the loyall lawes of nature For this end and purpose 1. As parents should conscionably and continually be carefull to procure honour and esteeme in their children towards them By often and earnest sound and sincere prayer to God for them and for that vertue By due and discreete safe and seasonable correction And by grave and sober carriage and behaviour 2. So that you may procure purchase and preserve this righteous religious and remarkable grace in your selves 1. Ply the throne of grace for and labour incessantly to plant and preserve to compasse and cherish that difficult but divine grace true humility 2. And accurately acquaint your selves with and acquire with all assiduity the knowledge of Gods ordinance and of that authority which parents have from God whose command and charge it is that you should honour your parents First I know that all superiours are meant and called by the name father 1. Both to incitate and intice all inferiours to obedience by a name so sweete and favoury so amiable and authenticall nature having taught to obey fathers 2. As also to give superiours an inkling to behave themselves like fathers and not like raging bedlams Secondly I know that superiours or parents duties are included in that commandement although not expressed as in the fourth precept 1. For superiours are or ought to be observers and keepers of both tables and therfore their duties are implied in each 2. And the enjoyning of duties to inferiours inforceth a charge upon them the law being two edged by the nature of relation they therefore are commanded to honour inferiours although not with reverence yet with good usage Thirdly yet the duties of inferiours of children are rather named and expressed then of superiours and parents 1. Not onely because inferiours and underlings are more skillfull and mindfull of their parents duties then their owne this being a common sin to be skillfull in other mens duties and not our owne 2. Not onely because greater inconveniences may accrew and discommodities grow by neglect of inferiours duties as by their unrulinesse stubbornenesse and rebellion then by the tartnesse and tyranny of superiours 3. But also because inferiours are more hardly and with more difficulty brought either to the knowledge or practise of their offices then superiours 4. Or to teach them precisely to practise and performe their duties diligently to their betters although they should frustrate their expectation and faile in theirs to them 5. As also to manifest and make knowne that all sins committed against fellowes or inferiours equals or underlings are not so noysome and notorious not so great and grievous but farre lesse then against superiours the defacing of whom is a defacing of the image of God the overthrowing and overturning the order and ornament the state and stability of the world Secondly In yeelding obedience unto your parents thus did Isaack Gen. 22. 7 8. thus did Ioseph Gen. 37. 13. thus did the daughters of Revel Exod. 2. 16. thus all wise and vertuous children doe Pro. 13. 1. and thus all of you are bound to doe Pro. 6. 20. 21. 23. â—2 Ephes 6. 1. First Take heed therefore unto your selves That you doe not refuse or despise their instructions That you doe not denie them service and observance Matth. 21. 27. That you rest not in saying without doing Matth. 21. 30. That you doe not obey them unwillingly retchlessely and deceitfully That you do not undertake or enterprize any thing in matters of weight as in marriage without their consent councell advice authority leave and liking Iudg. 14. 2. That you doe not refuse resist or withstand their chastisements and corrections Deut. 21. 18. For in dealing thus undutifully and disobediently 1. To your parents prejudice you should promulgate and proclaime That their example was evill and behaviour bad in the sight of you their children That their lacke of instruction Eccles 30. 2. their lack of correction Eccles 30. from v. 1. to 14. Pro. 29 15 17. and lacke of care and conscience towards you was greate and grievous That their license and over much liberty given and granted to you Eccles 30. 7 9 10 11. their sloth ease and idlenesse and your nice dainty and tender education 1 Sam. 2. 23. 1 King 1. 5 6. hath beene insufferable and intollerable 2. And to your owne disgrace and disadvantage you manifest and make knowne That you too much accommodate your selves to the counsell and company of vile and wicked men And that you shamefully and sinfully wittingly and wilfully erroniously and irreligiously are ignorant of mistaking and mis-understanding the Word of God especially such Scriptures as these Gen. 2. 24. which is meant in regard of cohabitation Luk. 14. 26. which is onely a comparative speech shewing that wee must love them lesse c. 2. And be perswaded in things lawfull to obey your parents 1. Commandements although they may seeme unpleasing and unprofitable you owing your selves much more your service unto them you being in regard of your bodies the goods of your parents Ex. 21. 7. Iob 1. 12 18. And although your parents preferre you above servans yet while you are under age you are in condition as servants and put as directly if not more under your parents as servants are Gal. 4. 1 2. 2. Counsels be content to eate drink weare lodge and bee imployed in any trade of life your parents will for if parents are to order their children concerning their vowes and marriages much more their callings But they are to order their children in marriage Ex. 34. 16. Deut. 7. 3. 1 Cor. 7. 38. so that 1. Parents may in some case command and charge their children to take in marriage parties thus or thus qualified GeÌ„ 28. 1 2 2. Yea frustrate and make voide contracts secretly made by children without or against their consent leave or good liking Exod. 22. 17. Numb 30. 6. Deut. 22. 28. 3. And marriages made without or against the same although they are civill are not divine being repugnant to and against Gods commandement Children are to have their choice to their content yet not without parents direction in being their owne carvers for in so doing 1. They oft commit adultery in not being able to waite and expect a good election for lust 2. And they are guilty of rebellion in a high degree 3. And corrections yeelding obedience to the same without rebellion or resistance not standing at the staves end with them Heb. 12. 9. The parties corrected were to lie downe in token of their patience submitting to their deserved chastisements Deut. 25. 2. Children obey therfore your parents 1. Whether they be naturall and you their sons for thus did Saul 1 Sam. 9. 3 4 5. thus did David 1 Sam. 17. 15 20 22 34. and thus did the sons of Rechab Ier. 35. 6. or daughters for thus did Rebekah Gen. 24. 15. and the daughters of Revel Gen. 2. 16 2. Whether they be parents by marriage and you their sonnes For
