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A60727 The soldier's religious exercise in the time of war Being some proper texts, portions of holy scripture, and prayers, useful for those officers and soldiers, who are engaged abroad in Their Majesties service. Publish'd by a late chaplain to the army. Late chaplain to the army. 1690 (1690) Wing S4430; ESTC R219655 20,970 51

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THE SOLDIER 's Religious Exercise IN THE TIME of WAR BEING Some Proper Texts Portions of Holy-Scripture and Prayers useful for those OFFICERS and SOLDIERS who are engaged abroad in Their Majesties Service Publish'd by a late Chaplain to the Army JOSH. 1. 8 9. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success Have not I commanded thee Be strong and of a good courage be not afraid neither be thou dismayed for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest LONDON Printed for Ric. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCXC Imprimatur Jan. 4. 1689. To the Honourable the Colonels and others the chief Officers of Their Majesties Army HAving been some time since ingaged in the Service of the Army I considered with my self what course would be most proper and expedient to discharge the Obligations of the Chaplain's Duty And I am of Opinion That there is no way more useful to his purpose in order to promote the Practical Exercise of Religion among the ordinary and private Soldiers who are generally very ignorant of the common Rudiments and Principles of Christianity than to advise the frequent reading of the Holy Scriptures which indeed I found by sad experience was shamefully neglected by some of them to the great scandal and abuse of Religion And this I chiefly impute to the want of Bibles among them for I dare say were a strict search and enquiry made in every Regiment of the Army we should not find many possess'd of this Holy Treasure which does so nearly concern the necessary good and Salvation of their Precious and Immortal Souls And therefore to supply that defect or rather the want of Holy Instruction from those sacred Oracles of God's inspired Word give me leave I pray you to dedicate to your use this small Bible or Summary of Devotional Scripture which being of a lesser size is more fitly accommodated for the Soldier 's carriage and may be in some sense as useful as it contains a brief Collection of all those necessary and pertinent T●xts which are adapted for a Soldier 's Christian Duty and Service in the time of War And which as it may serve to instruct the more ignorant and unlearned in the common rules and ways of Salvation so I hope it will not altogether prove useless or insufficient to remember those who are more knowing of their Christian Duty and Calling that so both may become more sincerely vertuous and Religions towards God and honestly faithful and serviceable to the Interest of Their Majesties present Government as they desire to serve the common Rights and Liberties of the Church and Nation And now I humbly desire all the chief Officers and Commanders of Their Majesties Army to whose fa●our I present this small Treati●e or Religious Exercise of Devotional Scripture that they will be pleased to give in strict charge or command to all their subalterns both Officers and Soldiers that this may be read by them as they have leisure and opportunity either in the Camp or Garison and especially to those who are engaged in Their Majesties Service both in Holland and Ireland for whom I have fitted those Holy Collects or Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer in the Close of this Book which will not be improper to be used by every particular Officer or Soldier who keeps constant to the Exercise of daily Devotion and besides 't is necessary that he do reflect upon some of those Holy Passages of Scripture which I have here reduced under so many several Heads which I judged to be most proper for the Soldier 's Christian Duty during his Service in the Wars And now because among the private Men the Education of some is so Illiterate that they cannot Read I have thought of this expedient to help the ignorant which is That his fellow Soldier or Comrade do by frequent reading inculcate unto his Memory some few of those chief Texts or Portions of Holy Scripture And if these Orders and Rules of Religion be strictly observed and put in Execution by you who are the chief Officers you will soon find the benefit of this Holy Discipline to be not only serviceable to your seives in keeping your Men orderly and sober in their Beh●viour and so no less quietly submissive and obedient to the Words of your Command But then what is more happy this will be in some measure greatly instrumental for the publick Service of Religion in reforming those Scandalous Vices and Immoralities of Drunkenness and Swearing which are so generally risen among the more Ignoble and Plebeian sort And thus you will come to gain not only the credit of esteem and Reputation to your selves but you will do no less real honour and service to Their Majesties by your diligence and fidelity in this present juncture wherein we must expect either the lasting happiness or intire Ruine of the Peace and Prosperity of this Church and Nation as God is pleased to give success to Their Majesties Arms which we all know are now chiefly engaged to maintain the free Exercise of our Religion which is so happily modelled according to the excellent Doctrine and Precepts of the Holy Bible And of which this being a small Epitome or Part I hope it will come the more acceptable for that publick Good and Practical Exercise of Holiness for which 't is chiefly intended for the use of those Officers and Soldiers who are now employ'd abroad in Their Majesties Service for the common safety and defence of our Religion and Country and to which I pray God give a Blessing that we may all fight the good fight of faith to lay hold of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen THE SOLDIER 's Religious Exercise IN THE TIME of WAR EXERCISE I. A Christian Soldier must be strictly Vertuous and Religious in his Life and Conversation WHEN the Host goeth forth against thine Enemies then keep thee from every wicked thing Deut. 23. v. 9. For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy Camp to deliver thee and to give up thine Enemies before thee therefore shall thy Camp be Holy that he see no unclean thing in thee and turn away from thee Deut. 23. ver 14. If ye forsake the Lord and serve strange gods then he will turn and do you hurt and consume you after that he hath done you good Josh 24. ver 20. Be ye therefore very couragious to keep and do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left Josh 23. v. 6. But cleave unto the Lord your God as ye have done unto this day Josh 23. v. 8. If thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord