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A75707	Good courage discovered, and encouraged: in a sermon preached before the commanders of the military forces, of the renowned citie of London. In the parish church of Great St. Helens. May the 17. 1642. By Simeon Ash, preacher in London.	Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing A3956; Thomason E149_26; ESTC R3991	25,215	40

it becommeth Saints according to the directions of sac●ed Scripture The last use is an use of exhortation I feare I have more to say then my time and your occasions will suffer mee to deliver It is on●ly this to perswade you all my beloved I say all without exception Colonels Captaines other Officers Souldiers yea all the Servants of the Lord to yeild to the word of exhortation and in your places to endeavour Christian courage This use most usefull my heart desires to enlarge wherein I faine would 1. By Arguments perswade it 2. By Directions helpe you in it I have Arguments of two kinds God grant they may come with some strength upon your hearts to move you to endeavour to bee truly valorous First From the consideration of the rich commodities that are the undoubted consequences of Religious fortitude O the booties ô the boones ô the benefits that Christians may enjoy in the way of Christian valour I will point at 6. and I shall doe little more then point at them First It will wind and worke you into the bosome and favour of God Be of good Courage and hee shall strengthen thy heart Put thou thy selfe forth in a way of bold adventure for him and his providence shall bee sweetly exercised for thy good A worthy Commander how carefull is hee of a brave blade a man that will fight at a Cannons mouth Doth hee heare from him that a bone is broken Send for the Bone-setter Is hee like to bleed to death call for the Surgeon let him post away to prevent that perill Doth hee grow weaker and weaker Is there any thing in the Campe that may restore his Spirits withhold nothing nothing is too good too costly would hee eate gold hee should have it Thus it is with God O what letters of commendation doth hee give in manifestation of his owne love to them in Pergamus upon this very ground Thou saith the Lord Rev. 2. 13. thou hast held forth my name and not denyed it even in those daies when Antipas my faithfull Martyr was slaine even where Sathan dwelleth Thou didst fight for CHRIST in the Cave where the Devill commanded thou didst stand and appeare for him when other men did lose life and bloud Here is a man that God will owne such a one shall have Gods heart and hand to doe him honour to yeild him comfort And therefore I appeale to your consciences is not this Courage worth the having worth the seeking Secondly Your Courage will hearten you in the weightiest and difficultest adventures which the cause and glory of God the welfaire of his Church the honour of the King the peace and prosperity of the Kingdome may put you upon Hester was a woman yet valiant Must I to the King for my people If I perish I perish I will take my life in my hand and adventure Nehemi●h had a hard taske to undertake truly a dead peice of service to set upon yet notwithstanding being a couragious man hee will hazard his All to obey the command of his God and to serve the necessities of his brethren This is recorded for the everlasting credit of some of the Servants of God the Priests 2 ●hron 26. 17. 18. And Azariah the Priest went in after him and with him 4. score Priests of the Lord that were valiant men and they withstood Vzziah the King and said unto him it pertaineth not unto thee Vzziah to burne incense to the Lord. Men of brave Noble Spirits will speake whatsoever it cost them upon a call from God men of valour will appeare according to Gods command in services sad and heavy Wee say that a well metled horse will take forward and draw at a standing tree but that I shall speake of in the next Thirdly It will make us unwearied in our workes though desired and expected successe bee denied You see it some time My similitude is a plaine one but beloved it fully evidenceth the thing I speake to A Carre-horse of good mettall will plucke and fall on his knees and up and take forty pluckes at a sticking load whereas a Jade if it come not at the first twitch goes back back and you cannot get him forward Iust thus is it with a Coward if hee have not victory at the first skirmish hee will hardly make a second assault if hee bee knocked downe once twice or thrice hee gives up all as lost and is ready to runne away but a man of a stout Spirit in such a case will pluckt up heart fight againe so long as hee can either stand or stirre Thus Moses hee goes the first and second and third and tenth time to Pharoah notwithstanding brow-beatings repulses threatnings Thus sa●th the Lord let my people goe That was his message either it must bee granted or hee will not cease his importunity Israel hee comes for and Israel hee will have with him or else hee will not leave Egypt My beloved let us bring this downe to our selves Many prayers wee have made and many fasts wee have kept for