they may live epicure-like idly and unprofitably cannot but bee condemned as shamefull and sinfull 5. For men whose education and breeding hath beene to the needle shuttle anvile or other inferiour yet commendable Christian and laudable kinds of living out of a disdaine of the basenes of these callings self-conceitednes of their own worth wit to work wonders to mannage matters of greater importance out of a desire to grow great to gaine wealth and get preferment or to live more idly and easily for these men to forsake these callings to turne grasiers and husbandmen is not in my apprehension warrantable and to my knowledge usually attended with sad successes with evill unlook'd for and unwelcome events Although therfore there is nothing more common I suppose I may say dangerous also among mortall men then to beleeve and beare themselves in hand that the estate of others is farre more beneficiall and better then their own we being througly acquainted with the divers disheartening and disadvantageous discommodities of our own callings little or not at all seene into or perceiving the same in other mens Although male-contented yea the most of mortall men are continually complayning seldome content never satisfied but alwaies desirous to change their condition and exchange their estates so that the shepheard would be a husbandman the husbandman a gentleman the gentleman a squire c. Little considering that this is no small cause of great decayes in Common-wealths that dry and withered oakes and shrubs which have beene nourished upon the sharp and craggy mountaines would seeme to be dainty date trees cherished in pleasant gardens Yet beloved brethren and fellow Christian souldiers let us persist in and piously practise the duties of our personall and particular callings without fainting or forsaking them 1. Considering that as there is no kind of life in the world but therin vile and wicked men may slander their persons and loose their soules so there is no state or station in the Church of God but men may therin if they will serve God profit themselves and others for as the state of Princes and of other prime men having precedency predominance preheminence and prerogatives is good if they abuse it not so is the estate of people of inferious rankes and orders if they behave themselves dutifully and obediently As the condition of rich men is good if they do graciously and godlily use the same so is that of the poore also if they have piety and patience Mr. Perkins saith excellently Treatise of callings pag. 757. to this purpose Men of meane place and calling may comfort themselues in serving men by performance of some poore and base duties they serve God and therfore that their service is not base in his sight and although the reward from men be little yet the reward at Gods hand shall not be wanting And S. Ambrose speaking of Iosephs humility in doing service saith Ambros Epist lib. 7. Epist 44. He advisedly considering that it matters nothing in what condition any man may shew himselfe praise worthy but that the purpose of good men is that they might be approved in whatsoever estate and that to be singular and excellent if the behaviour doth commend the condition rather then the estate the behaviour for by how much the condition is more base by so much the desert is more excellent 2. Considering that during the time of our miserable mortality our limber and languishing life in every condition and calling there is both trouble and danger 3. Considering lastly that we all are or ought to bee the Lords servants and souldiers to fight this good warfare hee hath appointed us under Christ our Captaine and Commander without stragling and starting out of those select stations and standings wherein he hath set us and to which he hath appropriated and allotted us not deeming the places too vile and abject or our selves too great or good in them to war this good warfare When a field is lost the Captaines blame the souldiers the souldiers the Captaines the foreward the rereward the battell the wings c. whereas if every one who blamed his fellow had done his duty all had beene well Even so if Gentlemen Preachers Farmers Artificers rich and poore and all such others which blame each other would do his own duty in this Christian warfare all would do well FINIS An Alphabeticall Index A. AFfections the feet of the soule pag. 88. Afflictions must be endured 22-118 They are harmelesse and good to the good 32. 119. How they are from God how from others 37. How they are good how evill 62. How they are for sin 138. Anger evill to be avoided good to bee cherished as a furtherer of courage 175. Antichrist what 109. Antinomists errours confuted 135. Armour of a Christian souldier what it is its parts dignity and necessity 65. It is impregnable 169. B. Babes their good properties in true beleevers 75. Breast-plate of Christian souldiers 80. Buriall a blessing how and why 54. C. Cause good makes couragious 164. Callings lawful should be had 285 wanters of Callings censured and forsakers of Callings unwarrantably 360 We are to watch over our selves in our Callings 103. Captivity dreadfull yet tollerable 49. Children are a blessing to bee prayed for 246. they should be taught 251. as also corrected 254. their duties to their parents 284. Christ what he is 109. Christ is our Captaine 168. The sufferings of Christ described 27. Christians must follow Christs directions 279. Christianity is a warfare 5. It is a good warfare 10. Christians must war this warfare 11. Christians lazie and licentious censured 14. Courage necessary and excellent 157. Cowardise odious and dangerous 160 Crowne of Christians inestimable 170 D. Davids sufferings 25. Dearth dreadfull the faults and duties of rich and poore in time of Dearth 122. Deaths advantage 50. Depopulators hurtfull men why and to whom 317. Diet strengtheneth 154. Discords may be with true Christianity 16. Divels their names and nature 12. E. Earthly favours though good are not a Christians chiefe good and glory 16. Exercise strengtheneth 154. Experience makes couragious 171. Eye unguarded dangerous 199. F. Faith a shield necessary excellent 93 It fortifieth and makes coâ—ragious 171 Famine how dreadfull profitable 48 Fasting its necessity profit what it is and how to be performed 265. Fearefullnesse in Christian souldiers whence 158. Feet of the soule what they are and how to be shod 88. Feet of Christians feeble soiled 168. Fooles of all fooles are all wicked men and why 57. G. Gentlenesse strong in gentlenesse 151 Girdle of Christians described dignified 66. God is the Christians munition 208. He is a sun to the upright their shield also how and why 71. He afflicts his children and why 37. He is the object of prayer 216. Goodnesse strong in goodnesse 151. Grace to whom given 73. Graces goe together 95. Guard of Gods children what 165. H. Healthings to be avoided 236. Heart
