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A91981 The souldiers catechisme: composed for the Parliaments Army: consisting of two parts: wherein are chiefly taught: 1 the iustification 2 the qualification of our souldiers. Written for the incouragement and instruction of all that have taken up armes in this cause of God and his people; especially the common souldiers. Imprimatur. Ja. Cranford. Ram, Robert, d. 1657. 1644 (1644) Wing R196; Thomason E1186_1; ESTC R208219 10,297 30

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THE SOULDIERS CATECHISME Composed for The Parliaments Army Consisting of two Parts wherein are chiefly taught 1 The Iustification of our Souldiers 2 The Qualification of our Souldiers Written for the Incouragement and Instruction of all that have taken up Armes in this Cause of God and his People especially the common Souldiers 2 Sam. 10.12 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 Deut. 23.9 When the Host goeth forth against thine enemies then keepe thee from every wicked thing Imprimatur JA. CRANFORD Printed for J. Wright in the Old-Baily 1644 THE SOULDIERS CATECHISME Composed for the Parliaments Armie Question WHat Profession are you of Answer I am a Christian and a souldier Q. Is it lawfull for Christians to be souldiers A. Yea doubtlesse we have Arguments enough to warrant it 1. God calls himself a man of war and Lord of Hosts 2. Abraham had a Regiment of 318. Trained men 3. David was imployed in fighting the Lords battels 4. The Holy Ghost makes honourable mention of Davids Worthies 5. God himselfe taught David to fight 6. The noble gift of valour is given for this purpose 7. The New Testament mentioneth two famous Centurions 8. The Baptist doth not require the souldiers to leave their profession Luke 3.14 9. Many comparisons are taken from this Calling in the New Testament 10. There have been many famous Martyrs of this profession Q. What does our Saviour meane then by those words Mat. 5.39 A. 1. Christ there onely forbids private revenge and resistance 2. Scripture is the best interpreter of Scripture we know that other places of Scripture do warrant taking up of Arms in some cases Q. What side are you of and for whom do● you fight A. I am for King and Parliament or in plainer termes 1. I fight to recover the King out of the hands of a Popish Malignant Company that have seduced His Majesty with their wicked Counsels and have withdrawne him from his Parliament 2. I fight for the Lawes and Liberties of my Countrey which are now in danger to be overthrowne by them that have long laboured to bring into this Kingdome an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall Government 3. I fight for the preservation of our Parliament in the being whereof under God consists the glory and welfare of this Kingdome if this Foundation be overthrown we shall soone bee the most slavish Nation in the Christian World 4. I fight in the defence and maintenance of the true Protestant Religion which is now violently opposed and will be utterly supprest in this Kingdome and the Popish Religion again advanced if the Armies raised against the Parliament prevaile Q. But is it not against the King that you fight in this Cause A. No surely yet many do abuse the world with this base and absurd objection our onely aime is 1. To rescue the King out of the hands of his and the Kingdomes enemies and to maintaine his Honour and just Prerogatives 2. We endeavour to defend that which the King is bound to defend both by his Oath and Office 3. Wee take up Armes against the enemies of Jesus Christ who in His Majesties name make warre against the Church and People of God 4. If the King will joine himself with them that seek the ruine of his people and the overthrow of Religion surely both we and all good Subjects may lawfully stand in the defence of both as the people did against King Saul in the case of Ionathan 1 King 14.45 5. We do no more then what our Brethren of Scotland did when they came into this Kingdome with an Army some three or foure yeares since whose Action the King and both Houses have cleered from all Rebellion and they remaine justified in what they then did to all posterity by an Act of Parliament Q. Hath not the King published many Protestations that he will maintain our Lawes Liberties and Religion why then do we feare the subversion of them A. 1. Many things have been published in his Majesties name which in all probability he never saw or knew of 2. Though the King himselfe may intend really and well yet the Sonnes of Zervia are too strong for him 3. It is not to be imagined that a Popish Army will defend the Protestant Religion or lawlesse Libertines the Lawes of the Land 4. We find by wofull experience that he hath many waies failed in divers of those large Promises and Protestations notwithstanding that God hath been so often called to witnesse 5. They say it is a Maxime now at Court that Faith is not to be kept with Hereticks and such doe some there account all true Protestants Q. How can you that are Souldiers for the Parliament answer that place of Paul Rom. 13.1 2 3. c. A. 1. That place requires not obedience to any unlawfull Commands neither doth any other place of Scripture we are no further to obey man then may stand with the will of God 2. They are grosly mistaken which say the King is the highest power Indeed he is the highest person in his Dominions but the Lawes and Courts of the Kingdom are above him in power and the King himself is limited and subject to the meanest Court in the Land Therefore surely the high Court of Parliament must needs bee the higher Power which not to obey is to resist the Ordinance of God 3. Suppose the King were the Higher Power yet if he shall intend or permit the ruine of his Subjects both nature and grace allowes people to preserve themselves 4. If the King be the higher power by constitution yet is his power now in other hands by usurpation The Queen Iermin Bristol Digby Cottington Windebanke Porter and many others have for a long time and do still mannage the greatest affaires of the Kingdome so that it were a miserable thing to be subjected in conscience as that Text imports if some mens exposition might passe for orthodox Divinity to such enemies and incendiaries both of Church and Commonwealth Q. What is it that moves you to take up Arms and to ingage your selfe in this Civill Warre A. 1. The love I beare to my Countrey 2. The preservation of our Parliament Laws and Liberties 3. The defence of our Religion against Poperie 4. The care of our Posterity 5. The generall forwardnesse of all good people 6. The consent and provocation of all Gods Ministers 7. The command of the Parliament which is the Higher Power 8. The necessity that now lies upon all that feare God in the Land Q. What do you think then of those Protestants which sit still and do not put forth themselves in these times A. 1. Either they are not convinced of the necessity 2. Or they are but luke-warme Professors 3. Or they are of base and private spirits 4. Or they are faint-hearted cowards 5. Or they are secret enemies to God and his Cause Q. What danger are