image nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above or in the earth beneath or in the water under the earth Thou shalt not bow down to them nor worship them for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love me and keep my commandments Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day Six days shalt thou labour and do all that thou hast to do but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God In it thou shalt do no manner of work thou and thy son and thy daughter thy man-servant and thy maid-servant thy cattel and the stranger that is within thy gates For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Thou shalt do no murther Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Thou shalt not commit adultery Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Thou shalt not steal Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife nor his servant nor his maid nor his ox nor his ass nor any thing that is his Lord have mercy upon me and write all these thy laws in my heart I beseech thee Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets Matth. 22. v. 37 38 39 40. The Lord's Prayer the best form of your Christian Devotion either for the beginning or end of your Prayers OUR Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive them that trespass against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom The power and the glory for ever and ever Amen After this manner therefore pray ye Our Father c. Matth. 6. v. 9. When the Soldier stands Sentinel Take ye heed watch and pray for ye know not when the time is Mark 13.33 When he goes out to mount or dismount the Guard The Lord preserve my going out and my coming in from this time forth and for evermore Psal 121. v. 8. When he goes to fight the Enemy Plead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with me and fight thou against them that fight against thee Take hold of shield and buckler and stand up for mine help Psal 35. v. 1 2. ¶ God be with you in your life and at your death and make your Soul and Body precious in the sight of the Lord with whom I pray that you may live for evermore Amen FINIS
Jesus Christ 2 Tim. 2.3 For the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon and of Barack and of Samson and of Jephtha of David also and of Samuel the prophets Heb. 11.32 Who through faith subdued kingdoms wrought righteousness obtained promises stopped the mouths of lions Heb. 11.33 Quenched the violence of fire escaped the edge of the sword out of weakness were made strong waxed valiant in fight turned to flight the armies of aliens Heb. 1â— 34 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life Rev. 2.10 EXERCISE VII A good Soldier must exercise his Christian hope and confidence in the strength and power of God and not trust in the Arm of Flesh THE Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear The Lord is the strength of my life of whom shall I be afraid Psal 27.1 When the wicked even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh they stumbled and fell Psal 27.2 Though an host should encamp against me my heart shall not fear though war should rise against me in this will I be confident Psal 27.3 The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people blessed be God Psal 68.35 Be strong and couragious be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria nor for all the multitude that is with him for there be mo with us than with him 2 Chron. 32. v. 7. With him is an arm of flesh but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battels 2 Chron. 32. v. 8. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host a mighty man is not delivered by much strength Psal 33.16 An horse is a vain thing for safety neither shall he deliver any by his great strength Psal 33. v. 17. For I will not trust in my bow neither shall my sword save me Psal 44.6 But thou hast saved us from our enemies and hast put them to shame that hated us Psal 44.7 Then said David to the Philistin Thou comest to me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts the God of the armies of Israel 1 Sam. 17.45 Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight Psal 144. v. 1. My goodness and my fortress my high tower and my deliverer my shield and he in whom I trust who subdueth my people under me Psal 144. v. 2. Behold God is my salvation I will trust and not be afraid for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song he also is become my salvation Isai 12. v. 2. Therefore thus saith the Lord Cursed be man that trusteth in man and maketh flesh his arm and whose heart departeth from the Lord Jer. 17.5 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord and whose hope the Lord is Jer. 17. v. 7. Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Ephes 6.10 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart all ye that hope in the Lord Psal 31.24 He hath shewed strength with his arm he hath scatterred the proud in the imâ—gination of their hearts Luk. 1.51 Let thy mercy O Lord be upon us according as we hope in thee Psal 33.22 EXERCISE VIII The Christian Soldier must then firmly depend upon the Promises of God's help when he is to engage the Enemy in Battel AND Moses said unto the people Fear ye not stand still and see the salvation of the Lord which he will shew you to day Exod. 14.13 The Lord shall fight for you and ye shall hold your peace Exod. 14.14 Hear O Israel you approach this day unto battel against your enemies let not your hearts faint fear not and do not tremble neither be ye terrified because of them Deut. 20.3 For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you to fight for you against your enemies to save you ye shall not need to fight in this battel set your selves stand ye still and see the salvation of the Lord with you O Judah and Jerusalem fear not nor be dismayed to morrow go out against them for the Lord will be with you 2 Chron. 