Sion and before our deliverance bee compleat wee know not how many plucks wee must yet have and how many shall wee take to repaire the walles and to reedifie the House of God in case God give us this mettall which I am commending Fourthly Courage will bee a meanes to keepe us from conscience-wasting and scandalous miscarriages What had become thinke you of Shidrack Mesheck and Ab●dnego or what had become of Daniel if they had not beene men of undaunted hearts The one had given off doing his duty presenting his indebted homage to his God hee must not pray for the space of thirty dayes to his God The other three must bow downe in way of Idolatry to an Idoll But marke the Sparkling of their Spirits Bee it knowne unto thee ô King wee know God can deliver us but if hee will not wee will not fall downe nor worship that Image which thou hast set up They were by Courage kept out of the briers and off the Rock which might otherwise have torne and broken them wofully And Daniel was preserved from the neglect of his devotion to his God by the same meanes Fiftly Believe it that our Courage will daunt our Adversaries and drive them away The Captaine of that black guard the Devill I meane will give back if stoutly withstood Resist him and hee will flee stand to it and hee will runne Iam. 4. 7. away In like manner will those who march under his colours against Gods people It is said expresly 1 Sam. 4. 5. 7. when the Philistines heard the Israelites shout O say they their God is among them wo unto us Without doubt the very valour of Protestants will bee the daunting of the Papists Let those who appeare for Reformation maintaine their ground and the enemies thereof will bee discouraged vanquished Lastly I might adde that our Courage will incourage I know not how many One bold leader will hearten hundreds O

GOOD COVRAGE DISCOVERED AND ENCOVRAGED IN A SERMON preached before the Commanders of the Military Forces of the Renowned Citie of London In the Parish Church of Great St. Helens May the 17. 1642. By SIMEON ASH Preacher in London DEVT. 20. 2 3 4. And it shall be when yee are come nigh unto the Battell that the Priest shall approach and speake unto the people And shall say unto them Heare O Israel you approach this day unto Battel against your Enemies Let not your hearts faint feare not and doe not tremble neither be yee terrified because of them For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you to fight for you against your enemies to save you LONDON Printed by Iohn Dawson for Iohn Barroughes and are to be sold at his shop at the golden Dragon neare the Inner Temple-gate in Fleet-street 1642. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL the Aldermen and Commoners unto whom the Militia of the Citie of London is committed the Serjeant Major Generall the Colonels the Lieutenant Colonels Ser●eant Majors Captaines and other officers of the trained Bands of the said Citie Right Worshipfull COrnelius Centurion of the Italian Band is thus commended by the Holy Ghost that hee was a devout man and one that feared God And I may report thus much to your h●nour and to move others to make imitation that you have begun and hitherto carr●ed on your Martiall affairs relig●ously For having put the City into a posture of defence before the execution of the Militia you joyntly sought God by Prayer for good successe The Lord heard your Prayers for you went forth and returned home without the least touch of danger to your selves or your Companies This remarkeable Providence called you againe together to praise the God of salvations the God of your mercies Hereupon you were pleased to appoint me very unworthy to assist you in the service of Thankesgiving A service not unseemly for the Hoast of Heaven This Sermon which upon that occasion I preached through the Constructions of your Love found such acceptance that you commanded it to come abroad to doe you further service And seeing you gave it good entertainment as it was first presented it makes bold to wa●te upon you without change of habit expecting your Protection Although I somewhat suspect that sundry amplifications in the Sermon which affected the Auditors may not be so pleasing to the Iudicious Reader yet your desires to have it prin●ed as it was preached makes me to run that adventure The Lord of Hosts guide guard and encourage you in all your good undertakings for peace and truth and make you carefull to put Christian references upon all your services for the honour and safety of our King the welfare of his Kingdomes and the continued Prosperity of this famous Citie This your prudent and pious perseverance in the worke so well begun will draw forth many prayses to God many prayers for you and much rejoycing in the hearts of all them who sincerely affect you of which number I beseech you account him one who is Your Servant in and for Christ SIMEON ASH GOOD COURAGE DISCOVERED AND INCOVRAGED PSAL. 31. 