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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

cause viz either pleasure coveteousnesse ambition desire to rule or the like VI As Warrs come from some sinne or other of those who raise them so they come from or for the sinnes of those against whom they are raised for the sword is sent by God unto a people for their sinnes and is therefore the punishment of sin Yea sin is Causa sine qua non such a cause of all Warrs that no Nation should be annoied with any if it were not for their sins (k) Levit. 26 24 25 Deut 28 36 49 Iud 2 13 3 1 8 4 1 6 1 10 6 13 1 1 King 8 33 Jsa 5 25 Ier. 5 15 Qu. 2. Having thus cursorily run over the grounds or causes of Warr in the next place we will consider Requisita what or how many things are requisite in Warr A. 1. I may answer hereunto either as a Souldier or as a Scholler The things required in Ware First if I should answer this as a Souldier or as a Scholler in Mars his Schoole then I might say as Brasidas was wont to say (k) Thu yd. l 5 S●● serm 52 That these three things are requisite and necessary in Ware to wit I. To be willing to fight for if a man hunt with unwilling hounds he will scarrely ever catch the hare and if a man fight against his will he will hardly endeavour as he ought to overcome him or them with or against whom he fights And II. To feare disgrace and shame for if he be shamelesse and fearelesse of disgrace he will quickly flee and forsake his colours And III. To be obedient to Commanders for if the souldier do not obey his Captaine and Commanders he will quickly be disranked he may quickly be slaine or taken by the enemy and cannot performe any good service for him under whom he fights A. 2 Secondly if I should answer this as a Divine or as a Scholler in Christs Schoole then I must say that these three things are required in every lawfull Ware viz. I. A lawfull Authority commanding it for Warr must not be attempted without the Authority of the Magistrate II. A just and lawfull end or cause occasioning and moving it Now what the lawfull Causes of Warre are and when Warre is lawfully undertaken followes by and by III. A good affection in following it or a due consideration of the manner of the enterprising and prosecuting of it for although the cause of Warre be just yet it must not be rashly set upon but all other meanes must first be tried (l) Iudg. 10.13 2 King 18.14 Qu. 3. The nature and miseries of Warre It may now be enquired What the Nature of Warre is A. 1. First Warre is sometimes the whet-stone of fortitude and the encourager and stirrer up of youth unto Martiall discipline When the King of the Lacedaemonians did threaten that he would utterly destroy and raze a certaine Citie which had often annoyed the Laccdaemoniant found them work the Ephori would not permit it saying (m) Nequaquam abolobis neque sub●er●es juvenum cotem Plutar. in Lacon Bruso lib. 3. c. 15 Thou shalt not destroy nor abolish the Whet-stone of youth calling thus that Citie which so often troubled them the Whet-stone of youth because their young men thereby were whetted and their affections jet on edge to be skilfull in the art of Warre seeing there were those so neare them who would try both their skill and strength upon every occasion and advantage A. 2. Secondly most commonly Warre is evill whence the Scripture sometimes calls it a grievous evill Isa 21.15 sometimes an oppressing evill Jerem. 46.16 sometimes a bitter evill 2. Sam. 2.26 sometimes a devouring evill 2. Sam. 2.26 Ier. 50.22 sometimes an evill which pierceth unto the heart and soule Ierem. 4.10 A. 3. Thirdly Warre is of that nature that few are enriched thereby as appeares thus If any grow rich by Warre then it is those who gather the spoiles thereof but seldome these therefore few or none We say Male parta malè dilabuntur goods ill got wast like snow before the sun as money wonne at playe or got by theft Yea lawfull prey for pillage is seldome long enjoyed according to our English Proverbe Gightly come Cightly go or to the Greek Adage 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I got this booty in the warrs from an enemie and therefore I may spend it the more freely A. 4 Fourthly Warre is the cause of all innovations alterations and mutations in a State they being still brought in by the sword or an overawing power Whence Lucian saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Warre is the father of all things or the Author of all changes in States and Kingdomes from which all things seeme to proceed Historians observe that there is a vicissitude and intercourse of all things and that once in a 100 or at least in 400. yeares there is some great change and alteration in all governments and States either in Religion or manner of government or Governours which change whatsoever it is seldome comes but by Warre As for example if curs or any Protestant Prince should desire to introduce or set up Popery it would very hardly be don but by the sword and a strong power Warre producing all innovations and mutations in States A 5 Fiftly Warre is a miserable plague whence this word Warre in the Hebrew tongue hath its name from cutting biting and devouring because warrs devoure and consume many Hence the sword is said to have a mouth that is an edge (m) Iob 1 15 Hebr. 11 34 and to eat (n) Iob 2 Sam. 11 25 that is to kill Warre is one of Gods 4 fierce and devouring plagues (o) Ezeth 14.21 yea one of his 3. sorest judgments (p) Ezeth 2 Sam. 24 13 14 and seemes to be the greatest of all the 3. or 4. (q) Levit. 26 16 17 25 33 Deut. 28 48 c Qu. 4. Some may here say If Warre be of this nature then what may we thinke thereof A. 1. First we may safely thinke that some Warre is lawfull for as Augustine saith r Si Christiana disciplina omnia bella culparot c Aug. in strm de Centur If Christianity should blame or taxe all warrs then when the souldiers asked Christ what they should do for the salvation of their soules he would undoubtedly have bidden them to cast away their weapons and to give over Warre which he doth not but onely forbids them to wrong any and bids them be content with their wages which showes plainely that some Warrs are lawfull and therefore not all to be condemned A. 2. Secondly we may thinke that the event of Warris most uncertaine and therefore they are much mistaken who expect from the Warrs nothing but good news and prosperous successe in all designes and enterprizes (s) Errant qui in bello omnes seoūdos rerum eventus expectant Iul. Caes Comm. lib. 7 for