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A19887	A royall edict for military exercises published in a sermon preached to the captaines, and gentlemen that exercise armes in the artillery garden at their generall meeting. In Saint Andrewes vndershaft, in London, Iune 23. 1629. By Iohn Dauenporte, B. of Diuinity, and P. of Saint Stephans in Cole-man-street in London.	Davenport, John, 1597-1670.	1629 (1629)	STC 6313; ESTC S118437	18,564	36

Common-wealth as you affect the safety of your selues and families search out purge out the sinnes that prouoke God to wrath from your families from your selues profanenesse couetousnesse pride hypocrisie corrupt selfe-loue securitie luke-warmenesse and whatsoeuer else in your persons places callings companies recreations is contrary to Gods reuealed will and in stead of those consecrate your families Deut. 20. Rom. 12. your selues to God bee more holy heauenly-minded humble vpright zealous fruitfull watchfull in all your wayes so shall tenne of you bee able to chase away a hundred and an hundred a thousand and a thousand ten thousand 2. For furniture and prouision of Armes The Apostle commends six Pieces to you out of Gods Armory Christs Souldiers may not want any one of them 1. Truth The first is that which was ingrauen in a Saphire stone and hanged about the necke of the Egyptian Iudges in a collar 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Truth This is the ground of all constancie and therefore the Hebrewes by one word expresse both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This the Apostle calleth a Girdle and it farre excels those studded bells wherein Souldiers pride themselues both in comlinesse to adorne and in sufficiencie to strengthen a Christian Souldier against all assaults of Satan and discouragements in the world 2. Righteousnesse a Brest-plate The second is that whereunto we laboured to perswade you in the first direction for the qualifying of your persons 1. Iohn 3.7 2. Cor. 1.12 Acts 11.23 Righteousnesse of conuersation which consists in a pure or purified conscience for the time past and in a resolution of proceeding in a righteous course Reu. 1.6 for the time to come We are Priests vnto God our Father let vs present our selues before him and the Congregation of his Israel with this Brest-plate Exod. 23. wherein is the true Vrim and Thummim and wherewith the soule is more gloriously adorned then Salomon was in all his Royalty yea the Soule is not only beautified but also fortified by it Isa 38. 2. Cor. 1.12 as you see in Hezekias case against the feare of death and in Pauls case against the smiting of the tongue 3. The preparation of the Gospell of peace the leg-harnesse 1. Cor. 3.21 22. The third is the piece of furniture which the Gospell doth helpe vs vnto by reuealing to vs 1. That God is reconciled to vs in Christ 2. That euery thing that can befall vs is made for vs yea death it selfe and all tribulations are for our good This is in stead of Greaues or Leg-harnesse whereby we are inabled to passe thorow the roughest wayes to heauen without discouragement yea in a spirituall sence to treade vpon the Adder and the Basiliske without hurt Christ seeing his Church walking towards him thus shod breakes forth into an admiration of her Cant. 5.1 How beautifull is thy going with shooes oh Virgin daughter The fourth is Faith 4. Faith the Shield laying hold on Christ for Iustification and on the rest of Gods Word and speciall promises for passing this present life This is a Shield defending the soule not only from foynes and blowes but also from the fiery Darts of the Deuill By this those Worthies of the Lord subdued Kingdomes wrought righteousnesse obtained the promises stopped the mouthes of Lions quenched the violence of fire escaped the edge of the sword of weake Heb. 11.33 34. 1. Ioh. 5.4 were made strong waxed valiant in fight turned to flight the Armies of the aliens To conclude It is the victory whereby we ouercome the world The fift is Hope which ariseth from Faith 5. Hope an Helmet and is the expectation of good things to come grounded vpon the promises This like an Helmet will stand the Christian Souldier in much stead which keepes off many blowes and wounds from him which else as a violent stroke on the head would amaze him if not quite cast him to the around Thus Steuen hauing his Helmet on Acts 7. could with courage looke his enemies in the face and lift vp his eyes to heauen with an vndanted mind in the midst of a showre of stones cast at him And blessed Paul reioyceth in tribulation Rom. 5.3 4. vnder the hope of glory The sixt Peece 6. The word a sword is that whereby Gods mind is reuealed vnto vs in such things as concerne vs to know as a mans mind is by his speech which is therefore called the Word of God This is contained in the Scriptures and is called a Sword because of its singular vse both for ●ffence and defence as you may see in that single combate of the Captaine of the Lords Army Math. 4. our Lord Iesus Christ with the Deuill I may say of this as Dauid said of Goliahs sword Sam. Giue me that there is none to that A Christian Souldier should haue this sword alwayes in readinesse not as swords are in most houses and hands Sam. hung vp by the walls or kept rusty in the scabberd but it should be like the sword of Ioab ready to drop out of its sheath suddenly and he should vse it against spirituall wickednesse as Eliazer vsed his against the Philistims 2. Sam 23 10. The Text saith He smote the Philistims vntill his hands was weary and husband claue vnto the sword One thing more must be added and so I le conclude 3. For the vse and managing of this spirituall Armour I will propound onely one thing to bee done that is Prayer whereby Hezekiah clothed with sacke-cloth in stead of a Coat of maile and hauing ashes vpon hie head in stead of an Helmet and vsing prayers in stead of speares and swords and arrowes 2. Chron. 32.9.10 Isa 37.15.36 hee obtained the slaughter of one hundred foure-score and fiue thousand of the Assyrians in one night Asa by prayer slew and put to flight an Army of tenne hundred thousand 2. Chron 14.9 to 14. and three hundred Chariots of Ethiopians In Ecclesiasticall Histories wee read of an Army of Christians Euseb lib. 5. Tertul. in Apollog which was called Legio fulminans because by prayer they obtained that God scattered their enemies with thundring and lightning and refreshed the Christians with showres from aboue Our owne times afford many instances to the same purpose especially that Mirabilis annus in 88. when the prayers of Gods people preuailed to raise the winds which scattered that Inuincible Armado whereof wee may say as Moses sang of Pharaohs Hoast The enemie said I will pursue I will ouertake I will deuide the spoile Exod. 15.9 10. my lust shall be satisfied vpon them I will drawe my sword my hand shall destroy them Thou didst blow with thy wind the sea couered them they sunke as Lead in the mighty waters Prayer is to euery piece of spirituall Armour the same that exercise is to Armes and weapons that whereby Christian Souldiers are fitted for seruice It holds alike true in both the more exercise the more skill the more courage the better successe Wherefore be much in prayer in publike in priuate in secret be assiduous in this dutie be frequent in eiuculations that your houses and hearts may be purified that your fore-fellowship callings recreations may be sanctified that by you and all your indeauours God may be glorified let it be your ambition to be so qualified armed and prepared to manage those spiritual weapons with a prayer-full spirit as men by long custome exercised therein What wil it auaile you to know the whole Discipline of warre Doe not the heathen as much There is more required in you then in other men in respect of your Christian profession for you haue vowed your selues to Christ in Baptisme to fight vnder his Banners against the world the flesh and the Deuill and to continue his faithfull Souldiers to your liues end Performe your vow now and euer in the sight of this great Citty that euery one may say These are the Lords Worthies Christian Souldiers indeed So shall you be valiant in fight victorious in battell and in these Militarie Exercises the Head and Glory of all the Artillery Gardens in the whole World FINIS