24. Be of good Courage RIght worshipfull and worthy Gentlemen whose desires and whose service of thanksgiving I am now attending I hope you are come hither with an intention First to honour God for preservation enjoyed through his providence to whom you prayed My Text lookes back unto such a businesse The Lord preserveth the faithfull therefore let Verse 23. the faithfull upon such experiences in way of prayse in way of requitall learne to bee of good courage Secondly I beleeve you are come together in expectation for the future to receive further favours from the God of your present prayses and my Text lookes forward to that Bee of good courage and hee shall strengthen thine heart and wait I say on the Lord. My Text is short the words in our translation are not many in the originall there is but one word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Septuagint renders the Hebrew word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quit your selves like men Viriliter agite play the men Rob●ramini bee yee strong The Counsell here given is for all Christians at all times needfull but for you and at this time most seasonable Bee yee couragious First The Counsellour was a Worthy a Souldier a Warriour a Commander a King David as the title tels you Hee cals for courage Secondly The Persons counselled they are Saints faithfull ones O yee Saints love him his manner is by his speciall providence to preserve you Therefore bee yee of good courage The point lies faire which I conceive pertinent and now purpose to prosecute Gods people must bee of good courage D●ctr I shall briefly suggest the Scriptures proofe in a threefold gradation wherein good courage is called for First Saint Paul an Apostle with Apostolicall authority perswades to it 2 Cor. 16. 13. Quit yee like men Secondly Iehosaphat a King with regall authority commands it 2 Chron. 19. ult Deale couragiously Thirdly The great God of Heaven and Earth putting himselfe under a warlike notion as the Lord Generall of all the forces in the World the Lord of Hosts He peremptorily presseth it Haggie 2. 4. Now bee strong ô Zorobabel saith the Lord and bee strong ô Ioshua the Sonne of Iozedek the High Priest and bee strong the people of the Land saith the Lord and worke for I am with you saith the Lord of Hosts Three things there be that I shall speake to in the prosecution of this point First The explication of the vertue the grace called for wherein I will endeavour to discover what this courage is Secondly The confirmation of this truth by reasons from which this Doctrine may undeniably bee concluded and by which you may all bee fully convinced that there is aboundant cause why all Gods people should bee couragious Thirdly The application of all by way of use that my Sermon may be the more serviceable Christian courage may thus bee described It is the undaunted A Description of good Courage audacity of a sanctified heart in adventuring upon difficulties and undergoing hardships for a good cause upon the call of God There are six things considerable in the description that I have given which I will particularly point at and prove First the Genus the common nature of it it is an undaunted audacity This Animosity as some phrase it it is common both unto men and to some bruits The Lion Prov. 30. 30. is said to bee the strongest among beasts that turneth not away from any And there is an elegant description of the warre horse in regard of boldnesse Job 39. 19. c. Hast thou given the horse strength hast thou cloathed his neck with thunder Canst thou make him afraid as a gras-hopper the glory of his nostrils is terrible hee paweth in the valley and rejoyeth in his strength hee goeth out to meete the armed men Hee

him captive and haled him as a prisoner You know the expression Rom. 7. 2● Beloved doth not experience oftentimes prove thus much that pride passions unbeliefe hypocrisie earthly mindednesse creature confidence sensuality doe take up armes against our precious Soules Alas alas lusts deceitfull lusts many deceitfull lusts are still still tyrannizing in our bosomes which of us hath not cause to complaine with the Apostle when I would doe good they are at hand present with mee strong in mee ever stabbing and striking and poysoning and wounding if I would but pray or weepe or amend These Rebels raise their strengths and combine their forces to hinder mee and no sooner can Sathan hold up finger and temptation shew it selfe But they are ready furiously to march out against Christ his government graces glory Beloved I appeale to your consciences whether in regard of this black guard maintained within us wee have not need to bee of good courage Thirdly the armies of people The Apostle Paul saith hee fought with men who were as beasts Beasts after the manner of men 1 Cor. 15. 