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A75707	Good courage discovered, and encouraged: in a sermon preached before the commanders of the military forces, of the renowned citie of London. In the parish church of Great St. Helens. May the 17. 1642. By Simeon Ash, preacher in London.	Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing A3956; Thomason E149_26; ESTC R3991	25,215	40

many foyles loose many of thy souldiers yet bee not dismayed for certainely as a Conquerour thou shalt bring the people to Canaan Thirdly Then the recompence assured upon all them who stoutly stand to the cause of God is more rich and large then I can relate To him that overcommeth will I grant to sit with mee in my Throne And from this assurance Rev. 3. 21. the Apostle Paul incourageth the Corinthians Therefore my beloved Brethren Bee yee stedfast and unmoveable alwayes abounding in the worke of the Lord for as much as yee know that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord. God 1 Cor. 15 58. will requite all paines taken all sorrowes suffered and you that have lost houses or land or father or mother or wife or Ma●h 19. 29. children for Christ and his cause besides that inward peace and tranquilitie and ioy which an hundred fold exceed all sublunary contents to bee enioyed here you shall inherit hereafter everlasting life And againe feare none of those things which thou shalt suffer Behold the Devill shall cast some of you into prison c. Be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a Crowne of life Feed on these promises for Cordials flow from them to cheere your drooping hearts and to strengthen courage Seventhly in large your loue If those hearts which now doe but drop love might flow forth streames of love upon Gods cause our Kings honour and the Kingdomes welfare how wonderfully would our courage be increased Both reason and religion wil give in manifold strong arguments to augment our love to our Prince our Parliament our peace our priviledges our posterity and doubtlesse our love and valour will grow together Love will adventure farre Women are the more feeble the more fearefull Sexe and yet love in a tender mother will produce bold adventures to save the babe of her wombe The timorous mother who is wont to tremble at the report of a Musket will almost come to a Cannons mouth to save her Child from being broken in peeces Love doth it Have you not in the countrey sometimes seene an Ewe in defence of her lambe to turne head upon a mastive dog and to stampe although at other times the barking of a little whelpe will make a whole flocke of them to runne away O love doth it And the poore Hen shee will fly at the Kite to save her brood Love doth it O that you and I had this Love Love to Zion to the Gospel of peace Love to Christ and the pure ordinances of grace Love will make brave and bold adventures And as it will adventure farre so it will endure much and long The Apostle saith Charity beareth all things endureth all things Iacob though he had tedious dayes and 1 Cor. 13. 7. weary nights a fore service under a sowre Vncle a churlish Master yet he served seven yeares for Rachell and they seemed unto him but a few dayes for the love hee had to her Gen. 29. 20. Love is strong as death many waters cannot quen●h love neither can the flouds drowne it if a man would give all the substance of his house for love it would utterly be contemned Cant. 8. 6. 7. What ●f one should come to a woman and make this motion be content that your child be torne in peices and here is a thousand pounds for you Her answer would be ready Not for a thousand worlds yea shee would almost spit in his face who should presse such a proposition what rend my child in peices There is nothing can conquer love so it would be with us in reference to Gods commandements the liberty of Gospel ordinances No promises no threats no means fayre or fowle would take us off from appearing in the defence of them if our hearts were more enflamed with love Eightly Walke exactly keepe your consciences cleare Notable is that direction of the Lord Deut. 13. 8. Ye shal keep all the commandements which I command you this day that you may be strong Suppose a man who hath a wound or an impostu mated swelling on his body should goe into the Campe if any touch him hee skritcheth and he cries come not neare me you know the reason and the application is familiar and easie to the point in hand wounds in our consciences will make us timerous and cowardly but The Righteous is as bold as a lyon He that walkes uprightly Pro. 28. 1. walkes boldly Take a man who hath no brokennesse no boyles no ●lanes no bruises handle him shake him crush him crowde him thrust him cast him notwithstanding he can better beare all this rugged usage then another can a fillip with the finger I beseech you mind the application of this for the Lords sake take heed make not inroads and breaches upon your consciences goe not against your light for guilt will make you cowardly Adam as soone as hee had sinned he runs and puts his head in a bush what was the matter hee heard a whistling wind and hee runs away What hast thou sinned faith God I that is the matter For if Adam had kept his heart sound if hee had not sinned hee would with boldnesse have encountred with any approaches either of the creatures or his Creator Ninthly Improve your experiences It would bee of singular use to us to bestow many houres both together and asunder in recounting the many great things which the Lord hath done for us both in former times of later we have nationall deliverances Citie deliverances Family mercies personal mercies to improve providence Give me leave to cal to mind two most seasonable now to be remembred considering the end of our assembling at this time I am credibly informed that your selvs who are here to honour God for your health continued peace maintained lives lengthened had that day when you were abroad two notable experiences of Gods providence for your preservation 1. There were muskets broken in the field and yet neither the Muskettiers nor any neare them received the least harme although the throng of people was very great Might not some mens eyes limbs or lives have been lost by such accidents if the all-ordering hand of the Almighty had not prevented such like dangers The other passage of divine providence is more remarkeable 2 Gods hand turned aside graciously and strangely a kindled match which was cast towards a basket full of Gunpowder which stood in the field for that dayes service From what malicious heart and by what mischievous hand this match was cast the Lord hee knoweth whom we this day magnifie as the God of our salvations Beloved the remembrance of such like providences should incourage our adventures for the Lord whose hand hath diverted many unseen unexpected dangers But I had almost forgot to give in my proof that the improvement of experiences increaseth courage I pray you observe it in Ios 10. 25. And I shua said unto them feare not nor bee dismayed be strong and of good courage for thus shall the Lord doe to all your enemies against whom yee sight Our God hath many times disappointed the designes of our enemies many of them who hated us and endeavoured our undoing and desolation have beene discovered and brought to shame the Lord hath trampled upon them gloriously These meditations enlarged by particular pregnant instances I commend unto you as meanes to increase your courage Lastly when ever you have occasion to shew your courage goe out selfe denyingly in the strength of your God Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Ephes 6. 10. Through God we shall doe valiant y. Psal 60 12. David was a man as in other kinds so in this imitable when hee came against Goliah who threatned to pluck him in peices as a Faulkoner doth a bird his words are very observable 1 Sam. 17. 45. Thou commest to me with a sword and with a speare and with a shield but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of host● the God of the Armies of Israel whom thou hast defied Let these be the breathing of your seules Some trust in Chariots and some in horses but wee will remember the name of the Lord our God They are brought down and fallen but neare risen an stand upright Save Lord let the King heare us when we c●ll Thus be carefull to make addition of prayer unto all the other meanes of Christian courage Pray heartily selfe-denyingly and believingly Advance God and plead his promise and expect assistance according to his promise B● of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart all yee that hope in the Lord. FINIS It is ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning printing that this Booke intituled Good Courage discovered and incourared be printed Iohn White 26. May 1642.