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A97144	The anatomy of warre, or, Warre with the wofull, fruits, and effects thereof, laid out to the life: VVherin from scripture, and experience, these things are clearly handled; to wit, 1. What warre is. 2. The grounds, and causes of warre. 3. The things requisite in war, 4. The nature, and miseries of war, both [brace] civill, and forraigne. 5. What things are justly taxed in war. 6. When war is lawfull. 7. Whether it be lawfull for Christians to make war. 8. Whether subjects may take up armes against their soveraignes. 9. The remedies against war. 10. The meanes to be freed from war. 11. The remedies, and meanes both military, and morall for the obtaining of victory in war. / By R. W. Minister of the Word at Stansteed Mount Fitchet in Essex.	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1642 (1642)	Wing W800; Thomason E128_15; ESTC R22226	22,409	26

THE ANATOMY OF WARRE OR Warre with the wofull fruits and effects thereof laid out to the life VVherein from Scripture and experience these things are clearely handled to wit 1. What Warre is 2. The grounds and causes of Warre 3. The things requisite in War 4. The nature and miseries of War both Civill and Forraigne 5. What things are justly taxed in War 6. When War is lawfull 7. Whether it be lawfull for Christians to make War 8. Whether Subjects may take up armes against their Soveraignes 9. The remedies against War 10. The Meanes to be freed from War 11. The Remedies and Meanes both Military and Morall for the obtaining of Victory in War By R. W. Minister of the Word at Stansteed Mount Fitchet in Essex Hoc Ratio doctis Necessitas Barbaris Mos gentibus seris Natura ipsa praescripsit ut omnem semper vim quacunque ope possent à corpore à capite à vita sua propulsarent Cicero pro Milone LONDON Printed for Iohn Dalham and Rich Lownds AS Children through ignorance of the nature and perill of Fire often times fall thereinto and are burnt so Men not acquainted with the nature and danger of Warre too often desire it (a) Dulce bellum inexpertis and too soone rush into it to their own ruine And therefore that we may see clearly as in gl●sse the true nature of this heavy plague of Warre which now threatens our desolation and the downfall of our Church and State I have once againe stept upon the Stage and for the good of my Country exposed my selfe to the sight and censure of all eyes and tongues Omitting wholly what I have handled concerning Warre both in my Pious m●●●●r●ctise in Parliament time and in The Principall duty of Parliament men and in The Vindication of the Parliament and their proceedings I will here for the information of the judgment the cleaning of the understanding and the satisfaction of the conscience of all those who will peruse this Treatise lay down many things concerning both Warre in generall and Civill Warre in particular although for brevities sake I shall omitt many things concerning both which might be said and treat but briefly of those things which I do handle Warre in generall is a lawfull defence whereby the ordinary What Warre is and lawfull Magsitrate for just causes taking up Armes doth publickely repell force with force revengeth publicke and generall injuries or recovers generall or generally sustained losses In this Definition these things are observable viz. I. That Warre is not to be undertaken but for just causes II. That it belongs onely unto the Magistrate to make Warre and not to private persons III. That it is not to be moved but repelled not kindled but quenched that is rather for defence then offence for the punishing of injuries than the doing of wrong All which showes evidently the lawfulnesse of the Parliaments Warres their Cause being Religion and the Republiques good Themselves the greatest Magistrates and of greatest power and this designe of theirs declined as long as possibly they could with the safety of the State Q. 1. It may here be demanded What the grounds causes of Warre are The Causes of Warre A. 1. First in generall the great Alexander being once demanded why he endeavoured by Warre to be Lord of the whole world made answer All the Warres that are raised in this world are for one of these three Causes viz either to have many Gods many Lawes or many Kings therefore I desire by Warr to possesse the world and to command it that all the inhabitants thereof may honour but one God serve but one King and observe but one Law (b) Guevara familiar epist pag. 240 A. 2. Secondly and more particularly Warrs come sometimes from a good ground or cause sometimes from a bad bottome or foundation First sometimes War comes from good grounds it being onely ordained to make men live in peace whence Augustine (c) Quae non crudelitate aut cupiditate sed pacis studio geruntur Aug in libr ele Verb. Dom saith That even amongst yea by the true Worshipers of God Warrs are often raised and undertaken not out of coveteousnesse or cruelty but out of a true and sincere desire of setling peace Yea hence the Emblematists devised this Hieroglyphicke to expresse this truth viz (d) Andr. Akiat emblem Pag 445 a Helmet which had been used in War being in time of peace neglected and laid by a swarme of Bees emblemes of sweet peace come and hire build and breed therein the Motto or word was ex bello pax Peace is the off-spring of War or War the Parent of Peace much like unto the souldiers sword which in Martiall was turned in the time of peace unto a Reapers sicle Pax me certa ducis placidos curvavit in usus Agricolae nunc sum militis ante fui Secondly sometimes Warr comes from a bad bottome or foundation yea for the most part springs from one or other of these evill rootes to wit either I. From some unbridled pleasures and immoderate and inordinate lusts (e) Iam. 4 1 Or II. From diversity of Religion For I. Sometimes Satan the father and Prince of Heresy stirs up Ware against the woman And II. Antichrist alwayes having an intestine hatred and bitternesse of spirit and mind against Christ and his truth instigates and sets on work still some instruments or other for the opposing distracting and dividing of those places and persons who professe the Gospel Or III. From some coveteous desires and affections The fountaine and originall of all Warrs and seditions saith Plutarch (f) ●ello 〈…〉 ac 〈◊〉 fon● or●go c Plutar. consol