THE CHRISTIAN CONFLICT A TREATISE Shewing the Difficulties and Duties of this Conflict with the Armour and speciall Graces to be exercised by Christian Souldiers Particularly applied to MAGISTRATES MINISTERS HUSBANDS WIVES PARENTS CHILDREN MASTERS SERVANTS The Case of Vsury and Depopulation and the errours of Antinomists occasionally also discussed Preached in the Lecture of Kettering in the County of Northampton and with some enlargement published by IOSEPH BENTHAM Rector of the Church of Broughton in the same County LONDON Printed by G. M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith at the golden Lion in PAULS Church-yard 1635. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE EDVVARD Lord MOUNTAGUE of Boughton in the County of Northampton increase of grace in this life and the full fruition of glory and happinesse in the life to come Right Honourable my very good Lord and singular good Patron IT being an easie and no difficult thing for Momus to picke quarrels in another mans tale and tell it worse than himselfe it being a lesse practice and performance to finde faults than to mend them A strange savage and uncharitable humour inclining to mis-judge off and mis-interpret other mens actions rather than to give them a Christian and charitable construction too much abounding in the world so that nothing can be so well done but it shall be contra 〈…〉 d of the evill it being a thing incident and almost certaine in all mens natures to be hold with fore eyes the new growne felicities of others and to exact a sharpe account of their doings especially whom they have seene either inferiour or in equality with themselves And writing of Bookes in this learned and laborious age being as souldiers in peace chimneyes in summer-season and as setting of corne to sale in the yeare of plenty wherein it was disdained and despised by many desired but of few I thought it frivolous if not a folly for me once againe to adventure upon the common-stage and the worlds theatre in this kind Yet in regard of that allowance and approbation my former Booke of the Society of Saints hath found amongst grave and godly learned and judicious men that the world might not sinisterly suppose me to be more carelesse and lesse diligent at Broughton than I was at Weekly like Saint Hieroms zealous Monke but a luke-warme Abbot or like unto such faint or faithlesse fishers who having caught that which they coveted hang up thâ—ir neâ—s and leaye off to labour any longer That I might manifest mine earnest desire to imitate although afarre off him whom I succeed who living was my patterne I pitched upon for imitation my famous predecessour M. Bolton whose singular rare parts noted in him have won and wâ—dded to him as great reputation and respect as any man living this day carrieth or can have of his degree and quality A man of blessed memory yea such a one that they who knew him could not sufficiently esteeme him and they who did not esteeme him did never sufficiently know him whom living I loved and admired and being dead I desire to follow That as I do not envy and repine at other mens rich gifts with an evill eye so to signifie and shew that I do not despise mine owne poore mite with a wayward and wicked heart but do desire to get and gaine something with my small talent unto my good and gracious Lord blessed and bountifull Master That I might a little unwinde my selfe out of that so intricate a labyrinth in which my heart and best thoughts are and have beene a long time much intangled and inthralled I having often exactly examined and throughly tried and pared my thoughts to the quick how to testifie and tell abroad my humble and hearty my true and unfained thankfulnesse for your Lordships redundant and reduplicated favours munificently heaped upon mee I much abhorring their too bad disposition which neither affoord love nor requite it which neither offer it with kindnesse nor accept it with acknowledgement not onely in placing and planting me at Weekley nor only in countenancing me and my Ministerie being there seated and setled whereby I was much animated and encouraged and continually and copiously contributing to me so often and in such abundance that I my no little charge and great family lived with comfort contentment and plenty even to admiration if not astonishment of all such who did not advisedly consider Gods secret blessing multiplying and making to abound a little meal sensibly and plentifully where and when himself pleaseth and who were not acquainted with the ever-running fountaine of your Lordships liberality flowing over not onely to our refreshing but enriching But also after foureteene yeares triall and experience of me in transplanting mee to Broughtâ—n to succeed M. Bolton of whom I may truly say as Saint Augustine did of Saint Cyprian Multi erat meriti multi pectoris multi oris multae virtutis He was worthy wise eloquent and religious I have presumed to publish this small Treatise not expecting by thus doing to gaine either riches or preferment I having of the former to content me and of the latter by your Lordships favour to the utmost pitch if not further that I expected nor hunting after or hoping hereby to have credit and applause I usually Iohn 7. 14. living solitarily and retiredly at home well knowing that reputation is but a weake and wavering foundation and that peoples affections oft raise mens hopes and ruine their persons and that wise men are not moved by rumours since they grow by reports and diminish by experience and since that long continuance of a thing slakes the wonderment and makes the wings of report to flag But for the aforesaid causes and considerations as also to do or attempt the doing of good in the Church and my native Countrey well knowing that good intentions except from selfe-perswasions against Gods commandements which are meere impieties have such a sympathy with Gods own disposition that he will both assist them for their better encouragement and for others example and well knowing that as a scout may upon an occasion heare and know what a whole host hath no present notice of so I who am no more a stranger in diverse difficulties and distresses of Christianity and in many miseries of this Common-wealth than he who in a ship as a passenger when it is in danger declares the same although no Pilot have assayed what in me is the good of others desiring and yet it is a folly to wish where there is no hope that this which I have penned for publike profit might please all But alas to have expected to please all men I might rather have wished as I do no more than imagined any possibility Neither shall I much regard the malevolent bitings of envious carpers of other mens Writings May it please your Lordship to take in good part this unfained testimony of mine obsequious love officious service and humble thankfulnesse unto your Honour which I hope you will
But the best is I am as little ambitious of such mens good word as guilty of their bad and I had rather be dispraised for true speaking than honoured for lying although I know the most had rather be commâ—nded with lies than reproved with truth being perswaded that he in heart hath no true sincerity which keeps his mouth shut to reprove vice Many of these I encounter with have faire and plausible pretences but by that meanes they are the more pernicious A fowle scarre may be covered with a faire cloth * Dum gravior sit magis noxia improbitas benignitaâ—is obumbrata velamine Amb. Hexam Lib. 5. Cap. 8. and masked meaning doth more harme than bare-fac'd errour I know it is a hard matter to make them see any thing which have resolved before hand to close their eyes that none are so blind as they who will not see that no paradox is so strange but some Philosopher will undertake to defend it no vice so foule but it will have some refuge of apologie to maintaine it for good yet will I speake the truth not caring if they who brow-beat authority and antiquity backbite me Perhaps some will disparage me to discredit the booke if so I shall not marvell since as vertue riches honour c. so putting of books to presse is but a brâ—nd to light envy to the world and malice leaves nothing