20. v. 17. And they rose early in the morning and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa and as they went forth Jehosaphat stood and said Hear me O Judah and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem Believe in the Lord your God so shall ye be established believe his prophets so shall ye prosper 2 Chron. 20. v. 20. Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host with very many chariots and horsemen yet because thou didst rely on the Lord he delivered them into thine hand 2 Chron. 16. v. 8. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the whole earth to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him 2 Chron. 16. v. 9. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help Psal 121.1 My help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth Psal 121.2 Fear thou not for I am with thee be not dismayed for I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will help thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness Isa 41.10 Behold all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded they shall be as nothing and they that strive with thee shall perish Isa 41.11 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance as the Lord hath said Joel 2.32 And they shall never perish neither shall any pluck them out of my hand John 10.28 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure having this seal The Lord knoweth them that are his 2 Tim. 2.19 Wherein God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel confirmed it by an oath Heb. 6.17 That by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to lie we might have a strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us Heb. 6.18 EXERCISE IX A devout Soldier must exercise the duty of Prayer before he goes upon Action or attempt to fight his Enemies in Battel AND the children of Israel said unto the Lord We have sinned do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee deliver us only we pray thee this day Judg. 10.15 And Sampson called unto the Lord and said O Lord God remember me I pray thee and strengthen me I pray thee only this once O God Judg. 16. v. 28. I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from mine enemies 2 Sam. 22. v. 4. And Asa cried unto the Lord his God and said Lord it is nothing with thee to
THE SOLDIER 's Religious Exercise IN THE TIME of WAR BEING Some Proper Texts Portions of Holy-Scripture and Prayers useful for those OFFICERS and SOLDIERS who are engaged abroad in Their Majesties Service Publish'd by a late Chaplain to the Army JOSH. 1. 8 9. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success Have not I commanded thee Be strong and of a good courage be not afraid neither be thou dismayed for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest LONDON Printed for Ric. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCXC Imprimatur Jan. 4. 1689. To the Honourable the Colonels and others the chief Officers of Their Majesties Army HAving been some time since ingaged in the Service of the Army I considered with my self what course would be most proper and expedient to discharge the Obligations of the Chaplain's Duty And I am of Opinion That there is no way more useful to his purpose in order to promote the Practical Exercise of Religion among the ordinary and private Soldiers who are generally very ignorant of the common Rudiments and Principles of Christianity than to advise the frequent reading of the Holy Scriptures which indeed I found by sad experience was shamefully neglected by some of them to the great scandal and abuse of Religion And this I chiefly impute to the want of Bibles among them for I dare say were a strict search and enquiry made in every Regiment of the Army we should not find many possess'd of this Holy Treasure which does so nearly concern the necessary good and Salvation of their Precious and Immortal Souls And therefore to supply that defect or rather the want of Holy Instruction from those sacred Oracles of God's inspired Word give me leave I pray you to dedicate to your use this small Bible or Summary of Devotional Scripture which being of a lesser size is more fitly accommodated for the Soldier 's carriage and may be in some sense as useful as it contains a brief Collection of all those necessary and pertinent Tâ—xts which are adapted for a Soldier 's Christian Duty and Service in the time of War And which as it may serve to instruct the more ignorant and unlearned in the common rules and ways of Salvation so I hope it will not altogether prove useless or insufficient to remember those who are more knowing of their Christian Duty and Calling that so both may become more sincerely vertuous and Religions towards God and honestly faithful and serviceable to the Interest of Their Majesties present Government as they desire to serve the common Rights and Liberties of the Church and Nation And now I humbly desire all the chief Officers and Commanders of Their Majesties Army to whose faâ—our I present this small Treatiâ—e or Religious Exercise of Devotional Scripture that they will be pleased to give in strict charge or command to all their subalterns both Officers and Soldiers that this may be read by them as they have leisure and opportunity either in the Camp or Garison and especially to those who are engaged in Their Majesties Service