32. David tels you they were Dogges and they were Tygers and Wolves and Beares and Buls and Lyons so in the Psalmes hee phraseth them I promise you a man that is so beset thus assaulted if hee bee not a man of courage what will become of him There are Sanballets and Tobiah's men of malignant mischievous Spirits to doe us mischiefe in Heaven way had wee not need in that regard to bee couragious And truly women if they cannot use weapons they will cast and fling stones shoote their arrowes even bitter words David met with opposition in that kind from one that was neare and should have beene better Michol shee jeared him in his righteous and holy zeale in reference to God you know the story and therefore I report it not And doubtlesse had not hee beene a man of an Heroick Spirit hee might have beene dasht out of countenance and baffled and cooled in his zeale because of her reproachfull language There are those that are ready to performe ill offices Sheba like to blow a Trumpet of sedition of contention to cast coales and kindle strife betweene the head and the members the King and his Subjects to set all on a ●i●me in the Kingdome In this regard wee had need to bee steele to the back that wee bee not disheartned From all these three particuiars I might apply that passage 2 Sam. 10. 9. 12. When Ioah saw the front of the battaile against him before and behind hee sayed hee of good courage and let us play the men His speeches did sparkle Spirits he herein proved himselfe a man meete to bee a warlike Commander for danger and difficulties did adde heart and heate My Masters you see our case let us play the men for our people and for the Cities of our God Beloved you perceive by that which I have pointed at that our enemies are more and worse we are beset before and behind above and below without and within not onely our Cities but our Soules are opposed endangered Hell and Earth Men and Devils yea and our selves are Adversaries to our selves Therefore there is good reason why wee should put on Courage Fourthly and lastly Wee have need of Courage because of the various afflictions to bee expected For ought wee know heavy things may befall us and must bee borne by head and shoulders by us before wee get to our Castle our place of refuge our rest in Heaven how stony how thorny how deepe and how dangerous our wayes may prove before wee get to our journeyes end wee cannot tell It may bee wee must travaile through bloud through our owne bloud and therefore wee need Courage After our Saviour had suggested to his Disciples Mat. 10. 21. Brother shall deliver brother to death the Father the Child and the Child shall raise against the Parents and cause them to be pat to death and you shall be hated of all men for my names sake Hereupon hee adds verse 26. Feare not 32. Feare not Beloved we know not what may be our portion here on earth before we come perfectly to enjoy God our portion and be happy in enjoying of him for ever Wee may live to see the Citie fired our estates wasted our wives abused our children torne in peices lin be-meale peice-meale before our eyes beleeve mee without courage these sights will be hard and heavy to be beheld such like sights will cause us to fownd away to sinck into the dust if wee provide not courage Thus have I run over my reasons and now I request you all seriously to consider whether in all the fore-mentioned regards we have not abundant cause to endeavour to get the grace the text commends and to doe the duty that in the text God cals for Be of good courage I come now to the application of all that hath beene delivered by way of use The uses of this poynt that I shall speake to they are but two The first Reproofe The second Exhortation For Reproofe hence I have occasion for to blame both unworthy cowardlinesse in some and wicked audaciousnesse in others both vices contrary to this vertue both extreames opposed by this practize of Christian fortitude which my text perswades First I must check an unworthy dastardlinesse which discovers it selfe three wayes in the bosomes of men First when men by reason of pusi●animity lownesse of spirit dare not appeare in the cause that they are convinced to be the cause of God There were some Ioh. 12. 43. who though they beleeved on Christ yet they durst not professe him for feare of the Pharisees lest they should bee excommunicated The consciences of many tell them that such a way is the way of God doubtlesse this is heaven road surely these are the courses to be taken to enjoy God and communion with him and yet for feare of I know not what scornes mocks losse of friends or the like they dare not be seene It may be they will goe to Christ with Nichodemus in the night for feare too many eyes observe them and take notice of them in such unwounted paths exercises which seeme to proclaime strictnesse and precisenesse You see I am in haste and therfore cannot instance in particulars Secondly others by reason of cowardlinesse soone grow discouraged in sad and weighty undertakings because they find the way to heaven craggy the duties difficult the services something hard and because they have not expected successe on a suddaine here upon their spirits shrinke up I have reference in this expression to the original word used to this very purpose in Num. 21. 4. And the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way Their spirits were shortned as it is in the Hebrew they run up by reason of distress and al vigour gave in As a Cravant begins to looke pale through feare his spirits fly to the heart you shall see no blood in