we
the
small
Worms
.
And
it
is
most
true
,
that
the
little
worm
Jacob
,
was
as
mighty
at
Prayer
,
as
David
the
great
Worm
,
the
King
of
Israel
.
And
Oh
that
Court-Clerks
,
and
Prelatical-Parasites
would
leave
off
flattering
in
Preaching
and
Praying
;
That
Christ
and
Cesar
might
have
both
their
dues
;
That
Kings
might
Reign
for
Christ
on
Earth
,
and
Reign
with
him
in
a
better
Kingdom
in
Heaven
.
Fourthly
,
Make
use
of
this
Engine
at
home
in
the
Kingdom
,
and
at
home
for
the
Kingdom
;
for
the
Kingdom
of
England
,
and
for
the
Kingdom
of
Christ
.
Christians
,
it
is
high
time
to
Pray
to
the
purpose
,
In
reference
to
Evils
and
Miseries
.
And
in
reference
to
Good
and
Mercies
.
There
is
a
Two-fold
Evil
that
you
should
set
this
Engine
of
Prayer
a
work
about
to
remove
out
of
our
Land
:
The
evil
of
Sin
;
and
the
evil
of
Suffering
.
1.
The
evil
of
Sin
,
the
evil
of
evils
,
the
enemy
of
enemies
.
And
what
a
large
Field
and
Wilderness-Labyrinth
am
I
got
into
here
!
A
deep
Abyss
,
a
miry
Sodom
,
Legions
of
Devils
,
boundless
,
and
bottomless
Hell
!
Here
is
terra
cognita
,
and
terra
incognita
;
The
known
,
and
the
unknown
Land
,
in
our
own
Country
.
They
are
more
then
I
have
time
to
tell
,
or
am
able
to
enumerate
the
Muster-roll
of
this
black
Death-guard
of
Enemies
.
It
will
silence
all
,
to
give
a
true
number
of
false
,
innumerable
,
Godprovoking
,
and
Land-destroying
Sins
.
And
many
of
them
,
such
as
will
make
any
modest
face
to
blush
,
and
heart
to
grieve
,
and
eyes
and
heart
to
mingle
tears
as
red
as
blood
,
to
wet
the
pen
that
writes
them
down
,
in
their
Crimson
,
Scarlet
,
aggravated
,
complicated
,
bloody
colours
in
grain
.
Swearing
and
forswearing
,
loving
to
swear
too
much
,
and
learning
to
swear
more
;
Cursing
and
swearing
miserably
,
mingled
with
a
Damn-me
,
Ram-me
,
with
a
dreadful
Devil
Confound
me
Body
and
Soul
;
using
these
as
fast
as
Lust
can
command
,
and
the
black-mouth
let
out
the
bloodiness
of
the
filthy
heart
;
and
though
they
are
marched
as
far
as
Blasphemy
already
,
in
many
of
this
kind
and
rank
,
yet
wait
when
the
Devil
their
Captain
will
invent
them
more
,
and
worse
if
he
can
,
and
lead
them
further
in
his
black
Field
.
Blaspheming
very
high
Gods
Holy
Name
;
opening
the
wounds
,
letting
out
the
Blood
of
the
great
Son
of
God
;
Crucifying
him
like
Jews
,
worse
than
Jews
;
every
day
,
many
times
a
day
.
And
yet
all
this
counted
little
or
nothing
,
by
many
sad
Subjects
of
the
King
,
and
Sons
of
the
Church
,
and
Enemies
to
the
Cross
and
the
Crown
of
Christ
.
Truce-breaking
,
lying
,
loving
to
lye
,
living
in
lyes
,
living
to
lye
,
dying
in
lyes
,
and
at
last
,
dye
for
ever
,
for
ever
,
for
lying
for
a
time
.
The
(
wicked
)
works
of
the
Flesh
which
are
manifest
,
that
Cursed
Catalogue
,
Adultery
,
Gal.
5.19
,
20
,
21
,
22.
Fornication
,
Uncleanness
,
Lasciviousness
,
Idolatry
,
Witch-craft
,
Hatred
,
Variance
,
Emulation
,
Wrath
,
Strife
,
Sedition
,
Heresies
,
Envyings
,
Murders
,
Drunkenness
,
Revellings
and
such
like
;
May
we
not
put
in
all
these
,
and
many
more
,
in
the
List
of
our
Land
,
and
leave
room
for
an
almost
ad
infinitum
,
for
the
rest
?
The
Apostle
speaking
of
the
Gentiles
,
saith
,
It
is
a
shame
for
to
speak
of
what
is
done
by
them
in
secret
;
how
much
more
then
of
professed
Christians
,
that
commit
them
openly
.
Job
.
24.15
.
In
Jobs
time
the
Adulterers
sought
the
Twilight
;
now
they
take
the
noon-day
.
Pauls
Doctrine
of
Matrimonial
propriety
is
left
off
,
and
the
Nicholaitan
Doctrine
of
Community
of
Women
is
grown
in
fashion
with
many
.
In
Pauls
time
,
those
that
were
drunken
,
1
Thes
.
5.7
.
were
drunk
in
the
night
;
but
now
drunkenness
keeps
company
with
Whoredom
,
and
with
a
Harlots
impudent
face
and
fore-head
,
walks
the
Streets
by
day
.
Heretofore
it
was
a
Pint
and
a
Cake
,
but
now
't
is
a
Quart
and
a
Quean
.
Heretofore
't
was
as
drunk
as
a
Begger
,
but
now
the
Proverb
is
changed
,
to
as
drunk
as
a
Lord
.
The
worst
of
unrighteousness
is
to
be
found
amongst
the
Gods
.
Ah
Christians
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
The
Sins
of
the
Land
hath
made
sad
work
for
your
Praying-Engine
!
These
are
the
sowers
of
Sedition
in
Court
and
Country
.
These
are
the
greatest
Incendiaries
;
these
are
the
worst
Malignants
,
and
the
most
dangerous
Fanaticks
that
are
most
likely
to
embrue
the
Land
in
Blood
and
Wrath
.
These
are
the
greatest
Enemies
to
the
Court
and
Countrey
,
to
the
King
and
Kingdom
.
These
High-Treasonable
Sins
against
the
King
of
Heaven
,
are
threatning
to
betray
,
and
destroy
both
high
and
low
by
their
treacherous
evil
.
They
have
betrayed
and
destroyed
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
a
great
while
ago
,
and
Jerusalem
long
since
;
Sin
hath
cast
out
Adam
out
of
Paradise
,
and
destroyed
all
Mankind
for
a
time
;
It
cast
Angels
out
of
Heaven
into
Chains
of
Darkness
,
2
King
.
9.22
.
and
destroyed
them
for
ever
.
Never
think
of
Peace
and
Settlement
,
as
long
as
these
Whoredoms
,
and
Witch-crafts
of
Jezzabel
be
in
the
City
,
and
in
the
Countrey
.
These
be
Devils
that
have
possessed
our
Land
,
like
the
man
in
the
Gospel
;
and
they
will
cast
it
sometimes
into
the
Fire
,
and
sometimes
into
the
Water
;
sometimes
into
the
Plague
,
sometimes
into
the
Sword
,
and
sometimes
into
the
Famine
;
And
they
are
such
a
kind
of
Devils
,
as
goes
not
out
,
but
by
fasting
and
prayer
;
and
it
is
well
if
that
will
do
it
.
Ah
Christians
!
Arms
,
Arms
,
awake
quickly
,
and
to
your
Engine-duty
;
Charge
it
well
with
Fasting
,
and
play
it
hard
,
to
cast
out
these
Devils
,
to
kill
Sin
in
the
Land
,
that
it
doth
not
kill
the
King
,
and
kill
the
Parliament
,
and
kill
the
Courtiers
,
and
kill
the
Citizens
,
and
the
poor
Countrey-men
,
Gentry
and
Clergy
,
one
,
and
all
.
It
is
said
of
Archimedes
,
that
when
the
Enemy
had
broken
in
,
and
taken
the
City
of
Syracusa
,
that
he
was
so
busied
about
drawing
of
Lines
,
and
contriving
to
strengthen
the
Fortifications
to
keep
them
out
,
that
he
never
stirred
from
his
Fortification-work
,
until
the
Romans
came
to
his
house
,
broke
open
his
Study
Door
,
and
killed
him
in
the
Place
.
Ah
Christian-Engineer
,
be
very
busie
about
your
Engine-contrivances
;
and
though
you
may
be
looked
upon
as
Incendiaries
,
and
the
troublers
of
Israel
,
for
praying
for
England
,
and
may
be
killed
in
the
place
for
Praying
:
yet
it
shall
be
said
of
you
,
as
was
said
of
Josiah
,
That
though
he
was
slain
in
War
,
yet
he
dyed
in
Peace
.
And
though
men
write
down
your
names
as
Infamous
Rebels
for
Praying
,
yet
your
great
Captain
and
King
will
give
you
that
Royal
Motto
,
Beati
Pacefici
,
King
James
.
Blessed
be
Peace-makers
,
when
you
are
dead
.
2.
Make
use
of
your
Praying-Engine
in
reference
to
the
evil
of
affliction
,
the
Judgments
and
Miseries
of
the
Land
;
Those
already
inflicted
,
to
remove
them
;
and
those
that
are
yet
threatned
,
and
depending
,
to
raise
up
Bulwarks
against
them
,
to
stop
and
prevent
them
.
See
if
you
can
stop
the
destroying
Angel
,
that
have
Marched
so
far
in
the
Head
and
Heart
of
the
Land
,
and
slain
so
many
,
and
filled
so
many
pits
and
graves
with
the
dead
;
and
so
many
houses
of
joy
,
to
become
houses
of
mourning
.
Oh
strive
to
pray
out
the
Plague
,
and
let
the
Noisom
Infectious
Houses
and
Places
be
perfumed
with
the
sweet
incense
and
smoak
of
your
Praying-Engine
,
that
the
voice
of
joy
and
health
may
be
heard
in
theirs
,
and
continued
in
ours
.
And
Pray
again
,
and
pray
hard
,
to
remove
a
far
worse
Plague
out
of
the
Land
than
the
former
,
(
viz.
)
An
Ignorant
,
Sottish
,
Debauched
,
Superstitious
Ministry
,
the
Soul-destroying
Plague
of
the
Nation
;
these
Black
and
White
Angels
of
Darkness
,
which
sweep
away
,
and
destroy
more
Souls
in
Hell
,
than
the
Angel
of
Light
doth
bodies
in
the
Grave
.
Oh!
Charge
your
Engine
with
strong
Breath-powder
,
and
if
it
be
possible
,
blow
more
life
,
more
light
,
and
put
in
better
Oyl
in
the
Lamps
(
or
rather
Dark-Lanthorns
)
or
else
keep
blowing
until
those
stinking
Snuffs
be
utterly
extinguish'd
,
who
offend
with
their
stink
,
and
give
no
light
.
It
is
Recorded
in
Church-History
,
of
one
who
said
,
That
heretofore
,
they
had
Golden
Priests
,
and
Wooden-Chalices
,
but
now
they
had
Golden-Chalices
,
and
Wooden-Priests
.
We
may
say
so
much
now
,
and
more
too
:
We
have
many
Wooden-Priests
,
and
Dirty
,
Filthy
,
Sottish
,
Superstitious
,
Swearing
and
Unclean
ones
likewise
.
We
have
those
Priests
that
have
Babylons
Cup
,
and
the
Poyson
and
Filthiness
of
the
Mother
of
Harlots
in
it
too
.
We
have
Painted
and
Guilded
Churches
,
and
Chappels
,
and
Chalices
;
but
many
Wooden
,
Filthy
,
Church-men
and
Chaplains
that
use
them
.
This
is
the
Plague
of
Plagues
in
England
,
at
this
day
,
That
the
Priests-House
,
should
be
more
Infectious
than
the
Pest-House
;
And
that
the
White-Devil
should
destroy
more
Souls
in
the
Church
,
than
the
Black-Devil
doth
in
the
Market
.
Oh!
as
you
love
your
Native
Land
,
and
your
own
and
others
Souls
,
set
your
Praying-Engine
a
work
,
and
pray
those
better
,
or
blow
them
out
,
who
cannot
pray
for
themselves
,
or
theirs
.
Set
your
Praying-Engine
a
working
to
stop
the
March
,
and
remove
the
misery
of
Poverty
,
which
is
come
in
,
and
coming
on
upon
the
Land
like
an
Armed
man
,
and
that
not
only
upon
the
sloathful
and
sluggards
,
Pro
.
6.11
.
but
upon
the
industrious
and
diligent
also
.
The
Trade
and
Manufactory
of
the
Land
is
sadly
decayed
:
Many
rich
men
are
become
poor
already
;
many
Masters
are
become
Servants
,
many
Wise
men
become
Fools
for
want
of
money
and
necessaries
to
supply
their
occasions
,
and
negotiate
their
business
.
Many
houses
in
which
hath
been
found
riches
and
plenty
,
now
poverty
and
penury
.
Many
faithful
Ministers
turned
out
of
House
and
Home
,
out
of
Parishes
,
out
of
Cities
,
out
of
Towns-Corporate
,
and
Five
miles
out
of
petty
Burroughs
too
;
many
of
them
,
with
many
Children
,
and
more
Debts
,
without
any
outward
Estate
of
their
own
,
or
Fifths
,
Tenths
,
or
Unites
allowed
them
by
others
.
Many
poor
men
work
for
Brass
,
instead
of
Silver
;
and
others
would
work
for
almost
any
thing
,
but
cannot
get
Imployment
,
their
Clothes
lies
at
pawn
,
the
Brass
is
sold
to
buy
bread
,
and
the
Children
cry
for
more
when
that
is
eaten
.
The
Husbandman
knows
not
how
to
pay
his
King
his
Royal-Aid
,
and
his
Landlord
his
rightful
Rent
,
and
live
meanly
with
his
poor
Family
.
The
Lenders
have
but
little
money
,
and
the
Borrowers
less
credit
.
Oh
pity
much
,
and
Pray
much
for
the
Land
,
because
of
this
,
because
of
the
misery
of
Poverty
which
doth
so
much
already
,
and
is
likely
more
to
distress
and
distract
the
poor
Nation
,
your
Mother-Countrey
that
hath
brought
you
forth
.
Set
your
Praying-Engine
a
work
to
sheath
the
Sword
that
is
drawn
;
and
to
tomkin
the
Muzzels
of
the
Guns
,
that
are
fired
between
the
Two
near
Protestant
Nations
;
That
there
be
no
more
such
Battels
of
the
Warrier
at
Sea
,
with
such
confused
noise
,
and
garmen●s
rolling
in
Blood
,
as
there
hath
been
al
eady
;
that
the
Fish
may
live
no
longer
upon
●rotestant
Flesh
;
and
the
salt-Sea
which
is
full
enough
,
have
streams
of
Blood
from
England
and
Holland
(
as
well
as
water
)
to
fill
it
fuller
,
and
unnaturally
alter
its
Natural
colour
,
from
Sea-green
,
to
Blood-red
;
that
we
do
not
name
Englands
Narrow-Seas
,
from
the
colour
of
the
water
,
as
the
Egyptian
Sea
is
called
,
from
the
colour
of
the
Sand
,
The
Red-Sea
.
Have
not
the
devouring
Fish
eaten
Flesh
enough
,
and
the
unsatisfied
Sea
suck'd
Blood
enough
?
Are
there
not
Orphands
,
Fatherless
,
and
Widows
enow
in
our
Land
already
?
hath
not
Limbs
and
Lives
been
sufficiently
lost
?
A
day
of
Battel
is
a
day
of
Harvest
for
the
Devil
.
hath
there
not
been
dayes
of
Battel
and
slaughter
enow
for
men
?
and
dayes
of
Harvest
enow
for
the
Devil
?
Hath
not
the
deep
Sea
swallowed
up
Bodies
enow
,
and
the
deeper
Hell
Souls
enow
ere
this
time
?
Are
not
Protestant
Nations
few
enow
,
and
poor
enow
,
and
weak
enow
already
?
are
they
not
low
enow
,
and
the
Common-Enemy
,
the
bloody
Popish
Nations
high
enow
,
of
playing
sweep
stakes
with
both
at
once
?
Oh!
set
your
Engine
going
,
and
keep
it
going
,
till
these
bloody
Issues
be
stopt
and
healed
;
until
there
be
an
honourable
,
and
profitable
,
and
happy
Peace
made
up
between
these
Lands
;
that
they
may
strengthen
each
other
hereafter
,
as
they
have
weakned
each
other
already
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
your
Captain
is
the
Prince
of
Peace
,
Let
your
Engine
of
war
be
used
for
Peace
.
Again
,
set
your
Praying-Engine
a
working
,
to
work
in
the
Liberty
and
Prosperity
of
the
Gospel
of
Peace
into
the
Land
.
Set
your
Engine
to
open
the
mouths
of
the
Dumb
,
and
to
raise
from
the
Grave
the
many
Ministers
who
are
Legally
dead
.
Though
their
mouths
are
gagg'd
;
and
as
to
Office
,
Place
,
Preaching
and
Praying
,
Publick
or
Private
,
Sacraments
or
Censurers
,
are
made
by
Law
Ipso
facto
dead
;
yet
your
Prayers
may
make
Null
and
Void
those
Acts
of
Men
,
by
an
Act
,
or
Acts
of
the
righteous
God
;
and
get
out
the
Gags
,
and
loosen
the
Tongues
,
and
cause
a
spirit
of
Life
from
God
,
to
enter
into
the
slain
Witnesses
,
that
they
may
rise
again
,
and
stand
up
and
Prophesie
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
use
this
Engine
,
and
Pray
as
the
Lord
Jesus
instructed
his
Disciples
,
That
the
Lord
of
the
Harvest
would
send
forth
Labourers
into
his
Harvest
,
Luk
.
10.2
.
Pray
that
the
Gospel
may
have
a
free
passage
,
and
run
,
and
be
glorified
every
where
in
the
Land
;
that
Peace
and
Purity
in
Doctrine
and
Discipline
may
meet
together
amongst
all
the
Churches
of
Christ
in
the
Land
;
that
God
would
raise
up
a
Bulwark
,
yea
,
a
mighty
Battery
against
the
Bloody
Romish
Religion
;
and
that
his
Spirit
may
lift
up
a
Standard
against
those
Assyrians
,
whensoever
they
shall
Invade
our
Land
.
Oh
pray
for
the
blessings
of
the
Gospel
of
Peace
,
and
Prosperity
with
the
Gospel
;
that
the
Ark
be
not
taken
,
and
kept
in
uncircumcised
Philistines
hands
,
but
we
may
leave
it
to
the
Generations
that
be
to
come
;
that
after
we
have
served
God
,
in
our
Generation
the
Generations
to
come
may
stand
up
,
and
call
us
blessed
.
That
those
who
have
but
little
or
nothing
of
this
worlds
goods
to
bequeath
to
their
Children
,
may
leave
them
the
unsearchable
riches
of
Christ
,
in
the
great
Truths
and
precious
Ordinances
of
the
Gospel
Oh!
Pray
in
purity
of
Worship
,
and
Unity
among
the
Saints
into
the
Land
.
Secondly
,
Make
use
of
your
Praying-Engine
about
Foreign
Affairs
,
whether
more
near
,
or
more
remote
abroad
in
the
World
.
1.
For
the
good
of
the
Neighbour-Nations
:
For
all
the
Mercy
that
they
do
stand
in
need
of
as
well
as
our selves
.
There
be
many
that
do
Pray
for
us
.
Oh
let
the
Forces
of
Three
Kingdoms
meet
,
and
unite
at
the
House
of
the
Trinity
,
at
the
Throne
of
Grace
,
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
.
There
are
many
in
these
Nations
that
are
(
as
it
were
)
bone
of
our
bone
,
and
flesh
of
our
flesh
:
Let
us
not
be
guilty
of
such
a
Negative
Cruelty
,
as
not
to
afford
them
that
Assistance
which
lies
in
our
own
Power
,
and
not
regard
the
bitterness
of
their
bonds
,
when
in
the
anguish
of
their
Souls
,
they
are
beseeching
of
us
:
In
Praying
for
them
,
we
do
in
a
special
sence
Pray
for
our selves
;
our
own
lives
are
bound
up
in
the
lives
of
these
Lands
,
these
Children
.
Secondly
,
Make
use
of
your
Praying-Engine
,
for
the
welfare
of
the
Protestant
Churches
more
remote
,
in
the
Foreign
parts
of
the
World
.
Those
in
America
,
which
dwell
among
the
Heathens
,
the
poor
Waldenses
,
and
the
rest
in
Europe
,
that
dwell
among
Persecuting
Bloody
Papists
,
&c.