unsearched that may nourish the venime of the humour For my selfe as I am a man so have I written it for men and as a man I may have erred For there is not so perfect a painter but another will presume to amend his worke neither is any man so just or cleare of judgement that doth never shew himselfe fraile especially in matters which concerne his owne interest But this is my comfort it is better to erre ignorantly out of a well-disposed charity than peremptorily to affirme any thing out of an ungrounded obstinacy And of thee let me intreat this courtesie not to impute the Printers faults unto me nor to let an oversight or slip in me if any such thou espiest prejudice the matter A good letter should be nothing lesse esteemed because written with an evill pen neither doth an angell of gold cease so to be wanting a graine which is allowed to make it currant For my part in this unhappy age which overfloweth with numbers of malignant spirits I am perswaded that the best course is and so I do endeavour through the grace and goodnesse of God to direct our course in such sort as evill-minded men may rather shew their will through malice than with just cause by desert say evill or deface by speech or writing In this booke I have observed the same method and order as in my former with Tables Chapters and bare Quotations of Scriptures without words generally that it might not be too voluminous and upon the advise of a godly learned and judicious Divine who perused my copie I have left out the words of alledged Authours taking onely the meaning and referring them to the places that please to examine them to keepe downe the bulk and bignesse of the booke And thus good Christian Reader hoping thou wilt take in good part that which with no little paines I have penned for publike good I commend thee to God and the Word of his grace and remaine Thine in him who is the LORD of all IOSEPH BENTHAM The Contents and Method of the ensuing Treatise CHAP. I. SHeweth the drift and occasion of this discourse Page 1 CHAP. II. Doct. 1. That Christianity is a warfare proved and confirmed with Scripture and reasons 5 CHAP. III. Doct. 2. That Christianity is a good warfare and in what regards it is so 10 CHAP. IIII. Doct. 3. This good warfare must be fought and why 11 CHAP. V Vse 1. Sect 1. Shewing the errour of those who thinke Christianity to be easie 14 Sect. 2. Shewing the errour of those who thinke earthly contentments their chiefest glory 16 Sect. 3. Shewing the errour of those who condemne Christianity because of some discords 17 Sect. 4. Shewing the errour of those who submit to Satan and oppose goodnesse and piety 19 CHAP. VI. Duty 1. Sect. 1. Christian souldiers must endure hardnesse 22 Sect. 2. Motive 1. Drawne from the examples of particular souldiers in this warfare from the Church in generall and Christ our Captaine 23 Sect. 3. Mot. 2. Drawne from the present condition of Christian souldiers 31 Sect. 4. Mot. 3. Drawne from the harmelesnesse of afflictions 32 Sect. 5. Mot. 4. Drawne from the benefit and profit of afflictions 32 Sect. 6. Mot. 5. Drawne from the persons afflicting both principall and instrumentall 37 Sect. 7. Mot. 6 Drawne from the severall kindes 1 Losse of goods 2 Famines 3 Exile 4 Death 5 Want of buriall 6 Reproches 47 Sect. 8. Mot. 7. Drawne from the nature of them shewing how they are good how evill 62 CHAP. VII Duty 2. Sect. 1. Christian souldiers must be armed 65 Sect. 2. The Christians girdle what it is how put on its necessity dignity and severall parts 66 Sect. 3. The Christians breast-plate delineated incouragements to put it on why and how 80 Sect. 4. The Christians shoes what they are and how usefull 88 Sect. 5. The Christians shield its excellency necessity and their duty concerning the same 92 Sect. 6. The Christians helmet how it s differenced from faith and counterfeit hope Motives to get and use it 99 Sect. 7. The Christians sword its dignity divers erronious opinions about it and our duty concerning the same 107 Sect. 8. The whole armour wholly applyed to the present occasion the pinching dearth 122 Sect 9. Against the absurd Antinomists confuting them 135 CHAP. VIII Duty 3. Christian souldiers should be strong wherein and why 149 CHAP. IX Duty 4. Christian souldiers should be couragious the necessity of courage in Magistrates Ministers and all other Motives unto and meanes of Christian valour 157 CHAP. X. Duty 5. Christian souldiers must take â—â—ed unto some things and of other things what they are and why 179 CHAP. XI Duty 6. Christian souldiers must be watchfull Alwaies over their hearts against all sin especially against darling sins In prosperity In the works of their callings In religious performances reasons why and motives to each particular 184 CHAP. XII Duty 7. Sect. 1. Christian souldiers must seeke to God for succour why for what and how they should pray divers reprooved cavillers objections answered Motives to pray how to seeke for succour aright for what we must pray for what not 206 Sect. 2. Why we should pray for all in authority and for what why for Pastours and for what why for our children why for enemies for whom wee must pray for whom not and with what gestures we are to pray 232 CHAP. XIII Duty 8. Fasting is a duty belonging to Christian souldiers what kinde of fasting is required its necessity excellency companions and occasions 265 CHAP. XIIII Duty
horrible blasphemy Kings Gods deputies on earth Eccl. 10. 20. Rich men Ibid. Rulers Iudges and Magistrates Exod. 2â— 28. Act. 23. 4 5. Parents Exod. 21. 17. Pro. 20. 20. The deafe Levit. 19. 14. Enemies Iob 31. 30. and of all others in particular But that all manner of cursing is forbidden and condemned in the word of God Rom. 12. 14. Blesse but curse not Iam. 3. 9 10. Curse c. these things ought not so to be 4. Little considering that such hideous and hellish language manifestly declareth not onely their barbarous and bloody cursed cruelty towards their owne children whom they have not onely poysoned and polluted with originall corruption but also with many actuall transgressions by their noysome negligence and execrable example But also their owne diabolicall and divellish disposition and condition their filthy hearts fuming up such infernall fury and their gracelesse and godlesse speeches smelling and favouring of the fire and brimstone of the bottomelesse pit What and if divers carelesse parents satisfie themselves as having sufficiently if not superabundantly done their devour in this particular towards their children if they now and then cursorily and carelesly idly and inconsiderately give them a concise formall complementall God blesse thee Mistake me not I pray as if I disallowed of children asking parents blessing or of parents blessing their children either of that kinde of blessing whereby they bestow temporall and transitory favours on them like Calebs blessing his daughter Iudg. 1. 