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A08552	The Christian conflict a treatise, shewing the difficulties and duties of this conflict, with the armour, and speciall graces to be exercised by Christian souldiers. Particularly applied to magistrates, ministers, husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants. The case of vsury and depopulation, and the errours of antinomists occasionally also discussed. Preached in the lecture of Kettering in the county of Northampton, and with some enlargement published by Ioseph Bentham, rector of the Church of Broughton in the same county.	Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671.	1635 (1635)	STC 1887; ESTC S113626	266,437	390

and our victory Who with his owne hands at severall times slew 3000 Turkes by the negligence of his watch at one time lost 2000 horse and 3000 foot It hath beene ever therfore the constant and continuall care of Cities Common-wealths chiefe Captaines and Commanders to prevent the subtill and deceitfull circumventings of their enemies by daily and diligent constant and continuall watchfullnesse Witnesse not onely the practises of particular persons as of Scanderbeg who slept but two houres in the night untill he had delivered his countrey and of particular places as of the famous citty of Thebes which in each of its 100 strong and sumptuous gates had a watch of 200 horse But also of all both places and persons who in their citties and armies especially in times of warre keepe watch and ward ordinary and extraordinary to warne them of danger if any be Therefore we have need to watch much or of great watchfullnesse Chrys Hom. 3. in Gen. 1. Tom. 1. pag. 13. because we have alwaies warre and no truce saith Chrysostom The Scripture therefore doth strictly presse and enjoyne with soveraigne commandements sweetly perswade and induce with serious allurements all Christian combatants to watchfullnesse Matth. 24. 4● 43. Watch therefore for you know not c. 25. 13. Watch therefore c. 26 41. Watch and pray that you enter not into temptation Luke 12. 37. Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when hee commeth shall find watching 21. 36. Wach ye therefore and pray alwaies c. 1 Cor. 16. 13. Watch ye stand fast c. 1 Thess 5. 6. Let us watch and be sober 2 Tim. 4. 5. Watch thou in all things 1 Pet. 4. 7. Be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer 5. 8. Be sober be vigilant because your adversary the Divell as a roaring Lyon walketh c. In which Scriptures and divers more which use this military word Christ Iesus and his blessed Apostles like wise and warlike Captaines instruct us Christian souldiers to behave our selves like those who in warre are appointed continually to watch in some sconce watch-tower or other eminent place where they must rowse up themselves throughly that they sleepe not pryingly view up and downe Ezek. 3. 17. 2 Sam. 13. 34. 2 Reg. 9. 17. every where and descrie what may be helpfull or hurtfull to the army or citty The word in Hebrew signifying a watchman is derived of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a word signifying to see a farre to espie to consider diligently So that a watchman is an espiall a considerer a viewer an observer The Greeke words signifying watchmen and watchfullnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vigil●a a vigeo est enim vigere vali lum robuslum esse quasi v●m agere quare vigiles non segnes non torpentes quales sunt dormientes sed qui vigore suo sunt and to watch some of them signifie an abstaining from sleepe to awake out of sleepe Some a keeping guard seeing to an observing In the Latine tongue the word signifying watchfullnesse is derived by some of a verbe which signifieth to bee strong and lusty to have force and power wherefore watchmen ought not to bee slothfull faint and lazie as sleepers are but such who are in livelinesse strength and vigour By which particulars it is easie to be seene that watchfullnesse is a military word a daily duty for martiall men and therefore for us Christian souldiers and what it is namely An earnest care to live every day as one would live upon his dying day or upon his judgement day A diligent observing of all such things as may helpe or hinder us in our Christian warfare A wary diligence whereby we looke to our selves to those offices we take in hand and those things which appertaine unto them A carefull observing of our hearts and a diligent looking to our waies that they may be pleasing and acceptable to God A diligent observing of our dangers and our duties therein to be performed 1. This watchfullnesse is often and ordinarily frequently and Reasons forcibly enjoyned by our gracious saving Soveraigne and chiefe commander Christ Iesus Marke 13. 