Thirdly
,
Make
use
of
your
Praying-Engine
,
for
to
batter
down
the
strong
holds
of
Popery
,
every
where
:
And
plant
it
especially
against
the
Wall
of
Babylon
,
and
encompass
the
Walls
of
the
Great
City
,
by
Faith
in
the
noise
of
Prayer
,
until
you
have
done
Execution
,
and
hear
the
Eccho
of
your
Engine
,
with
a
Babylon
,
Babylon
the
great
City
is
fallen
.
Fourthly
,
Make
use
of
this
Great
Engine
for
the
bringing
down
of
the
Great
Turk
,
and
the
Conversion
of
the
poor
out-cast
Jews
.
The
Jews
were
once
Gods
Church
and
People
,
when
we
were
not
,
and
Prayed
for
Us
,
that
We
might
be
Called
,
Cant
.
8.8
,
9.
We
have
a
little
Sister
,
and
She
hath
no
Breasts
;
What
shall
we
do
for
our
Sister
,
in
the
day
when
she
shall
be
spoken
for
,
&
c
?
As
they
have
spoken
for
us
,
let
us
speak
a
good
Word
for
them
.
Fifthly
and
Lastly
,
Set
this
Engine
a
work
for
the
carrying
forth
of
the
Gospel
of
the
Kingdom
into
all
the
Kingdoms
of
the
World
;
that
the
forces
and
fulness
of
the
Gentile
Nations
may
come
in
;
Rev.
11.15
.
And
the
Kingdoms
of
the
World
be
aloud
Proclaimed
to
become
the
Kingdoms
of
the
Lord
,
Isa
.
11.9
.
and
of
his
Christ
.
And
that
the
knowledg
of
the
glory
of
God
doth
cover
the
Earth
,
as
the
Waters
do
cover
the
Sea
.
And
all
the
Militant
Church
,
and
all
the
World
be
filled
with
the
glory
of
the
Glorious
God
,
until
he
hath
filled
and
glorified
the
House
of
his
Glory
.
And
now
fellow-Soldiers
and
Christians
Let
us
put
on
this
blessed
encouraging-Armour
,
and
take
up
these
Spiritual
Weapons
,
this
Mighty
Engine
,
and
all
the
Artillery
,
and
hasten
forth
of
the
Armory
into
the
Field
again
,
for
more
encouragement
.
Do
you
not
hear
the
Gospel-Trumpet
,
how
it
sounds
a
comfortable
Call
,
Come
away
,
Come
away
,
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
Arms
,
Arms
,
hast
and
away
;
and
behold
the
S
andard
of
your
General
that
is
set
up
in
the
Field
already
?
5.
Encouragment
.
Fifth
Consideration
;
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
you
have
an
Encouraging
Standard
.
There
is
no
Standard
in
the
World
like
to
the
Standard
of
your
Captain
Christ
.
The
Standard
is
an
Ensign
and
Embleme
of
War
;
and
it
is
to
distinguish
between
Army
and
Army
,
Company
and
Company
.
It
is
the
Generals
Colours
,
whether
at
Land
,
or
Sea
;
and
it
hath
commonly
the
Arms
of
the
Kingdom
and
Countrey
to
whom
it
belongs
,
visibly
displayed
in
it
;
to
bring
together
,
to
encourage
,
and
comfort
the
Soldiers
who
belongs
unto
it
;
and
to
dismay
,
discourage
,
and
discomfit
,
and
terrifie
the
Enemies
.
It
is
a
mark
of
Dignity
to
the
Soldiers
that
are
under
it
,
and
for
it
;
and
for
Dread
and
Destruction
to
those
that
are
against
it
.
What
are
the
stately
Standards
of
the
World
,
to
this
of
Christs
?
(
What
is
the
great
Standard
of
the
Great
Turk
,
with
his
Half-Moon
;
or
the
German
Emperour
,
with
his
blazing
Spread-Eagle
;
or
the
King
of
Spain
with
his
strong
Castle
;
or
the
French
Kings
Flower-deluce
;
or
the
Kings
Arms
of
the
Three
Kingdoms
,
supported
and
guarded
with
a
Lyon
rampant
,
and
Unicorn
,
that
hath
Faced
and
Fought
so
terribly
the
Dutch
at
Sea
)
to
this
Great
,
Glorious
,
and
Terrible
Standard
of
Jesus
Christ
?
The
glorious
Gospel
of
Christ
which
brings
Life
and
Immortality
to
light
,
is
the
Standard
,
the
Ensign
,
and
Banner
of
your
great
Commander
.
And
there
are
the
Arms
of
the
Ancient
of
Days
;
of
the
Royal
Family
of
the
Coelestial
Kingdom
.
It
bears
the
Names
,
the
Attributes
,
the
Titles
,
and
the
Eternal
Truths
of
the
Blessed
Trinity
.
It
bears
both
the
Natures
,
all
the
Offices
,
and
all
the
Ordinances
of
Jesus
Christ
,
(
your
General●ssimo
and
great
Emperor
)
and
lively
displays
them
to
the
World
.
Isa
.
62.10
,
11
,
12.
Go
thorow
,
go
thorow
the
Gates
;
prepare
you
the
way
of
the
People
;
cast
up
,
cast
up
the
high-way
,
gather
out
the
stones
:
Lift
up
a
Standard
for
the
People
,
&c.
Isa
.
49.22
.
Thus
saith
the
Lord
God
,
behold
I
will
lift
up
mine
hand
to
the
Gentiles
,
and
set
up
my
Standard
to
the
People
,
and
they
shall
bring
thy
Sons
in
their
Arms
,
and
thy
Daughters
shall
be
carried
upon
their
shoulders
.
This
Standard
is
a
Flag
of
Truce
,
a
Banner
of
Love
to
all
the
Faithful
Soldiers
of
Christ
;
and
full
of
encouragement
to
all
that
will
come
under
it
;
to
them
it
is
a
Standard
of
Grace
and
Peace
.
But
it
is
very
Terrible
to
all
that
withstand
and
Fight
against
it
;
to
them
it
is
a
bloody
Flag
,
a
black
Banner
of
Death
and
Wrath
.
There
is
no
Quarter
for
those
that
will
not
submit
and
List
under
it
.
It
is
a
Standard
that
will
certainly
Conquer
,
and
Crush
all
the
Persons
and
Powers
that
shall
continue
to
oppose
it
.
The
Inscription
which
Julius
the
Third
had
stamped
on
his
Coin
,
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
written
on
his
Standard
,
Gens
&
Regnum
peribit
,
quod
mihi
non
inservit
:
That
Nation
and
Kingdom
shall
Perish
,
which
doth
not
serve
me
.
Syrus
the
Second
great
Monarch
,
had
for
his
Motto
Stabi●itur
:
yet
was
he
Conquered
by
Thomtris
Queen
of
Scythia
.
But
Christs
Standard
shall
be
lifted
up
,
and
stand
in
the
World
until
all
the
Nations
be
Conquered
.
The
Lord
Jesus
summons
in
the
Nations
and
Kingdoms
of
the
World
,
by
the
Standard
of
the
Everlasting
Gospel
,
and
Wo
to
those
that
obey
it
not
.
There
is
a
memorable
Scripture
to
this
purpose
,
Rev.
14.6
,
7
,
8
,
9
,
10.
And
I
saw
another
Angel
fly
in
the
midst
of
Heaven
,
having
the
Everlasting
Gospel
to
Preach
unto
them
that
dwell
on
the
Earth
,
and
to
every
Nation
,
and
Kindred
,
and
Tongue
,
and
People
:
Saying
with
a
loud
Voice
,
Fear
God
,
and
give
glory
to
him
,
for
the
hour
of
his
Judgment
is
come
;
and
Worship
him
that
made
Heaven
,
and
Earth
,
and
the
Sea
,
and
the
Fountains
of
Waters
.
And
there
followed
another
Angel
saying
,
Babylon
is
fallen
,
is
fallen
,
that
great
City
:
because
she
made
all
Nations
to
drink
of
the
Wine
of
the
Wrath
of
her
Fornications
.
And
the
Third
Angel
followed
them
,
saying
with
a
loud
voice
,
If
any
man
Worship
the
Beast
and
his
Image
,
and
receive
his
Mark
in
his
Fore-head
,
or
in
his
Hand
:
The
same
shall
drink
of
the
wine
of
the
Wrath
of
God
,
&c.
Men
(
though
never
so
Mighty
)
must
submit
themselves
to
this
Gospel-Standard
,
or
be
destroyed
for
ever
.
They
must
embrace
the
Gospel
of
Peace
,
or
else
feel
the
weight
of
Divine
Wrath
.
This
is
the
Name
which
your
Captain
General
hath
written
on
his
Vesture
and
on
his
Thigh
;
and
this
is
the
Motto
he
hath
written
on
his
Standard
,
Rex
Regum
,
&
Dominus
Dominantium
,
King
of
Kings
,
and
Lord
of
Lords
.
This
Standard
shall
not
be
taken
down
,
until
it
hath
Conquered
all
the
Mighty
and
Malicious
,
the
Potent
and
Proud
Enemies
of
the
Gospel
.
What
shall
become
of
the
Beast
,
and
of
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
and
their
Armies
,
when
gathered
together
,
to
make
War
against
him
that
sate
on
the
White-Horse
,
and
against
his
Army
?
Why
,
they
shall
be
routed
,
ruined
,
and
most
miserably
destroyed
,
Rev.
19.17
,
18.
And
I
saw
an
Angel
standing
in
the
Sun
,
and
he
cryed
with
a
loud
Voice
,
saying
to
all
the
Fowls
that
fly
in
the
midst
of
Heaven
,
Come
and
gather
your selves
together
,
unto
the
Supper
of
the
Great
God
,
that
you
may
eat
the
Flesh
of
Kings
,
and
the
Flesh
of
Captains
,
and
the
Flesh
of
Mighty
men
,
and
the
Flesh
of
Horses
,
and
of
them
that
sit
on
them
,
and
the
Flesh
of
all
men
,
both
free
and
bond
,
both
small
and
great
.
The
Gospel-Standard
is
an
Ensign
that
hath
been
shot
at
,
and
designed
against
by
the
Enemies
,
but
it
stands
up
,
and
is
displayed
in
the
World
;
and
it
shall
continue
until
it
shall
make
all
the
Mighty
ones
of
the
World
to
strike
Sayle
,
and
vail
Bonnet
unto
it
.
The
Lord
Jesus
will
cut
down
with
the
sharp
Sword
that
goeth
out
of
his
mouth
,
and
trample
under
his
feet
all
that
will
not
come
under
his
Scepter
and
Standard
.
1
Cor
.
15.28
,
29.
He
must
Reign
until
all
Authority
be
under
him
,
and
until
all
his
Enemies
be
made
his
Foot-stool
.
Sentensis
writeth
,
Cestensis
in
his
7th
.
Book
.
Anno.
1253.
that
when
Grosted
Bishop
of
Lincoln
died
,
there
was
a
Voice
heard
in
the
Popes
Court
(
Vent
miser
in
judicium
Dei
)
Come
thou
wretch
,
to
be
judged
of
God
;
and
that
the
Pope
was
found
dead
in
his
bed
the
next
day
,
and
a
blew
stroke
upon
his
body
,
as
though
●he
had
been
beaten
with
a
Staff
.
A
Voice
like
this
,
shall
in
a
little
time
ring
over
the
World
.
The
Judgment
of
the
Man
of
Sin
,
and
of
the
Whore
of
Babylon
,
the
Mother
of
Harlots
and
Abominations
;
the
Judgment
of
the
Beast
,
and
of
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
,
which
have
given
up
their
Power
unto
him
,
is
come
.
Jesus
Christ
will
beat
them
down
,
and
make
them
his
Foot-stool
,
who
rise
up
against
his
Standard
.
The
Assyrians
shall
fall
by
the
Sword
.
And
there
shall
be
such
an
Ensign
displayed
in
Mount
Sion
,
that
the
Princes
shall
be
afraid
of
the
Ensign
,
saith
the
Lord
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
It
is
said
of
Polemon
,
that
to
make
his
Soldiers
fiercer
in
assailing
the
Lacedemonians
,
he
cast
his
Colours
into
the
midst
of
his
Enemies
,
whereupon
they
pressed
with
great
violence
,
esteeming
it
a
great
dishonour
to
abandon
their
Ensign
.
So
Jesus
Christ
hath
cast
forth
his
Colours
into
the
midst
of
his
Enemies
to
encourage
his
Soldiers
what
an
encourageing
Standard
hath
your
Captain
set
up
for
you
,
to
the
Terrour
of
your
Enemies
?
O
the
blessed
Epethites
that
are
given
unto
the
Gospel
for
your
great
encouragement
!
It
is
called
the
Gospel
of
Peace
.
The
Gospel
of
the
Grace
of
God
.
The
Gospel
of
Christ
.
The
Power
of
God
unto
Salvation
.
The
word
of
life
.
The
wisdom
of
God
in
a
Mystery
.
The
unsearchable
riches
of
Christ
,
&c.
Here
you
have
lively
displayed
to
you
,
the
face
of
Christ
,
the
love
of
Christ
,
the
heart
of
Christ
,
the
Blood
of
Christ
,
the
Bowels
of
Christ
,
the
love
of
Christ
reaking
,
streaming
,
and
sparkling
in
his
Blood
:
The
Gospel
of
Christ
is
the
New-Testament
in
his
Blood
;
There
you
may
see
your
Magna
Charta
;
There
you
may
see
the
exceeding
great
and
precious
promises
,
which
are
given
to
you
;
there
you
may
see
the
Precious
Legacies
,
and
unsearchable
riches
of
Grace
and
Glory
,
which
your
dying
dear
Redeemer
left
you
.
There
you
may
see
the
Golden
Chain
of
your
Salvation
,
how
you
are
linked
fast
to
Glory
.
There
you
may
read
the
Father
Electing
,
the
Son
Redeeming
,
and
the
holy
Spirit
Sanctifying
and
preparing
you
for
Glory
.
There
you
may
see
that
your
blessed
Captain
is
Alpha
and
Omega
,
the
beginning
and
the
end
,
the
first
and
the
last
,
&c.
There
you
may
see
him
on
the
Cross
evidently
set
forth
and
Crucified
for
you
;
and
now
sitting
as
a
Conquerour
on
the
Throne
.
There
you
may
see
him
that
was
once
Crowned
with
Thorns
for
you
,
to
wear
the
Crown
of
Life
and
Immortality
,
and
Laurel
of
Glory
.
There
is
not
one
discouraging
Word
in
the
Gospel
,
or
Black-Letter
,
to
dishearten
you
;
the
Gospel
is
the
Book
of
Life
already
opened
unto
you
;
every
line
is
Love
and
Life
,
Sweetness
and
Peace
to
you
.
O!
where
can
you
match
this
matchless
Standard
?
Ah
Saints
of
God
,
and
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
Chear
up
,
and
be
couragious
under
it
.
And
Sinners
,
Enemies
to
Christ
,
be
you
allured
and
enamoured
to
come
in
under
it
,
or
fear
and
tremble
at
the
thoughts
of
standing
out
against
it
;
you
must
bow
or
break
,
this
is
the
long
and
short
.
It
is
said
of
Alexander
,
that
when
he
came
to
besiege
,
or
storm
any
Garison
,
he
was
wont
to
hang
up
a
lighted
Lamp
to
be
a
sign
of
Mercy
,
that
if
the
Enemy
would
submit
whilst
that
was
burning
,
there
was
Quarter
to
be
given
;
but
after
that
was
out
,
there
was
nothing
but
the
bloody
Standard
up
for
a
Sign
;
and
nothing
remained
then
but
death
.
Sinners
,
the
Lord
Jesus
doth
so
by
you
;
he
doth
first
hang
forth
the
Golden
Lamp
of
the
Gospel
of
Life
,
to
summon
you
in
,
and
holds
forth
the
Flag
of
Truce
,
the
light-side
of
the
Gospel
of
Peace
unto
you
;
but
if
you
come
not
in
,
he
will
turn
the
black
and
bloody
side
of
the
Standard
toward
you
,
and
shew
your
Doom
and
Death
without
Mercy
,
Heb
2.3
.
With
an
how
shall
you
escape
,
if
you
neglect
so
great
Salvation
?
And
with
a
bring
forth
those
mine
Enemies
,
Luke
9.27
.
that
would
not
have
me
to
Reign
over
them
,
and
slay
them
before
me
.
Luk
2.34
.
The
Gospel
,
like
Christ
himself
,
is
set
for
the
fall
and
risi●g
again
of
many
in
Israel
;
and
for
a
Sign
to
be
spoken
against
.
It
is
for
a
Sign
of
the
Fall
and
Destruction
of
Implacable
Enemies
;
and
for
the
rising
,
the
consolation
,
the
final
Victory
,
and
everlasting
Salvation
of
all
the
true
followers
of
the
Lamb
.
Sixth
Consideration
:
For
your
further
encouragement
,
your
Fortifications
are
good
:
they
are
all
Impregnable
,
and
Impenetrable
,
of
most
Invincible
strength
.
Your
Out-works
,
your
Inner-works
,
your
Ramparts
,
your
Walls
,
your
Bulwarks
,
your
Forts
and
Towers
,
all
your
Defence
is
encouraging
.
Jer
.
15.20
.
A
Fenced
Brazen
Wall
.
That
is
strong
;
where
are
any
Walls
of
Brass
,
but
about
the
Church
?
And
yet
behold
stronger
than
Brass
,
Isa
.
26.1
.
Salvation
will
God
appoint
for
Walls
and
Bulwarks
.
How
safe
must
those
be
,
that
are
Walled
about
with
Brass
,
and
Fortified
round
about
with
Salvation
?
Brass
is
strong
,
and
Salvation
is
stronger
;
and
yet
view
well
your
Defence
,
and
you
shall
find
it
to
be
stronger
again
,
Psal
.
18.2
.
The
Lord
is
my
Rock
,
and
my
Fortress
,
and
my
Deliverer
,
my
God
,
my
Strength
in
whom
I
will
trust
,
my
Buckler
,
and
the
Horn
of
my
Salvation
,
and
my
high
Tower
.
As
the
Cause
is
greater
,
and
better
than
the
Effect
,
so
is
the
Lord
more
stronger
than
Salvation
it self
.
Let
me
speak
in
the
Dialect
of
the
Psalmist
,
Psal
.
48.12
,
13.
Walk
about
Sion
,
go
round
about
her
,
tell
the
Towers
thereof
,
mark
ye
well
her
Bulwarks
,
consider
her
Palaces
.
Sion
was
a
Type
of
the
Militant
Church
,
and
her
Towers
,
and
Walls
,
and
Bulwarks
,
was
Typical
,
to
signifie
Mystical
Sion
,
the
Church
of
Christ
.
Now
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
go
round
about
the
Militant
Church
,
and
behold
your
Fortifications
,
view
your
Works
,
mark
well
your
Bulwarks
,
and
you
shall
find
them
to
be
of
Invincible
strength
;
and
tell
the
Towers
thereof
that
are
for
your
defence
.
The
Towers
are
so
many
,
that
you
cannot
easily
tell
them
;
yet
mark
them
well
,
and
count
them
if
you
can
.
All
the
Glorious
Persons
in
the
Trinity
you
may
reckon
for
so
many
Towers
;
all
the
Glorious
Names
,
Titles
and
Attributes
of
the
blessed
God-head
,
whether
Communicable
or
Incommunicable
,
whether
Nominal
or
Real
;
whether
Absolute
or
Relative
;
and
there
are
near
Five
hundred
of
these
,
of
the
one
,
and
of
the
other
,
in
Scripture
,
and
you
may
tell
every
one
of
these
for
a
Tower
and
Defence
for
the
Church
.
Again
,
count
up
the
Glorious
Promises
of
the
Blessed
God
,
that
are
of
use
,
and
in
force
,
and
you
may
write
them
down
for
so
many
Towers
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
how
strong
must
those
Fortifications
,
those
Walls
and
Bulwarks
be
,
that
have
so
many
Towers
to
Flank
and
Defend
them
round
about
?
At
one
Tower
Truth
Preserves
;
at
another
Omnipotency
Defends
;
at
another
Wisdom
Counter-Works
all
the
Plots
,
and
Mines
,
and
Stratagems
of
the
Enemies
;
at
another
Justice
clears
off
the
Enemies
;
at
another
Wrath
breaks
out
upon
them
like
Fire
,
&c.
At
one
Tower
lies
oppressing
Pharoah
,
and
his
Potent
Army
,
dead
together
;
at
another
Lucifer
,
Son
of
the
morning
,
that
glittering
Star
Senacherib
pluckt
down
from
Heaven
,
and
cast
to
the
Earth
;
at
another
Persecuting
Herod
,
smitten
,
and
gives
up
the
Ghost
.
Ah!
how
Formidable
and
Terrible
are
the
Attributes
,
Threatnings
,
and
Promises
of
God
to
his
Enemies
!
and
how
full
of
encouragement
,
and
comfort
are
they
unto
his
own
People
!
