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A62101	A militarie sermon wherein by the vvord of God, the nature and disposition of a rebell is discovered, and the Kings true souldier described and characterized : preached at Shrewsbury, May 19. 1644, to His Majesties army there under the command of the high and most illustrious Prince Rvpert / by Edw. Symmons ...	Symmons, Edward.	1644 (1644)	Wing S6347; ESTC R13172	32,560	38

of them was lately taken in the act and hang'd for the sin of Buggerie here in this Town if we Preachers should hereupon tell you from the Pulpits that all these blessed Reformers for so they are called by their adorers are even such men and guiltie of that horrid sin I believe for my part we should much abuse them in that particular and yet thus divers of their Ministers are pleased to deale with the Kings Friends the Lord in his good time rebuke them for it But alas gallant Gentlemen and Christian people you all know that there are too great and too manie occasions given by some amongst us to our enemies to report evill of us I beseech you therefore in the feare of God as manie of you are better borne and bred then those are who do accuse you and as all of you are imploied in a more righteous cause then they by your holie God and by your religious King so that you would all indeavour to be more holie in your carriages then they be to walk worthie your imploiment and you that be Commanders I beg of you that you would more strictlie punish sin in those that are under you according to those Militarie Orders set forth by His sacred Majesties your religious Master The profession of a Souldier as 't is honourable so it may be holie if you please we read of holie men of that profession David was a man of warre and did as you do fight the Battailes of the Lord and he was an holie man that great sin which did so blemish his reputation was committed by him afterward when he had left off to follow the Camp the Centurion in the Gospell was a man of your profession and our Saviour himself gives this testimonie of him that he had not found his like for goodnesse in all Israel and so that Captain Acts 10. was one that feared God with all his houshold and whose prayers and almes ascended daily into Gods presence Abraham himselfe the Father of the faithfull was a brave Souldier he with the number of 318. assaulted five Kings with their Armies vanquished them and took the spoile you may read the storie in the 14. Chapter of Genesis where you may also see who were the first men whom the Scripture notes did run away in the day of battell and hid themselves I do not say in Saw-pits but the Text saies in Slime-pits they were men full of guilt and sin even the Princes of Sodom and Gentlemen of Gomorrah Nay to speak all that can be said in one word for the honour and comfort of a Souldier God himselfe is called a man of warre Exod. 15 3. The Lord is a man of Warre and JEHOVAH is his Name I tell you Gentlemen there is not to an honest eye in these sad and dismall daies a more gallant sight then a valiant and religious Souldier Religion causeth courage in a good cause and giveth an high lustre to it especially in men of birth and place what true English heart is not warm'd with joy to see the living flames of ancient valour conjoined with generous minds in Gentile bloud but if thereto be also annex'd Religion I dare say to a trulie pious loyall eye the Sun it selfe is not more glorious Gentlemen your enemies call you Cavaliers a name as they take it of great reproach els you may be sure they would not call you by it will you give me leave in briefe to give you your owne Character or at least the Character of such a man as everie of you ought to be and as we your friends and servants in Christ desire to conceive of you why listen to it 't is this A complete Cavalier is a Child of Honour a Gentleman well borne and bred that loves his King for conscience sake of a clearer countenance and bolder looke then other men because of a more loyall heart He dares neither oppose his Princes will nor yet disgrace his righteous cause by his carriage or expressions He is furnished with the qualities of Piety Prudence Iustice Liberality Goodnesse Honesty He is amiable in his behaviour couragious in his undertakings discreet and gallant in all his executions he is throughly sensible of the least wrong that is offered to his Soveraigne and is a professed enemy to all Rebells the aimes of his sword are onely to dissever the malignity of those forces that have conspired the ruine of Monarchy and Innocency he feares no evill thing to come upon himselfe but contemns all dangers that look towards him he dares accept of deaths challenge to meet it in the field and yet can embrace it as a speciall friend when it comes into his chamber where he is alwayes making provision for its better entertainment in a word he is the onely Reserve of English Gentility and ancient valour and hath rather chose to burie himselfe in the Tombe of Honour then to see the Nobility of his Nation vassalaged the Dignity of his Countrey captivated by any base domesticke enemy or by any forraigne fore-conquered