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A91728	Orders from the Lord of Hostes, for regulating the hostes of the Lord. Set down in a sermon preached at the leaguer before Newark, on Friday the 27th of March, 1646. By order from, and at the desire of the Committee of Lords and Commons, commissioners from the Parliament of England. Upon occasion of a publick fast and solemn humiliation, appointed to be kept that day throughout the English and Scotish armies before Newark, to seek a blessing from heaven upon the proceedings of the said forces in the present siege of that garrison. / By Edward Reyner preacher of the gospel in the city of Lincoln.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.	1646 (1646)	Wing R1222; Thomason E337_1; ESTC R200816	27,994	40

fighting Armie a thundering Legion so that the campe be holy When other Souldiers that are rude and have no savour of the things of God nor care of their own souls will goe drinke till drenke or sing foolish songs talke ribaldry or play at Cards and so game away their time and money Oh goe you and pray together seeke God together edifie one another in faith patience courage godlinesse helpe one another heaven-wards strengthen your selves mutually against corruptions tentations and discouragements to which you are subject as men as Christians and as Souldiers The fruit and comfort hereof will rem●in with you when all vain delights and sports are vanished and leave a sting behinde them in the conscience I thinke Souldiers of all other men should be good Husbands both with their Money and Time to spend it well 1 With their Money not to shufle and cut it away at Cards nor cast it away at Dice seeing they get it with the hazard of their lives it is the price of bloud 2 Sam. 23.15 16 17. David would not drinke of the water of the well of Bethlehem though he longed for it because his men got it with so much hazard Is not this said be the bloud of the men that went in jeopardie of their lives therefore he would not drinke thereof but poured it out unto the Lord as an offering of Thanksgiving unto God for delivering them out of that danger If David would not drinke the water that was drawn with the hazard of his mens lives vvill you game away the money you carn vvith the hazard of your ●●vn lives every day 2 With your Time because yours is most uncertain and may be very short That which is past cannot be recal'd and that which is future cannot be assured only the present Time is yours improve it I beseech you to better purpose then drinking or playing you may be cut off before to morrow Oh! Remember you carry your lives in your hands continually Should not a Souldier be a Saint because he is in danger of death and damnation every houre if he continue in sin un-repented and un-reformed Such as spend their Time in play or idlely can be in no good posture for death and judgement 〈◊〉 they make a course to lye down in sorrow and to be buried in a field of shame Souldiers consider is there not as good fellowship in praying as in playing together in singing Psalms as base Ballads in talking of spirituall matters for the benefit of your souls as in opening your mouth and in multiplying words without knowledge say to one another Come fellow-souldiers let us go pray or seeke God or instruct incourage admonish warme the heats of one another by sweet-breathing of holy Counfail and bosom-experience What shall we march and watch and fight and lye and dye together for so we may for ought we know and shall wee not pray together nor serve God together that if we go out of the world together we may go to Heaven together Should we not be holy together in our militant state here that we may be happy together triumphantly to eternity hereafter Shall we do duties together for man in the field and not for God and for our own souls in our Quarters Accustome your selves to such spirituall exercises Now as will be your delight when you go hence and shall be no more There is neither drinking nor gaming much lesse swearing and revelling in the grave whither your bodies are going or in Heaven whither you desire your souls may go What will it profit you to win the Field and get spoyls and lose your precious souls I will conclude this Application of my Text to our Commanders Officers and Souldiers in a few brief Cautions and Mementoe's to them all as an abridgment of all Cautions three 1 Take heed of sin for God will not go among a Company of base debauched disordered fellows such are most obnoxious to a fatall stroak Ier. 25.31 Amos 9.10 God will give them that are wicked to the sword And the sinners of the people shall dye by the sword though they be such as use the sword One such person sometimes brings Gods judgements on a whole Army as Achan did on the Hoste of Israel by plundering the goodly Habylonish garment 200 shekels of silver wedge of gold Iosh 6.18 7.12 Eccles 9.18 Non prospere pugnant adversus malos qui ●psi sunt mali which made the Camp of Israel a Curse 〈…〉 One sinner destroys much good You that fight for God against Enemies should keep your selves free from the sine of Enemies else the successe will be doubtfull They that go against Babylon should first go out of Babylon 2 Take heed of