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A95610	The souldiers commission, charge, & revvard both of the deceitfull and negligent, and the faithfull & diligent in the Lords work. Opened in a sermon preached in Christ-Church Dublin, May 14. 1642. Before the state and chief of the Army, upon occasion of the interring of Sir Charles Coote knight, and one of the honourable Privy Council in Ireland. By Faithfull Teate D.D. then lecturer there, now preacher of the gospel in East-Greenwich in Kent.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1658 (1658)	Wing T616; ESTC R232310	29,273	35

allowing of war as the Old Testament doth that Christ flatly forbids it Matth. 26.52 where he bids Peter Put up thy sword and renders this reason for all they that take the sword shall perish by the sword Ans Ans Though in this case our Saviour forbids Peter to make use of the sword and in him all others without a due calling thereto yet * Aug. contra Faust Nulla ergo inconstantia praecipientis sed ratione dispensantis temporum diversitate praecepta vet consitia vel perm ssa mutantur elsewhere this Prince of peace doth allow his Apostles and in them all others upon just occasions to buy and consequently to use the sword as you may reade in the Gospel of Luke 22.36 He that hath no sword let him saith he sell his garment and buy one Which cannot be understood of any spiritual sword as some would fain pretend being otherwise unable to evade this clear Text For what spiritual sword can the price of a mans garment purchase and what got Simon Magus but a curse for offering the Apostles money for the gift of conferring the holy Ghost in Acts 8.19 20. when Peter said unto him Thy money perish with thee because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money Another Gospel proof we have in Rom. 13.4 where the Magistrate is said not to bear the sword in vain and therefore evil doers should be afraid for he is the minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon malefactors and for that end if they become numerous * Ames l. 5. De consci c. 33. Sect. 9. he may and ought to levy and prosecute war against them till they be subdued Take a third that so by the mouth of two or three witnesses this truth may be so confirmed that none that have understanding may scruple at it any more In Revel 12.7 8. we have war in heaven that is the Church Michael and his Angels Constantine with his souldiers fighting and prevailing against the Dragon in the persecuting Emperors Maxentius Maximinus and Licinius his instruments Again Revel 17.14 we finde the Lamb Christ Jesus making war with and overcoming the Beast and the Saints on the Lambs side are said to be called and chosen and faithfull 3. Lastly in Rev. 19.11 12 14. the Lord Christ there termed the Word of God is brought in upon a white horse having his vesture dipt in blood to shew the exceeding great slaughter of his foes both past and future with his Armies following him who are said to be in heaven because the people of God have their conversation there and these joyn in battel with Antichrist and the Kings of the earth and their Armies and vanquish them Now what better service can the devil possibly devise to do his eldest son Antichrist aliàs the Pope then to perswade Christians that they ought not to fight or at least not for Religion since he full well knows that these are they that must give him his mortall blow Vse 2 Souldiers being thus informed of the lawfulnesse of a just war must learn in the next place that Gods work must be performed in a * Dionys Carthus q. d. Maledicetur exercitus Chaldaeorum si punitionem Moabitarum juxta Dei voluntatem non adimpleverit nec tamen id faciendo benedicti fuerunt quia non recta id intentione egerunt sed animo cupido atque crud●li right manner or else suppose the work be Gods yet the party shall be accursed that doth it negligently or deceitfully as my Text affirms Would you then be partakers of the benefit of Solomons prayer in 2 Chron. 6.34 35. it is not enough to be of the number of Gods people nor to go out to war against Gods enemies but you must also go by the way which God shall send you and then you may be certain that he will hear from the heavens your prayer and maintain your cause Would you be crowned then must you strive lawfully 2 Tim. 2.5 Aquinas extracteth out of divers parts of Augustines works some Rules for direction in this way But I shall acquaint you with what the great General of all Armies requireth of you as you may readily find with me if you consult with his holy Word Direct 1 1. He that goeth to war must be sure that the cause which he undertaketh is just For 1. Otherwise it cannot be the Lords work who is a God that takes no pleasure in wickednesse Psal 5.4 2. How can they that take an evil cause in hand pray to God with confidence for good successe or expect a blessing upon their enterprizes since they fight against God Acts 5.39 3. He that knows he is upon good ground fights manfully and embraceth even death undauntedly whereas on the other side consciousnesse of an evil cause emasculates the spirits and rendreth death extreamly dreadfull Prov. 28.1 The wicked flee when none pursue Propert. l. 4. c. 6. but the righteous are bold as a lion Frangit attollit vires in mili●e causa 4. If the parties who either raise or endeavour to maintain an unjust war be therein slain their blood shall be on their own heads or if they kill others they become murderers in the sight of God Yea let all Incendiaries Ringleaders ☜ and fomenters of unlawfull wars know that they are * J Lipsius Multae bodiè sunt bellorum faces utinam vel aquis Stygiis resting uendae de Militia Rom. l. 2. dial 7. guilty of all the slaughters rapes rapines burnings and outrages which be committed ab ovo ad malum in such combustions and one day shall answer for them and yet more if ye will believe the Judge himself upon such shall come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth from the blood of righteous Abel unto the last believers blood whose death was procured or occasioned by them Mat. 23.34 35. For which cause it is truly affirmed that in spiritual Babylon will be found the blood of Prophets and of Saints and of all that were slain upon the earth for righteousnesse sake Revel 18.24 because modern persecutors justifie all that their forefathers Mat. 23.31 as our Saviour calleth precedent murtherers of Saints and Prophets have done by the like facts Direct 2 2. A souldier being a minister imployed by authority for the execution of justice upon malefactors Aug in Psa 50. Ille Justus punitor qui non habet quod in ipso puniatur that cannot otherwise be restrained ought to repent of his own sins before he be fit to punish others for their offences For want of this the children of Israel though their cause were just fell twice before the Benjamites Judg. 20.21 For he that judgeth another and doth the same things condemneth himself Theophyl Videtur hic sermonem dirigere ad magistratus praecipue Romanos ut qui orbi terrarum praesiderent Magistratuum enim est judicare and shall no waies escape the