both in Holland and Ireland for whom I have fitted those Holy Collects or Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer in the Close of this Book which will not be improper to be used by every particular Officer or Soldier who keeps constant to the Exercise of daily Devotion and besides 't is necessary that he do reflect upon some of those Holy Passages of Scripture which I have here reduced under so many several Heads which I judged to be most proper for the Soldier 's Christian Duty during his Service in the Wars And now because among the private Men the Education of some is so Illiterate that they cannot Read I have thought of this expedient to help the ignorant which is That his fellow Soldier or Comrade do by frequent reading inculcate unto his Memory some few of those chief Texts or Portions of Holy Scripture And if these Orders and Rules of Religion be strictly observed and put in Execution by you who are the chief Officers you will soon find the benefit of this Holy Discipline to be not only serviceable to your seives in keeping your Men orderly and sober in their Behâ—viour and so no less quietly submissive and obedient to the Words of your Command But then what is more happy this will be in some measure greatly instrumental for the publick Service of Religion in reforming those Scandalous Vices and Immoralities of Drunkenness and Swearing which are so generally risen among the more Ignoble and Plebeian sort And thus you will come to gain not only the credit of esteem and Reputation to your selves but you will do no less real honour and service to Their Majesties by your diligence and fidelity in this present juncture wherein we must expect either the lasting happiness or intire Ruine of the Peace and Prosperity of this Church and Nation as God is pleased to give success to Their Majesties Arms which we all know are now chiefly engaged to maintain the free Exercise of our Religion which is so happily modelled according to the excellent Doctrine and Precepts of the Holy Bible And of which this being a small Epitome or Part I hope it will come the more acceptable for that publick Good and Practical Exercise of Holiness for which 't is chiefly intended for the use of those Officers and Soldiers who are now employ'd abroad in Their Majesties Service for the common safety and defence of our Religion and Country and to which I pray God give a Blessing that we may all fight the good fight of faith to lay hold of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen THE SOLDIER 's Religious Exercise IN THE TIME of WAR EXERCISE I. A Christian Soldier must be strictly Vertuous and Religious in his Life and Conversation WHEN the Host goeth forth against thine Enemies then keep thee from every wicked thing Deut. 23. v. 9. For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy Camp to deliver thee and to give up thine Enemies before thee therefore shall thy Camp be Holy that he see no unclean thing in thee and turn away from thee Deut. 23. ver 14. If ye forsake the Lord and serve strange gods then he will turn and do you hurt and consume you after that he hath done you good Josh 24. ver 20. Be ye therefore very couragious to keep and do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left Josh 23. v. 6. But cleave unto the Lord your God as ye have done unto this day Josh 23. v. 8. If thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord
thy God to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day Deut. 28. v. 15. The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies thou shalt go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth Deut. 28. v. 25. And now Israel what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to fear the Lord thy God to walk in his ways and to love him and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul Deut. 10. v. 12. Up sanctifie the people and say Sanctifie your selves against to morrow for thus saith the Lord God of Israel There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee O Israel thou canst not stand before thine enemies until ye take away the accursed thing from among you Josh 7. v. 13. And you in any wise keep your selves from the accursed thing lest ye make your selves accursed when ye take of the accursed thing and make the camp of Israel a curse and trouble it Josh 6. v. 18. Take good heed therefore unto your selves that ye love the Lord your God Josh 23. v. 11. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man Eccles 12. v. 13. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him saying And what shall we do And he said unto them Do violence to no man neither accuse any falsly and be content with your wages Luke 3. v. 14. Besides this giving all diligence add to your faith vertue and to vertue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity for if these things be in you and abound they make you that ye shall be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1. v. 5 6 7 8 9. Wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall 2 Pet. 1.10 The works of the flesh are manifest which are these adultery fornication uncleanness lasciviousness idolatry witchcraft hatred variance emulations wrath strife seditions heresies envyings murders drunkenness revilings and such like they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God Gal. 5.19 20 21 22. But as he which hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation 1 Pet. 1. v. 15. EXERCISE II. A Christian Soldier must exercise the Acts of daily Repentance by hearty Contrition sorrow ful Confession and the sincere Resolution of Holy amendment for the time to come HAve mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindness according unto the multitude of thy mercies blot out my transgressions Ps 51. v. 1. Wash me throughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin Ps 51. v. 2 c. For I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities Ps 51. v. 9. Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me Ps 51 v. 10. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a broken and a contrite heart O God thou wilt not despise Ps 51.17 Deliver me then O God from blood guiltiness from the sins of malice and uncharitableness of whoredom and drunkenness of murmuring and disobedience of swearing and profanation of thy name c. * Here recollect the sins you are guilty of thou God of my salvation Ps 51. v. 14. I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of men Job 7. v. 20. I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin For this shall every one that is godly pay unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found Psal 36.5 6. If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 Joh. 1.9 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance Luk. 3. v. 8. Repent and be converted that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord Act. 3.19 Sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee Joh. 5.14 God having raised up his son Jesus sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from his iniquities Act. 3.26 I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice holy acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God Rom. 12. v. 1 2. EXERCISE III. A Christian Soldier must meditate upon the infinite love and goodness of God in giving his Son to be the Saviour of the World THis is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners 1 Tim. 1.15 So God loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life St. Joh. 3.16 John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world Joh. 1.29 He was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed Is 53.5 To him give all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Act. 10.43 God commendeth his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us Much more then being now justified by his blood we shall be saved from wrath through him Rom. 5. v. 8 9. And if any man sin we have an advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world 1 Joh. 2. v. 1 2. EXERCISE IV. A Christian Soldier must exercise himself in a constant and babitual Preparation for Death considering the many fatal Accidents and Dangers to which his life is exposed in the time of War O That they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end Deut. 32. v. 20. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow for what is your life it is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away Jam. 4.14 Surely men of low degree are vanity and men of high degree are alike to be laid in the balance they are altogether lighter than vanity Ps 62.9 Seeing his days are determined the number of his months are with thee thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass Job 14.5 So teach us to number our days
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom Ps 90.12 All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come For now thou numberest my steps dost thou not watch over my sin Job 14.14 16. God will not cast away a perfect man Job 8.20 Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace Ps 37.37 Rejoice not against me O mine enemy when I fall I shall arise when I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me Mich. 7.8 Why art thou cast down O my soul and why art thou disquieted in me Psal 42.5 I have set the Lord always before me because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved Thou wilt shew me the path of life in thy presence is fulness of joy at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore Psal 16. v. 8 11. For which cause we faint not but though our outward man perish yet the inward man is renewed day by day While we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen for the things which are seen are temporal but the things which are not seen are eternal 2 Cor. 4.16 18. Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God Rom. 5. v. 1 2. I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the Faith Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give me at that day and not to me only but unto them also which love his appearing 2 Tim. 4.7 8. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them Rev 14.13 Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing Matth. 24.46 EXERCISE V. A Christian Soldier must give all due submission and obedience to the Commands of his chief Officer or Leader and the Officer must be no less faithful and diligent in his Trust AND Moses said unto them If ye will do this thing if ye will go armed before the Lord to war Numb 32.20 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord until he hath driven out his enemies from before him Numb 32. v. 20. And the land be subdued before the Lord then afterwards ye shall return and be guiltless before the Lord and before Israel and this land shall be your possession before the Lord Numb 32.22 But if ye will not do so behold ye have sinned against the Lord and be sure your sin will find you out Numb 32.23 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses saying Thy servants will do as my Lord commandeth Numb 32. â—5 Thy servants will pass over every man armed for war before the Lord to battle as my lord saith Numb 32. v. 27. And they answered Joshua saying All that thou commandest us we will do and whithersoever thou sendest us we will go Josh 1. v 16. According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things so will we hearken unto thee only the Lord thy God be with thee as he was with Moses Josh 1. v. 17. Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him he shall be put to death only be strong and of good courage Josh 1. v. 18. And the officers which were over thousands of the host the captains of thousands and capâ—ains of hundreds came near unto Moses Numb 31.48 And they said unto Moses Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge and there lacketh not one man of us Numb 31.49 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the Hold unto David 1 Chron. 12.16 And David went out to meet them and answered and said unto them If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me mine heart shall be kind unto you but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies seeing there is no wrong in mine hands the God of our fathers look thereon and rebuke it 1 Chron. 12.17 Then the spirit came upon Amasai who was chief of the captains and he said Thine are we David and on thy side thou son of Jesse peace peace be unto thee and peace be to thine helpers for thy God helpeth thee Then David received them and made them captains of the band 1 Chron. 12.18 And they helped David against the band of the rovers for they were all mighty men of valour and were captains in the host 1 Chron. 12.21 All these men of war that could keep rank came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king 1 Chron. 12.38 For I also am a man set under authority having under me soldiers and I say unto one Go and he goeth and to another Come and he cometh and to my servant Do this and he doth it Luk. 7.8 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters and to please them well in all things not answering again Tit. 2.9 Not purloyning but shewing all good fidelity that they may adorn the doctrine of God our saviour in all things Tit. 2.10 EXERCISE VI. A Soldier must exercise his Valour and Courage for the Cause of God and fight for the Defence of his Religion and Country BE thou valiant and fight the Lord's battles 1 Sam. 18.17 Be of good courage and let us play the men for our people and for the cities of our God and the Lord do that which seemeth him good 2 Sam. 10.12 And Joab drew nigh and the people that were with him unto the battle against the Syrians and they fled before him 2 Sam. 10.13 For the battel is the Lord's and he will give you into our hands 1 Sam 17.47 For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you to fight for you against your enemies to save you Deut. 20. v. 4 When thou goest out to battel against thine enemies and seest horses and chariots and a people more than thou be not afraid of them for the Lord thy God is with thee Deut. 20.1 Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our enemies Ps 60.12 The right hand of the Lord is exalted the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly Ps 118.16 Finally my brethren be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Ephes 6. v. 10. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day Ephes 6.13 Fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life 1 Tim. 6.12 Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of
help whether with many or with them that have no power help us O Lord our God for we rest on thee and in thy name we go against this multitude O Lord thou art our God let not man prevail against thee 2 Chron. 14. v. 11. So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah and the Ethiopians fled 2 Chron. 14. v. 12. And when Judah looked back behold the battel was before and behind and they cried unto the Lord 2 Chron. 13.14 Then the men of Judah gave a shout and as the men of Judah shouted it came to pass that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah 2 Chron. 13. v. 15. And the Children of Israel fled before Judah and God delivered them into their hand 2 Chron. 13. v. 16. Plead my cause O Lord with them that strive with me fight against them that fight against me Psal 35. v. 1. Take hold of shield and buckler and stand up for mine help Psal 35. v. 2. Draw out also the spear and stop the way against them that persecute me say unto my soul I am thy salvation Psal 35. v. 3. As for me I will call upon God and the Lord shall save me Psal 55. v. 16. Evening and morning and at noon day will I pray and cry aloud and he shall hear my voice Psal 55. v. 17. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battel that was against me Psal 55. v. 18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him to all that call upon him in truth Psal 145.18 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them Psal 145. v. 19. But it came to pass that when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdo dites heard that the walls of Jerusa em were made up and that the breaches began to be stopped then they were very wroth Neh. 4. v. 7. And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem and to hinder it Neh. 4. v. 8. Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God and set a watch against them day and night because of them Neh. 4. v. 9. And he spake a parable unto them to this end that men ought always to pray and not to faint Luke 18. v. 1. Verily verily I say unto you Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he will give it you Joh. 16. v. 23. Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God Phil. 4.6 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much Jam. 5.16 EXERCISE X. A Christian Soldier must not fear his Enemies but pray for happy Deliverance and Victory AND Moses said unto the people Fear ye not stand still and see the salvation of the Lord which he will shew you to day Exod. 14.13 Be strong and of a good courage fear not nor be afraid of them for the Lord thy God he it is that doth go with thee he will not fail thee nor forsake thee Deut. 31. v. 6. And the Lord said unto Joshua Fear them not for I have delivered them into thine hand there shall not a man of them stand before thee Josh 10. ver 8. And Joshua said unto them Fear not nor be dismayed be strong and of good courage for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight Josh 10. v. 25. O our God wilt not thou judge them for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us neither know we what to do but our eyes are upon thee 2 Chron. 20. v. 12. And he said Hearken ye all Judah and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem and thou king Jehosaphat Thus saith the Lord unto you be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude for the battel is not yours but Gods 2 Chron. 20. v. 15. To morrow go ye down against them 2 Chron. 20. v. 16. Ye shall not need to fight in this battel set your selves stand ye still and see the salvation of the Lord with you O Judah and Jerusalem fear not nor be dismayed to morrow go out against them for the Lord will be with you 2 Chron. 20.17 And they rose early in the morning and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa and as they went forth Jehoshaphat stood and said Hear me O Judah and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem believe in the Lord your God so shall ye be established believe his prophets so shall ye prosper 2 Chron. 20. v. 20. My times are in thy hand deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and from them that persecute me Psal 31.15 Deliver me from mine enemies O my God defend me from them that rise up against me Psal 59. v. 1. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from bloody men Psal 59. v. 2. Thou art my king O God command deliverances for Jacob Psal 44. v. 4. Through thee will we push down our enemies through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us Psal 44. v. 5. Be not afraid of their faces for I am with thee to deliver thee saith the Lord Jer. 1. v. 8. And fear not them which kill the body Matth. 10. v. 28. Brethren my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved Rom. 10.1 For he hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Heb. 13.5 So that we may boldly say The Lord is my helper and I will not fear what man shall do unto me Heb. 13. v. 6. EXERCISE XI If our Forces become weakned and the Enemy grows strong and powerful we must humble our Souls and pray more earnestly that God may avert the Judgement of the Sword which is sent to punish the sins of the Nation EVen all Nations shall say Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land what meaneth the heat of this great anger Deut. 29.24 Then men shall say Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers Deut 29. v. 25. Up sanctifie the people and say Sanctifie your selves against to morrow for thus saith the Lord God of Israel There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee O Israel thou canst not stand before thine enemies until ye take away the accursed thing from among you Josh 7.13 If my people which are called by my name shalt humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land 2 Chron. 7.14 O remember not against us former iniquities let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us for we are brought very low Psal 79. v. 8. Help us O God of our salvation for the glory of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins for thy names sake Psal 79. v. 9. O Lord God of Israel thou art
by thy governance to do alwaies that is righteous in thy fight through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen COLLECT V. For aid against Perils Note That this Collect is to be said at Night LIghten mine eyes O Lord that I sleep not in darkness nor in the shadow of death but by thy great mercy defend me from all perils and dangers this night that the Enemy may have no advantage over me nor yet the wicked approach to hurt me but preserve me both in body and soul through Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour Amen COLLECT VI. For a Blessing upon the Church and State O Lord look down from Heaven behold and visit us with thy Salvation have mercy upon these sinful and distracted Kingdoms pardon our great and crying sins divert thy Judgments and give us all grace thankfully to accept thy mercies defend this Church with thy continual help and government Bless and preserve Their Majesties King WILLIAM and Queen MARY prosper Their Forces with all happiness both by Sea and Land and make them eminent Instruments of doing good for the furtherance of thy glory and do thou at last bring Them to thy everlasting Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour Amen COLLECT V. For Victory over our Enemies O God the protector of all them that trust in thee the Lord of all power and might be ready I beseech thee to save and deliver me and all my Superior Officers and fellow Soldiers of this †This to be used as necessary Camp or Garison from the hands of our Enemies that we may be preserved and comforted in all the dangers and Calamities of War do thou strengthen the hands of our General and go along with our Officers and Soldiers and stand by us all in the day of Battel that we being armed by the power of thy Divine Providence may do great and valiant Acts and so magnifie thy honour and glory in giving us Victory