self-confidence trusting in your own strength skill valour or weapons of War This will blast all your designes and hopes See the effect of it in thee Champion Goliah 3 Take heed of by ends or self-respects in the service as paper praise booty plunder preferment It s true a souldier deserves his pay as the labourer doth his wages but to make this your sole or chiefe End of Ingaging in so good a Cause as you have in hand is to be very mercinary even to make a Trade of killing men for money when you have gotten your salary I feare it will be said Verely you have your Reward Brave Gallant-spirits should scorn poore low ends Let the ends and aymes you set up in your hearts of all the service you performe in this Cause be pure and high as Gods glory publike good and discharge of your duties for conscience sake in what you have undertaken The Mementoe's are three also 1 Remember I beseech you all to make your peace vvith God by faith repentance for your sins before ye go forth to fight vvith the Enemy It s not sufficient to die in a good Cause except you be in a good estate for your souls if you vvould avoid the second death 2 Remember to commit your life soule and whole selfe and all you have into Gods hands when you goe to charge the Enemy Psal 31.13 Trust God with all look at God as grasping you and yours in his hands that you may wholy attend the businesse in hand and cast the care of all other things wholy upon God What quiet and comfort is this to a Souldier to be able to say when he goes to looke his enemie and for any thing he knows even death that King of terrour also in the fate as Paul did I know in whom I have believed 2 Tim. 1.12 and I am perswaded he is able to keepe that which I have committed to him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 my pledge or what I have deposited with him untill the day of Christ If you will confidingly carry your lives in your own hands not put them seriously by faith into Gods hands and custody as Paul did earnestly his soul in times of suffering you may soone lose and scatter them or have them taken from you 3 Remember when you got to fight in this present war you carry foure precious Jewels in your hands committed to you 1 The Cause of God or his Truth 2 The Peace of the Kingdom 3 Your present lives 4 Your future hopes even for eternity What manner of persons ought you to be in point of godlinesse and boldnesse diligence and faithfulnesse to discharge so great a Trust and be able to give a good account of them all Oh be vigilant and valiant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quit your selves like man be strong The Lord of Hosts be with you and the God of Jacob be your refuge and your recompence FINIS

their martiall combinations also they should be holy not only as Masters and Servants as Ministers and People as Magistrates and Subjects but as Commanders and Souldiers they should be not only a holy Family or a holy Church or Common wealth but a holy Army also To this end God appointed the Priests to go along with Israels army Deut. 20.1 2 3. 2 Chra 13 10 11 12. with the holy Trumpets Numb 10.9 31.6 as well to instruct and excite them to their duty towards God as to encourage them to fight the Lords battels against his and their enemies Iohn Baptist teacheth souldiers their duties Luke 3.14 which are branches of holinesse and obedience Do violence to no man neither accuse any falsly be content with your wages Quest Why should our Armies be holy Answ The same Reasons conclude the necessity of Holinesse for ours that did for Israels I will not repeat them only the first and adde some more Reas 1. Because of Gods speciall presence in an Army that fights under his banner the name of it may be Jehovah Shammah The Lord is there Look upon the Ark in the midst of the Camp of Israel Now God will be sanctified in all that draw near him Lev. 10.3 Be sanctified scil by holy upright reverentiall carriage in all that approach his presence as well Souldiers as Ministers in times of war as of peace He is the holy holy holy Lord God Almighty therefore where ever he comes sin must be gone or he will not stay God delights to manifest his presence where he sees holinesse promoted Gods goings are glorious as in the Sanctuary when it is purged and kept clean Christ walks in the midst of the Churches when those Candlesticks are of pure gold Rev. 1.12 13. So in the Army when it is well ordered God walks in the midst of it when the Camp is holy then God doth wondrous things and puts forth the excellency of his power wisdome and goodnesse for his people out-witting their enemies wherein they do craftily and over-powring them wherein they deal proudly and cruelly Because holines becomes every Person and thing that is Gods Reas 2. that bears the stamp or character of God upon them or that relate to God as Gods Church and Temple 1 Cor. 3.17 Gods House Ps 93.5 Gods Ministers 2 Tim. 2.21 22. and Gods Magistrate 2 Sam. 23.5 and all Gods people 1 Pet. 2.9 Titus 2.11 12. So Gods Hosts Camps Armies his Warriours and Souldiers Holinesse is an ornament as proper and comely for Souldiers and Armies as for any other of Gods Servants or Societies They that fight the Lords battle ought to be holy as well as