foe This is a compleat Cavalier and if any of you be not according to this Character believe me you are not right nor the men you ought to be And so much Gentlemen for the first particular in your description I come to the second and that is your Commission in the word sent shall be sent namely by him who hath power from God to send and that is only the King or Supreme Magistrate all the Commissions which God grants to Souldiers are signed by the Kings hand who is as Moses was the mouth of God unto his Subjects in things of this nature and such a Commission so signed doth constitute a lawfull Souldier the Lesson is this A right Commission makes a lawfull Souldier Yea a right Commission makes the Warre it self lawfull to the Souldier although it were undertaken by the Prince upon unjust grounds for the Subjects duty is to mind his owne call rather then the Cause for though in matters of Religion we disclaime and abhorre the Doctrine of blind obedience yet in matters of State and order wee professe allowance of it quae supra nos nihil ad nos things above us belong not to us if we pry into the reason of Princes undertakings we may prove our selves to be the Busie-bodies whom as we noted before the Apostle yoakes with murderers and evill doers And I thinke these times doe sufficiently declare the due concatention of these conditions But as I was saying though the Justice of the Kings Cause which is as cleare as the Sun to all unlesse to those that are given up to blindnesse and to believe lies were not so manifest and apparent nay were it an unjust cause on the Kings part yet were it not so to those Souldiers that are authorized by him for according to the point a right Commission makes a right Souldier and that cannot be given by any nor derived from any but the King

or els turn the same upon themselves wherefore I say and say againe and I do beseech you withall for the good of your soules and for the Honour of your King whom you love and reverence gallant Gentlemen and Christian Souldiers be holy be valiant and be you sure though you do but your duty in opposing these men of bloud who will have nothing but war war yet you shall not lose your reward God will see them paid that are imploied in his work you may observe in Ezek. 29.18.19 That God takes order for Nebuchadnezzar and his Armie That they should be paid for the service they had done against Tyrus But perhaps some of you will say how shall we do in the mean time To answer this I must turn my speech to other persons You Gentlemen of the Countrey Townsmen and others who are not Souldiers and do not assist personally in this righteous way be it knowne unto you that you are bound in dutie and conscience to afford the liberall and willing aid of your purses for is it just that these your Countrimen should like Zebulon and Nephthali Iudg. 4. jeopard their lives unto death in the high places of the field while you in the mean time like the men of Reuben abide in your sheepfolds hearing the bleatings of your flocks or be striving among your selves who shall afford the least assistance to the subduing these enemies of your King I confesse you have been loyall and exemplarie to others in many things I beseech you all to persevere and remember that all you have lies at the stake and he deserves to lose all that is not willing to part with some to preserve the rest nay Sirs let men think as they please of themselves I believe he is no true Subject nor hath such an heart as he should have that desires any thing more then a bare being till his Soveraigne be again setled in the throne of his Kingdome Wherefore I beg of you all whom God hath blessed above others with wealth and substance approve your selves right and like those Governours of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the people that we as the Prophetesse there did may rejoice in you and blesse God for you Mine heart saies she is towards the Governours of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the people blesse ye the Lord For be assured that otherwise the curse of Meroz will be your portion Curse ye Meroz saies the Angell of the Lord curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof because they came not to help the Lord the Captain of the Lord the Annointed of the Lord against the mighty or against his ungodly enemies that did so mightily increase and so mightily exalt themselves And you good people all of what ranke or condition sex or degree soever you be be carefull I pray to afford the assistance of your praiers that the spirit of the Lord may come upon that Princely Generall whom God hath sent for your protection into these parts as it did upon Sampson when the Philistimes were upon him And let me tell you where ever others are pleased to lay the fault of our no better proceedings in these parts hitherto I who have been an observer of passages do professe unto you that I can lay it on nothing so much as on your want of prayer wee had at first a most honourable valiant and loyall hearted Generall whose personall care diligence and courage envie it self was not able to blemish but he was not fortunate in these