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A68550	The Bible-battells. Or The sacred art military For the rightly wageing of warre according to Holy Writ. Compiled for the vse of all such valiant worthies, and vertuously valerous souldiers, as vpon all iust occasions be ready to affront the enemies of God, our king, and country. By Ric. Bernard rector of Batcombe Somersetshire.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1629 (1629)	STC 1926; ESTC S115391	93,945	409

and Ammonites when they came against Iudah Some other 1 Sa. 14 20 though not such yet so prosperous by Gods protection and ayding power 2 Ch 20. to overcome as the like is no where recorded to omit the victories of Iosua against Og against Sihon against all the Kings of Canaan the victories of Iudah of Ehud Baruk Iudg. 1. Iephte of Saul of David Asa Ahab Amaziah and others I will mention but that one levied host of Israell in number 12000 only which went out against Midian and slew fiue Kings burnt all their Citties and Num. 21. 5 8. 10. 32. 35. 50 Verse 49. goodly Castells with fire and tooke prisoners 32000 persons brought away for bootie and spoyle besides Iewels of gold chaines braceletes rings earings and tabletts 675000 sheepe 72000 beeues and 61000 Asses and yet lost not one man in obteyning this victorie VII To these former may be added the great number of the valiant and matchlesse men not in any Nation vnder heaven to bee found at one time so many as was there There came to David to make him King at once 1222 Captaines and with them in number altogether 1 Ch. 12. 28. 32. 34. 339300 all men of warre very many thousands of them commended to be famous mightie men of valour expert in warr able to keepe ranke and to sett the Battell in aray Besides these there were in valour peerelesse all the 37 worthies of David with many other mighty men such 2 Sa. 2. 22. 1 Ch. 11 12. as could vse both the right and left hand for hurling stones and shoting arrowes out of a bowe yea men of might fit for warre that could handle sheild and buckler whose faces were like the faces of Lyons and as swift as the Roes vpon the mountaines Afterwards when David was settled and Ioab commaunded to number the people throughout the 12 Tribes besides Levy and Beniamin there were found 1570000 men that drewe sword and yet that Nation was not aboue 200 miles long and 50 miles broad not neere the halfe of England by much Yea when the Tribes were divided and onely Iudah Beniamin made a kingdome as much perhapps as two or three of the lesser shires of England yet could Abiiah raise vp of chosen men 400000 Asa had an army of 580000 all mighty men of valour to say nothing of Amaziah his host of 300000 nor of the 2600 chiefe of the Fathers 2 Ch. 26. very valiant men vnder whō was an army of 307500 which made warr with mightie power to helpe 2 Ch 17 King Vzziah against the enemy In the raigne of Iehosaphat was an host of 1160000 men mightie men of valour Of what Nation so little hath been or can be the like truely spoken Lastly the Nation was ever in military exercise by reason of continuall warres at home or abroad In the dayes of Iosua of the Iudges of Saule and David after the peaceable dayes of Salomon Israel Iudah being divided then began warres and almost perpetuall betweene the two kingdomes besides the warrs of forraigne Enemyes the Aegyptians Moabits Ammonites Edomites Philistims Ethiopians Sirians Assirians and Babylonians vntill both kingdomes perished and were led away captiue So as this people could not be but good souldiers for number many in skill by dayly vse exquisite in valour incomparable in braue leaders cheife Captaines and commanders not to bee matched And therefore why may not much art of Souldiary and military knowledge be collected hence at least in many maine points as well yea why not better then som other humaine writers Seeing the relations are most true matter to worke vpon plentifully administred the warrant from God the examples from the people of God which being set for examples before them will put souldiers in minde of the wayes of God to moue them to seeke helpe and ayd of God as those did against their enemyes when we goe out to battell The II. CHAP. Of the warrs of God with man WArre is the opposite to peace and is by the Prophet called evill being Esa 4 5 7 Lev 26 25. the fruite of sinne the punishment for sinne yea so fearefull as David once put to his choice desired rather 2 Sam 24. the pestilence then the sword of an enemy It bringeth with it for the most part innumerable evills even as well to the Conquerours as to the Conquered This warr is either of God with man or of man with man before I speake of the latter I thinke it very fit to say something of the former in the first place that men may consider of another kind of warre then vsually they dream of God hath warre with man yea he hath some where sworne that with some sorts hee will haue warre from one generation to another even for ever there is no peace to Ex 17 16. Esay 57. 