they that bear the Lords vessels Compare Esay 52.11 with 1 Sam. 25.28 It s prophecied concerning the latter times in Zach. 14.20 21. That there shall be upon the Horses bridles HOLINES UNTO THE LORD in great Letters much more upon the Riders hearts and that every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be Holinesse unto the Lord much more should the drinkers be holy Holinesse is a Characteristicall distinguishing Mark of those that are the Lords in all the premised Relations from all others Besides God will see and own commend and reward Holinesse in an Army in any corner of it or person in it as soon as he wil spy any uncleannesse there to detest it and punish it God is as ready to observe what is good in his people as to mark what is amisse among them Yea hee will overlook many infirmities where he sees some sanctity and syncerity 3 Because though mens lawes be then silent Reas 3. yet Gods Law which commands Holinesse stands in force in time of war as full as in time of peace and in Armies as well as any where else God will not hold souldiers guiltesse if they take his Name in vain if they swear curse blaspheme oppresse rob be drunk commit uncleannesse no more then any others that offend Though the Laws of the Kingdome be then laid aside and the Laws of Military Discipline be not set up yet even then Gods Law hath a strong Tye upon all the Consciences of Commanders and Souldiers to obliege them unto holinesse and obedience under the penalty of eternall perdition Let such as think themselves lawlesse or at liberty to live as they list now because they are Souldiers and this is a Time of War I say let such prove if they can out of Gods Word by which they shall all be judged another day that God ever gave a Dispensation or Toleration to an Army or any in it whether Officers or common Souldiers to be disordered loose base outragious or injurious in their Courses or to be in any kinde or degree more vile and sinfull then other men or to be lesse carefull to feare God and keep his Commandements to seek after and set up Jesus Christ to eschew evill and do good in times of Warre then of Peace Because there is death in the Campe. Reas 4. Souldiers Carry their lives in their hands and look death in the face daily they had need be holy if they would be happy For without Holinesse no man not a Souldier no more then any other man shall see the Lord Heb. 12.14 Souldiers stand in most need to be very Holy Men because they may be taken away very Suddainly and to have assurance of a better life because their present life hangs in suspence night and day They cannot be in a Capacity of happinesse or in preparation for death untill they bee in a Posture of Holinesse Because a holy Army is victorious and succesfull Reas 5. I do not mean when all and every one in an army is truly Godly for the best Armies that ever were were never so good but Denominatio est à Potiori when the Commanders Some of them at least and a Considerable part among the Souldiers are holy Such as can pray as well as fight and doe take Care to maintain Peace with God while they are in warre with Men to decline Tentations to sin as they would doe bullets or Thrusts that Come from their Enemies That a Holy army is victorions see the Experiment hereof in Israel in the dayes of Ioshua 23.8 9 10. They did cleave unto the Lord their God to this day sayth Joshua therefore God drave out from before them great and strong Nations and as for them no man hath been able to stand before them unto this day See the like in Iudah in the days of the Pious Kings as David Asa Iehosaphat Hezekiah What glorious successes hath God given when Commanders have been Vertuous in Marcus Aurelius his Army which had a Legion of Christians in it who by their prayer to God at the Emperours intreaty when the whole Army was in danger to perish through drought obtained from Heaven both Lightning upon their Enemies which put them to rout and ruine and plenty of rain upon themselves Eccles Hist lib. 5. cap 5.

only leads the Van but brings up the ●ere the weak and feeble ones God bears in his arms 6. Isaiah 59.19 To lift up a Standard against your Enemies Gods Spirit is Ensigns As a God of power 7. As a God of power To Protect you that the Enemies weapons those Instruments of of death may not either hit or hurt you For bullets fly by his Commission and whoever draws the bew 1 King 22.34 2 Ps●l ●●●7 he directs the arrow God gave David the shield of his salvation Ps ●● 35 and delivered him from the hurtfull sword Prosp●● you and 〈◊〉 your enemies to you and cast victories upon you as hee gave David tho●e●ks of his Enemies Psal 18 40. that he might destroy them that hated him You see the manner of God● presence in an Armie Let mee presse upon you 2 Metives to seek it drown from the effects thereof Motive to seek Gods presence Psal 144.2 Gods presence in an Army is a ground to the Souldiers 1 Of Safety That God will cover their heads in the day of battell and if they fight God 〈…〉 shield to them if forced to fly God will be their Fortresse old high Tower In grettest peri●●here is safety where God is or ●o where It s good for Souldiers to draw neer to God because danger and death it selfe for ought they know are neer to them 2 Of Courage for this was ●sed as the great encouraging argument to the Hoste of Israel some time to time to bee both and very valiant scil That God was with them as by Moses Deut. 1.29 Deut 20.2 3 4. Iosh●● 14.12 30. by the Priests by Hezekiah 2. Cl●●● 32.7 〈◊〉 This will mettle and edge mens spirits to difficult designes even to grapple with Gyants as Caleb 〈◊〉 bold to do● 3 Of Victory for●● 〈…〉 two God is ●o marvel For if God be with us who can be against us or they that 〈◊〉 with us are more then they 〈…〉 sayth Hezekiah is but an ●rme of flesh 〈◊〉 but 〈…〉 Lord our God as they that have God 〈…〉 all-times in the●●●e of the Lord g●s David did against Goliah 1 Sam. 17.45 46. 