Oh
how
safe
must
they
be
,
that
have
such
strong
Fortifications
as
these
?
What
a
most
Emphatical
Scripture
is
that
,
to
set
forth
the
strength
of
Christs
Soldiers
defence
?
Isa
.
33.16
.
There
is
an
Emphasis
in
almost
every
word
;
and
it
answers
all
Objections
that
may
be
made
,
against
the
security
and
safety
of
them
that
fear
the
Lord
,
in
the
worst
of
times
.
He
shall
dwell
on
high
;
his
place
of
defence
shall
be
the
Munition
of
Rocks
;
bread
shall
be
given
him
,
his
waters
shall
be
sure
.
Their
place
of
Defence
is
Munited
and
Fortified
with
Rocks
;
Munition
of
Rocks
,
Impregnable
,
Impenetrable
,
Inaccessable
Rocks
,
where
the
Pioneers
can
make
no
Mines
to
hurt
;
and
it
is
so
high
,
that
no
Scaling-Ladder
can
reach
to
the
top
of
their
Defence
,
they
shall
dwell
so
high
;
If
the
Enemy
could
make
Ladders
as
long
as
Jacobs
Ladder
was
,
yet
they
could
not
Seale
these
Walls
,
they
would
be
found
too
short
to
reach
the
top
:
For
their
place
of
Defence
is
as
high
as
any
thing
in
God
.
Object
.
But
there
may
be
a
close
Siege
round
about
the
strongest
Defence
,
that
the
besieged
may
be
starved
out
,
and
forced
to
yield
.
Answ
.
Not
so
here
;
for
Bread
shall
be
given
,
Sol
.
saith
the
Text
.
Object
.
But
the
Enemy
may
turn
away
the
Waters
,
or
poyson
them
,
as
many
times
they
do
;
and
the
strongest
places
have
been
taken
this
way
.
Sol
.
Answ
.
Not
so
neither
here
;
for
his
Waters
shall
be
sure
,
saith
the
Text
:
The
River
of
God
shall
always
flow
unto
them
,
to
make
glad
the
City
of
God
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
what
encouragement
is
here
to
hold
out
the
Siege
,
when
your
Defence
is
so
strong
,
and
your
Provision
so
sure
?
And
among
all
your
Strength
,
and
Towers
,
mark
well
,
and
take
special
notice
of
your
main
Tower
,
and
Castle-Royal
,
The
Great
Name
of
God
.
Prov.
18.10
.
The
Name
of
the
Lord
is
a
strong
Tower
;
the
Righteous
runneth
into
it
,
and
is
safe
.
The
Omnipotent
Power
of
God
to
aid
,
to
succour
,
to
preserve
,
and
to
deliver
his
poor
People
:
This
was
that
strong
Tower
to
which
Moses
did
run
,
and
was
safe
,
when
pursued
by
Pharoah
and
his
Mighty
Army
.
Exod
.
14.
This
was
that
strong
Tower
the
Three
Children
took
for
their
Defence
,
Dan
.
3.
And
let
me
tell
you
,
That
the
Great
Name
of
God
is
in
some
sense
,
of
a
larger
extent
than
the
Promises
of
God
:
The
Promises
of
God
doth
assure
us
,
what
God
will
do
;
but
when
we
look
to
the
Great
Name
of
God
,
there
it
is
what
God
can
do
upon
an
Accompt
of
his
Omnipotent
Power
,
and
Prerogative
Royal
.
The
Three
Children
had
no
particular
Promise
that
they
should
not
be
burnt
in
the
Fiery
Furnace
;
but
they
looked
to
Gods
Royal
Prerogative
,
and
Almighty
Power
,
and
there
they
were
safe
.
Our
God
whom
we
serve
,
is
able
to
deliver
us
out
of
thy
Hand
,
O
King
.
When
they
had
no
particular
Promise
,
they
fled
to
,
and
pitched
upon
an
Attribute
,
and
they
were
safe
.
Oh
what
may
not
God
do
for
his
Great
Name
,
when
poor
Creatures
do
make
it
their
Refuge
?
Seventh
Consideration
:
Though
your
Number
be
the
fewest
,
yet
your
side
is
the
strongest
:
the
strength
of
the
Trinity
is
on
your
side
,
and
that
is
Infinitely
more
than
can
be
against
you
.
Exod
.
14.14
.
The
Lord
shall
Fight
for
you
,
said
Moses
to
the
Israelites
;
and
how
strong
must
they
be
,
that
God
Fights
for
?
Rom.
8.31
.
If
God
be
for
us
,
who
can
be
against
us
?
I
have
read
of
Antigonor
,
It
is
said
of
the
Lacedemonians
,
that
they
were
never
wont
to
enquire
of
the
number
of
their
Enemys
,
but
where
they
were
.
how
that
when
some
told
him
of
the
Super-numerous
Army
that
was
coming
against
him
,
and
that
he
was
under
Number
to
Engage
the
Enemy
;
How
many
(
said
he
)
do
you
reckon
Me
to
be
?
If
an
Antigonor
would
be
reckoned
for
many
;
how
many
may
Jesus
Christ
be
reckoned
to
be
?
What
if
the
Militant
Church
be
few
in
number
,
One
of
a
City
,
and
Two
of
a
Tribe
;
and
there
be
never
so
many
Legions
of
Devils
,
and
Armies
of
wicked
men
against
them
?
yet
you
may
reckon
Jesus
Christ
against
all
these
,
if
they
were
a
Thousand
times
more
.
Isa
.
41.14
.
Fear
not
thou
Worm
Jacob
,
and
ye
men
of
Israel
,
I
will
help
thee
.
If
a
poor
despicable
Worm
,
should
take
a
Mote
,
and
challenge
the
great
Armies
of
the
World
to
Fight
them
,
as
Alexanders
,
Pompeys
,
the
great
Turk
,
&c.
every
one
would
look
upon
it
as
a
ridiculous
thing
,
and
would
conclude
this
Worm
to
be
no
match
to
Fight
them
;
I
,
but
if
an
Omnipotent
God
will
march
forth
with
,
and
take
the
part
of
this
Worm
,
then
all
the
strength
of
Earth
and
Hell
will
be
too
weak
to
Engage
with
this
Worm
.
Fear
not
thou
worm
Jacob
,
I
will
help
thee
.
Though
thou
art
as
weak
as
a
Worm
,
yet
I
have
the
strength
of
a
God
,
and
who
can
stand
against
a
God
,
and
a
Worm
,
when
their
strength
is
United
?
And
then
it
is
added
in
the
next
verse
,
God
is
Maximus
in
minimis
the
greatest
in
the
lest
of
all
his
Creatures
.
Behold
I
will
make
thee
a
new
threshing
Instrument
having
teeth
;
thou
shalt
thresh
the
Mountains
,
and
beat
them
small
,
and
shalt
make
the
Hills
as
Chaff
.
God
will
help
this
Worm
Jacob
,
and
then
shall
he
thresh
down
all
the
Mountains
that
stand
before
him
!
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
though
you
be
few
and
weak
your
Captain-General
is
of
Invincible
strength
;
and
greater
is
he
that
is
in
you
,
than
he
that
is
in
the
World
,
1
Jo
.
4.4
.
Although
you
may
be
few
and
weak
in
your selves
,
yet
you
may
be
strong
in
the
Lord
,
and
in
the
power
of
his
Might
,
Eph.
6.10
.
You
have
the
Power
of
Gods
Might
on
your
side
;
and
if
we
Fall
(
saith
Luther
)
Christ
Falls
.
Si
nos
ruimus
ruit
Christus
.
Luth
.
And
you
have
the
strength
of
the
blessed
Angels
on
your
side
,
that
potent
Host
:
If
your
General
see
that
you
want
help
,
he
will
raise
the
Forces
of
Heaven
to
Aid
and
Assist
you
;
and
then
,
how
long
will
you
be
?
Psal
.
18.17
.
The
Chariots
of
God
are
Twenty
Thousand
,
even
Thousands
of
Angels
,
the
Lord
is
among
them
,
as
in
Sinai
,
in
the
Holy
Place
.
The
Lord
Jesus
he
commands
the
Host
of
the
Mighty
Angels
,
and
if
need
be
,
he
will
command
them
down
for
your
help
.
Down
ye
Principalities
and
Powers
,
Mights
and
Dominions
,
for
the
Relief
of
my
Militant
Church
;
I
charge
you
to
assist
them
,
and
to
Minister
unto
them
,
and
serve
them
;
ye
Ministring
Spirits
,
I
command
and
require
you
to
the
service
of
the
Church
.
Ah
Christians
!
you
may
easily
see
your
Side
to
be
the
strongest
,
for
your
great
encouragement
.
Eighth
Consideration
:
Though
your
service
be
hard
and
sharp
,
yet
it
will
be
but
short
.
You
may
endure
a
great
Fight
of
Affliction
,
but
it
will
be
but
a
short
Fight
:
your
Fight
shall
hold
but
a
few
days
.
Rev.
2.10
.
The
Captain
of
our
Salvation
,
though
he
took
a
bitter
draught
of
Affliction
,
yet
he
did
but
drink
of
the
Brook
that
is
in
the
way
,
not
of
the
spring
for
perpetuity
,
Psa
.
110.7
.
Behold
the
Devil
shall
cast
some
of
you
into
Prison
,
and
you
shall
have
Tribulation
Ten
days
.
The
Ten
days
will
soon
be
over
;
and
if
days
may
seem
to
be
too
long
,
it
is
shortned
to
an
hour
,
Rev.
3.10
.
Their
conflict
is
called
the
hour
of
Temptation
:
you
have
but
an
hour
to
suffer
,
and
the
Glass
will
quickly
run
out
;
and
the
Devil
and
wicked
men
have
but
their
Hour
to
Afflict
and
Persecute
.
Luk
.
22.53
.
But
this
is
your
Hour
,
and
the
Power
of
Darkness
,
said
Jesus
Christ
to
his
Persecuting
Enemies
;
and
if
the
Hour
may
seem
to
be
too
long
,
it
is
shortned
to
a
Moment
,
and
that
is
the
shortest
of
all
time
;
a
Moment
is
so
short
,
that
it
can
scarce
be
measured
by
Art.
2
Cor
.
4.17
.
Our
light
afflictions
which
are
but
for
a
moment
,
&c.
A
Moment
is
gone
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye
,
it
is
p●ssed
away
as
sudden
as
a
thought
.
Says
one
of
the
Martyrs
,
It
is
but
to
shut
your
eyes
,
and
before
you
open
them
again
,
you
will
be
in
Heaven
.
I
have
but
a
stile
or
two
,
When
thanasi●●
was
to
be
Banished
,
he
said
to
his
Friends
that
bewailed
his
condition
.
Nubecula
est
,
cito
transibit
.
It
is
but
a
little
Cloud
,
and
will
quickly
be
gone
.
Isa
.
35.10
.
Rev.
12.12
.
said
Doctor
Taylor
the
Martyr
.
and
I
shall
be
at
my
Fathers
house
.
Luther
hath
three
Diminutives
to
set
forth
the
shortness
of
the
Christians
Afflictions
,
they
are
(
saith
he
)
but
for
a
Little
,
little
,
little
while
:
It
is
but
a
short
blast
and
it
will
soon
be
over
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
chear
up
,
and
hold
out
;
it
is
but
a
little
while
before
your
Combat
and
Conflict
will
be
over
,
and
your
hard
Service
will
receive
a
Period
,
and
End
,
in
a
Quietus
est
:
Sorrow
and
Sighing
shall
flee
away
,
and
then
everlasting
joy
shall
be
upon
your
heads
.
The
Devil
comes
down
with
great
Wrath
;
he
rageth
much
,
because
he
knows
his
time
is
but
short
;
and
what
encouragement
should
it
be
to
you
,
to
bear
afflictions
,
and
endure
hardness
,
to
keep
up
your
Combat
,
when
you
know
that
the
time
is
but
short
?
1
Cor
.
7.29
.
But
this
I
say
,
Brethren
,
the
time
is
short
,
&c.
The
time
is
so
short
,
that
they
that
weep
,
should
be
as
though
they
wept
not
:
The
shortness
of
the
time
should
make
afflictions
rather
to
seem
to
be
,
than
to
be
real
and
indeed
.
Ninth
Consideration
:
Though
your
Enemies
be
never
so
Formidable
and
Terrible
,
yet
they
are
all
conquered
:
Look
upon
them
asunder
,
or
together
,
and
they
are
all
conquered
.
1
The
Devils
,
those
Potent
,
cruel
,
malicious
Enemies
,
they
are
Conquered
and
spoyled
{αβγδ}
expolio
.
Strip
them
,
Pull
off
their
Armour
,
as
Captives
are
dealt
with
in
War
.
.
Col.
2.15
.
And
having
spoyled
Principalities
and
Powers
,
he
made
a
shew
of
it
openly
,
triumphing
over
them
in
it
.
It
is
an
allusion
(
say
some
)
to
the
custom
of
the
Romans
,
who
when
they
had
Conquered
their
Enemies
,
and
Disarmed
them
,
they
were
wont
(
in
a
Triumphant
manner
)
to
Brandish
their
Swords
and
Display
their
Colours
,
and
carry
their
Arms
in
open
view
as
Trophies
and
Emblems
of
Victory
,
to
shew
to
the
beholders
,
how
they
were
the
Conquerours
.
And
so
the
Lord
Jesus
having
obtained
the
Victory
,
and
gotten
the
Conquest
,
he
rode
as
it
were
in
Triumph
,
and
made
a
shew
of
it
openly
to
the
World
what
he
had
done
Here
are
the
Arms
and
Weapons
of
the
Prince
of
Da●kness
,
of
the
Principalities
and
Powers
:
I
have
spoyled
them
all
I
have
disarmed
them
all
,
and
made
a
shew
of
it
openly
,
Triumphing
over
them
in
it
;
behold
I
have
out-witted
the
Old-Se
pent
,
I
have
ov
rcome
the
Dragon
.
Now
is
the
Judgment
of
this
World
,
now
shall
the
Prince
of
this
World
be
cast
out
,
Joh
.
12.31
.
2.
For
Afflictions
and
Persecutions
,
the
Apostle
challengeth
the
Field
of
them
all
,
and
bids
Defiance
to
them
,
and
insults
over
them
in
a
Triumphant
manner
,
as
being
already
overcome
by
Jesus
Christ
,
Rom.
8.35
,
36
,
37
,
&c.
Who
shall
separate
us
from
the
love
of
Christ
?
shall
Tribulation
,
or
D●stress
,
or
Persecution
,
or
Famine
,
or
Nakedness
,
or
Peril
,
or
Sword
?
As
it
is
written
,
for
thy
sake
are
we
killed
all
the
day
long
,
we
are
accounted
as
Sheep
for
the
slaughter
.
Come
one
,
and
all
Afflictions
and
Persecutions
,
with
all
your
blackness
,
and
darkness
,
and
threats
,
and
terrours
,
what
,
will
you
have
the
Victory
?
Nay
(
notwithstanding
all
that
you
have
done
,
or
can
do
)
we
are
the
Conquerours
;
yea
,
and
more
than
,
Conquerours
,
through
him
that
loveth
us
:
Our
Captain
hath
fought
you
,
and
Conquered
you
all
;
and
now
are
we
more
than
Conquerours
of
you
;
we
have
so
Conquered
,
that
we
cannot
be
Conquered
again
.
Qui
pro
nob●●
mortem
semel
vicit
semper
vincit
in
nobis
.
Cyp
.
Ep.
9.
He
that
once
overcomes
Death
for
us
,
alwayes
over
comes
Death
in
us
.
3.
For
Death
,
that
grim
and
gastly
Enemy
,
that
mighty
Leveller
,
that
King
of
Terrours
which
spareth
none
,
the
cruel
Grave
is
Conquered
likewise
.
The
Apostle
doth
as
it
were
deride
and
jeer
at
Death
,
and
insults
over
it
,
as
being
a
Disarmed
and
Conquered
Enemy
.
1
Cor
.
15.54
,
55
,
&c.
Death
is
swallowed
up
in
Victory
.
O
Death
,
where
is
thy
sting
!
O
Grave
,
where
is
thy
Victory
!
The
sting
of
Death
is
Sin
,
and
the
strength
of
Sin
is
the
Law
.
But
thanks
be
to
God
,
which
giveth
us
the
Victory
,
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
O
Death
!
thou
wert
once
a
Cruel
,
Formidable
,
Stinging
,
Killing
Enemy
;
thou
wert
once
terribly
Armed
;
but
Jesus
Christ
hath
been
in
the
Grave
,
He
hath
entred
thy
Quarters
,
and
strong-Holds
,
He
hath
pluck't
out
thy
Sting
,
and
took
off
thy
Arms
,
and
spoyled
thy
Power
.
He
hath
swallowed
thee
up
in
Victory
;
and
now
,
O
Death
,
what
canst
thou
do
,
for
want
of
thy
Sting
?
And
now
,
O
Grave
,
thou
shalt
be
but
a
resting-place
to
sleep
in
,
for
them
that
dye
in
Jesus
Christ
,
and
a
Dark-Passage
to
the
Heavenly-Palace
.
4.
For
all
the
World
together
,
it
is
Conquered
to
your
hands
.
When
Jesus
Christ
was
to
take
his
leave
of
the
World
,
and
of
his
Disciples
,
He
chears
up
,
and
encourageth
his
Soldiers
,
like
a
valiant
Conquerour
,
Joh
.
16.33
.
In
the
World
you
shall
have
Tribulation
,
but
be
of
good
chear
,
Melancton
was
thus
enraged
by
Luther
:
Why
should
we
fear
a
Conquered
World
,
that
have
Christ
the
Conquerour
on
our
side
.
I
have
overcome
the
World
.
Chear
up
brave
Soldiers
,
in
the
midst
of
all
Tribulations
,
Rage
,
and
Furies
of
the
World
:
Let
the
Wicked
Storm
and
Rage
never
so
much
,
keep
up
your
Conflict
,
and
follow
couragiously
,
for
I
have
overcome
the
World
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
What
an
Encouragement
is
this
,
to
endure
hardness
,
that
your
cruel
Enemies
are
all
Conquered
?
Your
Captain-General
hath
broken
through
them
all
,
and
won
the
day
;
He
is
got
over
the
Devils
,
and
over
all
the
Tribulations
of
the
World
,
and
got
through
the
Grave
,
and
stands
on
the
other
side
,
and
bids
you
take
courage
,
and
chear
up
,
for
the
World
is
Conquered
;
and
now
you
are
in
the
Pursuit
of
your
Enemies
,
they
are
all
Routed
and
Spoiled
,
and
therefore
bear
it
up
gallantly
,
for
the
day
is
yours
.
Tenth
Consideration
:
Your
hardest
Service
shall
not
hurt
you
.
It
was
an
Heroical
and
true
saying
of
one
,
Socrates
an
Heathen
,
speaking
of
his
Enemies
,
said
,
they
that
kill
me
,
cannot
hurt
me
.
A
Christian
may
say
so
much
more
.
We
may
be
killed
(
saith
he
)
but
we
cannot
be
hurt
.
No
Commander
else
in
the
World
can
assure
his
Soldiers
of
that
safety
that
Jesus
Christ
doth
his
.
Luk
.
21.
The
Lord
Jesus
tells
his
Soldiers
of
the
hardness
of
their
Service
:
How
Men
should
lay
their
hands
upon
them
,
and
Persecute
them
,
and
deliver
them
up
unto
the
Synagogues
,
and
into
Prisons
,
and
that
they
should
be
brought
before
Kings
and
Rulers
for
his
Names
sake
;
how
they
should
be
betrayed
by
Parents
,
and
Brethren
,
and
Kinsfolk
and
Friends
,
and
some
of
them
put
to
death
,
and
how
they
should
be
hated
of
all
men
for
his
Names
sake
;
This
is
hard
service
,
you
will
say
,
and
yet
notwithstanding
all
this
,
he
assures
them
,
That
not
an
hair
of
their
Head
shall
Perish
,
ver
.
18.
Jesus
Christ
assures
his
Soldiers
,
as
Paul
did
those
that
were
with
him
in
the
Ship
,
Act.
27.34
.
notwithstanding
the
danger
of
the
●empest
,
yet
an
hair
should
not
fall
from
any
of
their
heads
:
The
Storm
and
Shipwrack
should
do
them
no
hurt
.
Luther
being
in
great
danger
,
said
he
should
be
safe
aut
in
coelo
aut
sub
coelo
.