15. or of that other when they wish and pray for good things to them so as Isaac Iacob Iob and others blessed their children It is the thing I presse and perswade unto Onely I desire that men would not make that a matter of complement which is of great consequence and should be a matter of conscience that they would not slubber over and slight duties requiring our most select and serious sedulity that they would not frivolously trifle over such duties for forme and fashion sake which crave our most instant and intentive fidelity frequency and fervency and our exactest indeavours that they would not reachlesly rest satisfyed in giving now and then a God blesse thee more out of custome then conscience to them for whom they ought to supplicate and sollicite without ceasing powre out their most pious and patheticall petitions and importune the Lord Iehovah with fervour and frequency For 1. Must we pray for all men 1 Tim. 2. 1. how much more for our children whom we have infected and poysoned distained and defiled with the contagious loathsome leprosy of sin which nothing can cure with the foule and filthy abominations which nothing can wash away save the precious blood of that immaculate Lambe Iesus Christ 2. Must we indeavour to doe them all the good we possibly may and can First Not onely concerning bodily and temporall blessings and benefits First by feeding and fostering protecting and preserving cloathing and comforting lodging and defending them Gen. 21. 7 9. Deut. 1. 31. 1 Sam. 1. 23. 1 King 17 12. Iob 31. 18 Psal 22. 9. Isa 66. 12 13. Cant. 8. 10. Luk. 11. 11 12. 15. 22. Heb. 11. 23. Secondly by providing aforehand with foreseeing provident consideration 1. Meanes of maintenance Gen. 25. 5. 1 Tim. 5. 8. and therfore ought to teach and traine them up in some honest art science trade or occupation whereby to live and profit the Church or Common-wealth 1 Sam. 17. 33. Zach. 13. 5. Mat. 4. 21. and in such whereunto they are fittest being most sutable to their naturall inclination and personall endowments appropriating and applying the best guifted to the most selected service Exod. 13. 2. 1 Sam. 1. 11. preferring the eldest before the rest in regard of patrimony or inheritance except they bee riotous wicked and stubborne Deut. 21. 15 16 17. 2 Chron. 21. 3. Luk. 15. 31. Yet not so farre forth as to bequeath bountifully to them to support their state and maintaine their greatnesse and gentility and leaving to the rest little or nothing save some light title as Master or Mistrisse to live withall 2. Comfortable commodious and convenient marriages Gen. 21. 21. 24. 3 4. 28. 1. 34. 4. 38. 6. Iudg. 14. 3. Ruth 3. 1. yet with their own mutuall consent and agreement Gen. 24. 57 58. Num. 36. 6. Secondly But also yea and infinitely much more concerning the procuring possessing and preserving those holy and heavenly sacred and sanctifying spirituall soule-saving gifts Gleefull and gladsome garnishing graces of Gods spirit 1. By teaching them true religion and the saving sacred knowledge of our God Deut. 4. 9. 6. 7. 11. 19 Exod. 10. 2. 12. 26 27. Gen. 18. 19. 28. 1 2 3. 48. 3 4. 49. 1 2. 50. 24. 1 Chron. 28. 9. 2 Tim. 3. 15. First This being a matter of moment and importance and of urgent necessity in regard of them for 1. They are borne blind Ioh. 3. 6. 2. They naturally cannot see the kingdome of God Psal 119. 18. Rev. 3. 17. 3. They cannot perceive the things that be of God 1 Cor. 2. 14. 4. They may be compared to the beasts that perish Iob 11. 12. Psal 32. 9. 49. 20. Secondly This being a meanes much to honour advance and dignifie them 1. Knowledge being part of Gods image Col. 3. 10. 2. And a chaine or ornament about their necks Pro. 1. 9. 4. 8 9. Thirdly And wonderfull commodious profitable and advantagious 1. This giving light unto their eyes Psalme 19. 8. 119. 130. 2. This making them wiser then their elders Psal 119. 100. 3. This preserving them from errours and every evill way Pro. 2. 10 12 13. 4. 6. 6. 22. 4. This being a matter of rejoycing unto them Ieremy 9. 24. 5. This being and bringing life eternall Ioh. 17. 3. 6. This so farre excelling other knowledge that in comparison thereof it is but dung and drosse Phil. 3. 8. And therefore although many if not the most parents teach not or if at all yet teach slightly and sloathfully too too carelesly and and negligently their children 1. Either in regard of the want of knowledge and ignorance of true religion which swarmes and abounds in them 2. Or in regard of fond and false perswasions touching this duty wherewith they are possessed that this and other soule-saving duties peculiarly properly and onely doe belong to the Minister 3. Either in regard of Ministers negligence and ignorance in not incitating and exhorting them hereunto 4. Or because of their owne sloathfullnesse negligence or idlenesse Yet let us all beloved brethren teach our children and that 1 Timely 1. That being timely seasoned herewith it may not depart from them Pro. 22. 6. 2. That mortality may not prevent them us 3. That we may gaine comfort to our consciences upon the discharge of our duties 4. That delayes may not damnifie nor endanger them 2 Truly for 1. Gods religion can abide no mixture it being
pure and perfect 2. The Arke and Dagon cannot stand together 3. God and Baal cannot be worshipped together aright 4. Christ and Belial have no agreement 2 Cor. 6. 14 15 16. 3 Discretely 1. Least they be dalled dulled amazed or confounded through over-much over-hard or over-long instructions 2. Least they be discouraged or dismayed from going forward through difficulties disclosed unto them 4 Diligently for their wits are wandring and gadding and their memories fiâ—le and slippery 5. And the nearer our end approacheth the more let us apply our selves to instruct them carefully Deut. 31. 32. 33. Iosh 23. 24. cordially and continually Considering 1. The great and unspeakable losse of our mispent time past and gone 1 Pet. 4. 3. 2. The invaluable and inestimable gaine of time present and pretious in redeeming the same by enriching our selves and others Psal 90. 12 Gal. 6. 10. 3. The lamentable lacke of time to come the day of our life being worne and wasted and the night of our death come when we cannot worke Pro 6. 8. Ioh. 9. 4. 4. The constant and conscionable care that should bee in us to continue in well-doing Matth. 24. 46. Romanes 2. 7. 5. The priviledges and profits of our perseverance in piety and pious performances Rev. 2. 10. 6. The incessant and incredible growth in grace which should be yea and is in us if we be such we seeme to be as the Saints of God are and have beene Psal 92. 12. Rev. 2. 19. All which expressely and earnestly incitate and exhort us hereunto Secondly By counsell and advising exhorting and perswading them to good things Gen. 19. 14. 49. 2. Ruth 3. 3 4. 2 Chron. 22. 3. Pro. 31 1 2 3. and earnestly without ceasing calling upon them to continue and proceed in the true service of God 1 King 2. 2 3. 1 Chro. 28. 9 10. for as it is impossible to keepe flesh well savoured without seasoning as it is impossible for fish to live without water as it is impossible but that the rose should wither which is overgrown of thornes So it is impossible that children which with many vices are assaulted and not succoured but in the end they should be infamed and to the dishonour of parents most wickedly overcome and it is impossible for parents to have any comfort of their children in their age unlesse they have instructed them in vertue and godlinesse in their youth Thirdly By correcting them Gen. 34. 30. Pro. 3. 12. 4. 3. 19. 18. 22. 15. 23. 13 14. 29. 15 17. Heb. 12. 5. First Although many parents in regard 1. Either of their fond and foolish pity preposterous love and carnall kindnesse 2. Or of their blindnesse and blockishnesse in looking on their childrens faults 3. Or of the grudging and murmuring of their children Pro. 19 18. 4. Or of the childish or carelesse feare of hurting or marring them 5. Or in regard of trifling and frivolons feare of ill report in being accounted and reputed cruell and tyrannicall 1. Either rebuke and correct not at all like David 1 King 1. 6. 2. Or lightly and tenderly when the fault is great like Eli 1 Sam. 3. 13. 3. Or for some faults not for others 4. If not sooth them up in their sinfull waies justifying and bearing them out in evill or praising and commending them for the same Secondly As divers on the other hand 1. Either rebuke and correct them sharply and severely when the fault is light or little 2. Or punish or rebuke at all when no offence is done 3. Or rebuke and correct for weldoing 4. Or without admonition and instruction Yet this unpleasant and unsavoury duty 1. Is not onely consonant to the office and duty of parents for what son is there whom the father chasteneth not no chastening argues bastardy but sonship Heb. 12. 8. 2. But also of necessary importance and inconceaveable vtility If with moderation councell and according to the quality of the offence Ephes 6. 4. Col. 3. 21. 1. For foolishnesse is bound in the heart of a child this is a meanes to drive it out Pro. 22. 15. 2. Therefore it must not be withholden Pro. 23. 13. 3. This being a meanes to deliver from hell Pro. 23. 14 4. This giving wisedome to the corrected Pro. 29. 15. 5. And rest with delight to the father correcting Prov. 29. 17. 6. This teaching and learning them obedience Heb. 5. 8. 7. Whereas impunity incourageth in evill hasteneth and helpeth forward their destruction Publiquely proclaimeth parents hatred Pro. 13. 24. and openly doth prognosticate their shame succeeding Pro. 29. 15. 8. And this being so pleasing to God whose we are and whom we serve that Saint Augustine affirmeth that they who August in Abra sacrif crucifie their childrens youthfull affections offer to God such a sacrifice as Abraham did who offered his son Fourthly By praying for them for ought we to pray for all men how much more for our children bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh whom we have impoysoned and polluted with divers defiling distainings of originall and actuall contagious sins and transgressions They being also to encounter not some effeminate and womanish forces nor onely some forcible and furious foes with a few short skirmishing excursions But to enter Pel Mel into this Christian warfare without any exception or truce In which they must continually conflict with and confront enemies unparaleld for power puissance and pollicy for cruelty craft and cunning without intermission and interruption untill at death they having conquered shall be crowned Fourthly Pray we not onely for friends and favourites kinred and acquaintance neighbours and neare allyes whom God hath linked to us by naturall and civill bonds and ligaments The Lord having knit and conjoyned us by these outward ties for the mutuall good one of another and that wee might be helpefull each to other But also for strangers with whom we have no acquaintance whom wee never saw or knew yea and for enemies who hate and hurt curse and calumniate plague and persecute us even unto death Thus Abraham piously prayed for the wicked Sodomites Gen. 18. 23. Thus to doe was expressely enjoyned by our Soveraigne Lord and Saviour Matth. 5. 44. and piously practised by himselfe when his enemies devised against and did him all the hurt they possibly could Luke 23. 34. Father forgive them for they know not what they doe Thus doing we shall passe on in these peerelesse paths prescribed and pattern'd out unto us by the holy men of God Rom. 12. 14. Blesse them that persecute you 1 Cor. 4. 12. being reviled we blesse Act. 7. 60. Lord lay not this sin to their charge was the sweet swan-like song and patheticall petition for and the friend-like favourable and fertile farewell of Saint Steven unto his barbarous and bloud-thirsty persecutors when they injuriously injustly enragedly and inhumanely savagely and satanically stoned him even then as he breathed out and bequeathed
duties as namely A souldier-like courage in standing stoutly against every brunt choosing rather to stand and die then stirre and yeeld A watchfull vigilance by which heedfull souldiers stand to receive their enemies whensoever they assault Perseverance standing still with armour firmely fastened expecting fresh assaults and more conflicts And a constant abiding in ones proper place and a setled standing in ones ranke not going or gadding into each others place not starting aside or straggling abroad art experience and wâ—rlike discipline teaching that it is a shelter and safeguard to have the rankes well kept expert Captaines therefore and experienced souldiers are confidently carefull that neither themselves nor other step aside but that every souldier keepe his ranke and sile as they are ranged Stand we therefore stedfast remaine without removing rest without retiring in the true Church whereof we are members wherein the Lords banner is blessedly and bountifully peaceably and plentifully displayed confidently and couragiously continuing constant in retaining our pious profession not starting or straggling from the same for gaine or griefe for feare or favour for profit or perill by schismaticall or hereticall separations by timerous and temerarious temporizing by apostaticall revolts and backslidings straggling souldiers loosing the succour and safeguard of their captaines and the aidefull assistance of their fellow souldiers Stand we also stable and studiously observe resolutely rest upon and religiously obey we Christ Iesus our Commander in those stations and standing places performing in them such particular duties which are prescribed to our severall and speciall functions by our gracious Generall and supreme Soveraigne of whom we may say more truely then was said of Cyrus whose diligence Car. Chron. lib. 2. was such that he did not like a negligent family governour to give commandements in generall saying let some fetch water let some cut wood but that he give commandements to particular persons by name and remembred their names Thus Christ our Captaine in his holy and heavenly Word hath assigned and appointed select and speciall duties to all and every one of his servants and souldiers severally in his proper and particular place and station in which we must assiduously abide 1 Cor. 7. 20. carefully and conscionably dutifully and diligently serving the Ser. 89. de Barbar non tim Lord in the severall functions of our particular callings Christs precepts and Christians defence saith Saint Ambrose 1. For we must every one be accountable to our Lord for such duties which belong and appertaine to our particular places 2. In these the gifts and graces bestowed upon us are best exercised and manifestly revealed 3. For thus doing we deck adorne and beautifie the Church and body of Christ we stablish and strengthen the same 4. And we have the Lords peculiar promise of protection in our distinct and proper places Psal 91. 