1 Chron. 13.12 they are sure to prevail Gods presence was the ground of Abijahs confidence against Jeroboam and his 〈◊〉 as if that was all in all 4 Not onely of victory and successe but of accesse o● increase that many other will 〈…〉 when they perceive that God is with them 2 Chron. 15.9 as they did ●o As● out of 〈◊〉 abundance 5 Deut. 11.25 Of Terrour to their Enemies the feare and dread of an Army fals upon the Spirits of their Enemies and shakes yea m●ks them when God manifests his presence to be with them See it in the Cananites and Philistines Iosh 2.9 10 11 1 Sam. 4.7.8 who said We unto us we unto us for God is come into Israels Campe Who shall deliver ut c. 6 Of Glory and Honour for hereby Gods puts a difference between his people and all the world besides As Moses said to God If thy presence go not with us Exo. 13.15 16. carry us not up hence For wherein shall it be known heer that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight Expd. 8.22 is it not in that thou goest with us so shall we be separated I and thy people from all the people that are upon the face of the Earth It s a gallant Army when God goes Generall Souldiers get and keep God amongst you so shall you be safe couragious victorious increasing dreadfull ●lorious It s dangerous to go upon any Designe and not to take God along with you Numb 14.44 45. The Israelites were smittem when they prefummed to go without the Ark. So much of the first Lesson The second Lesson follows Advance holinesse in your Cam●sp Consider what be the sins of an Army and be carefull to keep your selves from them as 1 Covetousnesse to be Greedy of Pay and Prey 2 Injustice to oppresse plunder pillage doe violence to others Unlawfull Spoyls are plain robbery 3 Pride and Emulations which have bred Great Conten●ons among Commanders and Officers Divisions Factions Sidings in an Army and many private quarrels besides Pride and vanity in apparell and fashion too common among Souldiers 4 Prophanesse as Swearing Cursing Blasphemy Scossing at goodnesse and good men A theasme to live as without God in the Camp void of the knowledge sense or fea●e of God New-coin'd Oaths Sabbath breaking 5 Filthin●sse in word or deed as corrupt Communications Drunkennesse Adultery 6 Cowardise Pusillanimity or basenesse of spirit 7 Treachery and Unfaithfulnesse which discovers it selfe in 1 Betraying Trusts 2 Communicating Intelligence to the enemy 3 Neglecting or not taking advantages when put into their hands 4 Falling off to the enemies party 8 Discontents Mutinies 9 Confidence in an arme of flesh as multitude of men and horses fortifications which are but the works of our hands unworthy to be our Gods 10 Neglect of Piety and exercises of it as praying hearing reading conferring of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of heaven 11 Want of Discipline and execution of it in the Campe. Especially in punishing offenders this may be a cause of all the rest If God see any such unclean thing among you hee will depart from you and give you up into the hands of your enemies God will not owne you for his Hoste if while you fight pretendedly for him with your hands you fight palpably against him by your sins God ordinarily accepts the person before he delights to use him or doth blesse the action As in every Nation so in every Campe or Armie he that feareth God and worketh righteousnesse is accepted with God whether Commander or Common Souldier very likely God will use such a one as an Instrument of speciall service When the Campe is holy then designes are happy If the persons be pious their procedings are prospe●ous because the Lord their God walkes in the midst of them to deliver them and to give up their enemies before them Quest What be the meanes of purging and reforming an Arm●e Ans Get good Ministers to got along with the Armie as the Priests did with Israels Hosto D●●t 20.2 3. to discipline the souldiers souls and to Surgeon their diseases in manners Luke 3.14 John ●aptist to teach Souldiers their duties as to doe violence to no man ●o accuse no man falsely to be content with their wages How can Sonldiers grow better that have not means to 〈…〉 As for us saith Abi●a● to Jer●●ohn in compasse of his Army when they had on both sides set the Battle in aray The Lord is our God 2 Chron. 13.10 11 12. and we have not forsaken him and the Priests which mimister unto the Lod are the sonnes of Aaron and the Levites wait upon their businesse and they burne unto the Lord every morning and evening burnt Sacrifices and sweet incense c. 2