21 Ex. 15 3. the wicked God therefore is pleased to be called vir belli a man of warre the Chaldee expresseth the title thus the Lord and victour of warres he causeth warres and maketh an end of them at his owne will Hence it is that he is sayd to be armed Rev. 19 11 Iudg. 5 8. Psal 46 9 Esay 59. 17. and to haue his Armorie which he openeth that hee bringeth forth the weapons of his indignation the Chariots and horse the Army and power that he rideth vpon horses and charets that he mustreth Hos 2. 18. Ier. 50. 25. Esai 43. 17 Hab. 3. 9. Iudg. ● 4. Esay 13. 4. 2 Ch. 25. 8 Esay 46. 10. 11. Ps 24. 8. his hoast and marcheth against his enemyes with assured victory for he hath power to help himselfe and to cast downe such as will resist him his councell doth ever stand what he purposeth that he can bring to passe and he will doe all his pleasure for hee is strong and mightie even the Lord mighty in battell Therefore hath hee the title of King of Kings of King of glory and the Lord of Hoasts a name given him by Esai and Ieremie aboue an hundred times and mentioned in the old Testament aboue 240. times so did the Lord in those times if I may so say giue himselfe to warres and thereby vexed the Nation● and destroyed 2 Ch. 15. 6 them for their sinnes Now Gods host or army is either more generall or more speciall The more generall consists of foure Regiments The two first fall vpon his enemies covertly sodainely and at vnawares but the other openly in the view of the eye The first is of good Angells called Gen. 32. 2 Luk. 2 13. 2 K. 19 37 2 Ch. 32. 21 for the great numbers Gods host for their quality heavenly souldiers of which such is their power even one was able to sley in one night 185000. and amonge them all the mighty men of valour leaders and Captaines in the campe of the Assirians The Second Regiment is of bad Angels Ps 78. 49. with which hee

Campanians who had put themselues vnder their protection This St. Ambrose saith is Iustice Caesar Ibucid 1. gaue succour to his friends in Gergovia for neglect hereof was held a kinde of treason and it was just cause of reproach to forsake friends Confederates and such as should be holden in their distresse God willeth Pro. 24. 11 vs to see to this alloweth of it commanding vs to helpe in such a case IV. It is lawfull if otherwise peaceably it cannot be obtained to make warre for passage of an armie to get it by the sword if passage be hindred This made Israel to fight with Sihon King of the Amorites and Deut. 2. 26. 30. Num. 21. 23. 24. 33. Deut. 29. 7 Iud. 11. 30. Ogg the King of Basan for that they hindred their way to Canaan This was the cause of the warre by Necho against Iosias because he rashly went out against him going against him going against another Enemie the King of Assyria For this thing Iudas 1 Mach. 5. 48. 51. destroyed the Cittie Ephron and the Inhabitants thereof because they could not be intreated to giue him and his host passage peaceably but stopped vp his way V. It was lawfull to the Israelites Num 25. 1 17 18 31. 1. 3. for religion sake to avenge the Lord vpon Idolaters which by wiles and inticements corrupted the people of God This is warranted by the Lord vpon this ground Israel sent an army against the Midianites Iosua and all the Elders held it lawfull vpon such a supposed ground had it been true to make warre against the two Tribes Ios 22. 12. 33. Iudges 20. and halfe Also the Chiefe in a State consenting to punish notorious offenders if they cannot get such delivered peaceably by warre may set vpon their maintainers as Israel did vpon the obstinate Beniamites VI. Indignities vnjustly offered vnto Ambassadours or messengers sent from one state to an other is just cause of warre for this did David set vpon the Ammonites handled them ● Sam. 10. 12. 