37. Watch 37. What I say to you I say to all Watch. 2. This is a duty of important and urgent necessity Both in regard of our enemies wi●h whom we must encounter who are for number innumerable for malice implacable for labour unwearied for condition and quality spirituall invisible mercilesse for diligence incessant leaving no stone unrolled no meanes unattempted to harme and destroy us As also in regard of sin against which we must combate and of which we must heedfully beware This being of so subtill deceitfull bewitching insinuating nature that where these finde entrance and can get admittance they doe not solitarily and without company surprise the secure seduced soule but with their over-flowing troupes furiously flocking together strive to surcharge the same Witnesse Cains unadvised anger Gen. 4. which produced inveterate wrath that barbarous and bloudy murder that desperation Witnesse Davids idlenesse which occasioned lust adultery murder 2 Sam. 11. And that it may the more easily ensnare and inveigle us with its bewitching guiles it fawnes and fleeres upon us with a painted face polishing over its pestiferous pollutions with plausible and pleasing pretences of piety of providence good husbandry good fellowship of decency devotion c. Watchfullnesse therefore is very needfull For the greater danger wee are in or subject unto the more watchfull and carefull wee must bee for our owne and other● safety 3. This is a speciall private helpe to the publique exercises of religion It is the first and principall private helpe by good and right reason this being as an eye to see them all well and rightly done and used Yea this must bee a continued conjoyned companion to all Christian performances Wee are to watch unto prayer Ephes 6. 18. namely to get ability to pray and that aright to the occasions and opportunity of prayer to the successe and event of prayer We are to watch unto prayer that we bee not seene of men like hypocrites that we use not vaine repetitions as the heathen Matth. 6. 5 7. We are to watch unto hearing Luk. 8. 18. namely that we heare with faith and confidence with submission willing assent and purpose to obey We are to watch in our workes of mercy that we doe them not to be seene of men that our left hand do not know what our right hand doth Matth. 6. 1 2 3. We are to watch unto fasting that in this we approve our selves to our father in secret that he may reward us openly Matth. 6. 18. 4. The best and bravest the most wise and worthy souldiers in this our warfare neglecting or securely sleighting their Christian watch have fearefully fallen shamefully beene foyled and supplanted and dangerously deceived through the suddaine sallies and surprisalls the vigilant underminings and violent encounters of our virulent

therfore saith our Church in a prayer to be said on the fift of November Whose religion is rebellion whose faith is faction whose practice is murthering of soules and bodies 3. This is a matter of important weight and urgent necessitie A necessarie for 1. No King Prince or Potentate hath these gifts or graces of himselfe but by grace and inspiration from above Iob 32. 8 9. The inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding great men are not alwaies wise Eccl. 3. 16. 5. 8. 10. 5. Ier. 15. 17. Every man is brutish by his knowledge 2. None can give these graces and excellent endowments but God onely who bestowes them upon those who ask him Iob 38. 36. Who hath put wisdome in the inward parts or who hath given understanding to the heart 28. 12. Where shall wisdome be found c. Whence then commeth wisdome and where is the place of understanding Vers 20. God understandeth the way thereof c. 23. It is Gods blessing which makes all thing prosperous and successefull Ps 127. 1. It is he that giveth salvation unto Kings Psal 144. 10. It is he who leads in the way of righteousnesse in the midst of the paths of judgement Prov. 8. 20. A just waight and ballance are the Lords all the waights of the bag are his worke 16. 11. Mans goings are of the Lord Prov. 20. 24. The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord as rivers of waters he turneth it whithersoever he will Prov. 21. 1. Yea every mans judgement commeth from the Lord 29. 26. 3. After he hath given he often takes away againe as from Saul from whom the Spirit of the Lord departed and an evill spirit from the Lord troubled him 1 Sam. 16. 14. and withholds his grace of assistance Iob 12. 20. He removeth away the speech of the trusty and taketh away the understanding of the aged he powreth contempt upon Princes and weakeneth the strength of the mighty Ier. 51. 