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A68550 The Bible-battells. Or The sacred art military For the rightly wageing of warre according to Holy Writ. Compiled for the vse of all such valiant worthies, and vertuously valerous souldiers, as vpon all iust occasions be ready to affront the enemies of God, our king, and country. By Ric. Bernard rector of Batcombe Somersetshire. Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. 1629 (1629) STC 1926; ESTC S115391 93,945 409

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he_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v absolom_n will_v proceed_v by_o 7._o 2_o sam._n 16._o 20._o &_o 17._o 7._o advice_n in_o his_o rebellion_n to_o ask_v counsel_n though_o god_n in_o his_o wrath_n confound_v it_o by_o david_n friend_n in_o his_o mercy_n to_o david_n gedaliah_n not_o hear_v truth_n nor_o receive_v advice_n when_o timely_o offer_v be_v traitorous_o slay_v by_o ishmael_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n take_v 22._o 2_o k._n 8._o 1_o mach._n 5._o 67._o pro._n 15._o 22._o counsel_n to_o proceed_v in_o war_n against_o israel_n to_o war_n without_o advice_n be_v not_o good_a without_o counsel_n say_v solomon_n purpose_n be_v disappoint_v the_o roman_n have_v their_o counselor_n with_o their_o general_n l._n furius_n in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o gaul_n have_v five_a caesar_n against_o france_n ten_o pompey_n against_o pirate_n have_v more_o and_o as_o good_a counselor_n be_v appoint_v so_o the_o wise_n will_v take_v their_o advice_n as_o do_v cam●llus_n before_o he_o fight_v 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of_o the_o discipline_a of_o a_o army_n and_o orderly_a government_n thereof_o a_o army_n gather_v a_o fit_a general_n appoint_v and_o well_o deserve_a officer_n choose_v and_o by_o good_a counsel_n the_o war_n establish_v yet_o all_o be_v nothing_o without_o military_a discipline_n which_o be_v the_o very_a vinculum_fw-la belli_fw-la the_o lord_n therefore_o when_o he_o he_o bring_v forth_o his_o host_n of_o the_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n under_o his_o general_n moses_n he_o appoint_v a_o strict_a discipline_n which_o be_v the_o strong_a guard_n to_o preserve_v a_o army_n from_o destruction_n alexander_n severus_n so_o call_v for_o his_o strict_a observe_v of_o discipline_n so_o hold_v discipline_n the_o preservation_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o the_o let_n of_o it_o slip_v shall_v be_v loss_n both_o to_o his_o name_n and_o empire_n scipio_n africanus_n so_o observe_v discipline_n as_o his_o soldier_n seem_v senator_n as_o plutarch_n witness_v the_o cruel_a turk_n observe_v 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