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A79542 The Christian souldiers magazine, of spirituall weapons. Wherein all degrees of souldiers may be compleatly armed with zeal and courage (from the alsufficiencie of the Lord of hosts) to encounter with the Goliahs of our times. As also armour of proof against the three arch-enemies of mankind, viz. the flesh, the world, and the devill. By a well-wisher of the cause of Christ. Inprimatur [sic], Edm. Calamy. 1644 (1644) Wing C3949; Thomason E1189_7; ESTC R208282 9,052 16

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Royall Throne and make inquisition for all the Innocent blood that has beene powred forth in so great abundance by those Irish Rebells English Miscreants and Romish Papists Athiests and devills incarnate that like their father are full of wrath and still some out great fury which I hope presages and is an eminent token of their speedy perdition and that they have but a short time to reigne upon earth I remember Lord thou hast said That whoso sheddeth mans blood by man shall his blood be shead Father shall I be the Executioner of that thy most equall just and righteous decree I beseech thee grant power strength Christian-curage and undaunted magnanimitie unto thy servant to do valiantly for the vindication of the glory of thy great Name which hath so long beene blasphemed by those Heathens I desire to be instrumentall for the setting up of the Kingdome of thy deare Sonne my sweete Lord Jesus Christ though I my selfe be made the lowest and meanest part of his footstoole Nay Lord I passe not what becomes of this my corruptable carkasse neither count I my life deare unto me but shall thinke my selfe highly honoured if thou wilt enable me to lay it downe freely and cheerfully for thy sake who didst not sticke to poure out all thy most precious blood yea and thy very soul too for me a worthlesse worme Grant me therefore a sufficient measure of thy grace to goe through this great and weighty worke thou hast called me unto and then behold Lord here I am dispose of me as thou pleasest Also I most humbly and earnestly beseech thee great and glorious Lord God on the bended knees of my very Soule to vouchsafe thy blessing abundantly to all our Hosts and Forces both by sea and land be thou thy self Lord Admirall and Lord Generall Sit at the Helme steering the course of our Navey in the great Deepes and if any forrein foe be making any preparations to invade this poore perishing Land good Lord be pleased either to take them alive in their own devices which their hands have made or else by the same Almighty Power whereby thou overwhelmedst that proud and presumptuous King Pharaoh and his huge Hoste doe thou overwhelme them and all their Engines and Instruments of VVarre in the vast Ocean infuse likewise I heartily pray thee into the hearts of all our Commanders in chiefe a double portion of that Spirit of magnanimity which thhu bestowest upon thy Worthies of old that like David Joshua Jeptha and Sampson c. they may shew themselves very zealous for their God and may slay some of them their thousands and others their ten thousands of thine and thy peoples implacable enemies laying them flat on the earth with heapes upon heapes and never ceasing to persue them untill they have utterly destroyed them Lord root out every accursed thing from the Campe and let nothing remain amongst us that may any way offend the eyes of thy glory to provoke thee to depart away from us And for Jesus his sake suffer neither us the Worthies in Parliament the Synode of Divines the Common Councell of London nor any Committees any way imployed about the affaires of this tottering and almost overthrown Iland to give themselves rest untill they have found out that new Nationall sinne or those crying capitall Abominations what ever they be that has prevailed so far with thy Maiesty as to bring that great Evill upon us in making thy Israel to fly before and turne their backs upon their enemies find out every Achan among us and discover thou every Treacherous dealer speedily in the whole army for they have dealt very trecherously in the Covenant of the Lord of Hosts And good Lord I pray thee Command our Rulers to take speedy order Joshua like that such troublers of the Israel of God may be troubled themselves without any longer procrastination That so the heavy wrath of God so grievously kindled against his owne people and threatning the utter ruine and totall subvertion of this wofully wasted Kingdome may be appeased and Justice being impartially executed by our faithfull Phinehasses the Plague may be stayed the destroying Angel may be commanded to put up his sword into its scabbord the Lord may be pleased againe to be mercifull unto us in lifting up the light of his Countenance upon us granting unto us that great blessing of Peace with Truth even that Peace of and with our God which passeth all Vnderstanding And our Land may have rest from all our enemies All which with whatsoever else particularly thou of thy infinit mercy knowest to be needful for thy unworthy Servant this whole Nation or any other of thy poore people all the World over I humbly beg and crave at thy mercifull hands only and alone for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thy own Sacred Maiestie O Father of Mercies and the most holy Spirit of Grace mercy Peace and Truth be ascribed from the bottome of my heart-root all possible glory h●nour praise thanksgiving and obedience now and evermore Amen FINIS