30 31. Liv. 4. Florus Caes com Phil. Comm. with great severitie This wrong the Romanes revenged vpon the Fidenians Illirians V●ians and Armoricaus Charles Duke of Burgundy put all the Castle of Nele to the sword to the See Dr. Sutcliffe his practice of the law of Armes sword for killing his messenger For Ambassadours or Messengers are priviledged by the Lawes of all Nations and suffered to passe safe among the poynts of weapons VII Reproches offered and injuries done to principall men in a State is just cause of warre This caused the warre betweene Ieptah and Iudg. 12. 4. Ephramites who called the Gileadites fugitiues whereof Ieptah was the head The taking away of Sampsons wife being a Iudge in Israel made him seeke revenge vpon the Philistims The Rhodians abusing the Romanes with insolent termes when they took part with Perseus cost them deare Frederick Barbarossa besieged and tooke Millan for a scorne offered to him Gideon for that he was contemned Iudg 8. sleighted of the Elders of Succoth and Penuel after his victorious returne did fall vpon them For high authority is sacred and the injurie reproach or contempt offered thereto is not to passe vnpunished VIII Vpon the injuries and wrongs vnjustly offered and spoyle made and subjects carried away Princes and States haue cause by warre to get satisfaction and recouer their right if otherwise they cannot bee righted This was Davids warre with the Amalekites to regaine from them their wiues children goods carried 1 Sam. 30. 1 Sam. 23. 1 2 5. away and with the Philistims robbing the threshing floores The Romanes with sharpe warres prosecuted Mithridates for that by one generall proclamation he had caused divers of their people to bee massacred They also warred vpon the Sabins for spoyling the Romane Merchants This was the cause of the Romanes third warre with the Carthaginians also with the Hetruscians and other neighbours for injuries done to subjects redoundeth to the Prince which he is to right and to cause restitution to be made which if reasonably offered is not to be refused IX Breach of Covenant and promise hath beene cause of warre Vpon 1 K. 22. 3. 21 34. this did Ahab warre vpon the King of Syria to recover Ramath in Gilead which Benhadad had promised before to restore to him for this cause the Romanes began their warres Liv. 42. with Perseus the King of Macedonia X. To get peaceable possession of a Crowne justly claymed as David did the Kingdome of Israel therefore he warred against Ishbosheth and 2 Sam. 2. 8 10. 3. 1. the house of Saul XI To revenge olde injuries offered by predecessours the same being continued in their posterities vpon this was the warre performed by Saul and commanded by God against Exo. 17. 8. 1 Sa. 15. 3. Deut 25. 17 18 19. the Amalekites for the evill they did to the Children of Israel comming out of Egipt And least this might seeme to be something hard vnto the present generation against whom Saul was sent we must know that the Amalekites continued Enemies to Gods people the Children living in the stepps of their forefathers from Iosua to the dayes of the Iudges and to the dayes of Saul yea Agag whom Saul tooke prisoner had made many a childe fatherlesse no doubt of Israel els olde Samuel Iudg. 3. 13 6. 3. 7. 12. 10. 12. 1 Sam. 30. 1. would not haue so laid to his charge nor so revenged it vpon him as he did They were ever taking part with the Enemies of Israel as all the cited places in the margin shew Now to take part with an enemie is just cause of warre vpon this the Romanes warred against Philip of Macedonia for that he aided the Carthaginians and joyned league with Hannibal against 2 Sam. 8. 3 them XII David made war vpon Hadadezer 1 Ch. 18. 3 King of Zobah and some thinke justly being jealous of his greatnesse comming with a great Armie to establish his Dominion and to border so neere vpon him as at the River Euphrates It is wisedome for Princes to looke vnto the dangerous attempts of high and aspiring spirits over much seeking to enlarge their power and Dominions Lastly warres haue beene justly made by Israel Gods people at Gods command to subdue Nations and to possesse their Kingdomes as they did the Kingdomes of Canaan and in herited them Thus also warred Nebuchadnezzar the Babylonian Cyrus the Persian Alexander the Grecian and afterwards the Romanes to subdue people vnder them and they vndertooke it and prospered but whether they had all of them and in all those warres that immediate divine warrant and did it lawfully I dare not affirme and therefore much lesse let any aspiring spirits now take liberty to doe so 1. The Israelites had a word of Deut. 2. 24. Ios 14. 6. Gen. 15. 18. 21. Command from God to subdue Sihon the