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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	power_n	supreme_a	7,138	5	8.8346	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94138	The soldiers catechisme, composed for the King's Armie; wherein his 1 cause is justified, and his enemies condemned. 2 Soldier is instructed, and the rebell reclaimed. Written for the incouragement and direction of all that have taken up armes in this cause of God, his Church, and his annointed; especially the common soldiers. By T.S.	Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.	1645 (1645)	Wing S6224; Thomason E1185_5; ESTC R203688	6,408	19

THE SOLDIERS CATECHISME Composed for The KING'S Armie Wherein His 1 Cause is justified and his enemies condemned 2 Soldier is instructed and the Rebell reclaimed Written for the incouragement and direction of all that have taken up Armes in this Cause of God his Church and his Annointed especially the Common Soldiers By T. S. DEUT. 20.1 When thou goest out to battell against thine enemies and seest horses and charets and a people more then thou be not afraid of them For the Lord thy God is with thee OXFORD Printed by Henry Hall 1645. TO MY HONOVRed Freind NOAH BRIDGES Esquire Clarke to the Honourable House of Commons of the Parliament of ENGLAND Sir Iunii 18. 1645. I received from you a Thing called The Souldiers Catechisme composed for the Parliaments Army written by R. Ram Minister of Spalding in Lincolneshire you desired me to answer it because it had done some Disservice to the King as is supposed in misleading some simple soules I have read it and beleive the supposition and for present answer returne you the same Title with this alteration onely Composed for the Kings Army certainely perswading my selfe that this truth and it is nothing else but truthy may reduce those whom his Falsehood hath seduced yet promising you if so you will have it speedily to answer his verbatim and largely which is here done onely in sense and breifely yet fully I imagine for the service abovesaid namely To reclaime my Countrymen to their ancient obedience which is your and all good mens desire and amongst them Sir of Your Freind and Servant T. SVVADLIN Junii 19. 1645. THE SOVLDIERS CAtechisme Composed for the Kings Army Qu SIR I pray tell me is warre lawfull and may I lawfully be a Souldier Ans Yes Warre is lawfull For God allowes it Deut. 23.9 and He is stiled a man of warre Exod. 15.3 And you may lawfully be a souldier For Gods choicest Servants Abraham Ioshua Sampson Gideon David and many more were Souldiers And you may safely follow their example so that you have a lawfull calling to that Profession Qu. How may I be assured that I am lawfully called to this profession and consequently may with a safe conscience take up Armes Ans This you may know both Negatively and Affirmatively Qu. How Negatively Ans By three Notes 1. If you thrust your selfe into this calling either without or against that education your Parents have given you either without or against their allowance For such Rashnesse Jacob chid his two sonnes Simeon and Levi Gen. 34.30 and blamed them Gen. 49.7 If your Parents disallow and forbid you this calling you are not lawfully called unto it 2. If you enter into this Profession either without or against that Supreame Authority under which you live For this fault were the children of Israell destroyed by the sword because they presumed to go up against the Amalekites when Moses their King forbad them Numb 14.42 If the King or those Magistrates that are appointed by Him doe forbid you you are not lawfully called unto it 3. If you take up Armes for your owne private ends either for Coveteousnesse and to grow Rich thereby or for Malice and to be Revenged thereby or for Sensuality and to delight therein you are not lawfully called unto it For saies the Psalmist Scatter thou the People that delight in Warre Psal 68.30 Qu. What then thinke you of those that now take up Armes against the King Ans Why I thinke yes I know they are Rebels and I feare without Gods great mercy and their owne Repentance they shall be tormented with the Devill and his Angels Q. God forbid Sir pray why censure you them so hardly Ans Nay God will not forbid it for he hath forbidden all men to Rebell and hath threatned them that doe Rebell with Damnation Ro. 13.2 Nor is there one example in the whole Bible of any one Rebell that ever died in the outward possibility of Salvation Qu. Sir may not Subjects resist their King in any case though He be an Hereticke an Apostate or a Tyrant Ans No Subjects may not resist in any case this is the doctrine of Jesuites and Puritans but assure your selfe there is neither Precept nor Practise for it in the holy word of God nor did the Primitive Christians ever dreame of it Qu. But if the King be such a one and intends the Destruction of His People what remedy have the Subjects Ans Prayers and Teares 1 Sam. 8.10 18. let the King be never so bad they may not use other weapons against their King then Prayers and Teares Qu. Sir It may be you speake of an Absolute Monarch but I speake of the King of England who as some Divines and Lawyers have told me is but a mixt Monarch and may be curbed and resisted Ans Did they tell you He is a mixt Monarch are you sure on 't then they told you a Bull and by their language you may perceive they are but boyes in Divinity and but Smatterers in law for the Kings of England are Absolute Monarches and not to be curbed by any not to be resisted by any 24. Hen. 8. cap. 12.25 Hen. 8. either at home or abroad If Forraigners doe it they are publicke Enemies If Domestickes doe it they are Rebels Q. But the Subjects of England have supposed they had such a Power and upon that supposition they have entred into a Holy League and Covenant and bound themselves by Oath to Reforme the King and Kingdome even by Armes are they not now bound to doe it Ans No For the Oath is unlawfull and the end is ungodly Qu. How is the Oath unlawfull Ans Because it is imposed without Authority because it is imposed against Authority Qu. Why Is it not imposed by Authority of Parliament Ans No because the King is absent and none hath Power to impose an Oath but he that hath power to draw the sword i. e. the King Or admit it as you say Yet because that which you call the Parliament hath imposed this Oath hath inforced this Covenant not only without but also against Supreme Authority i. e. the King It is unlawfull Qu. How is the End ungodly A. Because it is to shed bloud because they that take it sweare that Assertively the truth whereof they know not viz. the Scots Religion in Doctrine and Discipline and they sweare that Promissorily which for ought they know is impossible viz. the extirpation of Bishops and the bringing of all those whom they call Delinquents who are the best and major part of this Kingdome to condigne punishment i. e. to Ruine and also for the extirpation of Popery whereby they must divorce many Husbands and Wives which is a thing detestable both to God and man And this is plaine perjury Qu. But good Sir for Gods sake what shall we then doe now that we have sworne Ans What must you do Why you must Repent Repent even for taking this Oath so farre must you be