parts we had after him a person of like noblenesse against whom the very faction at Westminster when time was could object nothing but honestie and the Kings affection towards him whose known wisdom and valour hath been successefull also in other places but not so happie as yet in these parts though attended too with the concurrence of many valiant souldiers and experienced men And I do verily believe the maine cause of all this is your neglect of praier wee have daies appointed by His Sacred Majestie to fast and pray in but how poorely are they observed nay how highly are they prophaned here is nothing among many that I see but swearing and drinking and despising of pietie and thus have you weakened the hands of the valiant O but I beseech you offer not the like injurie to this Man of men to this mirrour of Europe this Honour of Christendome for Ch●valrie and valour so fully beautified with all the qualities of a most accomplished Generalll and made more glorious yet by the spaule and daubings of the treacherous and foule-mouthed Rebells which alone is sufficient to speak him excellent to all that know not him but them O doe not I beseech you tie the hands of this illustrious Sampson with the cords of your sinnes do not blast the greennesse of this Royal branch with your prophanesse and neglect of duty do not weaken him by trusting in him let your confidence be onely in God that he may worke by him but follow alwaies with your prayers that good successe may also attend him here as it hath done in other places And let us daily blesse the God of Heaven for him and for his Princely Brother the two great Instruments of our supportation in these daies of our calamity let us observe the Almighties doing how hee in bl●ssing and honouring them hath at length regarded the low and afflicted estate of their Royall Mother and hath thereby graciously answered our prayers for her but 't is in such a way that our enemies are ready even to gnash their teeths at the Majestie of Heaven for it as may appeare by their rating and chiding of God for the same in some of their prayers well friends I say but this take yee heed we be not means by our ungodlie courses to darken those whom God hath honoured leave swearing drinking Sabbath-breaking and prophanation of the Fast daies lest thereby we obstruct the concurrence of divine aid unto their Princely undertakings for us And now last of all to the Governour Major and Officers of this Towne I would speak a word Sirs you are fortifying your Town and have spent much money about it to little purpose hitherto your Rampires have fallen downe and your labour hath been in vaine and wot you what is the cause of all why even the uncontrouled sinnes within it such cursing and such swearing even by women and children as well as by men did I never heare as in this place sure these oaths and curses be the bullets that have battered down your Fortifications O that you would for your owne safetie and for the honour of the King and for the blessing of God upon his righteous Cause take some order to reforme these abuses quantum in vobis est beside you might save some Money by it your works would stand the better yea if you would take the course which I shall prescribe you would spare your selves a great deal of trouble in another kind and some charges too 't is this You are full of suspicions here in the Towne I perceive that you have treacherous persons among you such as are better affected to the Enemies then to the King and many have bin imprisoned upon jealousies and fears and nothing that I see yet can be proved against them insomuch that perhaps they may prove honester men then some of those that have molested them Now one true way as I take it to find out the Kings Enemies amongst you is this appoint Officers in everie street let the Church-Wardens and Constables assist therein to inflict and leavie according to Statute a pecuniarie mulct upon every Townsman for everie oath that is sworne either by himself or by any that is under his charge and also upon everie Alehouse-keeper who shall suffer any in his house to sit drinking on the Lords daie or on the Fast daie while they should be at Church and this Monie thus leavied I would have imploied to buy food victuals for the Prisoners of the Rebells party some of whom we have in the Town alreadie and manie more I do not doubt by the help of God but we shall have shortly so shall you save the charge which you are at for them and also thereby easily learne who are the most affected to them and to their side for without question they that afford them most monie in this kinde most reliefe that feast their bodies best may be yeelded their best friends and the Kings greater Enemies This is all I had to say now the Lord give you all a right understanding in all things Amen FINIS Part. 1. Doct. Reason 2 Pet. 1.4 Mat. 12.34 Vse Reason 1 Pet. 5. 1 Pet. 4.15 Vse 3 Doct. * Loyal Subjects belief Reason Object Answ. Iam. 3.15 16. c. Vse Part 2. Doct. Vse 5 Doct. 1 Pet. 4.15 Gen. 27.29.37 1 Chro. 18.13 Ezek. 35.6 7 8 9 c Reason 1 Cor. 2.8 Vse Ezek. 25.15 16. Object Answ. P. Rupert L. Capell L. Byron P. Mauric●