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A97299 The zealous souldier. 1646 (1646) Wing Z12; Thomason 669.f.10[50]; ESTC R210447 1,005 1

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THE ZEALOVS SOVLDIER I FOr God and for his cause ' I le count it gaine To lose my life ô can one happier Die Then for to Fall in Battaile to maintaine Gods worship truth extirpate Popery I fight not for to venge my selfe nor yet For coine but Gods true worship up to set II Those Mercinary Souldiers that doe Fight Onely for pay are most Degenerate Not worthy to enjoy the subjects Right Not worthy loue of God of Church or State Though I Denie not but They usefull are Yet should not with the Good in honnor share III The Ancient Heathen on their Foes would Runne Their Naked Brests would offer to their swords Cause for Their Countrey then should Christians shun To Fight for Theirs and what more joy afford For Their Religion curst for aye be Hee Beares Such a minde and His Posterity IV whoo 'd bee Dejected though a while hee beare Adversitie who would some three years past Have though that God So high our cause would rear And with such Nemerous victories have grac'd His Righteuos Cause-when wee then thought to be A Prey to the Mallicious Enemie V Who in Their height of Glory were brought low And made to Stoope to Those They did despise And made that Power above them for to know Which erst They wretched wormes in monstrous wise Blasphem'd swearing God Damne them as They stood And sure on many was that wish made good VI But here me thinks I heare some say we buy And purchase our Religion at deer rate Thou impious fool had we lain still perdie Thou hadst not been alive the truth to ra●e For thou and we I think had sure been slain Had we sate still as now we wars maintain VII Forbear to utter your Malignant spleene And marke the end how God his cause will crown With glory how oft have you lately seen Our Armies have the Foemen overthrown Towns each day are surrendred and we take Prisoners enough an Armie strong to make VIII God hath no doubt a purpose to bring on A work both for his glory and our good You 'l say it hath been the confusion And cause of shedding many thousands bloud 'T was for our sins that God this war did bring But know we may have cause rejoyce and sing IX Some few years since when we behold and see The fruits of our hard labours and behold This Kingdom flourish in tranquility And Gods true worship as it ought extold Then shall we says ô praised be the Lord That we attained peace have by the sword X Sing to the Lord a Psalme of thanks and praise And to his holy Temple let us bring An heart unspotted let 's an eccoe raise With our loud voyces may to Nations ring Far distant from us chaunting loudly thus Prais'd be the Lord that hath assisted us