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A66471	The valorous warrior's welfare, in God's victorious warfare A sermon preach'd in His Majesty's English camp, near the city of Ghendt in Flanders; before the battalion of His Royal Highness George Prince of Denmark, under the command of the right honourable Colonel Charles Churchill, major-general of His Majesty's forces in the Netherlands. By William Williams, minister of the Gospel, and a son of the Church of England.	Williams, William, Inferior Brother to the venerable and orthodox clergy.	1696 (1696)	Wing W2791; ESTC R219571	20,595	33

Might and Manhood as it was his meer Mercy that saved them And this is very Conspicuous in the Couragious Resolutions and Admir'd Actions of the Religious Israelites who by their Military Affair and God's Favour overcame no less than Thirty One Considerable Kings and Kingdoms as you may Read in the 12th Chapter of Joshua where there is a perfect Catalogue of their Names and Number the first being the King of Jericho mention'd in the 9th Verse and the last the King of Tirza specify'd in the 24th Verse which consummates or concludes the same Chapter Thus you see according to the Words of my Text how the Israelites did valiantly for God did tread down their Enemies Israel above all the Nations in the World had the Honour of fighting the Lord's Battels and when they wanted Champions or Conducts for their Encouragement God was entreated by them that his Power might appear in the cause of their Warfare Who according to his own good pleasure sent several Rescuers that protected them from Multitudes of malicious Enemies one of whose Deliverers or Saviour's as his Name imports it was Joshua the Son of Nun Moses his Minister and Successor for he destroy'd the Anakims in the Land of Israel he also overcame many Prince's that resisted them and hang'd five noted King's on five several Trees that were their Adversaries namely Adoni-Zedeck King of Jerusalem Hoham King of Hebron Piram King of Jarmuth Japhia King of Lachish and Debir King of Eglon as you may read in the 9 10 11 and 12 Chapters of Joshua Thus Joshua did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies Secondly The Israelites were delivered from the bold Attempts of the Aramites by Othniel the Son of Kenaz Caleb's younger Brother and the Land had rest forty years as it is observable Judg. 3.9 10 11. Thus Othniel did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies Thirdly The Israelites were preserved from the Molestations of the Moabites by Ehud the Son of Gera a Benjamite a Man left-handed when they slew of the Children of Moab about Ten thousand Men all lusty all Men of Valour so that the Land had rest fourscore years as you may note in Judg. 3.15 29 30. Thus Ehud did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies Fourthly The Israelites were succour'd from the Fury of Philistines by Shamgar the Son of Anath who slew Six hundred Philistines with an Ox-goad and he also delivered Israel as it is apparent in Judg. 3.31 Thus Shamgar did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies Fifthly The Israelites were desended from the Incursions of the Canaanites by Deborah a Prophetess the Wife of Lapidoth and Barak the Son of Abinoam of Kadesh-Nepthali who by the assistance of God prevailed against Jabin King of Canaan until they had destroy'd Jabin King of Canaan as is specified in Judg. 4.6 24. Thus Deborah and Barak did valiantly for God did tread down their Enemies Sixthly The Israelites were saved from the Mischiefs of the Midianites by Jerubaal that is Gideon the Son of Joash the Abi-ezraite who discomsited an Host of Men with broken Potsherds Lamps and Rams-horns together with the Noise of the People who cried earnestly before their Enemies until they were daunted routed and ruined The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon as it is recorded in Judges 7.20 21. His Messenger also took two Princes of the Midianites Oreb and Zeeb and they slew Oreb upon the Rock Oreb and Zeeb they slew at the Wine-press of Zeeb and they pursued Midian and brought the Heads of Oreb and Zeeb unto Gideon on the other side Jordan as it is remarkable in Judg. 7.24 25. Also Gideon arose and slew Zeba and Zalmunna two chief Kings of Midian as farther appears in Judg. 8.21 Thus Gideon did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies Seventhly The Israelites were protected from the Arms of the Ammonites by Jepthah the Gileadite a mighty Man of Valour who smote the Children of Ammon from Aroer till thou come to Minnith even twenty Cities and unto the Plain of the Vineyards with a very great Slaughter Thus the Children of Ammon were subdu'd before the Children of Israel as you may find it written in Judg. 11.33 Thus Jephthah did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies Eighthly