So
Christ
assures
his
Soldiers
,
how
that
all
the
dangers
,
and
hazards
,
and
sufferings
of
his
followers
shall
not
harm
them
one
hair
of
their
heads
:
He
will
secure
their
lowest
and
meanest
concernments
;
the
hair
of
the
head
is
of
least
moment
,
it
is
but
an
Excrementitious
part
of
the
body
,
and
can
be
spared
with
least
detriment
;
but
yet
not
an
hair
of
your
heads
shall
perish
;
He
will
provide
some
Plank
,
or
Board
,
or
something
or
other
,
to
wast
you
over
,
and
bring
you
safe
to
the
shore
of
blessedness
,
notwithstanding
all
the
gust
and
blast
of
Providences
,
and
all
the
Persecutions
,
and
Afflictions
of
this
present
World
;
Though
you
may
be
killed
all
the
day
long
,
yet
you
shall
not
be
hurt
.
Eleventh
Consideration
:
Your
hardest
service
is
New-Covenant
Priviledg
.
And
what
an
encouragement
is
it
to
endure
hardness
!
Phil
.
1.28
,
29.
And
in
nothing
terrified
by
your
Adversaries
,
which
is
to
them
an
evident
token
of
Perdition
;
but
to
you
of
Salvation
,
and
that
of
God
:
For
to
you
it
is
given
in
the
behalf
of
Christ
,
not
only
to
believe
on
him
,
but
also
to
suffer
for
his
sake
.
It
is
a
token
of
Salvation
to
you
,
and
it
is
given
as
Faith
is
given
,
through
the
same
hand
of
Divine
love
,
and
through
the
blessed
Covenant
of
free
and
everlasting
Grace
.
1
Cor
.
3.22
.
Whether
Paul
,
or
Apollo
,
or
Cephas
,
or
the
World
,
or
Life
,
or
Death
Death
is
an
out-let
to
all
evil
,
and
an
in-let
to
all
happiness
.
Nemo
ante
funera
faelix
Solon
.
,
or
things
present
,
or
things
to
come
,
All
is
yours
.
All
is
yours
;
it
is
yours
Emphatically
,
it
's
yours
by
way
of
Priviledg
;
the
Ministers
,
and
the
Afflictions
and
Persecutions
that
do
attend
the
Gospel
,
●s
yours
;
all
the
things
that
are
Present
,
are
yours
,
yea
Death
is
yours
,
and
all
is
yours
;
what
ever
it
be
,
it
is
for
the
Priviledg
and
Advantage
of
them
that
be
in
Christ
:
All
things
are
so
the
Priviledg
of
believers
;
as
that
they
work
together
for
good
,
Rom.
8.28
.
The
Lord
carries
on
the
happiness
of
believers
,
all
the
cross
winds
of
Providence
the
Lord
makes
use
of
,
to
carry
them
to
the
Haven
of
rest
and
happiness
;
every
billow
of
Persecution
and
Affliction
,
to
mount
them
nearer
to
Heaven
:
The
Persecutors
are
but
as
it
were
Gods
Scullions
,
to
scour
the
Saints
,
and
to
make
them
the
brighter
for
Glory
;
neither
Men
nor
Devils
can
so
Afflict
,
but
the
Lord
will
make
it
for
the
priveledg
and
advantage
of
his
People
.
Josephs
Gradation
in
his
Afflictions
,
the
Pit
,
and
the
Prison
,
and
the
like
,
they
were
but
as
so
many
steps
to
his
Preferment
:
What
his
brethren
intended
for
evil
,
that
the
Lord
intended
for
good
:
And
so
what
Men
and
Devils
design
and
intend
for
evil
to
the
people
of
God
,
that
the
Lord
doth
carry
on
their
good
by
,
and
makes
it
their
Priviledg
.
Twelfth
Consideration
:
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
for
your
further
encouragement
your
hard
Service
is
honourable
Service
.
It
is
for
your
present
and
Immortal
honour
,
to
endure
hardness
in
Christs
Service
,
the
Marks
and
Scars
that
you
receive
in
Christs
Service
are
honourable
:
Paul
did
glory
in
his
sufferings
,
as
having
a
great
deal
of
honour
in
them
;
Gal.
6.14
,
17.
But
God
forbid
that
I
should
glory
,
save
in
the
Cross
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
And
henceforth
let
no
man
trouble
me
,
for
I
bear
in
my
body
the
Marks
of
the
Lord
Jesus
.
There
is
more
honour
in
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
than
in
the
Crowns
of
the
World
;
Ignatius
when
Marcellus
was
asked
how
he
durst
give
Battel
to
Hannibal
:
he
answered
,
I
am
a
Roman
born
,
and
a
Soldier
,
and
by
him
shall
I
make
my
Renown
everlasting
.
Christs
Soldiers
shall
gain
everlasting
renown
by
their
service
for
Christ
.
the
more
of
the
Cross
,
the
more
of
Honour
.
It
is
more
Honourable
to
be
a
Martyr
,
than
a
Monarch
.
The
Marks
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
are
Honourable
Marks
;
they
are
not
Brands
of
Infamy
,
as
the
Marks
of
Malefactors
are
,
which
they
are
Stigmatized
and
Branded
withal
;
but
as
the
Scars
and
Cuts
which
Soldiers
have
received
in
some
honourable
Battel
:
The
Marks
which
Christs
Soldiers
bear
,
are
the
Marks
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
which
they
have
received
in
the
Warfare
of
the
Lamb
.
The
Chain
of
Christ
is
a
Glorious
Chain
.
Alice
Drivers
,
a
Martyr
,
said
concerning
her
Iron
Chain
,
Never
did
Handkerchief
so
become
my
Neck
,
as
this
Chain
.
The
Chain
of
Persecution
is
more
Honourable
,
than
the
Chains
of
Gold
.
Sir
Lewis
Marsake
saw
the
Halters
to
be
put
about
the
Necks
of
his
two
fellow-sufferers
,
and
seeing
himself
to
be
spared
because
of
his
degree
,
called
to
the
Lieutenant
for
one
of
those
precious
Chains
about
his
Neck
,
in
honour
of
his
Lord
;
Why
I
pray
you
(
saith
he
)
do
you
deny
me
the
badg
of
so
excellent
an
Order
?
Is
not
my
Cause
the
same
with
theirs
?
Mirrour
of
Martyrs
.
pag
.
315.
2
Tim
.
1.16
.
Onesiphorus
hath
often
refreshed
my
Bowels
,
and
was
not
ashamed
of
my
Chain
.
I
have
read
of
one
of
the
Martyrs
,
that
was
wont
to
call
his
Chain
,
Christs
Chain
of
Pearl
.
Oh
the
Honour
that
there
is
in
enduring
hardness
in
the
service
of
Christ
!
It
is
an
Honour
that
God
never
put
upon
the
blessed
Angels
;
they
have
the
Honour
of
being
Ministring-Spirits
to
serve
God
in
a
way
of
active
Obedience
;
but
were
never
suffering-Spirits
,
to
serve
him
in
a
way
of
passive
Obedience
.
Romanus
,
a
Noble
man
by
Birth
,
gloried
more
in
his
Persecutions
and
Martyrdom
,
than
in
his
Birth
,
and
Nobleness
of
his
Blood
:
Though
he
was
whipt
,
and
cut
,
and
torn
,
yet
said
he
to
the
Persecutors
,
Spare
me
not
for
my
Nobility
;
for
not
the
Blood
of
my
Progenitors
,
but
Christian
Profession
,
makes
me
Noble
.
The
Crown
of
Martrydom
,
is
the
most
glorious
Crown
in
the
World
:
And
therefore
be
hence
Encouraged
,
to
endure
hardness
in
Christs
Service
,
for
it
is
for
your
Honour
:
Your
Service
doth
Crown
you
,
whilst
you
are
yet
in
your
Combat
.
Thirteenth
Consideration
:
Your
Service
may
be
hard
,
yet
your
Pay
shall
be
good
.
You
shall
have
good
Pay
in
hand
,
and
better
hereafter
;
here
is
an
Hundred-fold
in
this
Life
,
with
Persecution
,
for
all
your
sufferings
;
and
eternal
Life
in
the
World
to
come
,
Mar.
10.29
,
30.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
what
encouraging-Pay
is
here
?
An
Hundred-fold
in
hand
,
for
all
your
service
,
be
it
never
so
hard
,
and
yet
so
much
in
Arrears
to
be
Paid
off
hereafter
,
when
the
general
Muster
and
Pay-day
shall
come
?
What
encouragement
was
this
to
Paul
,
that
good
Soldier
of
Christ
,
who
had
endured
so
much
hardness
in
Christs
Service
?
That
Pay-day
was
coming
,
when
all
his
Service
should
be
well
paid
off
.
2
Tim
.
4.7
,
8.
I
have
fought
the
good
Fight
,
I
have
finished
my
Course
,
I
have
kept
the
Faith
;
Henceforth
there
is
laid
up
for
me
a
Crown
of
Righteousness
,
which
God
the
Righteous
Judg
will
give
me
at
that
day
.
Now
Fight
your
good
Fight
,
and
endure
hardness
;
every
piece
of
your
hard
Service
shall
be
ennumerated
at
the
great
Day
,
and
paid
off
to
the
utmost
;
Jesus
Christ
will
pay
off
all
his
Soldiers
with
Crown-Pay
,
not
with
Crowns
of
Gold
,
but
Crowns
of
Glory
,
1
Pet
.
5.4
.
So
Rev.
2.10
.
Be
thou
faithful
unto
death
,
and
I
will
give
thee
a
Crown
of
Life
.
A
Crown
to
shew
the
Splendor
,
Glory
and
Riches
of
it
;
and
a
Crown
of
Life
to
shew
the
permanency
and
duration
of
it
;
It
is
a
Crown
of
glory
that
fadeth
not
away
.
Jesus
Christ
will
pay
off
all
his
Soldiers
with
the
same
Pay
that
he
hath
received
himself
,
for
all
the
hardness
that
he
endured
,
Joh
.
17.22
.
And
the
glory
that
thou
hast
given
me
,
have
I
given
them
.
Ah!
where
is
any
Commander
,
that
will
pay
off
his
Soldiers
like
Jesus
Christ
?
You
shall
have
the
same
Crown
,
the
same
Kingdom
,
the
same
Glory
,
the
same
Throne
that
he
hath
himself
,
Rev.
3.21
.
To
him
that
overcometh
,
will
I
grant
to
sit
with
me
in
my
Throne
,
even
as
I
also
overcame
,
and
am
set
down
with
my
Father
in
his
Throne
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
will
not
this
Pay
of
the
Kingdom
,
encourage
you
to
endure
any
hardness
for
Christ
?
What
should
you
do
or
suffer
for
such
Pay
as
this
?
It
is
but
a
little
while
before
your
hardness
will
be
over
,
and
your
Captain
will
hug
and
embrace
you
with
his
Well
done
thou
good
and
faithful
Servant
,
Mat
.
25.23
.
Majora
certamina
majora
sequuntur
praemia
.
Tertul
.
ad
Scapulam
.
enter
thou
into
the
joys
of
thy
Lord
;
take
the
Possession
of
the
joys
and
riches
of
glory
for
ever
,
as
a
reward
for
all
your
Service
and
hardships
:
The
greater
the
present
sufferings
,
the
greater
the
future
rewards
.
Fourteenth
Consideration
:
Though
your
Service
be
never
so
hard
in
it self
,
your
Captain
can
make
it
easie
:
Mat
11.28
,
29.
My
yoke
is
easie
,
and
my
burden
is
light
.
It
is
Christs
yoke
and
his
burden
,
and
he
will
help
draw
in
the
yoke
,
and
help
bear
the
burthen
,
and
then
it
will
be
easie
and
light
:
If
a
Child
should
be
put
to
bear
a
yoke
,
or
a
burden
of
any
considerable
weight
,
it
would
be
insufferable
,
and
too
hard
for
him
;
but
now
if
a
strong
Giant
will
help
his
Child
,
and
make
the
yoke
and
the
burden
to
be
his
own
,
how
easie
will
it
be
?
I
can
do
all
things
(
saith
the
Apostle
Paul
)
through
Ch●ist
which
strengthneth
me
,
Phil
.
4.13
.
He
could
do
●or
suffer
any
thing
through
the
strength
of
Christ
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
the
strengthnings
,
the
supportings
,
the
quicknings
,
the
comfortings
,
the
heart-chearings
,
the
soul-revivings
of
Jesus
Christ
,
can
make
your
hardest
Service
very
sweet
and
easie
:
It
can
make
Afflictions
,
Heb
.
12
11.
rather
seem
to
be
grievous
,
than
to
be
grievous
indeed
.
Other
Commanders
can
put
their
Soldiers
upon
hard
Service
,
but
they
cannot
make
it
easie
,
as
Jesus
Christ
can
do
:
He
can
so
Principle
,
and
Influence
,
and
Enamour
the
Souls
of
his
Soldiers
with
love
,
that
their
hardest
Service
will
be
very
sweet
;
he
can
unsting
Affliction
,
and
so
sweeten
our
distresses
,
that
a
Prison
may
become
a
Paradise
,
and
a
day
of
great
Affliction
and
Persecution
,
to
be
a
day
of
great
Rejoycing
,
Mat
.
5.11
,
12.
He
can
Communicate
that
Grace
,
which
will
make
you
to
glory
in
Tribulation
:
He
hath
so
sweetned
the
sufferings
of
his
followers
,
that
Bainham
the
Martyr
could
liken
his
fiery
Tortures
unto
a
Bed
of
Down
,
and
a
Bed
of
Roses
.
When
Martin
charged
the
Jaylor
concerning
the
hard
usage
of
one
Elizabeth
Young
,
in
Prison
,
that
she
should
have
one
day
Bread
,
and
another
Water
:
(
saith
she
)
If
you
take
away
my
meat
,
I
trust
,
God
will
take
away
my
hunger
.
Ah
Christians
!
the
Lord
hath
many
ways
to
facilitate
and
sweeten
the
hardest
service
,
and
sorest
sufferings
.
Fifteenth
Consideration
:
Those
that
have
endured
most
hardness
in
Christs
Service
,
have
commended
it
at
last
.
St.
Paul
calls
his
Fight
,
a
good
Fight
;
he
commended
it
for
a
good
Fight
,
when
he
had
finished
his
Course
,
2
Tim
.
4.7
.
Notwithstanding
all
his
Stripes
and
Nakedness
,
his
Imprisonments
,
Poverty
,
and
Persecution
,
when
ready
to
be
offered
up
and
beheaded
,
he
commends
it
for
a
good
Fight
of
Faith
.
When
Polycarpus
had
served
long
under
Christs
Banner
,
and
was
come
to
Martrydom
,
saith
he
,
I
have
been
a
servant
of
Christ
these
Eighty
six
years
,
and
I
have
alwayes
found
him
a
good
Master
.
The
true
followers
of
Christ
,
have
always
commended
his
Service
.
A
sharp
Fight
,
a
bloody
Fight
,
and
yet
a
good
Fight
;
hard
Service
,
and
yet
good
Service
,
and
a
good
Master
.
It
was
a
notable
saying
of
John
Mallet
,
a
Soldier
of
the
Emperor
of
Germany
,
We
have
often
hazarded
our
Lives
for
the
Emperor
Charles
the
Fifth
,
and
shall
we
now
shrink
to
die
for
the
King
of
Kings
?
Let
us
follow
our
Captain
.
The
Saints
have
chosen
this
service
,
and
commended
it
for
the
best
.
Sixteenth
Consideration
.
That
notwithstanding
all
the
hardships
you
endure
,
and
all
the
hazards
,
dangers
and
deaths
that
you
live
among
,
yet
you
are
immortal
until
your
time
is
come
,
and
your
work
is
finished
.
There
was
no
taking
off
the
life
of
Christ
Jesus
the
Captain
of
your
Salvation
,
until
his
time
was
come
.
Oh
the
many
dangers
that
Paul
was
in
!
and
yet
he
finished
his
Course
,
and
finished
his
Ministry
,
and
did
his
Work
.
History
tells
us
of
Saint
John
,
that
he
was
cast
into
a
Tun
of
scalding
Lead
by
Domitian
the
Emperor
,
and
was
by
way
of
Miracle
delivered
,
and
afterward
banished
into
the
Isle
of
Patmos
;
and
notwithstanding
all
his
dangers
,
he
lived
till
very
old
age
,
and
died
at
last
a
natural
death
.
So
we
read
Rev.
11.7
.
That
the
Witnesses
could
not
be
slain
until
they
had
finished
their
Testimony
;
they
first
finished
their
testimony
and
witness
.
We
read
of
one
that
was
specially
aimed
at
in
that
bloody
Massacre
in
France
,
who
crept
into
some
little
hole
to
preserve
himself
;
and
was
no
sooner
in
,
but
in
a
very
short
space
a
Spider
had
made
a
Web
before
the
hole
,
where
the
bloody
pursuers
coming
to
search
,
seeing
the
Web
,
they
concluded
he
could
not
be
there
;
and
by
that
means
he
escaped
their
hands
.
Christians
,
what
encouragement
is
this
?
the
Lord
hath
unknown
ways
to
protect
and
preserve
in
the
midst
of
all
your
dangers
,
until
your
time
is
come
,
and
your
work
is
done
.
Seventeenth
Consideration
.
It
is
your
way
to
conquer
,
to
endure
hardness
.
The
Captain
of
our
Salvation
he
conquered
by
enduring
;
and
so
it
is
the
way
he
hath
left
for
all
his
Soldiers
and
Followers
,
to
get
the
victory
and
overcome
,
by
keeping
up
the
combat
,
and
enduring
hardness
:
Jesus
Christ
overcame
by
the
blood
of
the
Cross
;
and
Christians
have
no
way
to
overcome
without
bearing
his
Cross
.
It
is
said
Rev.
12
11
,
And
they
overcame
by
the
blood
of
the
Lamb
,
and
by
the
Word
of
their
Testimony
,
and
they
loved
not
their
lives
unto
the
death
.
The
Lamb
overcame
by
his
own
blood
,
and
the
Saints
overcome
by
the
blood
of
the
Lamb
,
in
suffering
for
him
;
they
overcome
in
holding
fast
their
Testimony
,
and
not
loving
their
lives
unto
the
death
?
The
Apostle
enumerating
a
great
deal
of
hardness
and
sufferings
,
Rom.
8.37
.
Nay
,
(
saith
he
)
in
all
these
things
we
are
more
then
Conquerors
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
this
is
your
way
to
conquer
,
and
to
be
more
then
Conquerors
,
to
endure
hardness
.
How
notably
doth
Cyprian
set
forth
the
Victoriousness
of
the
Saints
in
suffering
the
hardest
things
that
could
be
inflicted
on
them
.
The
tormented
stood
stronger
than
the
tormentors
;
the
beaten
and
butchered
members
overcame
the
hands
that
did
beat
and
butcher
them
;
cruel
stripes
oft
repeated
,
long
continued
,
could
not
overcome
their
impregnable
Faith
,
no
not
though
their
bowels
were
digged
out
,
and
not
so
much
the
members
,
as
the
wounds
of
the
Servants
of
the
Lord
were
tormented
;
their
blood
gushed
out
,
which
even
quenched
the
burning
of
persecution
,
yea
,
extinguished
the
flames
and
fire
of
Hell
,
with
a
glorious
stream
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
in
the
midst
of
your
hardest
and
hottest
serv
ce
,
be
hence
encouraged
,
and
triumphantly
cry
up
Victory
,
victory
;
Conquest
,
conquest
;
now
I
am
in
the
ready
way
to
overcome
.
First
,
the
battel
,
the
victory
when
I
am
dead
,
saith
Fabrianus
.
Eighteenth
Consideration
:
Your
Wounds
and
Scarrs
shall
be
all
healed
;
your
broken
Bones
,
your
dislocated
Joynts
and
Members
shall
be
all
well
set
,
and
made
sound
.
John
Baptist's
Head
shall
be
set
on
his
Shoulders
again
;
the
Tongues
which
the
Persecutors
cut
off
,
shall
be
put
in
the
Mouths
of
the
Saints
again
,
to
sing
Hallelujah
and
Praise
for
ever
;
the
Bodies
of
the
Saints
which
have
been
rack't
and
wreck't
rent
and
torn
lacerated
and
cruciated
inhumanly
butchered
and
quartered
,
shall
be
all
fet
together
in
their
proper
places
,
and
perfectly
cured
:
the
Bodies
of
the
Saints
that
have
been
burnt
to
Ashes
,
and
devoured
by
Beasts
of
Prey
,
and
suffered
never
so
many
Mutations
and
Transmutations
,
shall
at
last
be
raised
in
the
greatest
Perfection
,
in
Splendor
and
Glory
.
Phil
.
3.21
.
Who
shall
change
our
vile
bodies
,
that
it
may
be
fashioned
like
unto
his
glorious
body
.
The
body
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
,
was
once
Wounded
and
Pierced
with
the
Spear
of
the
Enemy
,
and
his
Hands
and
Feet
nailed
to
the
Cross
;
but
now
these
Wounds
are
healed
,
and
his
Body
most
perfect
in
Glory
;
and
so
shall
the
Bodies
of
the
Saints
be
fashioned
,
and
made
like
unto
his
glorious
body
:
It
is
the
Will
of
the
Father
,
that
it
should
be
so
.
Joh
.
6.39
.
And
this
is
the
Fathers
will
that
sent
me
,
that
of
all
which
he
hath
given
me
,
I
should
lose
nothing
,
but
should
raise
it
up
again
at
the
last
day
.
Jesus
Christ
will
lose
nothing
of
his
Soldiers
,
not
the
least
member
of
their
bodies
;
no
not
so
much
as
an
hair
of
their
heads
,
but
will
raise
it
up
all
in
perfection
and
glory
at
last
.
The
enemies
that
wound
and
kill
the
Saints
,
are
a
means
to
hasten
them
to
a
perfect
cure
of
all
their
imperfections
:
And
hereupon
Hugh
Laverock
,
an
old
lame
man
,
comforted
himself
,
and
John
ap
Rice
his
fellow
Martyr
,
a
blind
man
,
when
they
were
at
the
stake
,
Be
of
good
comfort
my
Brother
,
Acts
&
Mon.
prol
.
3.
p.
701.
for
my
Lord
of
London
is
our
good
Physician
,
he
will
heal
us
both
shortly
,
thee
of
thy
Blindness
,
and
me
of
my
Lameness
.
Nineteenth
Consideration
.
That
it
is
better
to
endure
hardness
in
Christs
service
,
than
to
endure
hardness
for
sin
.
Better
to
suffer
as
a
Martyr
for
well-doing
,
than
as
a
Malefactor
for
evil-doing
,
1
Pet
.
4.15
,
16.
But
let
none
of
you
suffer
as
a
murderer
,
or
as
a
thief
,
or
as
an
evil
doer
,
or
as
a
busie-body
in
other
mens
matters
.
Yet
if
any
man
suffer
as
a
Christian
let
him
not
be
ashamed
,
but
let
him
glorifie
God
on
this
behalf
.
There
is
cause
of
shame
,
and
cause
of
sorrow
in
suffering
for
sin
,
but
there
is
cause
of
comfort
and
rejoicing
in
suffering
for
Christ
.
The
torments
that
Cranmer
,
Bainham
,
and
others
had
in
their
Consciences
for
recanting
,
was
far
worse
than
the
torment
of
the
fire
at
the
Stake
,
which
afterward
they
did
comfortably
endure
.
Suffering
for
sin
,
how
doth
that
sink
the
Spirits
,
and
apale
the
countenance
,
and
puts
the
Conscience
,
that
tender
part
,
upon
the
Wrack
,
and
turns
it
into
a
very
Hell
of
Torments
!
How
dreadfully
and
desparately
did
Francis
Spira
lament
,
that
ever
he
should
wave
suffering
for
Christs
Truth
and
Cause
,
to
suffer
so
much
as
he
did
for
his
Apostasie
!
he
was
,
as
it
were
,
in
Hell
upon
Earth
,
with
the
Torment
of
Conscience
;
and
if
there
were
any
worse
Hell
behind
,
(
he
said
)
he
longed
for
nothing
more
,
than
to
know
the
worst
and
height
of
his
Misery
.
They
that
read
the
Lamentable
Story
of
this
poor
Despairing
Creature
,
will
easily
conclude
,
That
it
is
better
to
endure
hardness
for
Christ
,
than
for
Sin
.
And
when
men
do
wave
the
Service
of
Christ
,
for
the
hardness
of
it
,
he
will
make
them
to
endure
hardness
for
their
Sin
,
whether
they
will
or
no
.
One
Denton
,
in
Queen
Maries
days
,
answered
a
Christian
Friend
of
his
acquaintance
,
That
those
were
the
truths
of
God
which
he
had
formerly
declared
unto
him
;
but
(
said
he
)
I
cannot
burn
:
But
in
some
few
daies
after
,
his
House
being
on
fire
,
he
was
burned
in
it
.
And
is
it
not
better
to
burn
at
a
Stake
for
Christ
,
than
to
burn
in
our
Houses
for
our
Sin
?
There
is
cause
of
Shame
,
and
Sorrow
,
and
Repentance
,
in
suffering
for
Sin
;
but
there
is
cause
of
boldness
,
of
glorying
,
and
rejoycing
in
suffering
for
Christ
.
Twentieth
Consideration
:
That
Persecuted
Godliness
,
is
better
than
Prosperous
Wickedness
;
and
the
worst
of
Sufferings
,
is
better
than
the
best
of
Sin
.
Heb
.
11.24
,
25
,
26.
Moses
preferred
the
Reproaches
of
Christ
,
and
Sufferings
for
Christ
,
before
all
the
Pleasures
,
Riches
,
Pomp
and
Splendor
of
Pharoahs
Court
;
he
accounted
,
that
there
were
better
Pleasures
,
better
Riches
and
Honours
in
suffering
for
Christ
with
the
people
of
God
,
than
Pharoahs
Court
could
afford
;
and
surely
accounted
rightly
,
and
there
upon
made
that
blessed
choice
.
The
more
we
suffer
for
Christ
,
the
more
may
we
expect
of
the
Presence
of
Christ
,
of
the
Consolations
of
Christ
,
of
Communion
with
Christ
;
and
one
days
Communion
with
Jesus
Christ
(
saith
Galiacius
)
is
better
than
all
the
World
.
Christ
keeps
the
best
Cordials
for
the
most
fainting-times
;
and
he
turns
the
Water
of
the
most
bitter
Afflictions
,
into
the
Wine
of
Heavenly
Consolation
.
Jam
.
1.2
.
My
Brethren
,
count
it
all
joy
,
when
you
fall
into
divers
Temptations
.
Here
is
ground
of
all
joy
,
under
multiplicity
and
variety
of
Persecution
and
afflictions
;
but
the
best
of
sinful
worldly
prosperity
have
those
stings
and
bitterness
,
either
mixed
with
,
Malum
ruere
cum
Chri●to
quam
regnare
cum
Cesare
.
Luther
.
or
entail'd
unto
it
.
I
had
rather
(
saith
Luther
)
fall
with
Christ
,
than
stand
with
Cesar
.
I
had
rather
,
saith
another
,
to
be
a
Martyr
,
than
a
Monarch
.
Ignatius
,
that
faithful
Disciple
and
valiant
Champion
of
Christ
,
did
prefer
the
worst
of
Suffering
,
before
the
best
of
Sin
,
and
the
greatest
of
worldly
prosperity
.
Saith
he
Let
the
Fire
,
the
Cross
,
Skirmishing
with
wild
Beasts
,
Cuttings
,
Butcherings
,
or
Rentings
in
Pieces
,
breaking
of
my
Bones
asunder
,
manglings
of
my
Members
,
bruising
of
my
whole
Body
,
and
the
torments
of
the
Devil
(
all
the
torments
that
Man
and
the
Devil
can
invent
)
fall
upon
me
,
so
that
I
may
enjoy
Jesus
Christ
;
the
ends
of
the
Kingdom
of
the
World
will
not
help
me
,
it
is
better
for
me
to
Dye
for
Christ
Jesus
,
than
to
Reign
over
the
ends
of
the
Earth
.
Godly
Philpot
the
Martyr
preferred
the
Bishops
nasty
Cole-house
,
before
Queen
Maries
Palace
.
Though
(
saith
he
)
my
Lords
Cole-house
be
very
black
,
yet
it
is
more
to
be
desired
of
the
faithful
,
than
the
Queens
Palace
.
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
be
hence
encouraged
;
the
hardest
sufferings
for
Christ
,
is
better
than
the
best
of
Sin
.
Lastly
.
The
last
Encouragement
that
I
shall
give
to
endure
hardness
in
Christs
service
,
is
this
,
That
it
is
your
way
to
your
Kingdom
.
If
you
look
upon
your
sufferings
for
Christ
,
as
your
way
that
leads
to
the
Kingdom
of
Christ
,
it
will
greatly
encourage
you
to
endure
it
.
We
must
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
through
many
tribulations
,
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
Act
14.22
.
Here
is
much
tribulation
to
be
endured
,
but
here
is
encouragement
enough
to
endure
it
;
It
is
the
way
that
leads
to
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
If
a
Prince
were
to
go
to
enter
upon
,
What
way
to
Heaven
(
said
Dr.
Cranmer
,
is
so
sure
a
way
,
as
to
suffer
in
Christs
cause
:
If
the●e
be
any
way
on
Hors-back
to
Heaven
,
surely
this
is
the
way
.
Act.
and
Mon.
Vol.
3.
pag
.
333.
and
take
Possession
of
his
Kingdom
,
he
would
not
think
much
if
he
did
meet
with
many
troubles
and
inconveniences
in
his
Journey
;
the
thoughts
of
this
,
that
he
is
going
to
his
Kingdom
,
will
encourage
him
sufficiently
to
bear
with
it
.
This
the
Apostle
layes
down
as
an
encouragement
to
suffer
for
Christ
,
and
endure
hardness
in
his
Service
,
2
Tim
.
2.12
.
If
we
suffer
,
we
shall
also
Reign
with
him
.
Ah!
what
an
encouragement
is
the
Kingdom
,
and
the
Crown
,
to
take
up
the
Cross
?
When
Mr.
Sanders
the
Martyr
,
was
come
to
the
Stake
,
Acts.
and
Mon.
Vol.
3.
pag
.
140.
he
took
it
in
his
Arms
,
and
kissed
it
,
saying
,
Welcome
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
welcome
everlasting
life
.
It
was
a
notable
saying
of
Mr.
Tovart
the
Martyr
,
He
who
turns
his
back
in
this
conflict
,
goes
by
the
loss
;
but
whosoever
Fights
manfully
,
obtains
in
the
end
,
the
Crown
,
not
a
Crown
of
Gold
,
but
a
Crown
of
Glory
Immortal
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
what
Kingdom-encouragement
is
here
,
to
endure
the
greatest
hardness
,
seeing
you
are
in
your
way
to
your
Kingdom
,
and
to
all
the
Immunities
,
Honours
,
and
Pleasures
of
it
.
I
hope
(
said
Gauderin
to
his
fellow-Prisoners
)
before
noon
,
to
drink
of
the
Wine
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
.
Secondly
,
For
the
Directions
.
First
.
Live
much
in
the
lively
views
of
what
hardness
your
great
Leader
Jesus
Christ
endured
for
you
.
Look
upon
his
Poverty
,
his
Reproaches
,
his
Revilings
;
look
upon
him
in
that
hot
and
bloody
service
in
the
Garden
,
when
he
sweat
not
only
Water
,
but
Blood
,
in
that
sore
Conflict
;
Quanto
pro
melius
,
tanto
mihi
charius
.
Bern
.
By
so
much
the
more
Christ
is
vile
for
me
,
by
so
much
the
dearer
he
is
to
me
.
Look
upon
him
under
that
weight
of
wrath
which
lay
on
him
,
that
dark
day
,
when
he
cried
,
My
God
,
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
forsaken
me
?
Look
upon
the
Buffettings
,
the
Spittings
on
him
;
Look
upon
him
wearing
a
Crown
of
Thorns
,
who
was
wont
to
wear
a
Crown
of
Glory
;
Look
upon
him
nailed
Hand
and
Foot
to
an
Ignominious
cursed
Cross
,
with
the
Soldiers
piercing
his
righteous
Side
with
a
Bloody
Spear
;
Look
upon
him
treading
the
Wine-press
of
the
Fathers
Wrath
,
and
lying
under
the
Curse
of
the
Law
.
Ah
Sirs
!
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
endured
far
harder
Service
for
you
,
than
ever
he
calls
any
of
his
Soldiers
unto
for
him
;
He
hath
led
the
Van
in
this
hard
Service
for
us
;
Let
us
be
viewing
of
him
,
that
we
may
endure
hardness
for
him
.
Heb
.
13.12
,
13.
Wherefore
Jesus
also
,
that
he
might
sanctifie
the
people
with
his
own
Blood
,
Suffered
without
the
Gate
.
Let
us
therefore
go
forth
unto
him
without
the
Camp
,
bearing
his
Reproach
.
Shall
the
Son
of
God
let
out
his
Blood
to
Sanctifie
and
save
us
,
and
shall
not
we
drain
our
Veins
,
●n
bearing
his
Reproach
,
and
following
of
him
?
Ah!
what
is
our
hardness
that
we
can
endure
,
when
compared
with
what
Christ
endured
for
us
?
When
John
Hus
the
Martyr
,
had
the
skin
flead
off
his
Head
,
and
the
Persecutors
had
put
on
him
a
Paper
Crown
of
a
Cubit
high
,
painted
with
Three
ugly
Devils
;
saith
he
,
Act.
and
Mon.
●ol
.
1.
p.
820.
My
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
for
my
sake
,
did
wear
a
Crown
of
Thorns
;
why
should
I
not
wear
this
light
Paper-Crown
for
his
sake
,
be
it
never
so
ignominious
?
truly
I
will
do
it
,
and
that
willingly
.
And
when
he
saw
the
Chain
which
was
to
fasten
his
neck
to
the
Stake
,
he
smiled
,
and
said
,
that
he
would
willingly
receive
the
same
Chain
for
Jesus
Christ's
sake
,
who
(
he
knew
)
was
bound
with
a
far
worse
Chain
for
him
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
this
is
a
special
means
to
induce
,
you
to
indure
hardness
for
Christ
,
to
consider
what
he
hath
endured
for
you
.
My
dear
Lord
Jesus
(
said
Sanders
)
hath
begun
to
me
,
of
a
more
bitter
Cup
than
mine
shall
be
,
and
shall
I
not
pledg
my
most
sweet
Saviour
?
yes
,
I
hope
.
Secondly
,
Look
at
the
cloud
of
Witnesses
,
the
noble
Army
of
Confessors
and
Martyrs
,
how
they
have
led
the
Van
,
and
born
the
brunt
,
and
endured
much
hardness
in
the
warfare
of
the
Lamb
.
Drusius
the
Almain
,
used
to
visit
the
Graves
and
Tombs
of
the
most
renowned
,
which
were
buried
in
Italy
,
especially
at
his
going
to
warfare
,
saying
,
That
beholding
of
their
Monuments
,
he
did
recover
both
strength
and
stoutness
.
Dion
.
Heb
.
12.1
.
Wherefore
,
seeing
we
also
are
compassed
about
with
so
great
a
cloud
of
Witnesses
,
let
us
lay
aside
every
weight
,
and
the
Sin
which
doth
so
easily
beset
us
,
and
let
us
run
with
patience
the
race
that
is
set
before
us
,
&c.
The
Apostle
he
expounds
the
cloud
of
Witnesses
of
the
Old-Testament-believers
(
mentioned
in
the
11
Chap.
)
as
a
Motive
and
means
to
stir
up
the
New-Testament-believers
to
follow
after
them
,
by
their
example
.
There
was
a
great
cloud
of
them
,
but
a
greater
cloud
of
New-Testament-believers
have
followed
after
;
we
have
cloud
upon
cloud
of
Witnesses
encompassing
us
;
Old-Testament
,
Primitive
,
and
Modern
Confessors
and
Martyrs
,
faithful
and
valiant
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
that
have
march'd
before
us
;
honourable
in
enduring
hardness
in
the
Service
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Let
us
follow
after
,
by
their
example
.
They
have
endured
the
hardness
of
Bonds
,
of
Banishment
,
of
the
Whip
,
of
the
Saw
,
of
the
Rack
,
the
Wheel
,
the
Gibbet
,
the
Fire
,
and
all
the
tortures
and
torments
that
the
malice
and
cruelty
of
Men
and
Devils
could
afford
and
inflict
upon
them
:
And
these
speak
to
us
in
the
Language
of
Herwin
the
Martyr
to
his
Brethren
at
the
Stake
,
Act.
and
Mon
Vol.
3.
p.
17.
I
Fight
(
said
he
)
under
the
Standard
,
and
in
the
quarrel
of
my
great
Lord
and
Captain
Christ
.
I
am
going
to
be
Crucified
,
follow
you
me
,
when
God
of
his
goodness
shall
call
you
to
it
.
And
as
Francis
Colver
(
to
his
two
Sons
who
were
Massacred
together
with
himself
)
Sheep
we
are
for
the
slaughter
,
this
is
no
new
thing
;
Let
us
follow
Millions
of
Martyrs
through
temporal
Death
,
unto
Eternal
Life
.
Cicely
Ormes
,
Act.
and
Mon.
Vol.
33.
p.
853.
seeing
two
Martyrs
at
the
Stake
,
told
them
,
that
she
would
Pledg
them
in
the
same
Cup
;
and
she
did
accordingly
,
for
she
was
burnt
at
the
same
stake
.
Jam
.
5.10
.
Take
,
my
brethren
,
the
Prophets
,
who
have
spoken
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
,
for
an
example
of
suffering
Affliction
,
and
of
Patience
.
Take
the
Prophets
,
take
the
Apostles
,
take
the
many
Thousands
of
the
Saints
,
(
that
have
endured
hard
things
before
you
)
for
an
example
of
suffering
Affliction
,
and
of
Patience
.
In
the
Primitive
times
,
when
Persecution
was
very
sore
,
the
surviving
Saints
did
follow
after
the
slain
,
as
if
their
Torment
,
their
Blood
,
and
Death
had
had
an
Attractive
vertue
to
draw
others
after
them
.
When
those
that
went
in
the
Front
had
drank
deep
Draughts
of
Torments
,
those
that
were
in
the
Rear
were
greedy
to
come
up
and
Pledg
;
and
some
have
said
,
they
feared
that
the
Torments
would
be
over
before
they
should
come
.
Thirdly
,
Look
at
,
and
seriously
consider
the
hardness
and
misery
that
the
Damned
endure
and
suffer
,
for
denying
,
and
disowning
of
the
service
of
Christ
.
And
what
is
the
hardest
,
of
your
sufferings
to
theirs
?
Mar.
8.36
.
What
loss
is
like
the
loss
of
God
,
the
chiefest
good
?
What
Prison
so
strong
,
so
dismal
,
so
dark
,
as
the
Infernal
and
Eternal
prison
?
What
Chains
so
terrible
and
strong
as
the
Chains
of
Darkness
and
Everlastingness
in
which
the
Damaned
lie
?
What
were
Peters
,
Pauls
Chains
to
theirs
?
What
was
the
Material
Fire
which
consumed
the
Bodies
of
the
Martyrs
to
ashes
;
to
the
fire
of
Hell
,
the
flames
of
Gods
revenging
Wrath
,
which
shall
always
torment
,
but
never
consume
.
O
(
said
Hyperius
)
what
a
difference
is
there
betwixt
this
,
and
Eternal
Fire
?
who
would
shun
this
,
to
leap
into
that
?
This
is
but
the
Fire
that
men
do
kindle
,
but
the
other
is
the
Fire
that
the
breath
of
the
Lord
,
like
a
stream
of
Brimstone
,
doth
kindle
,
Isa
.
30.33
.
This
Fire
is
soon
extinguished
,
it
is
but
a
blast
,
and
it
's
gone
;
but
with
the
Damned
,
the
Worm
never
dies
,
and
the
Fire
is
never
quenched
,
Mar.
9.44
.
What
are
all
the
torments
that
the
Martyrs
have
suffered
,
to
the
torments
of
the
Damned
?
The
one
but
a
flea-biting
to
the
other
.
What
wrath
is
like
the
wrath
of
God
?
or
what
torment
is
like
the
torment
of
Conscience
?
Rev.
21.8
.
or
what
fire
of
Persecution
and
Affliction
,
is
like
the
Lake
which
burneth
with
Fire
and
Brimstone
for
ever
?
O
,
said
Francis
Spira
,
that
I
might
lye
Thousands
of
years
in
this
Fire
on
the
Hearth
,
so
as
I
might
escape
the
Fire
of
Hell
.
The
Damned
have
nothing
to
support
,
or
relieve
their
Spirits
,
they
suffer
in
hellish
Desparation
without
any
hope
,
without
succour
,
without
intermission
,
without
end
.
It
was
a
notable
saying
of
a
Godly
woman
to
her
fellow-Martyrs
,
as
she
was
looking
on
her
Judges
,
These
(
said
she
)
stay
to
suffer
the
Torments
of
their
Consciences
,
and
are
reserved
to
Judgment
;
but
we
are
going
to
Glory
and
Happiness
.
What
was
the
fiery
Fornace
which
great
Nebuchadnezzar
prepared
,
to
the
Tophet
which
the
great
God
prepared
?
The
sufferings
of
the
Damned
are
far
greater
than
ever
Christ
calls
his
Soldiers
unto
.
Fourthly
,
Look
at
the
Invisible
God
,
and
the
Invisible
things
of
the
other
World
.