57. I will make drunke her princes and her wise men her captaines and her rulers and her mighty men saith the King whose name is the Lord of hoasts 4. When these and such like graces are wanting in the government of Kings and Princes subjects dare not complaine check controll or reprove them Iob 54. ●8 Is it fit to say to a King thou art wicked or to Princes ye are ungodly Nec valent nec debent castigare Subjects neither can nor ought to correct their Princes 5. Where they be wanting Kings and great men are wicked and all things go to wracke and ruine in a countrey and common-wealth Prov. 11. 11 14. By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted but it is overthrowne by the mouth of the wicked Where no counsell is the people fall 29. 4. The King by judgement establisheth the land but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it 31. 5. Lest they drink and forget the law and pervert judgement of any of the afflicted Eccles 10. 16. Woe to thee O land when thy King is a child and thy Princes eat in the morning Lewd Governours are like leaking ships which drowne all 4. These and such like gifts and gracious endowments Ab utili do inestimably enrich and ennoble the parties themselves with God and man confirme and establish their Thrones and Scepters and make their subjects unspeakably gladsome and gratefull For 1. A King that sitteth in the throne of judgement chaseth away evill with his eye Pro. 20 8. 2. The throne is established by righteousnesse Pro. 16. 12. Yea righteousnesse exalteth a nation 14. 34. Take away the wicked from before the King and his Throne shall be established in righteousnesse Prov. 25. 5. The King by judgement establisheth the land Pro. 29. 14. 3. To doe justice and judgement is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice Proverbs 21. 3. In these things namely in exercising loving kindnesse judgement and righteousnesse in the earth I delight saith the Lord Ieremie 9. 24. 4. These bring shelter succour and safety to subjects Isa 32. 16 17 18. Then judgement shall dwell in the wildernesse and righteousnesse remaine in the fruitfull field and the worke of righteousnesse shall be peace and the effect of righteousnesse quietnesse and assurance for ever and my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation in sure dwellings and in quiet resting places Ieremy 7. 5 7. 22. 15 16. Did not thy Father eat and drinke and do judgement and justice and then it was well with him Hee judged the cause of the poore and needy and then it was well with him c. 5. A divine sentence is in the lips of the King he shall not transgresse in judgement Prov. 16. 10. 6. A King that sitteth in the throne of judgement scattereth away all evills with his eyes Proverbs 20. 8. A wise King scattereth the wicked and bringeth the wheele over them Pro. 20. 26. 7. Mercy and truth preserve the King and his Throne is upholden by mercy Pro. 20. 28. 8. Where these gifts and graces are there is health strength safety delight and the blessing of goodnesse Prov. 24. 5 6 25. 9. And so they are a meanes likewise to prop up and preserve the common-wealth For By a man of understanding and knowledge the state of the land shall bee prolonged Proverbs 28. 2. Whereas The Prince that wanteth understanding is a great oppressour Proverbs 28. 16. 10. From these do flow the constant and comfortable continuance of a country the majesty and maintenance of a kingdome Pro. 28. 2. 29. 4. 11. By meanes of these Princes and Potentates prolong their dayes Pro 28. 16. procure health Pro. 24. 6. and prosperity Ier. 22. 15 16. 12. Subjects live joyfully as we do this day rejoycing when the righteous are in authority Pro. 19. 2. In peace piety and honesty 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. 5. Diverse and dreadfull are the effects and consequents of Ab inutili evill and unjust government 1. In regard of the Governours For 1. They will keep evill servants Pro. 29. 12. 2. They will transgresse for a trifle Pro. 28. 21. 3. They will pervert judgement Pro. 17. 23. 31. 5. 4. They oppresse the poore Pro. 28. 15 16. 5. They are in danger of cursing Pro. 24. 24. 6. They will be contemned Pro. 18. 3. 2. In regard of the people or subjects For 1. They shall sigh and mourne Pro. 29. 2 2. They shall feare and flie Pro. 28. 28. 3. They will hate and curse so miserably offend Pro. 24. 24. 4. They will despise and contemne so miserably offend Pro. 18. 3. 3. In regard of the countrey 1. It shall be wofull Eccl. 10. 16. 2. It shall be destroyed Pro. 29. 4. 3. It shall be consumed Ier. 21. 12. Amos 5. 6 7. 4. It shall be desolate Mica 3. 9 10 11. Sion for your sake shall beplowed c. 6. Such as the Princes and principall men are such will the people themselves be either in truth or in

every part Who will kill me and deliver me out of this distresse that I languish not in these torments And he himselfe not being able to abid● the stinch of his body assaied divers times to kill himselfe but he had not the power so to doe thus this cruell Homi-cide and blasphemer received confusion as a just reward of his cruelties To reherse onely the horrible end of Rockwood the chief● Act. M 〈…〉 stirrer up of all the afflictions afore spoken of against the Protestants in Callice when even to the last breath staring and raging he cryed he was utterly damned being willed to ask God mercy who was ready to forgive all that asked mercy of him he brayed and cryed out all to late for I have sought maliciously the deaths of a number of the honestest men in the towne and though I so thought them in my heart yet I did that lay in mee to bring them to evill death all to late therefore all to late 2. Or Divels True it is the divels malice against us is inveterate and so exceeding great that he will not be wanting to doe us what mischiefe soever he can although thereby he aggravates his owne damnation Neither is his craft inferiour to his hatred he being the old subtill Serpent He is also as cruell as fraudulent being the great red Dragon and the roaring Lyon seeking whom he may devoure And as powerfull as truculent being the strong man armed the prince of darknesse the God of this world and daring to contend with Michael Yet need we not either faint or feare but must and may encounter his fierce and fiery darts with comfort and courage with patience and puissance To this end consider 1. That this divell so potent and politique so malevolent and mischievous is subject and subordinate to God our mercifull protector and gracious father from whom the evill spirit received a commission to deceive Ahabs false Prophets 1 King 22. 21 23. Sathan had license and liberty given and granted to afflict Iob Iob 1. 12. 2. 6. And without whose leave the Divells could not enter into swine Matth. 8. 31. 2. That as the raging restlesse Ocean cannot exceed its limited bounds Iob 38. 10 11. So neither can this raging ravenous lyon transcend his permitted limits He may sift Saint Peter yet can he not make his faith to faile Luk. 22. 31 32. He may buffet Saint Paul but not vanquish him 2 Cor. 12. 9. endure we therefore hardnesse SECT 7. Motive 6. Drawne from the kindes of them 1 Losse of riches 2 Famine 3 Exile 4 Death 5 want of buriall 6 Reproches THe sixt Motive drawne from the kindes of afflictions Stay a little pause a while examine strictly and seriously some of those particular pressures which seeme most dreadfull and distastfull ponder punctually and precisely upon them search and see if any affliction is so adverse if any hardnesse is so harsh that a Christian souldier may not endure with patience and piety constancy and cheerefullnesse First Is the losse of riches incompatible and insufferable in thy conceit and apprehension O thou select souldier of Christ Then 1. Heare what Bias a heathen man when he lost all by the Omnia mea mecum porto Tul. parad enemies spoyling his countrey Priene said I carry whatsoever is mine with me meaning his vertue and learning 2. Heare what rich and religious Paulinus Bishop of Nola said when the cruell Goths had ruined the citty and robbed him of all as well as others Lord I am not grieved for gold and Aug. lib. 1. de civit Dei cap. 10. silver thou knowest where all my treasure is namely in heaven where it could not be taken from him 3. Heare how joyfully the primitive Christians tooke the spoyling of all their goods Heb. 10. 34. And tooke joyfully the spoyling of your goods 4 Heare how patiently and piously that holy man Iob suffered the losse of all Iob 1. 21. naked came I out of my mothers womb● and naked shall I returne thither againe the Lord hath given and taken away blessed be the name of the Lord. 5. Heare what Saint Augustine said of Christians stript and spoyled of their substance They have lost all whether have Aug. lib. 1 De civit Dei cap. 10. they lost their piety whether their faith whether the good things of the inward man which is rich before God These are the riches of Christians Godlinesse is their gaine loosing therefore these things they cry all with Iob rich within poore without naked came I c. blessed be the name c. 6. Consider and see that these riches are such which wee neither brought into this world neither can we carry them away 1 Tim. 6. 7. We brought nothing into this world and it is certaine we can cary nothing out Saint Augustine would not Ibid. have Christians grieved for the losse of those things whiles they live which they must soone leave when they die 7. Consider what promises our Saviour makes to all such who forsake houses lands or any thing for his sake and the Gospels Matth. 19. 