ad Apol are the corrupt coveteous desires of man whereby by hooke and crook right or wrong he pursues after vehemently whatsoever he conceives to be for his profit and advantage Whence Seneca (g) 〈◊〉 Prov faith Si duo de nostris toll as pronomina rebus Pralia cessarent pax sine lite fores That is Take from the world these Pronounes Mine and Thine The Warrs will cease and peace through th' world will shine IV. From ambition or a desire to rule (h) Genes 14 3 It is observed by Eutropius and others that the Romanes were 500 yeares in conquering of Jtaly and that for the most part they were ever in their Warrs Assailants and but seldome times Defendants and why so but onely from their ambition to rule others and to bring all into their subjection Yea what but ambition and a desire of supreame Soveraigrty was the cause of all Alexanders and the great Turkes Warrs V. Warrs alwayes at least on one part or in regard of one side comes from some sinne or other according to that of Plutarch (i) Nullum omnins bellum cujus vitium aliquod non sit causa c plut de repugn Stoic There is no Warr whereof some sinne or vice is not the

Religion nor for their Possessions nor for their fathers Sepulchers nor for honor nor for their wives children nor for their Lawes or Liberties but only Lest the one should be overcome of the other and forced to yeeld unto him How much more then should we hazzard and adventure our lives when we fight for all these with which words his souldiers were so encouraged that they went most courageously and resolutely against their Adversaries 9. Another meanes is experienced Commanders and stout Captains Cabrias the Athenian was wont to say (i) Ter●ibilio●em esse exercitum cervo●um duce Le●ne quam Le●um duce ce●o Erasm lib. ● cap. 32. Fa●●er That an Army of Deere was more terrible if they had but a Lyon to be their Captaine than an Army of Lyons having an Hart to be their Captaine 10. Another meanes is to cope with the enemy before his strength encrease too much whence Iulius Caesar was wont to say (k) Expectare 〈…〉 ●●piae a gen●●ur summa de●ent●a est Iu●●us Cael. Com●ent lib 4. That it was a great madnesse for any to stay untill the Hoast or their enemy was encreased and multiplied because he who desires to conquer and subdue his foe may in all probability sooner doe it when his Army is small than when it is great when he hath few to aid him than when he hath many 11. Another meanes is to be resolute and couragious in battell There is a people in Germany called Catti whose strength consisteth in their foot men of whom it is said (l) Tacitus Others goe to skirmish and the Catti to warre such was their courage magnanimity and undaunted resolution in the day of battell much like to that speech of King Iames That he had foure and twenty Players and six Actors Souldiers must not be like the Frenchmen of whom it is said (m) Livius That if they loose the first encounter they loose also the victory but rather like the Lacedemonians who of all people were most valiant being both in the beginning and end of the battell more than men 12. Another meanes is to aime principally at the principall and to levell at the Leaders as Scanderbeg was alwayes observed to doe because smite the sheepherd and the sheep will be scattered Epaminondas viewing a huge and well harnessed Army but without a Leader Generall or Captain said (n) Quan●● bellua sed absque capi c. St. b. How great and faire a beast is here but without an head 13. Another meanes is to warre only upon just causes It is observed That the Emperour Trajane was never overcome or vanquished in warre because he never undertook warre without just cause as Hely the Spartan doth say The Romans were never so foiled neither ever received so much dishonour in all their warres in Asia or Africa as they received at the siege of Numantia and this was not for default of battery or assault or because the City was impregnable but because their warres against Numantia were unjust and the Numantines had just cause to defend themselves Titus Livius observes that Marcus Marcellus would not be Captaine of that warre which was not very well justified and that Quintus Fabius would never undertake that warre in chiefe which was not very dangerous and that these two Noble Princes were of high esteeme with the Romans But in the end much more was the estimation of Marcus Marcellus for being just than of Quintus Fabius for being valiant Whence it hath beene said (o) Si bona suerit causa pugnantis pugnae exitus malus esse non potest vice versa c. Ber● de nova militia That if the cause of the Warriour be good the end of the warre cannot be evill and contrarily the end of a fight is not judged to be good except a good cause and a right intention did precede the fight These and the like are the Military and Martiall Meanes which are to be used for the obtaining of Victory in Warre Object Against these it may be objected that victory in warre comes only from God and therefore all Military meanes are vaine none being able to preserve us from warre Answ To neglect the meanes wholly is to tempt Gods Providence and to trust in the meanes is to distrust Gods Providence and therefore we must observe how meanes profit and how not viz. 1. Military meanes will help us as they are meanes ordained by God for the removall of the malady of warre if we use them in the feare of the Lord and because ordained by God putting our trust confidence and affiance for our protection and preservation wholly in Him notwithstanding the use of the meanes 2. These meanes will not help us if God being despised neglected and not looked at at all in the use of them wee being intent only upon them or at least respect them primarily hoping that they will profit us without God for victory in war is neither got by multitude nor strength but by the ayd assistance and power of God (p) Victoria in bello nec multitudine neque fortitudine paratur sed divino auxilio Xenophon Stob. serm 49. And therfore these military meanes must now be used and those Theologicall mentioned in the 12 question and then trust solely wholly and onely to our good and gracious God who is the God of victory and maketh wars to cease in the world and to whom all praise and glory belongs both for the enjoyment of all good and preservation from all evill whether of sinne or punishment FINIS