Get
up
to
the
top
of
Pisgah
,
and
view
the
Holy
Land
;
of
what
precious
use
was
this
to
Moses
,
to
mount
his
spirit
above
the
fear
of
what
Pharoah
could
do
,
when
enraged
against
him
,
and
to
endure
Affliction
,
Heb
.
11.27
.
By
Faith
he
forsook
Egypt
,
not
fearing
the
Wrath
of
the
King
;
for
he
endured
,
as
seeing
him
who
is
invisible
.
When
the
showers
of
stones
fell
upon
Stephen
the
Deacon
,
the
Proto-Martyr
,
Act.
7.55.56
.
he
saw
the
glory
of
God
,
and
Jesus
standing
at
the
right
hand
of
God
;
how
little
then
did
he
regard
the
stones
which
malicious
hands
cast
at
him
,
or
fear
the
near
approach
of
the
King
of
Terrors
?
Faith
is
an
invisible
eye
,
and
it
can
see
into
another
World
,
and
it
can
fetch
the
comfort
,
the
sweetness
of
God
,
of
Christ
,
of
Heaven
,
upon
Earth
.
What
a
Soul-strengthning
,
a
Soul-chearing
,
and
Heart-rejoycing
prospect
was
that
which
Job
took
,
to
bear
him
up
under
all
worldly
Afflictions
which
he
endured
?
Job
19
25
,
26.
For
I
know
that
my
Redeemer
liveth
,
and
that
he
shall
stand
at
the
last
day
upon
the
Earth
;
and
though
after
my
skin
,
Worms
destroy
this
body
,
yet
in
my
Flesh
shall
I
see
God
.
How
did
the
Apostle
and
the
Primitive
Christians
,
cordial
and
quiet
their
Spirits
,
and
bear
up
themselves
under
all
their
variety
of
Afflictions
and
Sufferings
?
1
Cor
.
4.16
,
17
,
18.
They
looked
at
the
far
more
exceeding
and
eternal
weight
of
Glory
,
at
the
unseen
and
eternal
things
;
and
whilst
they
took
this
prospect
,
they
were
kept
from
fainting
and
sinking
.
Jesus
Christ
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
,
used
this
means
himself
,
to
bear
himself
up
,
and
carry
him
through
all
the
hardness
and
Affliction
he
met
with
in
his
Race
that
he
ran
.
Heb
.
12.2
.
Who
for
the
joy
that
was
set
before
him
,
endured
the
Cross
,
despising
the
shame
,
and
is
set
down
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
So
the
believing-Hebrews
,
looking
at
the
better
and
more
enduring
substance
they
had
in
Heaven
,
they
could
take
joyfully
the
spoyling
of
their
worldly
goods
,
Heb
.
10.34
.
It
is
of
most
singular
use
to
look
beyond
the
present
infelicities
of
this
Terrene
World
,
to
the
invisible
things
of
the
World
to
come
.
Said
Stallour
to
Pike
,
his
fellow-Martyr
,
Yet
a
little
while
,
and
we
shall
see
one
another
before
the
Throne
and
face
of
God
.
Faith
can
reallise
and
fetch
home
the
unseen
things
of
the
other
World
,
to
encourage
and
support
the
Soul
under
present
sufferings
.
It
made
Tankerfield
say
at
the
Stake
,
Act.
and
Mon
Vol.
3.
p.
397.
Although
I
have
a
sharp
Dinner
,
I
hope
to
have
a
joyful
Supper
in
Heaven
.
It
was
this
prospect
,
that
made
Sanders
to
embrace
and
kiss
the
Stake
,
and
say
,
Welcome
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
welcome
everlasting
life
.
Fifthly
,
Let
your
hearts
hang
loose
from
the
things
of
this
World
.
The
less
your
hears
are
set
upon
Terrene
things
,
the
better
will
you
take
up
,
and
bear
the
Cross
of
Christ
.
No
man
that
Warreth
(
saith
the
Apostle
,
2
Tim
.
2.4
.
)
entangleth
himself
with
the
affairs
of
this
life
,
that
he
may
please
him
who
hath
chosen
him
to
be
a
Soldier
.
If
ever
you
will
please
your
Captain
Christ
,
by
enduring
hardness
in
his
service
,
then
keep
your
hearts
from
being
intangled
with
the
things
of
this
World
.
Rev
12.1
.
She
had
the
variable
Moon-like
things
in
contempt
.
Si
propter
i●●a
me
denegraturum
Christum
putas
ista
denuo
accipe
.
If
you
think
that
I
will
deny
Christ
to
keep
my
Offices
,
then
take
all
again
said
Hormisdas
to
the
King
of
Persia
.
Clark
.
Mir
.
p.
84.
Gal.
6.14
.
The
Church
that
bare
the
brunt
of
Persecution
,
in
the
Warfare
of
the
Lamb
,
against
the
Old-Serpent
,
the
Dragon
,
&c.
is
described
to
have
the
Moon
under
her
feet
.
They
must
begin
with
self-denyal
,
that
will
take
up
the
Cross
.
When
Julitta
was
Condemned
to
lose
her
Land
and
Life
,
for
refusing
to
Worship
the
Heathenish
false
Gods
;
(
said
she
)
farwel
Riches
,
and
welcom
Poverty
,
far
wel
Life
,
and
welcom
Death
;
all
that
I
have
,
if
it
were
a
Thousand
times
more
,
would
I
rather
lose
,
than
speak
one
wicked
Blasphemous
word
against
God
my
Creator
:
I
yield
thee
most
hearty
thanks
,
O
my
God
,
for
this
Grace
,
that
I
can
contemn
and
despise
this
frail
transitory
World
.
When
Paul
had
the
World
Crucified
to
him
,
and
himself
Crucified
to
the
World
,
then
he
could
not
only
bear
the
Cross
,
but
also
glory
in
the
Cross
of
Christ
.
Ah
Christians
!
look
upon
all
the
glittering
Glory
of
this
lower
World
,
to
be
only
like
that
of
the
glow-worm
,
which
shines
but
in
the
Night
,
and
is
not
worth
the
taking
up
by
any
passenger
.
Sixthly
,
Keep
warm
your
hearts
with
the
love
of
Christ
.
The
more
you
love
Christ
,
the
more
will
you
do
for
him
,
and
the
more
,
and
the
better
will
you
suffer
for
him
.
And
this
is
love
,
that
we
keep
his
Commandments
,
and
his
Commandments
are
not
grievous
,
1
Joh
.
5.3
.
A
Soul
inflamed
with
the
love
of
Christ
,
what
will
it
not
do
,
or
suffer
for
him
?
Love
is
an
Arm
invincible
,
Cant
.
8.6
,
7.
a
Flame
unquenchable
.
Jacobs
love
to
Rachel
,
made
the
servitude
of
a
double
Apprentiship
to
seem
but
a
few
days
;
and
so
love
to
Christ
,
will
make
the
heaviest
and
hardest
Afflictions
to
seem
but
light
,
2
Cor
.
4.17
.
and
the
longest
Afflictions
to
seem
but
short
.
Josephus
observes
it
to
be
the
love
of
Christs
Disciples
,
Joseph
L.
18.
C.
4.
Moses
Choice
.
p.
48.
Bernard
used
to
say
,
Lord
Jesus
,
I
love
thee
,
plus
quam
men
,
meos
,
me
,
more
than
all
my
goods
,
more
than
all
my
friends
,
and
relations
;
yea
more
than
my
if
.
that
caused
them
to
follow
him
.
At
that
time
(
saith
he
)
Jesus
,
a
wise
man
,
did
many
Miracles
;
and
although
he
was
Condemned
to
the
Cross
,
yet
did
not
those
that
followed
him
from
the
beginning
,
forbear
to
love
him
,
notwithstanding
the
ignomy
of
his
Death
.
When
Judas
will
sell
him
,
the
Disciples
that
love
him
,
will
follow
him
to
the
Garden
,
and
to
Mount
Calvary
.
It
was
the
glory
of
Scipio
,
in
which
he
much
boasted
,
That
there
was
not
any
of
his
Soldiers
,
but
would
adventure
his
life
for
him
,
if
it
were
to
leap
into
the
Sea
,
to
cast
themselves
from
a
high
Tower
,
or
any
way
he
should
require
of
them
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
get
your
hearts
inflamed
with
the
love
of
Christ
,
and
you
will
do
the
like
for
him
.
Saith
Algerius
,
in
his
Letter
from
the
Prison
of
Venice
,
He
that
feareth
not
to
be
burned
in
the
Fire
,
how
will
he
fear
the
heat
of
Weather
,
or
what
careth
he
for
the
pinching-Frost
which
burneth
for
the
love
of
the
Lord
.
When
Francis
Alost
,
a
Flanders-Martyr
,
was
going
to
suffer
,
he
used
those
speeches
of
the
Apostle
,
2
Pet
.
1.14
.
2
Cor
.
5.14
.
I
must
put
off
this
my
earthy
Tabernacle
;
which
the
love
of
Jesus
my
Lord
constraineth
me
to
do
.
Love
is
such
a
Divine
Principle
,
that
it
will
make
a
Soul
to
look
over
,
and
set
light
by
all
the
difficulties
,
dangers
,
and
hardships
that
you
can
meet
with
in
the
ways
of
Christ
;
yea
,
it
will
make
the
greatest
sufferings
desirable
and
delectable
.
Said
Mr.
Bland
the
Martyr
,
at
the
Stake
,
This
Death
is
more
dear
unto
me
,
than
Thousands
of
Gold
and
Silver
;
such
love
,
O
Lord
hast
thou
laid
up
in
my
breast
,
that
I
hunger
for
thee
.
Seventhly
,
Labour
for
an
humble
frame
of
Spirit
,
and
lye
low
.
The
more
humble-spirited
you
are
,
the
lower
you
are
in
your
own
eyes
;
the
better
will
you
be
accomplished
to
endure
hardness
,
and
to
suffer
in
the
service
of
Christ
:
They
have
been
best
at
enduring
of
Afflictions
,
that
have
been
most
Meek
and
Humble
.
Job
.
42.6
.
Job
who
could
be
content
to
sit
on
the
Dunghil
,
and
could
abhorr
himself
in
Dust
and
Ashes
,
How
well
was
he
accomplished
to
endure
Afflictions
?
David
look'd
upon
himself
,
Psa
.
22.6
.
as
a
Worm
and
no
Man
:
And
hence
he
could
better
bear
up
,
under
all
the
troubles
that
he
met
withal
.
If
a
man
look
upon
himself
to
be
but
a
Worm
,
he
will
not
think
much
,
if
the
feet
of
Men
or
Beasts
trample
upon
him
.
This
is
the
way
to
out-shoot
the
Devil
and
wicked
Men
in
their
own
Bow
.
When
Soldiers
lye
low
,
on
the
Earth
and
in
the
Valley
,
the
shots
of
the
Enemies
pass
over
them
,
and
hurt
them
not
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
lye
lower
in
your
thoughts
(
if
possible
)
then
any
Affliction
can
put
you
;
this
is
the
way
to
be
before-hand
,
and
to
keep
the
Weather-gage
of
your
Enemies
;
lye
as
low
as
a
Prison
,
as
low
as
a
Dungeon
,
or
a
Cave
,
as
low
as
Earth
and
Hell
,
in
your
own
eyes
;
Look
upon
your selves
as
less
,
than
the
least
of
Gods
Mercies
,
and
worthy
of
the
greatest
Afflictions
and
Miseries
;
so
will
you
endure
hardness
,
and
will
not
kick
,
and
fling
,
and
flinch
,
and
draw
back
when
Afflictions
pinch
you
.
The
high-Buildings
and
lofty
Turrets
,
do
soonest
fall
;
the
tallest
Cedars
are
blown
down
,
when
the
low
Shrubs
of
the
Wilderness
stand
fast
and
firm
.
Paul
looked
upon
himself
with
a
very
Diminutive
eye
,
Eph.
3.8
.
unworthy
so
much
of
the
very
name
of
an
Apostle
,
and
to
be
less
than
the
least
of
all
Saints
.
And
how
mighty
was
he
,
in
enduring
of
hardness
?
Look
upon
your selves
as
unworthy
to
bear
the
name
of
Christ
,
to
be
imployed
in
the
meanest
,
or
hardest
service
for
Christ
,
unworthy
to
loose
the
latchet
of
his
Shoes
with
John
Baptist
,
or
to
hear
his
Cross
with
Paul
.
Rejoyce
,
rejoyce
,
said
Mr.
Bradford
to
his
Friends
,
and
give
thanks
with
me
,
and
for
me
,
that
ever
God
did
vouchsafe
so
great
a
benefit
to
our
Countrey
,
as
to
choose
the
most
unworthy
(
I
mean
my self
)
to
be
one
in
whom
it
pleased
himself
to
suffer
.
The
Philosophers
observe
,
that
if
you
would
see
Stars
at
noon
,
you
must
down
into
a
deep
Well
;
so
the
deeper
you
go
,
and
the
lower
you
lye
in
Humility
;
the
more
you
see
of
God
,
and
of
Heaven
,
to
comfort
and
support
you
under
your
deepest
sufferings
.
Eighthly
,
If
you
would
endure
hardness
in
Christs
Service
,
then
consult
not
with
carnal
reason
;
but
keep
that
out
of
your
counsel
;
for
that
will
perswade
you
to
wave
the
Cross
,
and
to
comply
,
and
Sin
rather
then
suffer
.
As
soon
as
Paul
was
called
to
endure
hardness
in
Christs
Service
,
he
presently
shut
out
carnal
reason
from
out
of
his
counsel
,
Gal.
1.16
.
Immediately
,
I
conferred
not
with
Flesh
and
Blood
.
If
Paul
when
he
was
called
to
Preach
among
the
Barbarous
Heathens
,
should
have
consulted
with
human
reason
,
the
wisdom
of
the
Flesh
that
would
have
suggested
the
many
inconveniences
and
dangers
of
such
an
employment
,
and
have
spoken
in
the
language
of
Peter
to
Christ
,
Master
,
spare
thy self
;
and
far
be
it
from
thee
;
That
cannot
endure
to
hear
,
that
the
Captain
of
our
Salvation
,
or
any
of
his
followers
should
take
up
the
Cross
;
That
would
represent
only
the
dark-side
of
Christs
ways
,
and
frame
nothing
but
discouragements
and
carnal
shifts
:
And
therefore
Paul
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
it
.
This
is
the
Serpentine
Wisdom
which
is
from
beneath
,
which
is
earthly
,
sensual
,
and
devillish
.
Jam
.
3.15
.
This
will
teach
men
to
sleep
in
a
whole
skin
,
to
swim
with
the
stream
;
to
hold
with
the
strongest
,
The
Italians
being
unable
to
excuse
the
great
faults
,
treacheries
,
cowardize
&
dissimulation
of
their
Countrey
,
go
about
to
colour
their
Villanies
with
the
name
of
Italian
prudence
.
T
is
sad
to
consider
,
that
many
Professors
of
Christ
should
too
much
imitate
them
.
to
correspond
with
the
times
,
to
prefer
Sin
before
sufferings
,
this
is
the
great
Enemy
to
the
Cross
of
Christ
.
How
sharply
did
Christ
reprove
Peter
,
with
his
get
thee
behind
me
Satan
,
for
thou
savourest
not
the
things
that
be
of
God
,
but
the
things
which
be
of
men
.
We
are
to
shun
Carnal-reason
,
and
Fleshly-wisdom
,
as
we
would
the
Devil
.
When
the
Proconsul
bid
Cyprian
to
consult
about
the
Sentence
of
his
Martrydom
,
He
answered
,
In
so
just
a
Cause
there
needs
no
deliberation
.
When
a
friend
of
Mr.
Friths
,
had
contrived
a
way
to
free
him
of
his
Imprisonment
,
by
some
indirect
way
,
he
smiled
at
it
,
and
slighted
it
,
I
am
fallen
into
the
Bishops
hands
only
for
Religion
sake
,
and
for
such
Doctrine
as
I
am
bound
in
Conscience
,
under
pain
of
Damnation
to
maintain
:
If
I
should
now
start
aside
,
and
run
away
,
I
should
run
from
my
God
,
and
from
the
Testimony
of
his
Word
,
whereby
I
should
deserve
a
Thousand
Hells
.
When
a
Pardon
was
brought
to
Mr.
Hooper
,
and
laid
before
him
upon
a
stool
at
the
Stake
,
that
if
he
would
recant
,
he
might
have
the
benefit
of
it
;
at
the
sight
thereof
he
cried
out
,
If
you
love
my
Soul
,
away
with
it
,
If
you
love
my
Soul
away
with
it
.
Carnal
reason
would
have
advised
him
(
if
that
had
been
harkned
unto
)
to
take
up
the
Pardon
,
Heb
.
11.24
,
25
,
26.
and
come
away
from
the
Fire
.
If
Moses
had
advised
with
Carnal
reason
,
and
Fleshly-wisdom
,
he
had
never
left
the
Court
of
Pharoah
to
take
up
the
Cross
of
Christ
as
he
did
.
That
would
have
pleaded
thus
:
Why
,
Moses
,
thou
art
well
enough
at
the
Court
,
thou
hast
honour
,
and
riches
,
and
pleasures
;
the
King
loves
thee
,
the
Daughter
of
the
King
hath
Adopted
thee
her
Son
;
thou
art
now
next
to
the
King
,
and
thou
mayest
shortly
have
the
Crown
thy self
;
and
thy
brethren
,
the
Hebrews
,
are
in
a
low
afflicted
condition
,
thou
canst
do
neither
them
,
nor
thy self
good
,
to
joyn
thy self
with
them
;
but
stay
at
the
Court
,
for
here
thou
hast
advantage
to
serve
them
,
by
improving
thy
Interest
in
the
King
and
Courtiers
,
for
them
;
and
if
thou
shouldst
leave
the
Court
,
thou
wilt
incurr
the
displeasure
of
the
King
,
&c.
But
Moses
hearkens
to
none
of
these
Carnal
Pleas
,
but
joyns
himself
with
the
people
of
God
in
their
low
afflicted
estate
,
and
did
chuse
the
reproaches
of
Christ
,
before
all
that
the
Court
of
Egypt
could
afford
.
Ah
Sirs
!
do
not
hearken
to
the
wisdom
of
the
Flesh
,
the
Machivillian-policy
of
the
World
;
Tully
cryed
out
in
his
latter
age
,
O
Utinam
nunquam
sapuissem
,
would
I
had
never
known
what
wisdom
meant
.
Many
will
cry
out
so
at
last
,
of
the
carnal
wisdom
of
the
World
.
That
will
advise
you
to
forswear
this
Covenant
,
to
strain
Conscience
,
to
take
that
Oath
,
to
Conform
to
the
inventions
of
men
,
or
else
you
cannot
be
safe
,
and
't
is
but
Christian
prudence
so
to
do
.
Ah!
take
heed
of
the
wisdom
of
the
Serpent
,
without
the
innocency
of
the
Dove
,
if
ever
you
will
endure
hardness
as
good
Soldiers
of
Christ
.
Ninthly
,
Be
often
counting
the
cost
of
Christian
professiion
,
and
following
of
Christ
Count
upon
the
worst
at
first
,
and
be
often
in
reviewing
of
the
accompt
,
that
you
may
not
be
mistaken
in
what
you
do
,
and
meet
with
after-reckonings
,
as
too
many
have
done
.
This
Lesson
the
Lord
Jesus
taught
his
Auditors
,
and
it
is
to
our
present
purpose
,
in
order
to
the
taking
up
,
Quae
olii
diu
patiendo
leria
faciunt
sapiens
levia
facit
diu
cogitando
.
That
which
others
make
easy
by
suffering
,
that
a
wise
man
makes
easie
before-hand
.
Sibs
.
and
bearing
of
the
Cross
.
Luk
.
14.27
,
28.
And
whosoever
doth
not
bear
his
Cross
,
and
come
after
me
,
cannot
be
my
Disciple
.
For
which
of
you
intending
to
build
a
Tower
,
sitteth
not
down
first
,
and
counteth
the
Cost
,
whether
he
have
sufficient
to
finish
it
.
If
a
man
should
begin
to
build
,
and
reckon
but
upon
pence
,
when
it
will
cost
him
pounds
,
or
reckon
upon
hundreds
,
when
it
will
cost
thousands
,
and
not
able
to
finish
it
,
the
building
will
come
to
nothing
,
but
to
shame
,
and
undo
the
Builder
.
And
so
it
is
here
,
in
the
building
of
Christian
profession
;
if
a
man
should
begin
it
inconsiderate
,
and
reckon
it
but
an
easie
thing
to
finish
it
,
that
it
will
cost
but
a
little
time
,
and
a
little
pains
;
and
that
there
will
be
a
great
deal
of
ease
and
credit
;
and
afterwards
comes
one
storm
of
Affliction
and
Persecution
after
another
,
like
Jobs
Messengers
;
here
men
meet
with
disappointments
,
and
the
Cross
is
heavier
than
they
counted
upon
,
and
now
cannot
bear
it
.
