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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79400	Political and military observations, remarks and maxims, of Charles V. late duke of Lorrain, general of the Emperor's forces From a manuscript left by him, and never printed before.	Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, 1643-1690.; Beck, Rupert.; Savage, John, fl. 1680, engraver.	1699 (1699)	Wing C3650; ESTC R200475	66,262	303

Immutatability is only peculiar to the Deity since no created Beings how excellent soever in their Nature but were made liable to change and left to a possibility of falling from that State in which they were placed Thus Lucifer from a glorious Angel became a Devil it is matter of Astonishment That in Heaven where he was placed in the highest Orb of Happiness and Peace that he could not be content but must rebell against his Maker It is matter of Wonder That even Heaven where the God of Peace reigns should not be exempt from Rebellion and since the Fall it seems as if Opposition were the very Essence of all created Beings How are the Elements in Hostility How doth the Earth quake The Sea roar the Air thunder and the Brutes wage War against each other The Greater devouring the Lesser And no wonder That Men are drawn in having such Prompters as the Devil and their own perverse Natures that they can not without jarring live in neither City nor Neighbourhood How early did this Enmity shew it self For even in the Womb Jacob and Esau struggled for Mastery and when born what fewds were there betwixt these two Twins in their Father's Family That not agreeing they were forced to be separated till lenghth of Time had worn out their Animosities Also a Father and Son David and Absalon a Kingdom could not contain them but one must Rival the other for Empire And which is more Cain and Abel though they had the World betwixt them yet was their Discord Fatal Thus Satan as from the beginning so to this Day he persists in fomenting Dissensions setting Man against Man Family against Family and Nation against Nation putting all into Confusion by Broils and Wars through which Riches are exchanged for Poverty and Sorrows are introduced in lieu of those Delights that accompany Peace who as it is the Health of a State and a Nourisher and Incourager of Arts so is War its Sickness and the Discouragement of Ingenuities For in the midst of Noise and Hurry none can expect sutable returns of Vertue where Dissoluteness seems to be let loose to make way for Pride Strife and Contentions and where every one labours to make his Neighbour his Prey Thus where War is there Misery overflows like an impetuous Torrent carrying away even to the very marks of Prosperity that Peace had formerly left its Inhabitants There are two kinds of War viz. Civil and Foreign CIVIL War is usually the Daughter of a bigotted Zeal for a publick Good and feigned Liberty and Property it is from intestine Broils that proceeds Irreverence and Disobedience and through the depravetness of Nature and manners justice Majesty and Laws are trodden under Foot to make way for Spoil and setting up some private Interest or to wreak some conceived spite Such are like those Fishers that find advantage by casting their Nets in troubled Waters Intestine Heats if not timely quenched may prove the Destruction of Empires and are worse than foreign Wars And as Diseases within the Body are more to be feared than remoter Griefs so Civil War is attended with more sinister Effects than that from Enemies abroad for where the Bowels of a State are disaffected there the Father is against his Son and every Man's Sword against his Fellow and as a House divided cannot stand so the Ruin of that State may be expected where one Member wounds the other to the Hurt of the Whole These Wars called Civil are the most Uncivil for then is laid aside all respect and consideration with reference to Affinity Consanguinity or Friendship for Friend knows not his Friend nor Relation Relation neither doth the Son know his Father nor Servant his Master no more than the Subject knows his Prince Thus States and Common-wealths have their Diseases as well as Men. It is the wise Physician 's part to find out its Cause for when known the Maladie is half cured And as Purging and Bleeding is requisite to full Bodies where Bloud abounds and ill Humours are grown to a ferment so Phlebotomy in a State is necessary when Malecontents are risen up and become the Disease of the Place so as to affect the Body Politick Let the Evil proceed from what cause soever it matters not nei-neither is it material from what quarter the Wind Blows if it indangers the House Therefore let the Discord proceed from what Cause or Persons soever whether from a foreign designing Power or from Poverty Oppression or Idleness or from the popularity of some particular indeared One to the People as Absalom was in his time all which being so many Rock's or Shelves the Pilot who sits at the Helm ought to steer his Ship so as to avoid the threatened Danger and though he hath formerly escaped yet is he not to rest secure for though every Vapour may not turn to a Storm yet it is good that the Ship 's Tackling be ready to weather the Tempest that she may be safely steered into the Harbour of Peace Civil War ordinarily hath these following Pretences as Religion which is of great weight to influence a bigotted Commonalty an invasion of Properties which annexed to the former will go a great way to unhinge all Thus if Laws be broken Privileges infringed and Subjects oppressed whether by Taxes or by the Irregularity of Souldiers Also when Persons of no merit are impowered any Thing will serve malecontents to exclaim and take occasion to gratify their Spite though the secret Cause of their Inveterateness proceeds from their not being preferred and that their imaginary Merit is not answered But whatever the inducements may be they are but a wild sort of Executors of Justice who taking pet at the World will chuse rather to revenge themselves on themselves than not gratify their Humour but these hereby involve also the ignorant Commonalty that like Tinder are subject to take Fire such rather than sit still under those Bounds that Providence hath prescribed them will run the hazard of their own Destruction Also Princes Austerity to their Subjects may be a means to bring on themselves as well as People many Evils The same may be said of private Fewds in great Families that they are the Forerunners of Tumults in a State especially when they arise to that height as to forme themselves into disorderly Assemblies from such Sparks are often kindled Civil Dissensions Likewise want of Bread may be an occasion for nothing makes more desperate than a Dearth and the more if there be no prospect of a Remedy The Remedies of Civil War may in some measure be effected when its Causes are known then sutable ways may be found to appease the incensed Ones If the imperious Humour of the Prince be occasion then let him change his Conduct for such may be the churlish Austerity of a Master that his Dogs may be so incensed as to shew their Teeth and Snarl though they may not always Bite Soft Words and a debonaire Carriage cost