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A fevv collections for Irelands souldiers.
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Haward, Lazarus.
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and Josiah were all valiant men ONely such men as have bought experience at a high rate are fit to command for advancement is the true reward of desert REst not too much upon meanes though the best be to be used for a horse prepared for the Battell is a vaine thing for safety saith Solomon is of the Lord Prov. 21.31 TRust in God with prayers and supplications asking councell of him prospereth an Army and procureth victory Judg. 20.18 23 26. YOu may put confidence in God for faith in Christ withstands all encounters yea it is he that mannages all just causes O Foolish Souldier thousands of thine Enemies stand about thee rather be sick then slothfull UNlesse we defend Gods glory when it 's in question our tongues and hands are tied by the Devill and not loosed by God RUn with patience unto the race that is set before thee by death Christ came unto us by death let us not grudge to go to him POlicie wisdome and experience is required in Commanders and no lesse dexterity and skill in common Souldiers but above all have a strong faith IT was faith which steeled Moses and made him esteem the reproaches of Christ greater then the Treasures of Aegypt Heb. 11.14 25 26. KNowledge of the experiences that Gods people have had in former Ages and his love exprest to his servants in these times is sufficient to take away all faint-heartednesse EVery good man sleepeth more secure in his Tent then the sinner in his Baricadoed Fortifications TRue faith brings the peace of God to our conscienes good report victory over our Enemies and bringeth us to all other blessings REcommend thy selfe to God by prayer before thou goest to God for no mans work can please God unlesse the person of the worker be first acceptable to him A Souldier to be indifferent in Gods Cause is both dangerous and damnable not to oppose them that oppose God is to be Gods Enemy IF a man consider seriously the evill of cowardice and the excellency of valour it will make him abhorre the one and be ambitions of the other LOve can extend the passions of the heart to the thing loved and yet cannot apprehend Christ he must be apprehended before he be loved and that love will make us defend his Cause YF we did but love Christ as well as we ought to doe or but so well as we say we doe wee would take his part more boldly OUr knowledge of a propriety in God challengeth and earnest affection UNlesse our knowledge of Christ breed humiliation we are vain-glorious never seeking Christs honor but our owne REjoyce in this honor that ye know Christ for it is a knowledge whosoever seeketh is wise whosoever getteth is rich whosoever keepeth is strong and whosoever injoyeth is blessed for ever PRovident policy though never so circumspect may be subject to errour therefore not to be trusted in much lesse to be gloried in IN much rest upon Confederates there is great danger but especially let not a Jehosaphat helpe and Ahab 2 Chron. 19.2 Chron. 25.6 KIng Ezekiahs comfort was that God was with him to fight his battells and Moses saith feare not but stand still c. 2 Chron. 31.8 Exod. 14.14 EVery wicked man hath the feet of a wolfe whatsoever he treads on shall never prosper but a whole Army fares the better for a good Ezekiah COwardly dismayings which put men upon sinfull shifts in troublesome times is odious both to God and man HE that dares not fight nor performe his charge for feare is to be punished God commands cowards to bee turned out of the Army EXpect not to prosper in any warre unlesse you hearken to Gods voice Oh that my people would have heard my voice then would I soon have destroyed their Enemies Psal EVery man that carries any command let him bee sure to order himselfe well or else his command will soon grow into contempt CAll to minde what God hath done for Israel hee is a Man of Warre his right hand is become glorious he hath dashed his Enemies in pieces Exod. 15. KNowledge in Commanders procures fear from Enemies love from friends and honor to themselves for Solomon saith knowledge is better then weapons of War YF you suffer Idolatry in an Army you procure the greatest of Gods Judgements upon you and so become naked of his protection this overthrew Joash 2 Chron. 25.7 OVer-many words pride envy and the fruits thereof tend to provoke the breach of peace therefore not to be suffered in an Army hence arose the bloudy wars betweene Ephraim and Jephta Judg. 12.9 VSefull peace may somtimes be made with such as may injure us when we go to war with others lest while we set upon one we be invaded by another 1 Sam. 7.14 Esa 37.19 REad how Abraham the first Generall accepted of aid in warre therefore let no man presume upon his owne strength Gen. 14.14 2 Sam. 10.6 PUrsue thine Enemy with a full Army Israel got nothing by sending a small number against Ai therefore use thy best strength to obtain victory Ios 8.1 JN the Tribe of Gad there were men for strength called Men of Might for courage they had faces like Lyons and for-footmanship as swift as Roes 1 Chron. 12.8 KEep all promises made by thy selfe or by others by vertue of thy Warrant for it is a true marke of piety Josuah was carefull of this to the deceitfull Gibeonites Ios 6.22.9.19 EVery determination in an Enemy to fight must cause thee to fore-see and attend such traps and ambushments which may in execution suddenly come upon thee CAll to mind what God himselfe wrought for the Israelites when they were refreshed and the Enemy strongly deceived by the sun-shine upon the water 2 King 3.22 23. HE that overthrowes an enemy by craft as plaine meaning Abijah was by Ieroboam shall be served as Ieroboam God loves no machivilian policy 2 Chron. 13.13 14 15 16 17. ALl advantages may be used or any stratagem for the overthrow of an Enemy so it be not against breach of oath godlinesse or the Law of nature and Nations REmember after the example of Christs parable to go forth to war With a full Army for an enemy is rather heartned then hurt by small numbers Luk. 14.31 GIdeon sent out spies into the Enemies camp to hearken after the feare and terrour that is in an Enemy is a great heartening to go forward Iudg. 7.10 11 13. EVill reports dis-heartens an Army and therefore not to be suffered this God punished in his owne people Num. 14.27 YOu may somtimes receive entertainment from the friends and subjects of an Enemy dis-joyning the hearts of such as bee at one with him may weaken this power and be a more easie way to get victory ONe victory gotten with a full Army fairly is almost the winning of a whole Countrey Caesars victory at Alexandria drew almost all France to him VSe all expedition in war as Saul did upon Nabash and Iosuah