Sirs
,
if
ever
you
intend
to
endure
hardness
,
and
to
hold
it
out
in
the
service
of
Christ
,
be
sure
to
count
upon
the
most
,
and
the
worst
it
may
cost
you
;
Count
that
it
may
cost
you
abundance
of
Reproach
,
and
Contempt
;
to
be
made
like
the
Apostles
,
the
filth
of
the
World
,
and
the
off-scouring
of
all
things
;
Count
that
it
may
cost
you
,
as
much
as
it
hath
cost
others
heretofore
,
many
bickerings
from
the
Devil
,
much
Opposition
and
Persecution
from
the
men
of
the
World
;
Bonds
,
Banishment
,
Confiscation
of
goods
,
yea
,
Life
and
Blood
;
put
all
into
the
account
.
Paul
counted
upon
the
worst
,
and
the
most
it
could
cost
him
,
and
so
he
endured
hardness
,
and
finished
his
Course
in
professing
and
Preaching
of
Christ
,
Act.
20.22
,
23
,
24.
When
Andrew
the
Apostle
,
was
threatned
by
the
Proconsul
,
with
the
Cross
,
if
he
did
not
leave
off
his
Preaching
;
Said
he
,
I
would
never
have
Preached
the
Doctrine
of
the
Cross
,
if
I
had
feared
the
suffering
of
the
Cross
:
And
when
he
came
to
the
Cross
to
be
Crucified
,
(
he
said
)
O
Cross
!
welcome
,
and
long
looked
for
,
with
a
willing
mind
,
joyfully
I
come
to
thee
,
being
the
Scholar
of
him
that
hanged
on
thee
,
&c.
When
William
Hunter
was
led
to
the
Stake
,
he
said
to
the
Sheriffs
Son
,
I
thank
God
,
I
am
not
afraid
,
for
I
have
cast
my
Account
,
what
it
will
cost
me
already
.
Christians
,
be
sure
to
cast
your
account
to
the
full
,
before-hand
,
that
so
you
may
prevent
all
disappointments
,
and
not
be
offended
in
Christ
because
of
the
Cross
.
Tenthly
,
Put
on
Christian
Resolution
and
Magnanimity
of
Spirit
;
resolve
in
the
strength
of
Christ
,
and
in
the
grace
of
Christ
,
to
go
through
all
the
dangers
and
difficulties
,
and
to
endure
what
hardness
soever
you
may
meet
with
in
the
service
of
Christ
,
2
Tim
.
2.1
.
Thou
therefore
my
Son
,
Pyrrhus
seeing
the
Foritude
and
Valour
of
the
Romans
,
said
,
if
Valour
were
lost
,
the
mould
of
it
might
be
found
in
a
Romans
heart
;
where
should
true
spiritual
Valour
be
found
,
but
in
the
Heart
of
a
Christian
.
be
strong
in
the
Grace
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus
:
And
then
endure
hardness
,
as
a
good
Soldier
of
Christ
.
Be
strong
in
the
Lord
,
and
in
the
Power
of
his
might
;
and
then
you
are
prepared
to
use
your
Armour
,
to
resist
Temptation
,
and
endure
Afflictions
,
Eph.
6.10
,
11
,
12
,
&c.
Resolve
upon
conflicting
with
Corruptions
,
of
resisting
Temptations
,
of
enduring
Afflictions
,
and
taking
up
the
heaviest
Cross
of
Christ
that
shall
lie
in
your
way
.
It
was
a
speech
of
Cyrus
,
to
one
of
his
Soldiers
,
It
is
the
part
(
said
he
)
of
a
true
valiant
man
,
either
to
live
honourably
,
or
to
dye
honourably
.
And
so
it
is
the
part
of
every
true
Christian
,
either
to
live
honourably
,
or
dye
honourably
in
the
Service
of
Christ
.
Barnabas
exhorted
the
Christians
,
that
with
purpose
of
heart
,
they
would
cleave
unto
the
Lord
.
Ah!
resolve
upon
,
and
purpose
in
your
hearts
,
to
cleave
to
the
service
of
the
Lord
Christ
,
come
what
there
will
,
let
none
of
these
things
move
you
;
resolve
with
the
Servants
and
Soldiers
of
Christ
,
of
old
.
Act.
and
Mon.
Vol.
2.
p.
568.
When
Wingfield
was
disswading
and
discouraging
Kerby
the
Martyr
from
suffering
;
telling
him
,
the
Fire
is
hot
,
the
Terrour
great
,
the
Pain
extream
,
Life
sweet
;
better
it
were
betime
to
stick
to
Mercy
,
while
there
is
hope
of
Mercy
,
than
rashly
to
begin
,
and
then
to
shrink
.
Said
Kerby
to
him
.
Ah
,
Mr.
Wingfield
,
be
at
my
burning
,
and
you
shall
say
,
there
standeth
a
Christian
Soldier
in
the
Fire
;
for
I
know
that
Fire
,
Water
,
Sword
,
and
all
other
things
,
are
in
the
hands
of
God
,
and
he
will
suffer
no
more
to
be
laid
upon
us
,
than
he
will
enable
us
to
bear
.
Ah!
where
is
that
Christian
Valour
and
Resolution
that
was
in
these
suffering-Servants
of
Christ
?
We
are
ready
to
fear
every
shadow
,
and
to
be
affrighted
with
every
bug-bear
,
and
to
shrink
at
every
suffering
;
surely
it
was
not
so
in
those
past
daies
.
Mr.
Palmer
was
wont
to
say
,
Act.
and
Mon.
Vol.
3.
p.
734.
that
none
were
to
be
accounted
Valiant
,
but
such
as
could
despise
injuries
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
put
on
Resolution
,
and
Valiant
minds
;
that
,
like
the
Captain
of
your
Salvation
,
you
may
endure
the
Cross
,
and
despise
the
Shame
;
and
endure
hardness
,
as
good
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Eleventhly
,
Be
often
minding
what
is
your
present
condition
in
this
World
;
and
then
you
will
the
better
endure
the
hardness
and
Afflictions
which
are
incident
unto
it
.
We
are
too
apt
to
forget
what
we
are
,
and
where
we
are
,
and
that
is
one
great
reason
,
that
we
can
endure
Affliction
no
better
.
In
this
World
we
are
Pilgrims
,
Strangers
,
Travellers
,
Soldiers
,
&c.
The
Old-Testament-Believers
,
they
considered
what
was
their
present
condition
in
this
World
,
and
hence
did
the
more
contentedly
endure
the
hardness
of
it
.
Heb
.
11.13
,
14.
For
they
confessed
that
they
were
Strangers
and
Pilgrims
on
Earth
.
For
they
that
say
such
things
,
declare
plainly
,
that
they
seek
a
Countrey
.
A
Stranger
will
not
think
much
,
if
the
Dogs
bark
at
him
,
as
he
passeth
along
,
he
knows
it
's
usual
;
a
Traveller
will
not
think
it
much
,
if
he
meet
with
painful
up-hills
,
as
well
as
down-hills
and
plain
way
;
he
will
not
think
it
much
,
if
he
meet
with
storms
,
Nimis
delicatus
es
Christiane
,
qui
voluptatem
hoc
seculo
concupiscis
.
Thou
art
too
delicate
,
O
Christian
who
must
have
pleasure
in
this
world
.
Tertul
.
and
showers
,
and
blasts
,
as
well
as
calm
and
Sun-shine
;
if
he
meet
with
dirt
,
and
mire
,
as
well
as
clean
ways
;
he
will
not
be
much
troubled
if
he
meet
with
inconveniences
in
his
Inn
,
when
he
considers
,
that
he
is
on
his
Journey
,
and
that
he
is
not
at
home
.
What
Strangers
and
Pilgrims
expect
to
be
without
wearisom
and
painful
steps
,
and
hardship
in
their
Journey
and
Pilgrimage
?
Can
Soldiers
and
Combatants
,
that
have
entred
on
a
Warfare
,
expect
to
live
quiet
in
their
houses
,
and
rest
on
their
down-beds
,
whilest
the
Enemy
is
in
the
Field
,
and
drawn
up
in
Battalia
?
sure
they
will
not
.
Ah
Sirs
!
we
are
ready
to
forget
what
we
are
,
and
where
we
be
;
that
we
are
in
an
unkind
and
injurious
World
,
that
is
full
of
Molestations
and
Vexations
;
that
we
are
in
our
Inn
,
and
on
our
Journey
,
and
not
at
our
Home
;
that
we
are
on
our
boistrous
Ocean
,
and
not
in
the
Haven
.
When
Bilney
was
carried
away
to
execution
,
said
he
,
to
a
friend
which
encouraged
him
,
I
am
sailing
with
the
Mariner
,
through
a
boistrous
Sea
,
but
shortly
shall
be
in
the
Haven
.
De
Brez
,
a
French
Minister
and
Martyr
,
in
his
Letter
to
his
Wife
,
said
,
This
world
is
not
the
place
of
our
rest
,
no
,
Heaven
is
our
home
,
this
is
but
the
place
of
our
Banishment
.
Twelfthly
,
Improve
present
sufferings
to
prepare
you
for
future
and
less
sufferings
to
prepare
you
for
greater
.
The
lesson
of
the
Cross
is
to
be
learned
daily
,
as
the
Cross
is
to
be
took
up
daily
;
and
the
well-exercising
of
our selves
about
the
Cross
when
it
is
light
,
Consuetudo
omnia
dura
lenit
.
Custom
doth
make
all
hard
things
become
easie
.
will
be
a
good
means
to
help
us
to
bear
it
when
it
is
heavy
;
the
exercise
of
Patience
under
present
Tribulation
,
will
bring
in
such
experiences
,
it
will
familiarise
Sufferings
,
and
exercise
other
graces
,
until
the
Soul
comes
to
glory
in
Tribulation
,
Rom.
5.3
,
4
,
5.
Bilney
the
Martyr
,
by
exercising
his
Finger
in
the
flame
of
the
Candle
,
prepared
his
whole
body
to
endure
the
more
tormenting
pains
of
the
flames
at
the
Stake
.
They
say
,
That
Custom
is
a
second
Nature
.
If
we
did
exercise
our selves
more
in
improving
our
present
sufferings
aright
,
it
would
become
natural
to
us
,
to
endure
future
,
and
greater
sufferings
;
it
would
familiarise
,
and
naturalise
the
Cross
of
Christ
unto
us
.
When
Mr.
Act
and
Mon.
Vol.
2.
p.
564.
Damlip
had
been
a
Prisoner
near
two
years
in
the
Marshalsey
,
the
Keeper
having
acquainted
him
with
the
nearness
of
his
Death
,
did
notwithstanding
eat
his
meat
as
usually
he
did
;
at
which
,
some
at
the
Table
wondred
;
Ah
my
Masters
(
said
he
)
Do
you
think
I
have
been
so
long
Gods
Prisoner
in
the
Marshalsey
,
and
have
not
yet
learned
to
dye
?
Paul
,
who
protested
,
that
he
did
dye
daily
,
1
Cor
.
15.31
.
how
easie
and
chearfully
could
he
dye
at
last
?
The
exercise
of
Grace
under
lesser
sufferings
,
will
encrease
and
strengthen
Grace
for
greater
.
Thirteenth
,
Look
more
upon
your
Sins
,
than
upon
your
Sufferings
.
The
Soul
that
lives
much
in
the
beholding
of
his
Sins
,
will
see
the
less
cause
to
pinch
at
his
sufferings
:
Although
in
respect
to
men
,
we
may
suffer
unjustly
;
yet
,
if
we
look
upon
our
Sins
,
we
may
see
cause
enough
as
they
come
from
the
hand
of
God
,
that
we
should
suffer
sorer
,
and
harder
things
.
It
was
very
hard
things
that
the
Church
did
suffer
,
when
the
Lord
made
breach
upon
breach
,
upon
Zion
;
when
the
Sword
was
abroad
,
and
Death
at
home
;
when
complicated
miseries
were
upon
them
,
then
did
they
cast
an
eye
upon
the
evil
of
their
Sins
,
and
that
did
silence
them
under
the
greatness
of
their
sufferings
.
Lam
.
3.39
.
Wherefore
doth
the
living
man
complain
,
a
man
for
the
punishment
of
his
Sins
?
Mich
.
7.9
.
I
will
bear
the
indignation
of
the
Lord
,
because
I
have
sinned
against
him
,
until
he
plead
my
cause
,
and
execute
Judgment
for
me
.
Mr.
Philpot
,
hath
a
notable
passage
in
his
Letter
to
the
Lady
Vane
,
Act.
and
Mon.
vol.
3.
p.
605.
to
this
purpose
,
(
saith
he
)
Satan
hath
brought
me
out
of
the
Kings-Bench
into
the
Bishop
of
Londons
Cole-house
,
a
dark
,
and
an
ugly
Prison
as
any
is
about
London
;
but
my
dark
body
of
Sin
hath
well
deserved
the
same
.
Ah!
if
we
look
upon
the
dark
body
of
Sin
,
we
may
see
reason
enough
,
why
we
should
come
under
the
dark
Clouds
of
Affliction
and
Persecution
.
A
man
that
lives
much
in
the
views
of
his
Sin
,
will
easily
see
the
greatest
of
his
Sufferings
to
be
very
little
Corrections
,
and
the
fiery
Trials
to
be
necessary
to
cleanse
away
his
Dross
:
If
a
man
look
upon
his
Sins
to
have
deserved
the
sorest
Judgments
,
the
greatest
Plagues
,
the
most
of
Wrath
,
the
strongest
Chains
,
the
blackness
of
Darkness
,
and
the
hottest
Hell
;
how
could
he
then
think
much
to
endure
any
hardness
in
the
service
of
Christ
?
Fourteenth
,
Look
on
your
Mercies
,
as
well
as
your
Miseries
;
look
upon
Enjoyments
,
as
well
as
your
Wants
;
look
on
your
Comforts
,
as
well
as
your
Crosses
;
this
is
of
great
use
,
to
help
you
to
endure
hardness
:
Look
upon
the
light
side
of
your
condition
,
as
well
as
the
dark
,
and
you
will
endure
hardness
the
better
.
This
was
one
reason
,
why
the
Israelites
could
endure
the
hardness
of
the
Wilderness
no
better
,
(
but
did
murmur
and
repine
)
because
they
did
mind
so
much
of
their
wants
and
streights
,
and
so
much
forgat
the
Miracles
of
Mercies
that
they
d●d
enjoy
;
they
did
little
mind
the
Miraculous
deliverance
they
had
from
the
hand
of
Pharoah
at
the
red
Sea
,
and
the
Rock
which
did
follow
them
,
and
flow
to
them
in
the
Wilderness
,
and
the
Manna
that
did
rain
down
about
their
Tents
;
but
were
looking
at
the
Flesh-pots
,
the
Fish
,
the
Cucumbers
,
the
Melons
,
the
Leeks
,
the
Onions
and
the
Garlick
which
they
had
in
Egypt
,
Numb
.
11.4
,
5
,
6.
Had
they
minded
their
Wilderness-Mercies
more
,
they
would
have
endured
their
Wilderness-Afflictions
better
:
Had
they
considered
what
Mercies
they
had
in
their
bread
,
in
their
drink
,
in
their
clothes
and
in
their
shoes
;
their
meat
and
drink
was
not
ordinary
,
but
Miraculous
and
Spiritual
;
they
did
all
eat
of
the
same
Spiritual
meat
,
and
did
all
drink
of
the
same
Spiritual
drink
,
1
Cor
.
10.3
,
4.
And
their
clothes
and
their
shoes
did
not
wax
old
,
and
wear
out
.
Had
their
Souls
been
affected
with
a
sense
of
their
Mercies
,
how
easily
might
they
have
born
their
Wilderness-Afflictions
?
It
was
a
dolorous
time
when
the
Prophet
Jeremiah
breathed
forth
those
sad
Lamentations
,
extremity
of
Famine
,
and
Sword
;
Oh
,
the
Worm-wood
,
and
Gall
,
and
bitterness
of
their
Affliction
!
and
whilst
he
looked
on
these
things
,
his
eyes
did
affect
his
heart
,
but
he
did
not
terminate
his
thoughts
on
the
dark-side
of
their
condition
;
but
takes
a
Prospect
of
the
Mercies
they
had
,
in
their
greatest
Miseries
,
to
give
some
relief
and
support
to
their
Souls
,
Lam
.
3.22
,
23.
It
is
of
the
Lords
Mercy
we
are
not
consumed
,
because
his
compassions
fail
not
.
They
are
new
every
morning
,
great
is
thy
faithfulness
.
Ah
Christians
!
look
how
your
Mercies
are
renewed
,
as
well
as
your
Miseries
:
The
Saints
can
never
be
so
low
in
Affliction
,
but
there
is
something
of
Mercy
to
afford
relief
to
their
Spirits
.
When
tidings
was
brought
to
the
Lady
La
Glee
,
Act.
and
Mon
Vol.
3.
p.
25.
that
she
was
condemned
to
be
hanged
,
she
fell
down
upon
her
knees
,
and
blessed
God
,
for
that
it
pleased
him
to
shew
her
so
much
Mercy
,
as
to
deliver
her
by
such
a
kind
of
Death
,
out
of
the
troubles
of
this
wretched
life
;
and
to
honour
her
so
far
,
as
to
call
her
to
suffer
for
his
Truth
,
and
to
wear
his
Livery
,
meaning
the
Halter
.
Ah!
if
Christians
would
learn
this
Divine
Chymistry
,
to
extract
Mercies
out
of
Miseries
,
they
might
unfold
Sampsons
Riddle
,
and
get
Bread
out
of
the
Eaters
mouth
,
and
sweetness
out
of
the
strong
,
to
sweeten
the
worst
of
Sufferings
.
Fifteenth
,
Compare
the
present
Cross
with
the
future
Crown
.
This
hath
been
a
special
means
by
which
suffering-Saints
have
been
much
advantaged
,
comparing
their
present
sufferings
,
with
their
future
glory
.
Rom.
8.18
.
For
I
reckon
,
that
the
sufferings
of
this
present
time
,
are
not
worthy
to
be
compared
with
the
glory
that
shall
be
revealed
in
us
.
What
is
it
that
a
Christian
can
suffer
in
here
,
which
is
worthy
to
be
compared
to
the
future
glory
and
blessedness
?
Said
Francis
Soet
,
You
deprive
me
of
this
Life
,
and
promote
me
to
a
better
,
which
is
as
if
you
should
rob
me
of
Counters
,
and
furnish
me
with
Gold
.
What
proportion
is
there
between
Counters
and
Gold
?
and
what
comparison
between
Dirt
and
Glory
?
When
a
Martyr
feeling
the
Flame
at
the
Stake
,
to
come
to
his
face
,
Ah
(
saith
he
)
what
a
small
pain
is
this
,
to
be
compared
with
the
glory
to
come
?
2
Cor
.
4.17
,
18.
For
our
light
Afflictions
which
are
but
for
a
moment
,
worketh
for
us
a
far
more
exceeding
and
Eternal
weight
of
glory
.
While
we
look
not
at
the
things
which
are
seen
,
but
at
the
things
which
are
not
seen
;
for
the
things
which
are
seen
,
are
Temporal
,
but
the
things
which
are
not
seen
,
are
Eternal
.
How
Diminutively
doth
the
Apostle
speak
of
the
Sufferings
,
in
comparison
of
the
Glory
?
The
Affliction
is
but
light
,
but
the
Glory
is
pondorous
,
it
's
a
weight
of
Glory
,
a
far
greater
and
exceeding
weight
;
the
Afflictions
are
but
for
a
Moment
,
but
the
Glory
is
Eternal
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
what
are
all
the
Sufferings
of
this
present
time
,
when
compared
with
the
Eternal
Glory
?
be
hence
quickned
to
take
up
the
Cross
,
because
of
the
Crown
.
Oh
keep
up
your
Combat
and
Conflict
,
the
Crown
will
pay
for
all
.
The
greater
are
the
Combats
,
(
saith
Tertullian
)
the
greater
are
the
following
Rewards
.
Rev.
2.10
.
1
Pet
.
5.4
.
Ah
Christians
!
what
are
the
greatest
and
most
grievous
Momentary
Sufferings
of
this
present
Life
,
when
compared
with
the
never-fading
,
never-dying
,
and
Immortal
Crown
of
future
Glory
in
the
World
to
come
?
Sixteenth
,
Resign
up
your selves
to
the
Will
of
God
,
to
the
Sovereignity
of
God
;
submit
to
the
Will
of
God
,
and
acquiesce
in
the
Wisdom
of
God
;
If
you
could
do
this
,
how
well
might
you
bear
up
under
any
Affliction
,
and
endure
any
hardness
?
