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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18711	Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.	Church, Hen. (Henry), fl. 1636-1638.	1637 (1637)	STC 5217; ESTC S107879	200,401	392

our outward contentments faile yet wee will seeke Gods glory and serve him Of the Lord of Hoasts 1. What is meant by Hoasts 2. Why God is called The Lord of Hoasts 3. Which are his Hoasts 4. Questions resolved 5. Applications to edifie Sect. 1 First What is meant by Hoasts THe word is a Military word many Souldiers make an Hoast Sabaoth is an army and the army being well ordered is not onely exercitus an Hoast but also ornatus it is an ornament when the Souldiers keep their ranke there is a comlinesse so then an Hoast is an ordered multitude fit for imployment Sect. 2 Secondly Why God is called The Lord of Hoasts HE is so called because he is the soveraign Lord over all the Creatures are in beautifull order at his command Gen. 2.1 He finished heaven and earth with all their Hoasts and they continue to this day and are his servants Psal 119.91 Sect. 3 Thirdly which are his Hoasts 1. IN generall all creatures God is the great generall and all creatures are his hoasts to execute his will Gen. 2.1 2. In particular Angels are his hoast Gen. 32.2 The Angels met Iacob and he said This is Gods Hoast Psal 103.21 Blesse the Lord all yee his Hoasts 1. Kings 22.19 The Hoasts of heaven stand round about the Lord These are exercituum Caelestium heavenly Souldiers 3. The Sun Moone and Starres are his Hoast Deut. 4.19 Herein Manasses transgressed 2. King 21.3 This is Gods Hoast to serve us we are not to serve them 4. Men are his Hoast Exod. 12.41 The same day departed the armies of the Lord from the Land of Egypt the same day in the body of the day openly for God had said to Moses and Aaron Bring out the sons of Israel according to their armies Numb 33.3 Exod. 6.26 1. Sam. 17.45 Goliah railed against the hoast of the living God 5. The unreasonable creatures are his hoast as Frogs Lice Exod. 8. So Caterpillars and Cankar-wormes Grashoppers c. are his hoast Sect. 4 Fourthly Questions resolved Quest 1 WHich is the chiefe hoast of God Answ The Angels these are his royall hoast one of them in a night slew 185000 men 1. Kings 19.35 Wisedome and strength are for the warre and these soldiers are admirable for wisedome 2. Sam. 14.20 and excellent for strength Psal 103.20 God hath of these two myriades twice ten thousand Psal 68.17 Twice tenne thousand thousands Dan. 7.10 For number they are numberlesse Heb. 12.22 Quest 2 God is said to be the God of peace Heb. 13.20 Rom. 16.20 how is he then the Lord of hoasts Answ He is the God of peace to his Church yet the Lord of hoasts for his Church A Prince may be at peace with his owne subjects yet at warre with his and their enemies Hee is the Lord of Hoasts yet with us Psalme 46.7 Quest 3 Is warre lawfull or no Answ Yea it is lawfull for God directs them concerning warre Deut. 20. and approved a Stratagem of warre Iosuah 8.4 5 6. compared with verse 18. Abraham rescued Lot by warre and the Judges of Israel saved the people often by war God is stiled a man of war Exod. 15.3 Iohn Baptist taught souldiers to cast away their violence not their weapons there are the Lords battells 1. Sam. 18.17 therefore warre is lawfull Quest 4 How came warres first into the world Answ By the fall of Adam corruption came into our hearts and from mens lusts came warres Jam. 4.1 Caine was the first builder of Cities Gen. 4.17 and no doubt the wicked would not onely defend themselves but offend the godly and the godly must labour to defend themselves from Nimrod and his fellow hunters and after the flood the sword was put into the hand of the Magistrate to shed the blood of the murtherer and as he must looke to the Fold within so he must looke to the Wolfe without and as a nursing father preserve his people from forraigne invasion We ghesse thus warres begunne Quest 5 What is required of us as we are Christian Souldiers Answ 1. That we put on the whole armour of God 2. That we prepare to be assaulted 3. That we turne not our backes on Sathan for there is no armour for the backe 4. We should be couragious it is for the Lord and for our salvation that we fight for Quest 6 How must I fight with my enemies Answ With the flesh and the world I must fight flying 2. Tim. 2.22 Flie the lusts of youth 2. Pet. 1.4 flye the corruptions of the world but with Sathan I must fight with resistance James 4.7 1. Pet. 5.8 with both enemies I must fight praying Ephes 6.18 Quest 7 What may I learne from this that a Christian is a soldier Answ 1. That our whole life is a warrefare 2. Idle and delicate persons are no good Christians 3. We should not be entangled in our affections with earthly contentments 4. He that flyes at scoffes and reproaches will never fight to blood 5. Ignorant persons are untrained and unfit for service 6. We must walke in our places and keepe ranke and order 7. We must labour for unity for united forces are strong 8. We must follow our leader and great Captaine Jesus Christ Sect. 5 Fifthly Applications to edifie 1. THis shewes the Soveraignty and Majesty of the Lord of Hoasts who excels as head over all all Creatures in heaven and earth are subject unto him This Lord of Hoasts differs from all other generalls 1. They command a few he commands all 2. They command onely men and beasts as horses and elephants he commands windes and seas thunder and tempest yea the divels 3. They command a little time he for ever 4. They cannot preserve an hoast made to their hand he makes his hoasts and keepes them 5. They command for him he is independant 6. They often command unjustly he alwaies justly 2. Miserable is the condition of all naturall men which are not reconciled to the Lord of Hoasts hee the soveraigne Lord is against them they may feare he will send one of his hoast to punish them they may feare the fire will destroy them the water drowne them a beast goare them their meate choake them the tile-stone kill them the iron weapon slay them and all creatures warre against them 3. We should admire his wisedome that orders the multitudes of his armies and causes them to keepe their appoynted places and imployes them for their severall uses 4. There shall be deliverance on mount Zyon for the Lord of hoasts is with them they shall not alwaies lie under the oppressor 5. We are to bow and bend our hearts and soules to this high and absolute Lord his infinite greatnesse and soveraignty requires a sutable subjection and submission 6. We should seeke to him who is the Lord of hoasts to goe with the armies into the field that hee will be with them and make them wise in counsaile and valorous for his cause that he would crowne them