and deliverance through Jesus Christ our Blessed Lord and Saviour Amen COLLECT VI. For the Peace of the Christian World GRant I beseech thee O merciful Lord to all thy faithful People pardon and peace that they being cleansed from all their sins may walk in brotherly love and agreement of Mind and serve thee with a quiet Mind through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen COLLECT VII For heavenly Hope and Confidence O God who never failest to help and govern them whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love grant I beseech thee that I may lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace and in all my troubles put my whole trust and confidence in thy mercy that thou being my Ruler and Guide I may so pass through things temporal that I lose not the things Eternal but may obtain thy gracious Promises through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour Amen COLLECT VIII To Conclude ALmighty God who hast promised to hear the Petitions of them that ask in thy Son's name I beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears now that in his name I have made my Prayers and Supplications unto thee and grant that those things which I have faithfully asked according to thy will may be effectually obtained to the relief of my necessity and to the setting forth of thy Glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen COLLECT IX For a Blessing THE Lord fulfil the desires and Prayers of thy humble Servant as may be most expedient for me The Lord bless and keep me in the day of Battel in the hour of death and in the time of Judgment The Lord lift up the light of his Countenance upon me and give me Peace both now and evermore A COLLECT in case the Soldier be visited with Sickness or lie dangerously ill of his Wounds O Lord look down from Heaven visit and relieve me thy * As the case requires afflicted or wounded Servant whom thou hast made the object of thy heavy wrath and displeasure for the punishment of my sins sanctifie I beseech thee this thy fatherly correction to me that the sense of my weakness may add strength to my Faith and seriousness to my repentance that if it shall be thy good pleasure to restore me to my former health I may lead the residue of my life in thy fear and to thy glory or else give me grace so to take thy visitation that after this painful life ended I may dwell with thee in life everlasting through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen A Private Prayer for the Morning O Lord God of Hosts who rulest over all the Kingdoms of the Earth in whose Hands there is power and might so that none is able to withstand thee look down from Heaven and behold from the Habitation of thy Holiness and Glory upon me and all the Camp of our Israel who lie before thee dead in Trespasses and Sins be thou pleased to quicken us all by thy heavenly grace and power that we may arise from the Death of sin unto the Life of righteousness particularly be merciful unto me the unworthiest of all thy Servants give ear unto my Prayer O God and hide not thy self from my supplication who come unto thee with all humility and devotion of Soul and Body imploring thy fatherly mercy and forgiveness of all those grievous sins and transgressions which I do now confess before thee * Here recollect your particular sins O cleanse thou me from all my faults wash me in the Blood of that Immaculate Lamb who offered up himself a Sacrifice for the sins of the whole World look upon the intercession of the Blessed Jesus and let his saving power and efficacy plead pardon for my sins hear O Lord and forgive give grace and strength to thy Servant that he may reform all the errors and miscarriages of his former Life and be renewed in the Spirit of a sober Mind to think and do always those things that be righteous in thy sight Shew thy Pity and Compassion to this sinful and divided Nation wherein we live pardon our great and crying sins prevent the wrath of thy terrible Judgments and give us not over a prey unto the will of our Enemies for thou art the hope of our Israel and the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble and therefore that we may enjoy security and rest from all our Enemies round about us be thou pleased to bless and defend with thy peculiar favour and providence Their Sacred Majesties King William and Queen Mary make Them the saving Instruments of this Church and Nation and to this end do thou prosper Their Forces both by Land and Sea with happy Success and Victory Be thou O Lord the God of our defence and Salvation in the Day of Battel and strengthen the Hands of our General and bless all our Officers and Soldiers that we may be strong in the Lord and in the Power of his might to fight valiantly for the cause of God And now O Lord lest any unthankfulness for former mercies