11. SECT 2. Parents in their places 1. PArents obey we the charge and command of Christ our Chiefetaine and Captaine in our particular callings Of these duties see before page SECT 3. Children in their reverencing and obeying gratifie their Parents how and why 2. CHildren doe you carefully and Christianly carry your selves in this your calling wherein Christ hath ranged and ranked you First In reverencing your parents thus did Ioseph bowing himselfe to his sicke and aged father Gen. 48. 12. Thus did reachlesse and rebellious Absolom 2 Sam. 14. 33. as well as wise and vertuous Salomon 1 King 2 19. This being of absolute necessity enjoyned by the Lord himselfe Levit. 19 3. and generally practised by the best and most Mal. 1. 6. Heb. 12. 9. A sonne honoureth his father c. We give them reverence First put away therefore farre from you O you children all manner of irreverent and irreligious thoughts speeches and gestures towards your parents and be not you 1. Mockers and deriders of them for in so doing you are certainely accursed Pro. 30. 17. Gen. 9. 21. 27. 2. The eye that mocketh his father c. 2. Be not despisers and contemners of them this being a capitall crimson and crying abomination Ezek. 22. 7. In thee they c. Deut. 27. 16. Cursed c. 3. Bee not you cursers of your parents for they who are such are children of death Exod. 21. 17. Levit. 20. 9. every one that curseth c. Pro. 20. 20. His lampâ— c. Considering that such or any the like cursed and contemptible unchristian and unreverent behaviour of children towards parents 1. Is not onely occasioned by parents lack of often and earnest prayer for their children by their light lascivious and lewd behaviour in words and gestures and by their lack of correction their indulgence dandling and cockering them as we see in Adonijah Absolom and Elies sons Secondly But also it is occasioned by and argueth in children 1. Much pernitious privie pride sinfull and shamefull selfe-love 2. And abundance of ignorance of Gods ordinance and unacquaintednesse with the meaning of Gods law Secondly And be perswaded to reverence and rightly respect your parents 1. For the very countenance of parents ought to be reverent amiable yea and terrible if we offend them 2. For they are your betters yea so much that no image so represents to a man God in a family as a father 3. For whosoever will not reverence their parents will hardly honour any other superiour 4. Yea the dimne and duskie eye of nature presseth and Contra mare perswadeth hereunto Witnesse Tertullians testimony of the people of Pontus their love to be such that they did eate the dead carkesses of their parents thinking their owne bellies to be the fittest sepulchers for them Witnesse the precise practise of the Lacedemonians reverencing age and authority by all meanes and Ciceroes councell in his offices to youth to honour and reverence the more ancient 5. And in the fift Commandement naturall parents are specified and specially named rather then other superiours although they are intended 1. Not onely to shew and signifie that all governours should be fatherly affected towards their inferiours 2. Not onely because they were first in planting of policie and propagating posterity 3. Not onely because to this rule the rest should bee fashioned 4. But also because this is most acceptable and amiable 5. And because the contempt and carelesse keeping hereof is most against nature Reverence therefore and respect your parents If you bee rich your parents poore releeve them yet with reverence not as if you gave an almes to a beggar with an high heart but as a termer or tenant holding in Knights service payes reliefe unto his Lord not of benevolence but of duty If you be wise learned and politique your parents simple unlearned and ignorant counsell advise instruct and admonish them yet with reverence practise all your performances doe all your duties unto your parents with reverence Gods gifts and goodnesse to you may not cause or incourage you to vitiate and violate to infring or breake
of man to be watched 196. Heedfullnesse of and to what and why 179. Helmet of a Christian described 99. Helpe to be sought of God 206. Holy Ghost the Christian souldiers encourager 169. Hope is his helmet how it differs from faith how from false hopes 99. Husbands duties in this warfare 292. Hypocrisie dr 〈…〉 dfull 71. I. Iakobs sufferings 25. Idlenesse evill to be avoided 328. Ingrossers censured 123. Instruments of sin to bee taken heed of 183. Ioy strong in joy 150. Israels sufferings 24. Iudgements misused how 1â—0 Iudgement day 131. Iust overmuch who 52. K. Kneeling to be used in publique prayer 264. Knowledge particular in heaven 52. L. Law binds to obedience 140. Long suffering strong in it 151. Lyers and lying odiâ—us 76. M. Magistrates should bee righteous how and why 84. They should be couragious 159. Masters dâ—ty in this warfare 311. Marryed persons duties 245. Martiall men honourable 2. Maulsters censured 360. Meeknesse strong in meeknesse 152. Mercifullnesse its excellency and profit 124. 129. 136. Ministers of the Word their duty 85. They should be couragious 159. N. Necessity makes couragious 163. 172. O. Occasions of sin to be taken heed of 182 Offence a taken an giâ—en 61. We should not give offence 61. P. Parents duty in thiâ— warfare 245. Papists take away Scripture unj 〈…〉 ly from people 113. Peace strong in peace 151. People pray for Pastours 243. Personall sins to be witched against 201 Persecutours are Gods rode the fearefull end of divert such 39. Poore mens duty in dearth 123. Prayer needfull for Christian souldiers 206. To whom we must pray 216. For what we must pray for what not how for things already enjoyed 218. How we must pray why and for whom 227. Gestures used in prayer 263. Extraordinary times of prayer 257. Profession its faults 117. Prosperity to be taken heed of 201. Punishments on good men for sin and other causes 138 R. Religious actions to be perf 〈…〉 d with watchfullnesse 204. Remembrance of things pâ—st pro 〈…〉 ble 173. Reproach a great crosse yet for Christâ— sake to be endured 55. Riches their losse 47. Rich mens duty in dearth 123. Righteousnesse the Christians breast-plate what it is its necessity and dignity 80. S. Satan to be taken heed of 181. Scatsity seâ— Dearth and Famine Security carnall dangerous 180. Senses to be watched over 199. Servants duty in this war 304. Shields divers 7 9â— Christians shield whâ— and what 72. 9â— Shoes of Christian souldiers 88. Sincerity makes haâ—py 73. Sin enfeebleth 170. It is to be taken heed of 18â— It is an evill way 181. It is a burden 182. And very shamâ—full 18â— It is in good men-while they live in this world 136. How all sinne is pardoned in good men 136. It is the cause of afflictions which befall Gods children although not the sole cause 138. Strength of Christian souldiers dignified 149. Subjects ought to pray for all in authority 〈…〉 Suffering 〈…〉 Christ and Christians 23 Suâ— prâ—gâ—retes how the Lord is a sun is thâ— upright 71. S 〈…〉 of Christian souldiers described dignified 207. T. Temperance strong in temperance 152. Temptations to be expected 193. Titles of ho 〈…〉 their originall from mâ—re 2. Tongue smiting a bitter affliction yet to be endured 55. Truth whence learned 67. It is the Christian souldiers girdle its divers kinds excellency and necessity 66. V. Valour vanquisheth 163. Victory belongs to Christian souldiers 169. Virgins wise and foolish wherein they agree and differ 102. Vnmercifull men miserable 124. 129. 131. Voice in prayer needfull 262. Vsury câ—nsured confuted and Vsurers objections answered 329. W. Warfare of the Christian souldier iâ— excellent and needfull 5. Watchfullnesse a necessary duty alwaies and why 184. Weake beleevers who 153. Weapons see Armour Welding not wearisome 118. Wicked men fooles of all fooles 36. Wives duties in this war 297. Wise â—ver much who 81. Word of God our sword 107. It cleanseth 69. It is the ground of truth 67. Z. Zeale 117. FINIS
