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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85942	Ippos pyrros = The red horse· or The bloodines of vvar, represented in a sermon (to perswade to peace) preached at Pauls, July 16. 1648, at five of the clocke in the afternoone. / By Jo: Geree, M.A. and pastor of St Faiths under Pauls. And now published to cleare the preacher from malignancy imputed to him by some left-eared auditors.	Geree, John, 1601?-1649.	1648 (1648)	Wing G596; Thomason E458_28; ESTC R23122	20,154	35

weapon in his hand And where such instruments are on both sides subservient to intentions of destruction what mutuall slaughter is like to follow Reas 3 In times of War men of fierce natures and dispositions are most imployed and custome is a second nature Men count it wisdome in all designes to chuse Instruments fit to execute them Now War being to destroy those of roughest natures that will not relent at cries and bloud are fittest timber for the harsh worke of slaughter as Ex quo libet ligno non fit Mercurius So nor Mars all tempers are not fit to make Souldiers of Even God himselfe when he would have execution done on Babylon stirred up the Medes against them a flinty people that would not be withheld from slaughter by price nor pitty Isa 13.17 18. Where Nature is wanting Custome makes supply therefore no Souldier to the old Souldier not only because experience makes him prudent and hardy but hardned in heart too that he makes light of the slaughter of friend or foe What is customary affects little Nay generally those that are made use of in War are such as are loose and deboist that have put off humanity in regard of morality and civility and so cannot have much pitty for men given up to vile affections become without naturall affection Rom. 1.26 31. Now when such men have the use of such weapons and that of purpose to destroy what slaughter is like to follow Reas 4 In time of War men have advantage by killing which in times of Peace doth indammage them In War killing is their safety A man saves his owne by taking away the life of others that seeke his ruine but in Peace he that takes away the life of another unlesse in judicature forfeits his own In Peace men by killing forfeit their owne goods but in War they take the spoile of those whom they have slaine In War they have honour by killing but in Peace a staine and blot And so it is most plaine where Peace is taken away men do and will kill one another Sect. 7. Use 1 We may improve this holy truth first for Information to evidence unto us what an heavy judgement War is in a Nation especially a Civill War because in it men kill one another The heavinesse of the judgement may hence appeare in two respects in respect of the guilt of it and the burthen of it 1. In respect of the guilt of it War gives Commission to slaughter and man-killing is a grievous sin Bloud is crying Gen. 4.10 God was irreconcileable for this 2 Kings 24.4 It is true that there is a just War wherein to kill is not to murther but to do execution as in Iehues War upon the house of Ahab at Gods appointment and the Wars of Ioshuah and David which were the Lords Battels yet in such cases a lawfull Act may be done unlawfully as in that of Iehu whence that threatning Hes 1.4 I will visit the bloud of Iesreel upon the house of Jehu It is an hard and rare thing to do execution in War without corrupt aimes which will contract guilt But further in a Civill War there must needs be injustice on one side and so innocent bloud must needs be shed Nay sometimes both sides may be faulty in not doing what is possible and as much as in them lies to have peace which is their duty Rom. 12.18 which charge of the Apostle being given of private peace where the breach is not attended with so sad a consequence as bloud must needs be more ingaging in publique peace to prevent War which sets men on killing one another and where both sides are guilty how is a Land defiled Besides in a Civill War there is not only homicide but parricide and fratricide Sometimes the Father kils the Son and the Son the Father and one brother another which propinquity makes more haynous So this makes a Civill War grievous because it multiplies that mighty sin of Bloud while other crosses make white and refine Dan. 11.35 This of a Civill War doth defile 2. War is agrievous judgement in regard of the burthen of it which hence appeares because it brings slaughter with it Those judgements are heaviest that are most destructive to those on whom they light and that War is for it brings slaughter It weakens and dishonours a Nation for what folly is it for a Nation to weaken it selfe And whom doth War destroy Doth it make any distinction unlesse in sparing those that are least considerable But the Captaine of the guard left of the poore of the people c. 2 Kings 25.12 The Sword makes no distinction of good or bad Prince or Counsellour the Sword devours one as well as another saith David 2 Sam. 11.25 The precious Sons of Sion comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers to wit in the prevailing of VVar Lam. 4.2 A Bullet will kill a Prince as soon as a Peasant Nay usually in War those are most attempted that are greatest as the most considerable opposites the Captaines and Commanders are most aymed at and there is most glorying in the slaughter of such as most usefull service when Ioab had dispatcht Absalom he sounded a retreat and let the rest escape Now in a Civill War the publique weale loseth on both sides the Land is wounded and dyes in both Armies and is deprived of some of those that are her strength beauty and glory The mighty man and the man of VVar the Iudge and the Prophet and the Prudent and the Ancient the Captaine of fifty and the Honourable c. Isa 3.2 3. Oh then how proper and significant is that expression of the Prophet Ier. 16.5 I have taken away my peace from my people even my mercy and loving kindnesse When peace goes slaughter comes God doth not spare or pitty and so mercy and loving kindnesse goes when peace goes How should we then carry our selves under such a stroke as this Should we not walke as they use the Phrase 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mal. 3.14 mournfully before the Lord of Hoasts walke in black neglecting ornaments and jollity should we not carry our selves as filii sub ira as Children under their Fathers displeasure sad and restlesse so long as such a cloud of indignation hangs over us Is not this the day wherein God cals for fasting and sackcloath And shall we now brave it Shall we now be as joviall as ever A Sword is sharpened to make sore slaughter it is furbished that it may glitter and shall we now make m●rth Ezek. 21.16 Certainly if we humble not under such an hand it is a signe of blinded minds and hardened hearts to usher in desolation Use 2 Secondly for reprehension of those that kindle the fire of VVar in a Nation or blow it up or adde fewell to it or hinder or at least further not the extinguishing of it especially if it be a Civill VVar VVar brings slaughter which they are