The Israelites were freed from the Forces of the Philistines by Samson who slew a Lion He kill'd thirty Philistines for thirty Changes of Garments burnt their Corn with Firebrands tied to three hundred Foxes Tails carried away the Gates of Gaza destroyed a thousand Men with the Jaw-bone of an Ass and by pulling upon him the Theatre of the Philistines slew more at his death than he did in his life-time as the Histories thereof make mention in the 14th 15 and 16th Chapters of Judges Thus Samson did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies Ninthly The Israelites were secur'd from the Onsets of the Ammonites Moabites and Inhabitants of Mount Seir thro' the gracious and seasonable Advice of good King Jehosaphat together with the Divine Assistance of Almighty God as it is penn'd 2 Chron. 20.20 21 22. where the Relation is thus worded Here me O Judah and ye Inhabitants of Jerusalem believe in the Lord your God so shall you be established believe his Prophets so shall ye prosper And when he had consulted with the People he appointed Singers unto the Lord and that should praise the Beauty of Holiness as they went out before the Army and to say Praise the Lord for his Mercy endureth for ever And when they began to sing and to praise the Lord set Ambushments against the Children of Ammon Moab and Mount Seir which were come against Judah and they were smitten Thus Jehosaphat did valiantly for God did tread down his Enemies In the Tenth place I shall thro' God's Providential permission demonstrate unto you some of the Noble Acts of Royal David who being the Man after God's own Heart always won the Field of the Lord's Battel under the Lord's Banner according to these expressions of my present Text Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies We read in the Acts of renowned David that when he was but a ruddy Youth he kill'd a Lion and a Bear as also slew the Chief Champion of the Philistines namely the Great Goliah of Gath as you may read in the 17th Chapter of the First Book of Samuel He smote two hundred Philistines for which Exploit he had the Honour of Majestical Assinity in being made the King's Son-in-Law as appears in 1 Sam. 18. He took a Spear and a Pot or Cruise of Water that stood at Saul's head as you may note in 1 Sam. 26. He warred the Lord's Warfare and slew Rechab and Baana his Brother the Sons of Rimmon the Beerothite as you have it observable in 2 Sam. 4. He overcame the Philistines twice he took the Fort Sion he restored the Ark he prepar'd for the Building of the Temple he

The Valorous Warrior's Welfare IN God's Victorious Warfare A SERMON PREACH'D In His Majesty's English Camp near the City of Ghendt in Flanders Before the BATTALION of His Royal Highness GEORGE Prince of Denmark Under the Command of the Right Honourable Colonel CHARLES CHURCHILL Major-General of His Majesty's Forces in the NETHERLANDS By WILLIAM WILLIAMS Minister of the Gospel And a Son of the Church of England LONDON Printed for John Pero at the White Swan and Edward Powel next the Pump-Coffee-House in Little Britain and sold by R. Baldwin near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane 1696. TO THE Most Magnanimous Magnificent and Munificent MONARCH William the Third By GOD's Providential Appointment KING of Great Britain and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. May it please Your Sacred Majesty IN the lowest degree of Submission I appeal to Your Regal Clemency for a Royal Pardon in presuming so Sublime and Supream a Dedication being very conscious of my Imperfections to manage this Great Enterprize Yet considering that the meanest Loyal Subject hath some Interest in the Favour of his Prince I embolden'd my self on that account to shelter the follow Sermon under the Defence of your Royal Patronage which at its Promulgation in your Majesty's English Camp in Flanders gain'd the diligent Attention and Approbation of its Auditors In pursuance whereof I briefly manifested and maintain'd The equitable Cause of your Majesty's late and continued Wars with the Adversaries of your Realms and Government The indubitable Pleasure of God in placing and establishing your Royal Person on the Thrones of our Three Kingdoms The seasonable Preservation of our British and Irish Church in the Principles and Prerogatives thereof by your sacred Defence of her Christian and Catholick Faith The profitable Wea l of our Nation by your Princely and Puissant Aid in securing the just Rights and Liberties of Free-born Subjects the innumerable Deliverances of your Secular Civil and Martial Excellency from those dangerous and desperate Hazards to which you were often expos'd by the Fatal Peril of the Sword And the incomparable Protection of your pious Person from the Destructive Designs of Sanguinary Assassinates whose Aim in all probability was to subvert the present