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A94138 The soldiers catechisme, composed for the King's Armie; wherein his 1 cause is justified, and his enemies condemned. 2 Soldier is instructed, and the rebell reclaimed. Written for the incouragement and direction of all that have taken up armes in this cause of God, his Church, and his annointed; especially the common soldiers. By T.S. Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670. 1645 (1645) Wing S6224; Thomason E1185_5; ESTC R203688 6,408 19

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to anger witnesse the Sirians and the Ammonites Amos 1.3 13. not but that Torments may be used in some cases As 1. To finde out the Truth Or 2. To requite like for like Or 3. To punish insupportable wrongs Or 4. For Breach of Faith And setting aside these Cases let one be named woman old man or child that hath beene put to death or any other souldier or whomsoever that hath desired Peace or Quarter that hath beene refused on the Kings part I could name many on the other Qu. If such be my End such my Ground and such my Execution may I then lawfully take up Armes and be a Souldier Ans No unlesse the King call you to it For howsoever the foresaid Ground End and Execution are required to make warre lawfull yet you may not be a souldier unlesse the King call you to it Qu. If the King invite me to it may I then lawfully take up Armes Ans Yes you may my life and soule for yours you may whether the Warre be Defenfive or Offensive you may with a safe Conscience yea and must undertake this profession Qu. One thing more I beseech you Suppose the King hath neither such a Ground nor such End nor such Execution may I yet safely be a Souldier under Him Ans It is an odde and unmannerly supposition you make you would take it very ill if your Neighbour should not believe you upon your word and why then doe you not beleive the King upon his Protestations On my Conscience you may and with my soule I beleive it But admitting the supposition yet notwithstanding you are bound to fight for the King when He commands you His unjust Commands herein make Himselfe onely guilty your ready obedience will approve you Innocent So have all the Casuists that yet I have met with resolved it and sure I am too the Lawes of this Land command it Looke you else upon that Statute of 25 Edw. 3. c. 3. Edw. 2. Exilium Hugonis de Spens 5 Ric. 2. c. 31. 32. Speed lib. 9. c. 20. Speed lib. 9. c. 24. Qu. Sir I beseech you now you have made me a Souldier for the King to furnish me with one forme of Prayer Ans You have the Prayers of the Church then which cannot be better use them Qu. Sir I confesse it But they are Publicke Prayers and so I shall use them I desire one for mine owne private Devotion Ans I am willing to satisfy you If you cannot better furnish your selfe use this The Souldiers Prayer O Almighty God who hast stiled thy selfe a Man of Warre and hast now called me to be a man of warre I beseech thee to teach my Hands to warre and my Fingers to fight give unto me and to every one of my fellow-souldiers strength courage and wisedome that we may undermine all their Attempts and overthrow all their Plots and overcome all their Gyants that fight against thy Truth and thine Annointed yet even in the heate of our Fury give us Pitty that we may rather spare then spoile and while we gird our selves with Armour to resist these Enemies of ours doe Thou put upon us thy Armour that we may resist that Enemy of Mankinde and quench all the fiery darts of the Devill Goe thou forth with us against them that are come without thee against us Animate our and abate their Courage Confound their Devices but Convert their soules And because Death is before our Eyes give us grace to be mindfull of it and prepared for it that while we fight against them we may also fight the good fight against all our ghostly Enemies and receive a Crowne of Righteousnesse Take our Bodies into thy Protection and defend us Take our soules into thy Tuition and Sanctify us that if we returne not home we may be received into Heaven through Jesus Christ Amen In whose most blessed name and words we further call upon thee saying OVR Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our Trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us And leade us not into Temptation But deliver us from evill For thine is the Kingdome the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen FINIS