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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87357	The Christian souldier. Or, Preparation for battaile. A legend containing true rules for a souldier, in whom at once is met religion and resolution. Published by a well-willer to the gown and sword, T.J.	Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?	1642 (1642)	Wing J1022; Thomason E114_4; ESTC R12065	2,800	10

The Christian Souldier OR PREPARATION FOR BATTAILE A Legend containing true Rules for a Souldier in whom at once is met Religion and Resolution Published by a well-willer to the Gown and Sword T. J. To the Regiments on Foot You who doe List your selves in numerous swarmes Who think your Pikes and Muskets are safe charmes Observe these Rules you shall be free from harmes And boldly give the word Stand to your Arms To the Chevaleires in English the Horsemen A begger set on horseback rides apace But he that wisely mounts sits in full grace Receive these few instructions and you shall Returne victoriously Monte Chevall LONDON Printed for Edward Christopher 1642. To all Gent. Souldiers of what gradation soever of Horse or Foote fom the Colonel to the lowest Musquetier of the last Ranke and Foile Give the word for silence Noble Gent. ALthougb I am no Souldier in that I never bore Armes yet I am so exact an admirer of your glorious profession I could not but tender my service to you in this rough Legend in which I have endeavoured to picture a compleat Souldier and scored out in chalke and coale a well-shewing coward that the excellencie of the one may the more glorious appeare by how much the other is sordid in condition I meane though not in forme and I doubt not but some unexperienced men if they doe not want gratitude as much as knowledge will give me thanks if not I shall acknowledge my selfe enough requited if these rules bee onely practised and it shall hereafter encourage him that daily wishes peace and prosperity to his King and Country T. J. The Christian Souldier OR Preparation for Battaile ARmes are altogether unlawfull but where their onely necessary use is for the protection of Religion defence against Heresie maintenance of a Kings Right in which consisteth the liberty of the Subject and by that consequence the safety of a Kingdome what ever is in opposition to this must needs be illegall I cannot find it from the Creation of the first Adam to the Expiration and Ascension of the last that ever any Nation had command to teach their King to rule and hold it as unfit as if the Sonne should enstruct the Parent or the Scholar exhort his Schoolmaster This being allowed Civill-warre is altogether unlawfull for they who have so little authority to enstruct sure have lesse power to correct let his life be as wicked as Saul or as divine as Solomon The unity betwixt a King and his people are as the Gordian knot twixt man and wife for better for worse Coronations and Marriages admit of no Conditions to prove which I have with ease collected from the many Texts of Scripture to this purpose these following few Prov. 17. 26. To punish the just is not good nor to strike Princes for equity Chap. 40. 31. Against a King there is no rising up Ver. 32. If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thy selfe lay thy hands on thy mouth Chap. 20. 2. The feare of a King is as the roring of a Lion who so provoketh him to anger sinneth against his owne soule Fellow souldiers in this point you see there is no preparing for battaile in respect it is unrighteous and you can receive no conquest but misery and destruction as well of soule as of body if you dare beleeve that eternall God that made you who sayes thus in the Psalms of David Psal. 45. 5. Thy arrows are sharp in the heart of the Kings enemies whereby the people fall under thee Psal. 89. 23. I will beat downe his foes before his face and plague them that hate him Psal. 132. 18. His enemies will I cloathe with shame but upon himselfe shall his crowne flourish This is legible in the Bible and beleeve it fellow-souldiers our surest way of fighting is by the Booke it is not onely store of coyne high spirited horse good Ammunition sound skill fierce resolution nor a strong Arme but a strong Cause that makes a compleat souldier There are three generall Postures belonging to the Musket Make ready Present and Give fire which ought to be joyned with these most necessary considerations Ere you Make ready remember your Cause when you Present be not bloud-thirsty and when you Give fire consider against whom The field is a souldiers death-bed and when he stands stoutest in expectation of a ful victory he is but drawing on were it not most expedient then that his last actions should be his best Every fellow is not a souldier that struts looks big swears much weares a broad blade and takes Tobacco a perfect souldier is a perfect man and shews most glorious in his civill valour and such a one can kill without cruelty and gaine a conquest without tyrannie He holds it more victory to take one man prisoner then put ten to the sword You shall heare him say that none but cowards feare to see their foes living A valiant man in the expression of a battaile makes no noyse but discourseth it with civill sorrow and when he comes to declare the conflict though of his enemies he doth not glory in their confusion but sayes It is pity there should be so much bloud shed You are safer in his armes then at his swords point If you be his enemie the onely meanes to protect your selfe is to weare no weapon and that is the onely way to conquer him for he is angry because you goe without it Your Coward whom necessity and vain-glory have drawn into the field at his return from silly service in frighting language usher'd in with oathes describes how many townes they burnt how many women great with child were slaine how many men blowne up at the springing of a mine how desperately he returned their hand Granadoes into the enemies worke after the fire was given that in a set battaile he was forced to march up to the knees in bloud and stumble over carkases when poore scab perhaps you might have found him asleep in the greazie armes of his Sutlers wife or drunke under the barrels these are the men that cry aloud in Taverns By the faith of a souldier draw their swords often and sweare it is that they get their living by weare great Belts and hats cut on the brim great spurs and uncompt haire with a black taffety playster crosse the nose I would have a compleat English Christian souldier observe such sots to loathe them and take these few instructions as true rules to fight by 1. To examine the cause 2. If his cause be just to spend a little griefe he hath that cause 3. To come on holy and cheerfully without desire of bloud 4. Not to make gaine or vain-glory his onely object 5. To be mercifull to a couchant enemie and not to kill where he may save with his owne safety 6. And lastly to ascribe the honour of the conquest not due to his valour but the all providence of his Maker If he can doe this let him gird his sword about his loynes and fight couragiously Jehovah is his Generall I will conclude the rest with these few lines and leave them to your practice whose lives and fortunes depend upon the sword drawne for an honest cause COme hither Souldier if thou canst obey God and the King doubt not to have the day If thou canst sweare 't is for none other cause Thou fightest but for Religion and the Laws Heaven protect thee may thy dayes encrease He that doth justly fight makes way for peace If thou canst save thy friend and spare thy foe When thou art up and he trod downe below If thou canst grieve to spoile the plow-mans Village And make it not thy aime to fight for pillage If in the furious sacking of a Towne Thou canst avoid to cast their women downe With their young new-born infants if thou fly From all base actions of red cruelty The Lord will sure protect thee from all harmes And I my selfe will say Stand to your Arms FINIS