A FEVV COLLECTIONS FOR IRELANDS Souldiers LONDON Printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old-Bayley 1646. TO THE RIGHT Honourable Phillip Lord Lysle Lord Leivetenant Generall of IRELAND My Lord THe favours I received from you Honourable Father in my first journey to Ireland and now sutable to your Lordshipps Fathers Will seconded hath emboldened me to offer this poore tribute not to teach your uncontradictable knowledge but humbly desire it may kisse your hands as a sacrifice offered from your servant or as a weakenesse that stands in neede of your protection therefore I humbly crave it may not bee offensive if for one houre or lesse I begge you from your more serious thoughts to vouchsafe the reading of these few lines The profession of a Souldier is necessary his ends glorious and his quality honorable But when I come to thinke of a minde befitting a Souldier I can only say this that how curious costly plaine or deformed the Cabinet be yet must it necessarily bee filled with all manner of vertues vice must be as that deadly foe with whom he will never make truce or ever Capitulate and the bulwarke to withstand his assaults must be Faith and a good Conscience under the guard of these he must finde his security A Souldier must bee valiant for his proper vertue valiant to conquer his Countreys foes and valiant to overthrow is owne passions to which purpose I presume this manner of writing Since then my Lord you are by the Honorable Houses of Parliament made Lord Leivetenant Generall of the Kingdome of Ireland for the reducing of those Apostated miscreants and that on you depends all the Millitary actions of that Kingdome I cannot be perswaded but any thing which comes cloathed with this title being nothing but truth shall finde from you a noble respect Be it then your Lordshipps noble favour to save this poore Epistle from the wrack of envie and when it shall arrive at your presence bee pleased to heare what it delivers And I doubt not but though it can bring little to Augment your knowledge yet it may leave something worthy to be retained in your best memory and howsoever the weakenesse of words may deface it yet your Lordship shall finde it hath an honest aime and points at the way to prosper it being the constant prayer of my soule that you may reape the fruits of so honorable and gallant an undertaking so that God being thereby glorified your soule may be everlastingly comforted For my share of which service I am Your Honours devoted Souldier by word and deede to the hazard of his life LAZARVS HAVVARD A Few collections for IRELAND A GOod heart hath learned to frame it selfe to all conditions and can change estates without change of disposition rising falling according to occasions DIstrust not God who is judge of all causes and men for hee bringeth nothing to passe but that which is most righteous and most for his glory VAine men goe forth in a morning weake and unarmed to encounter with principalities and powers but hee that truly knowes Christ comes not into the field without this captaine AFfliction upon a nation is either to reforme them or destroy them when Israel worshipped strange gods warre was in their gates NO people is saved for their righteousnesse sake nor chose a people because they were righteous but to make them righteous yea the righteous shall be more righteous though the wicked grow worse and worse CArnall hearts are carried away with presumption of their owne abilities and not finding matches to themselves in outward appearance insult over the impotency of inferiours EUen for our sinnes of Hypocrisie and Idolatry we have beene punished by the sword of Atheist Idolater yea one proud man correcteth another YE we could say with Abraham and Lot let there bee no strife betweene me and thee and so both joyne together against the common enemy we might expect a good successe OPpression and wrong upon even termes are not so hainous unto God as those that are upon manifest disadvantage in one there is an hazard of returne in the other there is a tyrannous Insultation VNprovoked and envious onsets upon the backs of the Israellites by Amaleck God tooke to heart every cowardly and cruell attempt upon an impotent enemie sticks in the stomack of the Almighty REmember saith Moses how Amelecke met thee by the way and smote the hindermost of you all that were feeble behinde thee when thou wert faint and wearie PUnishment upon a nation was never removed till the sinne was either punished or taken away there can be no end of warre where sinne is cherished in the seate of justice IT s not the name of peace or warre but the circumstances and condition of either that should make a man embrace the one or eschew the other KIngs that uphold Gods Kingdome God upholds theirs if they will have God to bee mindfull of them in his mercy they must be mindfull of him in their businesse EVery important action requires a sacrifice of prayer to blesse it but much more that action which imports a whole Church or Common wealth OUr dayes are growne desperate full of homicides as if violence would leave nothing to doe the merciles souldier hath put on his armour left off his charity and fights for money REligious and worthy Arts alwaies advance a worke intended it prospers a warre brings souldiers into a better command and a whole Army under good governement DOe enemies what they can so Christ be our Captaine our leader and our friend we neede not to feare EUery man forsake sin and rest upon Gods providence for mans extremity is Gods opportunitie REward Babylon as shee hath deserved yea serve her as shee hath served us suppresse an Antichristian Prelacie cut off those which make warre against the people of God YF there be a dog in the manger he shall not always lie there though there be divisions in Church and State yet wee shall at last be taught of God to be of one minde O How happy were we if we could say as Abraham to Lot let there be no strife between me and thee but both joyne together against the Common enemy VEngeance in a great and an extraordinary measure is sure to fall on al those that are Rebells persecuters of Gods Elect. REvenge for Religion-sake upon such Idolaters as have by craft and wiles sought to destroy and corrupt the people of God is warranted by his word PRinces in honour cannot make peace with any People Nation or Countrey that have shed the blood of his innocent Subjects but especially not with his own in like Case IT 's a good prediction and a presage of future happinesse to a distracted Kingdome when righteous men are brought into place of Judicature KIngdomes never flourish better then when Christs Gospel hath a free passage in it EVery violence that opposeth it selfe against Gods truth must be utterly supprest for the