Government These particular Instances with the whole Matter derived from the Subject of my Warlike Discourse though delivered in a plain and familiar Method I humbly Dedicate to the Condescention of your Royal and Favourable Perusal being a Pledge of that Impartial Love and Loyalty which shall be duly and daily paid to your Regal Authority by him who is according to those Apostolical Rules of Fearing God Honouring the King with Subjection for Conscience and Submission for the Lord's sake Great SIR Your Majesty's most Observant Subject and Obeysant Servant Wi. Williams TO THE CAPITAL COMMANDERS And All Other Military Officers According to their Respective Posts or Stations Engag'd in the Management of the English Army William Williams wisheth National Personal and Internal Tranquility Temporal Substantial and External Prosperity Spiritual Immortal and Eternal Felicity Valorons and Victorious Martialists IT was the pleasure of Almighty God as being the Tutor of Valiant David and other Famous Worthies of Heroick Spirits before he instructed them in the Art of Military Discipline by teaching their Hands to War and their Fingers to Fight being Atchievements fit for Combatants and such as are train'd in Gladiatory Affairs to assume unto his Sacred self the Champion Title of a Man of War in Exod. 15.8 where his Servant Moses declares in the same Scripture that the Lord is his Name Thereby importing that Power Courage Success Victory and Triumph are all of them Endowments proper and peculiar to God alone though by his Condescensive and Permissive Pleasure a communicative Respect in a participative manner having its Commission from himself is supernaturally instrumental in causing admiring Mortals to Praise God and to Blazon the Braveryes Adorn the Acts or Fame the Feats of Military Men. This sort of Martial Honour eminently appear'd in the Publick and Princely persons of Saul and David whose magnanimous and magnificent Victories over their numerous Adversaries embellished the Trophies of their Conquering Triumphs with resounding Acclamations of Royal Renown and Popular Applause which as lasting monuments of their Hostile Exploits are Register'd to inform all Humane Posterities in the Canonical Chronicle of Sacred Histories witness the first Book of Samuel Chap. 29 Ver. 5. where it is reported That the Israelites sang one to another in Dances saying That Saul slew his Thousands and David his Ten Thousands to Memorize the Fame of Fate and Fortitude This Accompt of the Slain amounting to Thousands and Ten Thousands seems to intimate an unknown innumerable or numberless number but as to the Armies or Militia that were destroy'd by the Generals Chieftains Centurions and Soldiers of David we find that the Divine Warriour ascrib'd the Success which attended his Arms and Weapons of Warfare to the concurring and corroborating Power of God as it is apparently evident in the words of my present Text where he speaks these Couragious and Religious Expressions Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies The Valiant Acts here mention'd or Valour derivative in this Verse from God to Men I Christianly Conjecture was Experimentally observ'd by many Worthies to whom I Dedicate this Epistle in their Warlike Enterprizes relating to the late Affairs of Ireland and Flanders who with the rest here hinted may lay a just Claim to the Discourse issuing from the following Subject which having the Approbation of numerous attentive Auditors and also their Importunity to have it made publick for the Benefit of the Army I have by forcible Obligations yielded to the sway of prevalency and adventur'd as far as Moderation allow'd me to comply with their reasonable Request And if it meet with some Thwarting and Carping Dispositions of Captious or Conceited Criticks too much intermedling and busying themselves in this Censorious Age I assign Armed Men whose Cause and Right it is both to Patronize and Defend its Innocency leaving such Causless Quarrellers on the Forlorn Hope of doing Injury either to Ministerial or Martial Authority In ample Satisfaction or full Assurance whereof I commit the Army the Fleet my Self and all that desire the Welfare of our Three Kingdoms to God's Gracious Protection and Providence remaining Most Couragious Worthies Your Devoted Friend and Servant William Williams The Valourous Warriours Welfare in God's Victorious Warfare As it was Deliver'd in a SERMON PERTAINING To the English Army in Flanders and Preach'd On Psal LX. Ver. 12. Through God we shall do Valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies THIS Psalm whereof my Text is a part was Compil'd by the Military Monarch David when he and his Army waged War or strove with Aram Naharaim and Aram Zoba even at the return of Joab the Son of Zerviah who was a Chief Officer over the Host of David from slaying