9. Sect. 1. Christian souldiers must follow Christ our Captaines directions standing in those stations wherein hee sets them to war this good warfare 279 Sect. 2. Parents in their stations and standings 245 Sect. 3. Children in theirs reverencing obeying and gratifying their parents how and why 284 Sect 4 Husbands in theirs loving their wives giving them due benevolence giving them honour and wisely guiding of them how and why 292 Sect. 5. Wives in theirs Reverencing their husbands being subject unto as also helpers after what manner and why â—97 Sect. 6. Servants in theirs Reverencing their Masters perswading them to good obeying of them how and Motives to the particulars 304 Sect. 7. Masters in theirs In well choosing and well using their servants and why 311 Sect. 8. Against Depopulators and Inclosers shewing the hurt and harme they do to themselves and others 317 Sect. 9. Against greedy ingrossers of commodities hurters of the Common wealth 327 Sect. 10. Against those who have no lawfull calling 328 Sect. 11. Against Vsurers condemned by 1 Fathers 2 Councells 3 Lawes 4 Their owne pretended patrons 5 Religions of all sorts 6 And sacred Scripture in the Old and New Testament 15 Objections answered and divers disswasives from this sin 329 Sect. 12. Against changers of Callings unwarrantably as to leave trades to turne Manlsters How change is lawfull how not 360 Courteous Reader pardon I pray smaller faults escaped and amend these greater as following Page 4. line 10. read wicked ones p. 26. l. 13. r. five hundred p. 81. l. 4. r. possessour l. 30. r. imputed wrought for us p. 82. l. 3. r. infused p. 93. l. 9. r. unbelieâ—ers p. 117 l. 20. r. comminations p. 144 l. 14. r. enjoyning p. 167. l. 1. r. about you p. 168. l. 28. r. wicked works p. 178. l. 10. r. justice p. 193. l. 1. r. consort p. 200. l. 8. r. Idolatry l. 12 r. abhorred p. 224. l. 30. r. deâ—ers p. 230. l. 34. r. â—arcing p. 241. l. 11. r. more true p. 242. l. 11. r. Ambrose brings in p. 246 l. 16. r. because p. 259. l. 1. r. have then p. 270. l. 20. r. mediately p. 282. l. 37. r. considerately p. 289. l. 37. r. Exo. p. 297. l. 27. r. sell p. 345. l. 35. r. is not necessarily p. 348. l. 2. r. forbidden Marginall faults Pag. 2. r. Chap. 8. p. 22. r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 160. r. lib. 1. p. 341. r. vi 〈…〉 p. 343. r. iltâ— p. 344. r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Doctrine 1. Christianity is a warfare .. pag. 5. 2. Christianity is a good warâ—are 10. 3. Christianity is a necessary warfare 11. Therefore 1. They who thinke it an easie matter to bee a Christian and certaine others deceive themselves 14. 2. Christians must endure hardnesse 22. 3. Christians must bee armed 65. 4. They should bee strong 149. 5. They should be couragious 157. 6. They must take heed 179. 7. They must be watchfull 184. 8. They are to pray for helpe 206. 9. They must fast and sight 265. 10. They must follow Christs directions stand in such stations â—e sets them in 279. 1. Not thrust meâ— out oâ— their standings as 1. Depoâ—ulators 317. 2. Ingrossers 123. 2. Not want lawfull callings as Vsurers 329. 3. Nor unwarrantably forsake them as divers 360. THE CHRISTIAN CONFLICT A TREATISE Shewing the Nature together with the Difficulties and Dignity therof and the Motives to encourage Christians to undertake this Warfare I. TIM I. XVIII That thou by them might'st warre a good warfare CHAP. I. Shewing the drift and occasion of this Discourse THe life militant spirituall or temporall in former times was neither disdained nor dreaded The Iewes went voluntarily to the battell the quarrellous Ephraimites contended with Iephta Iudg 12. 1. because he did not call them to fight against 1 Sam. 17. 13. Diol pâ—in prol the children of Ammon The three eldest sonnes of Iesse followed Saul to the battell Our predecessours saith Dâ—n Antony of Guevara fought in the field with their launces but young men now adayes fight at the table with their tongues Pythias the Lydian when he had feasted Xerxes and his whole Army with great magnificence profered moreover to give him treasure not onely for provision but also for wages to have his sonne discharged of the warres which was so dâ—â—pleasantly taken of Xerxes that he caused the young man iâ— hâ—s fathers sight to be cut in peeces Kings and Princes wâ—re â—ot backward to adventure themselves to fight Witnesse the many Kings of Canaan against Ioshua Witnesse the two and thirty Kings with Benhadad 1 King 20. 16. Witnesse David Iehoshaphat c. Witnesse our owne and forraine historicall narrations In like manner the Primitive Christians as Ecclesiasticall Histories report of their owne accord did thrust themselves into the hottest brunts of the Christian sight and combat where they were sure to meet with bitter yet honourable martyrdome To name but one of many Lucius a by-stander beholding the cruell dealing of Vrbicius said What is 〈…〉 c. 17. p 38. the cause I pray that thou commandest â—en to bee put to death not for adultery misleading or murder but onely for being Christians These things do not beseeme an Emperour Vrbicius answering and thou seemest to be a Christian When Lucius had repâ—ied I am indeed Vrbicius commanded him alâ—o to be put to death to whom Lucius said I thanke thee for releasing me from most wicked masters and sending me to God a good and the best Father and King of all Yea in such honourable repute was the martiall man that all or most of the titles of honour had their originall from the field Witnesse the title of Dukes for their valour in leading Dux 〈…〉 Mar 〈…〉 Pr 〈…〉 w 〈…〉 〈…〉 B 〈…〉 〈…〉 1. M 〈…〉 A 〈…〉 G 〈…〉 oâ— 1. Ar 〈…〉 â— Of Marquesse from defending some bounds and frontiers Oâ— Barons for being the strength of the warre witnesse the title of Knight signifying a souldier of Baronet or Banrette because his father was dubbed in the field under a banner Of Esquire for being an Armour-bearer to a Knight Of Gentleman for puissance and courage And witnesse mens Armes which had their beginning from bearing armes in the field And of such honourable esteeme likewise was the Christian There was no word so grievous and injurious to a Citizen of Rome in ancient time as to say go thou hast never beene brought up iâ— the warres Diâ—l l. 1. c. 1. warfare that the glorious names of Christian Church Militant Protestant c. had their birth and beginning from the pious courage of the Christian souldier Times were once thus but now alas as in the former most men are desirous of and applaud themselves in the warriours honourable titles of Duke Baron Knight Esquire Gentleman In hearing their fore-fathers armes worthily given them for their valour in the field and to be pictured like souldiers in harnesse when they are