may make me uncapable of thy future favours I desire to praise and glorifie thy holy name for all thy Temporal and Spiritual Blessings for the particular preservations of thy good Providence that thou hast defended my life hitherto from the violence of the Enemy and be thou pleased to continue still watchful over me help me O God of my Salvation for the glory of thy name and let me not be delivered over into the Hands of merciless and cruel Men and since I know not what sudden dangers may encompass me give me serious thoughts to prepare for the Hour of Death and the Day of Judgment that I may not be surprized at any sudden change or accident of mortality but may patiently submit to thy Holy Will and whether I live or die chearfully resign both my Soul and Body into the Protection of thy good Providence for the sake of Christ Jesus who is the God of my hope and Salvation and in whom I will trust for my deliverance from the Enemy and therefore devoutly pray as he hath taught me in his Holy Gospel saying Our Father c. A Private Prayer for the Evening O Lord God merciful and gracious Father who bearest the most tender love and compassion to the Children of Men who hath no pleasure in the death of the wicked but rather that he should turn from his way and live Be graciously pleased to accept of the hearty Contrition and repentance of thy humble Servant who meekly confess my sins and acknowledge my vileness * Hear mention the sins of the day I have sinned against thee O what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of Men I have indeed sinned against thy Mercies and thy Judgments against the checks of my own Conscience and the deliberate Vows and Purposes of Holy amendment But now O Father I come unto thee in the mercies of the Holy Jesus and pray thee That thou wilt accept of the Sacrifice of his Blood to be a Propitiation for my sins O let the sprinkling of that everlasting Covenant wash and purifie my Soul clean and undefiled from all the Pollutions of Vice and Wickedness and do thou fill me with such a Measure and Portion of thy Grace that I may resist all future Temptations and diligently apply my heart to fulfil all thy Commandments by serving thee in true Holiness and Righteousness all the days of my life remember with me the sorrowful State and Condition of Mankind shew thy mercy and compassion to the manifold fins and Provocations of this Land and Nation and punish us not according to our iniquities for then how shall we escape O God if thou be extreme to mark what we have done amiss O remember not against us our former iniquities but let thy tender mercies speedily help and prevent us heal all our Divisions and Differences in Opinion and unite us all by the bands of Brotherly Love and Charity that we may become a chosen Generation and a peculiar People zealous of Good Works Let us not continue unthankful for thy late Mercies but let us all O Lord consider thy Work and the power of thy Providence and so repent of this our backsliding wickedness that iniquity may not be out Ruine And that Truth and Peace may flourish in our daies bless the Supream Power and Government of Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary prosper thou the Great Work of Their Hands O prosper thou Their handywork that They may become Victorious over all Their Enemies And to this end give a blessing of strength and courage to Their Forces both by Land and Sea particularly I pray for the chief Commanders the Officers and Soldiers of this * As occasion requires Camp or Garison Give us all the Spirit of Christian Fortitude and Resolution that we may be strong and of good courage to stand before the Enemy in the day of Battel O preserve thou the Life of thy Servant who now calls upon thee let the Enemy have no advantage over me nor the wicked approach to hurt me but let me be continually guarded by the Protection of thy good Providence until these Calamities be over-past And as thou hast been pleased to defend me this day and all the days of my Life for which my Soul does praise and magnifie thy Holy Name for this and all other thy mercies so let no evil happen unto me this Night nor any Destruction come nigh my Tent or Dwelling but O blessed Lord the keeper of Israel who never slumberest nor sleepest watch over me and all the Camp of our Israel that we may be secure from all dangers both of Soul and Body Give me serious Apprehensions of Death that I may consider the few and uncertain days of my Pilgrimage here and since I know not how short my time is to live make me sensible of all the sudden accidents and dangers of War that I may never live in such a state as I shall be afraid to die but may be always ready with chearfulness and joy to resign my self into the Hands of my merciful Redeemer and grant O Lord that whether I sleep or wake live or die I may always continue thy faithful Servant even unto the end of my life for the sake of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour in whose Name I further call upon thee saying Our Father which art in heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth As it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive them that trespass against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil Amen Repeat the Apostles Creed which is the right Confession of your Christian Faith I Believe in God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven and Earth And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost Born of the Virgin Mary Suffered under Pontius Pilate Was crucified dead and buried He descended into Hell The third day he rose again from the dead He ascended into Heaven And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead I believe in the holy Ghost The holy Catholick Church The Communion of saints The forgiveness of sins The resurrection of the body And the life everlasting Amen And this is the victory that overcometh the world even our faith 1 John 5.4 That is the word of faith which we preach that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in thy heart that God hat raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved Rom. 10.8 9. Repeat often the Decalogue or the Ten Commandments which is the Rule of your Obedience GOD spake these words and said I am the Lord thy God Thou shalt have none other Gods but me Lord have mercy upon me and incline my heart to keep this law Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven