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A05066 A short apologie for Christian souldiours wherein is conteined, how that we ought both to propagate, and also if neede require, to defende by force of armes, the Catholike Church of Christ, against the tyrannie of Antichrist and his adherentes: penned by Stephanus Iunius Brutus, and translated into English by H.P. for the benefite of the resolution of the Church of England, in the defence of the gospel.; Vindiciae contra tyrannos. Part 4. English Languet, Hubert, 1518-1581.; H. P., fl. 1588.; Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623, attributed name. 1588 (1588) STC 15207; ESTC S105564 11,591 32

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in the sight of God to deliuer their soules from the slauerie of Sathan to place them in the cleare light of the Gospel and these so many examples of godly Princes may be vnto vs instéede of a lawe But nowe let vs here what God by the mouth of his Prophets doth denounce against those which either do not promote the instauration of his church or make no account of the great affliction thereof The Gadits and the Rubenites and the halfe tribe of Manasses do demaunde of Moses Num. 32. Iosu 4.7.12 Deut. 3. that hée would giue vnto them and their family their portion on this side of Iordan and Moses gaue it them but vpon this condition that they should not onely helpe their brethren the Israelites in obteining of the lande of Chanaan but also because they had first receiued their portion they should go before them and place them selues in the first ray but if they would not then he would curse them and compare them vnto those which were iudged rebels at Cadesbarnea For saith he shall your brethren make warre and shall you lye at peace nay rather ye shall come ouer Iordane neither shall you go backe to your children before the Lord hath driuen out his enemies before his face and haue giuen rest vnto your brethren as vnto you then shall ye be founde innocent before the Lord and before Israel and those to whome the Lord hath giuen such a benefite as to haue their portion first those he wil laye great punishment vpon vnlesse they helpe their brethren vnlesse they be partakers of their labours and go before them into the land of Chanaan Likewise when the men of Nepthali and the men of Zabulon Debora being their Captain did take armes against Iaben Iud. 5. being a tyraunt and the tribe of Ruben did sport and delight him selfe with his pipe among the heards of cattle which should haue béene foremost and first haue armed him selfe Galead thought him selfe safe the riuer béeing betwéene him and his enemies Dan boasted that he was master of the sea Asher put his trust in the ruggednesse of the rocke the spirit of the Lord speaking by the mouth of the Prophetesse condemned them all curse ye Meroz saith the Angel of the Lord curse the inhabitantes thereof because they came not to help the Lord against the mightie Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite shall bee blessed aboue other women blessed shall she be aboue women dwelling in Tents Notably it is saide of Vrias vnto Dauid the Arcke of Israel and Iuda dwell in tents and my Lord Ioab 2. Sam. 11. and the seruants of my Lord abide in the open fields and shall I then goe into my house to eate and drinke and companie with my wife by thy life and by the life of thy soule I will not do this thing Most wicked is that of the people of Israel which taking their ease in Sion trusting in the mountaines of Samaria lye vppon beds of Iuorie Amos. 6. and stretch them selues vpon their beddes and eate the lambes of the flocke and calues out of the stall they sing to the sound of the viole they drinke wine in bowls and anoynte them selues with the chiefe oyntments but no man is sorrie for the affliction of Ioseph Therfore the Lord God hath sworne I abhorre the excellencie of Iacob and hate his palaces I will deliuer vp the citie with all that is therein therefore nowe shall they goe captiue with the first that goe captiue ●ud 8.12 Most wickedly did the Ephraimites which did not only reioyce with Gedon and Iepthe hauing gotten the victorie but also did enuie them and when they were in daungers did forsake them Wickedly did the Israelites which cried out to Dauid when he had the victorie behold we are thy bones and thy flesh which before when he was driuen into narrow streights said we haue no part with Dauid ● Sam. 5. nor in the sonne of Ishaie Wickedly do all those which being Christians only in shewe and profession are content to bee present at the spirituall banket but refuse to taste of the cuppe of bitternesse together with their brethren which content to séeke for their saluation in the church not withstanding they haue no regarde of the safetie and welfare either of the Church or of the members thereof And farther also they are content to acknowledge one God for their father one Christ for their redéemer one holy ghost for their sanctifier and preseruer one house and familie of the faithfull one misticall bodie in Iesus Christ neuerthelesse they do not bring their ayde vnto Christ being afflicted in his members nor sende their succour to their poore brethrē in their extremities This vngodlinesse is great and what punishment is necessarie for such as offende in this point Num. 32. Moses compareth those which forsake their brethren in their daungers to those rebels of Cade●barnea whereof not one entred into the lande of Chanaan according to the coūsell of God And let those men séeke for no place in the heauenly Chanaan which are not desirous to succour Christ him selfe béeing both miserably afflicted and also slaine againe euerie day almost a thousand times Christ him selfe vtterly codemned those which did not receiue him when hée was a straunger which did not cherish him when he was colde and did not clothe him when he was naked which did not succour him when he was poore and lastly which did not endeuour to set him frée when he was a captiue Therefore those cannot thinke but that eternall fire is prepared for them which euery day both sée heare these things with their eyes and eares and are not moued so that we may say iustly it wil be easier for any Infidell at the day of iudgement then for them For let vs reason thus did the Iewes only crucifie Christ and the Scribes and Pharisies Did the Ethniks only persecute Christ and the Turkes and certaine Christians in his members The Iewes did beléeue and professe that he was a deceiuer the Ethnickes that he was an euill person the Turkes that he was an infidell all other that he was an heretick And therfore if we respect their minde and intent whereby al offences are to be measured they persecuting those whome they thought to be wicked impious and vngodly it doth appeare that in the proper sense they did not slay Christ the sonne of God August in Psalm 82. Ambro. li. ● de Offic. Gratian. in decretis But those do truely persecute Christ and those do trulie slaye him which willingly suffer him to be afflicted in his members whome they surely know and beléeue to be the sonne of God the Messias and Sauiour of the world Finally he that doth not deliuer a man from daunger when it lieth in his power to doe it he is guiltie of his death as much as he which murthered him Quia enim noluit opē ferre voluit occidi for because he would