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A90971 A spirituall snapsacke for the Parliament souldiers. Containing cordiall encouragements, effectuall perswasions, and hopefull directions, unto the successefull prosecution of this present cause. by J. P. Price, John, Citizen of London. 1643 (1643) Wing P3348; Thomason E103_13; ESTC R17482 16,838 20

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fight for such a God Secondly you fight for Iesus Christ who hath fought with Heaven and Earth and Hell for you who became sinne to make you righteousnesse and a Curse to make you a blessing who gave Glory for shame Life for death Joy for sorrow that you may exchange shame for Glory death for Life and sorrow for Joy broken for your sinnes was hee that your breaches may be made up crusht was Iesus Christ for you that you might once be crowned with him you fight for that Jesus which is the God of Glory the Lord of Hoasts the Head of Angells the Heir of Heaven the Prince of Peace whose everlasting thoughts eternall purposes timely actions most bitter passions whose present worke at the throne of Grace whose all in all was and is and ever shall be for your present and eternall good and who would not fight for such a Jesus Thirdly you fight for the Holy Ghost his worke in the World in the hearts of the Saints is the great Controversie between you and your Adversaries God in you is their malice against you you fight for that spirit that fills you with joy unspeakeable and full of Glory by which you are sealed to the day of Redemption Ephes 4.30 by which you are comforted in all your tribulations Iohn 14. which maketh you meete for the inheritance with the Saints in light 1 Col. 12. which stayeth you with Flagons and comforteth you with Apples 2 Cant. 5. affording such meat which the World knowes not of which hall be as Rivers of water in a dry place and as the shadow of a mighty Rock in a weary Land whose inward heat of life and joy shall like the fire in the Temple never be extinct Fourthly you fight for the glorious Gospell of Jesus Christ and the through-fare thereof in your Native Country that Gospell that hath brought life and immortalitie to light which hath discovered bowells of Grace in God to you from all eternity the treasure of Comfort the vision of Heaven the support of Saints the rule of life the way of Peace the path to Glory Fiftly you fight for Sion and all her priviledges for Sion and her Ordinances for Sion and her children for Sion the house of God 76. Psal 2. the Arke of God the Temple of God the joy of God 132. Psal 13. the perfection of beautie 50. Psal 2. for Sion the Subject of Gods love 87. Psal 2. of his desire 132. Psal 14. of his Jelousie 8 Zachary 2. the friend the Sister the Spouse of Christ for Sion which whosoever hateth shall be turned backward 129. Psal 5. to favour whose dust is an acceptable service in the sight of God Thus you see the fulnesse and generality of the Cause in respect of the soule you fight for the God of Grace for Jesus Christ the gift of Grace the spirit of Grace the Gospell of Grace and the children of Grace Secondly see the fulnesse of the Cause in respect of the outward man in many particulars First you fight for your King though this be esteemed a Paradox a Riddle a lye a scorne because it is contrary to his Commands and his Person is with those against whom you fight and so in danger yet first you take up Armes in under and for the defence of his lawfull Authority setled in Parliament and not among Cavaliers against those whose endeavours are to destroy the Parliament and Lawes of the Land and consequently all his Royall and lawfull authority and so either to unking and dethrone him or make him a Tyrant the high way to ruine him by exposing him to the wrath of God and the dangerous hazards of a Tyrannicall Government which are commonly stabs poyson plers and Treasons You fight for his Authority which is greater then his personall Commands if he should personally edmmand to murther which is forbidden by his Authoritie which would be most disloyall he that disobeyeth the one or the other the King saith he will rule us by Law and make his will that Law though it be in things contrary to knowne Lawes and you fight against his will because contrary to his Authority which is greater than his Will the party you fight against resist his lawfull Authoritie you his corrupt Will they his power you his Command they withstand him as a King you as a man who are the greater Rebells his deliberate Will is in Parliament signified by his Writ and Act of continuance his passionate will is in his Camp signified by his Commands that you should not obey his will in Parliament what will you doe you will say he is not present in Parliament therefore the third Estate which is essentiall thereunto is gone and so there is a diffolution of the whole I answer his power is there though not his Person he is not in his inforiour Courts personally but vertually and so he is in Parliament his Person may die but not his power you are proclaimed Traitors by his mouth your Enemies by his Law you by his Person they by his power you are proclaimed Traitors but what is the Treason you will not quietly let your throats be cut nor suffer the Parliament to be destroyed you will not advance Prerogative above Law nor permit an Army of Theives to take away all you have without resistance you will not destroy the Kings lawfull Authority by submitting your selves to his unlawfull Commands you will not permit cursed men to destroy the Parliament as Doog at Sauls tyrannicall command did destroy the Lords Priests 1 Sam. 22 18 but defend them from slaughter as David did Abiathar v. 23. in a word you will not be made slaves but say you are free borne and this is Treason how prove you that why your Enemies call it so 2. You fight for the recovery of his Royall Person out of the hands of those miscreants and reinstate Him in his Royall Throne and Dignity that both He and his Posteritie if God will may yet flourish in their Royaltie so that notwithstanding all contradictions you fight for your King Secondly you fight for your Countrie for the peace of it against the great disturbers thereof 2. For the plentie of it against the Plunderers tobbers spoylers destroyers thereof 3. For the Libertie of it the Lawes power and Priviledges thereof in Parl our Nationall Inheritance 4. For all your common Interests in any thing you enjoy your Houses Lands Estates Callings what ever you have is lost if the day be lost 5. You fight for your neerest relations your Wives and poore children who are undone if you give up the Cause if the Principles of Heathens have rendered them valiant for their Countries good and their Valour famous to succeeding posteritie shall not the Principles of piety be stronger in Christians thus you have a good cause it is clearely good it is fully good for God your King your Countrey in all their references never the like cause all things considered from the