Job
had
resigned
up
himself
to
the
will
of
God
,
and
then
how
well
could
he
bear
all
his
losses
and
crosses
,
his
poverty
and
sores
,
in
his
Afflicted
Dunghil-condition
?
Job
.
1.21
.
The
Lord
hath
given
,
and
the
Lord
hath
taken
away
,
blessed
be
the
Name
of
the
Lord
.
"
o
Eli
,
when
Samuel
brought
him
that
sad
Message
,
of
what
the
Lord
would
do
unto
his
House
,
at
which
,
the
ears
of
every
one
that
heard
it
should
tingle
:
1
Sam
.
3.18
.
It
is
the
Lord
,
(
saith
he
)
let
him
do
what
seemeth
him
good
.
He
had
resigned
up
himself
to
the
Will
of
God
,
and
hence
could
bear
the
better
that
fearful
stroke
.
The
Three
Children
had
resigned
up
themselves
to
the
Will
of
God
,
and
were
at
a
point
with
the
King
,
notwithstanding
all
his
threats
;
Whether
their
God
would
deliver
them
or
no
,
it
was
all
a
case
,
the
Will
of
the
Lord
be
done
:
And
then
they
could
willingly
,
and
readily
embrace
the
Fiery
Fornace
,
rather
than
Worship
the
Idol
.
Dan
.
3.16
,
17
,
18.
Paul
resigned
up
himself
to
the
Will
of
God
,
Act.
21.13
.
And
then
how
well
could
he
endure
hardness
in
the
service
of
Christ
?
When
one
Craswel
,
Ast
and
Mon.
Vol.
3.
p.
292.
offering
to
befriend
Mr.
Bradford
,
asking
him
,
what
suit
he
should
make
for
him
to
the
Queen
?
What
you
do
,
(
said
Mr.
Bradford
)
do
it
not
at
my
request
:
If
the
Queen
will
give
me
my
Life
,
I
will
thank
her
;
If
she
will
Banish
me
,
I
will
thank
her
;
If
she
will
Condemn
me
to
perpetual
Imprisonment
,
I
will
thank
her
.
When
Policarpus
had
notice
of
the
pursuers
,
that
came
to
the
Inn
to
Apprehend
him
,
Ast.
and
Mon.
Vol.
1.
p.
55.
he
might
have
escaped
,
but
he
would
not
:
But
said
,
the
Will
of
God
be
done
.
Ah!
how
easie
might
we
bear
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
and
drink
of
the
Cup
with
Christ
,
if
we
had
a
resigning
Spirit
like
him
;
to
say
,
Nevertheless
,
not
my
Will
,
but
thy
Will
be
done
,
Mat
.
26.39
.
Luther
would
say
in
his
Prayer
,
My
Will
be
done
,
for
Lord
,
my
Will
is
,
that
thy
Will
should
be
done
.
Next
to
the
Hallowing
the
Name
of
God
,
and
coming
of
his
Kingdom
,
the
Lord
Christ
hath
taught
us
to
Pray
with
resignation
of
Spirit
,
That
the
Will
of
the
Father
be
done
.
There
is
Infinite
reason
,
that
we
should
Resign
up
our selves
to
the
Will
of
God
,
not
only
with
respect
to
his
Sovereignity
and
Prerogative-Royal
,
but
also
in
regard
the
Lord
hath
ordered
all
his
Providences
in
infinite
Wisdom
and
Mercy
,
for
the
good
of
his
People
.
The
Everlasting
Covenant
is
ordered
in
all
things
,
and
sure
,
2
Sam
.
23.
You
cannot
order
things
so
sure
,
and
so
well
as
the
Lord
hath
done
for
you
:
And
therefore
acquiesce
in
the
Wisdom
and
the
Will
of
God
;
and
be
at
his
beck
and
check
,
for
the
Lord
to
do
with
you
,
to
do
for
you
,
to
bring
upon
you
what
seemeth
him
good
;
and
this
will
be
a
good
means
to
help
you
to
endure
hardness
,
as
good
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Seventeenth
,
Make
not
the
most
of
men
,
no
,
nor
the
best
of
men
,
in
every
thing
,
your
Rule
to
walk
by
.
The
most
of
men
,
(
I
mean
,
of
such
as
profess
Christ
)
look
more
at
safety
,
than
at
duty
,
and
will
not
hear
of
taking
up
of
the
Cross
of
Christ
;
but
like
dead
Fish
,
swim
with
the
Stream
,
and
please
the
Flesh
:
And
the
best
of
Men
,
may
not
in
every
thing
be
a
true
Copy
for
us
to
write
after
,
nor
a
Rule
for
our
imitation
.
Peter
denied
Christ
in
down-right
terms
,
in
words
at
length
;
he
curs'd
and
swore
,
that
he
did
not
so
much
as
know
him
,
Mar.
14.71
.
If
the
rest
of
the
Disciples
had
imitated
Peter
,
of
what
sad
consequence
had
it
been
,
then
they
had
all
denyed
the
Lord
Christ
,
as
Peter
did
.
Paul
was
so
far
from
imitating
Peter
another
time
,
Gal
2.11
,
12
,
13
,
14.
that
he
withstood
him
to
the
face
:
Peter
could
be
a
Jew
with
the
Jews
,
and
a
Gentile
with
the
Gentiles
,
and
dissemble
his
Principles
;
but
Barnabas
and
others
that
did
imitate
him
,
were
carried
away
with
the
Dissimulations
.
The
best
of
men
in
this
World
,
are
not
perfect
,
they
have
Flesh
as
well
as
Spirit
,
and
have
been
over-born
by
corruptions
and
temptations
,
to
shrink
from
the
Cross
,
and
therefore
we
must
not
make
them
our
Rule
,
nor
follow
them
any
further
,
than
they
follow
Christ
.
When
an
Old
Bishop
,
perswaded
Mr.
Haukes
the
Martyr
,
to
learn
of
his
Elders
,
to
bear
somewhat
with
their
Popish-way
.
Fecknam
.
I
will
bear
with
nothing
(
said
he
)
that
is
contrary
to
the
Word
of
God
.
And
another
charging
him
,
for
building
his
Faith
on
Latimer
,
Cranmer
,
Ridley
,
&c.
Said
he
,
I
build
my
Faith
on
no
man
,
and
that
ye
well
know
;
for
if
those
men
,
and
as
many
more
as
these
be
,
should
recant
,
and
deny
what
they
have
said
,
or
done
,
yet
will
I
stand
to
it
,
and
by
this
shall
ye
know
,
that
I
build
my
Faith
upon
no
man
.
Cranmer
,
Bilney
,
Bainham
,
and
others
Recanted
,
who
afterward
repented
of
their
Recanting
;
and
sealed
to
the
Truth
of
what
they
Recanted
with
their
Blood
.
It
is
no
good
argument
that
many
use
in
these
dayes
,
to
justifie
Apostasie
,
and
waving
of
the
Cross
of
the
Lord
,
by
sinful
Compliance
,
to
bring
the
examples
of
men
,
in
such
a
manner
:
Why
,
(
say
they
)
it
is
the
opinion
of
divers
good
men
;
and
there
be
divers
learned
,
and
godly
men
do
this
,
and
that
,
and
the
other
thing
,
and
they
must
not
be
touched
.
But
let
men
be
never
so
godly
,
or
learned
,
they
have
a
dark-side
,
as
well
as
a
light
,
and
it
is
no
new
thing
even
for
such
to
shrink
,
and
to
pinch
at
the
Cross
.
Peter
must
not
be
followed
in
his
Apostasie
,
nor
the
Martyrs
in
their
Recantations
:
If
learned
and
good
men
,
can
swear
down
Episcopacy
and
Prelacy
,
and
take
it
up
again
;
If
they
can
swear
away
Christs
Offices
and
Interest
out
of
the
Land
,
and
can
displease
Christ
,
to
please
Cesar
;
and
if
you
should
make
them
your
Rule
to
walk
by
,
when
will
you
take
up
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
and
endure
hardness
as
good
Soldiers
of
Jesus
Christ
?
Eighteenth
,
Take
heed
of
those
Teachers
,
and
of
those
Doctrines
,
that
lead
off
from
the
Cross
,
that
are
Enemies
to
the
Cross
of
Christ
.
The
Doctrine
of
the
Gospel
,
is
called
,
the
Preaching
of
the
Cross
.
But
there
hath
been
of
old
,
1
Cor
.
1.18
.
and
still
are
such
Teachers
as
are
Enemies
unto
it
.
There
were
Teachers
in
the
very
Primitive
times
,
that
carryed
on
a
design
against
the
Cross
of
Christ
.
Gal.
6
12
,
13.
As
many
as
make
a
fair
shew
in
the
Flesh
,
they
constrain
you
to
be
Circumcised
,
only
lest
they
should
suffer
Persecution
for
the
Cross
of
Christ
.
They
did
Preach
Circumcision
,
and
practice
Circumcision
on
purpose
to
avoid
Persecution
for
the
Gospel
of
Christ
.
Their
design
was
to
obtain
the
Jews
favour
,
by
shewing
themselves
zealous
followers
of
their
Ceremonies
,
and
to
avoid
the
hatred
and
sufferings
which
the
Doctrine
of
Christ
brings
along
with
it
,
to
the
likeness
and
communions
of
his
own
Sufferings
.
If
the
Galatians
would
hearken
to
these
men
,
they
would
shew
them
a
way
to
escape
Persecution
,
and
to
pass
by
the
Cross
of
Christ
;
and
there
are
many
of
the
same
Make
in
our
times
,
who
Preach
up
Conformity
to
avoid
Persecution
,
aad
will
Sign
with
the
Sign
of
the
Cross
,
because
they
will
not
take
up
the
Cross
,
and
suffer
Persecution
for
the
Cross
of
Christ
;
that
will
receive
the
Mark
of
the
Beast
,
that
they
may
escape
the
Rage
of
the
Beast
,
and
may
buy
,
and
sell
,
and
get
profit
by
the
Beast
.
There
are
two
or
three
Doctrines
taught
,
which
if
hearkned
unto
,
and
received
,
will
keep
you
from
Persecution
,
and
enduring
hardness
in
Christs
Service
.
First
,
That
we
must
be
of
the
Religion
with
the
Magistrate
,
and
obey
the
Higher
Powers
Actively
,
in
matters
of
Religion
.
If
this
were
true
Doctrine
,
then
all
the
Ten
Tribes
ought
to
have
Conformed
to
Jeroboams
Idolatrous
Golden
Calves
,
1
King
.
12
,
28
,
29.
which
he
set
up
in
Dan
,
and
Bethel
.
Dan
.
3.
Then
the
Three
Children
ought
to
have
Worshiped
Nebuchadnezzars
Image
;
Dan
.
6.
And
Daniel
forborn
Prayer
for
Thirty
days
.
Then
a
Traveller
might
change
his
Religion
,
as
often
as
the
Moon
changeth
,
and
be
a
Mahumetan
in
Turky
,
a
Papist
in
Spain
,
and
a
Protestant
at
large
in
England
.
Then
they
that
lived
before
us
in
King
Henry
the
Eighth's
time
,
ought
to
have
been
Papists
;
and
in
King
Edwards
time
,
turn
Protestants
;
and
under
Queen
Mary
,
to
be
Papists
again
;
and
in
Queen
Elizabeths
time
,
face-about
,
and
be
Protestants
at
last
.
Secondly
,
That
we
must
Conform
to
the
Doctrine
of
the
Church
,
and
to
the
Orders
and
Ceremonies
of
the
Church
;
That
the
Church
hath
Power
to
Create
Ceremonies
,
and
we
must
Conform
to
them
,
&c.
This
is
Doctrine
that
will
bring
you
to
be
at
Peace
with
the
Beast
,
by
shifting
the
Cross
of
Chri●●
;
and
if
you
receive
such
Doctrin●
as
this
,
you
will
not
endure
hardness
for
Christ
.
If
the
Old-Testament
,
and
New-Testament-believers
;
If
the
Primitive
and
Modern
Confesso●s
and
Martyrs
,
would
have
received
such
unscriptural
Doctrine
as
this
,
they
might
have
saved
themselves
from
those
grievous
and
hard
things
,
that
they
suffered
for
the
Truths
of
God
.
They
were
only
for
the
Word
of
God
,
and
that
was
the
Testimony
they
held
,
and
Sealed
with
their
Blood
.
Act.
and
Mon.
Vol.
3.
p.
2.
When
Robert
Ogvier
a
Martyr
,
with
his
Wife
and
two
Children
,
were
brought
before
the
Magistrates
,
they
said
unto
the
Prisoners
,
It
is
told
us
,
that
you
never
come
to
Mass
;
yea
,
and
also
,
that
you
Disswade
others
from
coming
thereto
;
and
that
you
maintain
Conventicles
in
your
Houses
.
To
this
he
Answers
:
Whereas
,
you
lay
to
my
Charge
,
that
I
go
not
to
Mass
,
I
refuse
so
to
do
indeed
,
because
the
death
and
Precious
Blood
of
the
Son
of
God
,
and
his
Sacrifice
,
is
utterly
abolished
there
,
and
trodden
under
foot
,
for
Christ
by
one
Sacrifice
hath
perfected
for
ever
,
them
that
are
Sanctified
,
Heb
.
10.14
.
The
Mass
is
the
meer
Inventions
of
men
,
and
you
know
what
Christ
saith
,
Mat
.
15.9
.
In
vain
do
they
Worship
me
,
teaching
for
Doctrines
the
Commandments
of
men
.
And
as
for
the
Second
Accusation
,
I
cannot
,
nor
will
deny
,
but
there
have
met
together
in
my
House
honest
People
,
fearing
God
,
for
the
advancement
of
Gods
Glory
,
and
the
good
of
many
,
and
not
to
wrong
any
.
I
knew
indeed
that
the
Emperour
had
sorbid
it
,
but
what
then
?
I
knew
also
that
Christ
in
his
Gospel
hath
commanded
it
.
Mat
.
18.20
.
Where
two
or
three
are
gathered
together
in
my
Name
,
there
(
saith
he
)
am
I
in
the
midst
of
them
.
Thus
you
see
I
could
not
well
obey
the
Emperour
,
but
I
must
disobey
Christ
;
In
this
Case
,
I
chuse
rather
to
obey
my
God
,
than
Man
.
O
take
heed
then
of
those
Doctrines
that
are
against
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
as
these
suffering
Servants
of
the
Lord
did
!
Mr.
Latimer
,
in
his
Letter
to
Dr.
Ridly
,
Act.
and
Mon.
Vol.
3.
p.
441.
hath
this
passage
,
Let
them
not
deceve
you
with
their
Sophistical
Sophisms
and
Fallac●es
;
you
know
that
false
things
may
have
more
appearance
of
truth
,
than
things
that
be
most
true
;
Remember
Pauls
watch-word
,
Col.
2.
Let
no
man
deceive
you
with
likeliness
of
speech
;
Fear
of
Death
doth
perswade
a
great
number
,
beware
of
that
Argument
.
Ah
Soldiers
of
Christ
!
if
ever
you
will
endure
hardness
for
Christ
,
beware
of
these
Enemies
of
the
Cross
.
Nineteenth
,
Chear
up
to
your
Souls
,
a
Covenant
Interest
in
Christ
.
The
more
you
know
the
Lord
to
be
yours
,
the
better
will
you
bear
Afflictions
,
and
endure
hardness
in
his
ways
.
This
was
the
best
Anchor-hold
,
the
Prophet
Jeremiah
had
to
ride
out
,
and
hold
fast
by
,
in
those
grievous
Afflictions
of
the
Church
,
Tolle
Meum
,
tolle
Deum
.
Take
away
My
,
from
God
,
and
take
away
God
himself
,
in
regard
of
Comfort
.
D.
Sibs
.
S.
Conflict
.
Lam
3.24
.
The
Lord
is
my
Portion
,
saith
my
Soul
,
therefore
will
I
hope
in
him
.
This
made
Paul
to
account
all
things
but
dung
and
dross
,
for
the
Excellency
of
Christ
Jesus
his
Lord
,
for
whom
he
had
suffered
the
loss
of
all
things
,
Phil
.
3.8
.
Ah!
what
will
be
too
good
to
lose
for
Christ
?
Or
,
what
will
be
thought
too
much
to
part
with
for
Christ
if
you
can
say
,
that
it
is
for
Christ
Jesus
my
Lord
?
Our
God
(
said
the
Three
Children
)
whom
we
serve
,
is
able
to
deliver
,
&c.
Dan
.
3.
Feri
Domine
,
feri
nam
a
peccatis
absolutus
sum
.
Strike
Lord
,
strike
,
for
I
am
absolved
from
my
Sins
,
said
Luther
.
If
we
can
say
with
Keyser
the
Martyr
(
at
the
Stake
)
O
Jesus
,
I
am
thine
,
have
mercy
upon
me
,
and
save
me
:
How
will
it
enable
to
face
the
Flames
,
and
endure
the
Pains
?
This
brought
Paul
to
stand
Equipoise
,
like
the
Beam
of
a
Ballance
,
Phil
.
1.21
,
22
,
23.
For
me
to
live
,
is
Christ
,
and
to
dye
is
gain
,
&c.
This
made
Paulinus
to
say
,
When
his
City
,
Gold
,
Silver
,
and
all
he
had
was
taken
away
,
Lord
,
let
not
the
loss
of
these
things
trouble
me
.
This
made
Peter
the
Apostle
,
at
his
Crucifixion
,
and
Lambert
the
Martyr
,
in
the
midst
of
the
Fire
,
to
cry
out
,
None
but
Christ
,
none
but
Ch●ist
,
nothing
but
Christ
.
Twentieth
,
Look
at
Christs
presence
with
you
in
the
midst
,
and
greatest
,
of
all
your
suffering
;
and
that
is
another
good
means
to
propp
and
bear
up
your
Spirits
under
all
the
hardness
that
you
can
endure
.
Isa
.
43.2
.
When
thou
passest
through
the
Waters
,
I
will
be
with
thee
,
and
through
the
Rivers
,
they
shall
not
overflow
thee
;
when
thou
walkest
through
the
Fire
,
thou
shalt
not
be
burnt
,
neither
shall
the
Flames
kindle
upon
thee
.
He
will
be
with
you
to
act
suitable
for
you
,
to
succour
you
,
to
comfort
you
,
to
strengthen
you
,
to
protect
,
to
preserve
and
deliver
you
,
&c.
David
would
not
be
dismayed
,
because
of
this
,
Psal
.
23.4
.
Yea
,
though
I
walk
through
the
valley
of
the
shadow
of
Death
,
I
will
not
fear
:
for
thou
art
with
me
,
thy
Rod
and
thy
Staff
,
they
comfort
me
.
He
was
with
Noah
in
the
Ark
;
Malim
presente
Deo
esse
in
Inferno
quam
absente
Deo
in
Coelo
.
Luther
.
With
Job
on
the
Dung-hill
;
With
Jeremiah
in
the
Dungeon
;
With
the
Three
Children
in
the
Fiery
Fornace
;
With
Daniel
in
the
Den
;
With
the
Apostles
in
the
Prison
;
He
was
with
the
Martyrs
in
the
Bishops
Cole-house
,
and
in
other
noisom
Prisons
;
And
was
with
them
at
the
Stake
,
in
the
midst
of
the
Flame
.
He
is
with
us
in
the
Combat
,
saith
one
.
O
said
Algerius
,
How
easie
and
sweet
is
the
Lords
yoke
?
Learn
ye
well
,
beloved
,
how
Amiable
the
Lord
is
,
how
Meek
and
Merciful
,
who
visiteth
his
Servants
in
Temptations
;
neither
disdaineth
he
to
keep
company
with
us
in
such
vile
and
stinking
Caves
,
&c.
Lastly
,
Study
the
many
Obligations
that
lye
upon
you
to
endure
hardness
.
There
be
Obligations
that
lye
upon
you
from
the
Precepts
,
from
the
Promises
,
from
Ordinances
,
from
Providences
,
from
the
Word
,
from
the
Rod
,
from
the
Love
of
Christ
,
from
the
Blood
of
Christ
,
from
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
from
the
Interest
of
Christ
:
And
you
have
obliged
your selves
to
Christ
;
you
have
Promised
,
and
Covenaneed
to
endure
hardness
;
Remember
that
the
Vows
of
God
are
upon
you
:
And
when
ever
Christ
calls
you
forth
to
sufferings
,
be
ready
to
answer
these
Obligations
,
and
say
with
godly
Philpot
,
Act.
and
Mon.
vol.
3.
p.
593.
going
to
the
Stake
,
I
will
pay
my
Vows
in
thee
,
O
Smithfield
.
And
with
David
,
Psa
.
116.18
.
I
will
pay
my
Vows
unto
thee
,
O
Lord
.
FINIS
.