28. saying such shall receive an hundred fold that is he shall obtaine so much glory so much grace so much wonderfull felicity that shal profit him an hundred fold more then the thing which he lost He who hath forsaken ● father and chosen God to be his father it is manifest that he hath received more then an hundred fold a carnall father He who forsakes a mother that he may love more his mother the Church hath not he an hundred fold more then a carnall mother He who forsakes a brother that he may have Christ his brother Chrysost Hom. 33. in cap. 19. Mat. v. 28. hath not he better then an hundred brothers saith Saint Chrysostome And me thinkes you cannot but contentedly part with your substance when the Lord the right owner of it requires it and to take joyfully and Christianly the spoyling of your goods knowing in your selves that you have in heaven a better and an enduring substance Heb. 10. 34. Secondly Art thou astonied and affrighted with feare of famine a misery so ponderous and insupportable that David made choyce of the destroying pestilence 2 Sam. 24. The distressed Lepers of the slaying sword rather then this 2 Kin. 7. 4 5. That it is called one of Gods evill arrowes Ezek. 5. 16. And no marvaile it causing the Israelites to desire Egiptiacall bondage rather then this Ex. 16. 3. It constraining tender-hearted mothers to eat their owne children 2 King 6. 28 29. Notwithstanding arme and animate thy selfe to endure even this And that by considering 1. The good that it hath done and may doe It brought the riotous lascivious prodigall to sight and sense of his sin to true and saving repentance Luk 15. 14 15 16. It hath taken those whom it hath killed from the miseries of this life as the sicknesses August lib. 1. De civit Dei cap. 11.

their sallies surprisalls stands and stratagems in their fighting or forbearing in their marching Z●zom Hist Eccl. lib. 6. Chap. 6. and other military proceedings Answerable hereunto was the speech of valiant Valentinian It was O you souldiers saith he in your power to choose me to governe but n●w I am chosen of you it is in my power onely to elect not in yours to choose him partner of the Empire whom you desire Moreover it is meete that you who are now subject to my governement to be quiet and for me who am Emperour to consider what is to be done Aemilius the Romane Generall likewise Car. Chro● lib. 2. said publikely to the people that had they chosen a man more fit he would have obeyed but if they would have him to bee Captaine hee desired that the army would obey him and not take the office of the Generall to themselves nor hinder him with their curiosity and fables The souldiers of Tamerlane durst not turne their backes in fight it being contrary to his leave and liking The souldiers of the famous Romane Scipio were so obsequious and obedient to him their Generall that at his wish and willing charge and commanding they would adventure upon and attempt imminent yea unconceaveable difficulties and dangers so as not onely to encounter with much hazard and little hope upon uneven and unequall termes fierce and furious foes but also violently to throw and tumble themselves from of the tops of steepe and cragg● rockes and mountaines Atto 〈…〉 s actor 〈…〉 esse 〈…〉 Spem retulit 〈…〉 plures serva 〈…〉 The Persian souldiers were so faithfull to Zerxes that many of them speedily and voluntarily cast themselves into the sea to safeguard and preserve him Hector Mochint●s●h a Scottish rebell had two hundred such faithfull Captaines that life and liberty being offered to them after their apprehension and arraignement as they were going to the gallowes conditionally that they would declare and tell where Hector was they answered they could not tell and if they could yet they would not by any paine or terrour of death bee induced to breake their faith or betray their Marian Franc. de ●●ri master Those licentious Locusts and luxurious Loyalists the Iesuites at the will and command of their barbarous and bloudy unnaturall and irreligious Superiours murther Facinus 〈◊〉 Marian. lib. 1. c. ● and massacre the Lords annointed ones Kings and Princes as a most memorable enterprise The servants of Absolom and the soulders of Abimelech do as they are directed put in execution what by them as their commanders was enjoyned Iudg. 9 49. 2 Sam. 13. 27. The young men of Ioab and Abner at their assigning and appointment arose and acted such sad and sorrowfull parts in that terrible and cruell tragedy where each man sheathed his sword in his fellowes side so that they fell downe dead together 2 Sam. 2. 16. Yea disobedience and unfaithfullnesse of souldiers to their Chiefetaines and Leaders is so odious and opprobrious so criminous and culpable that by the law of armes such are to suffer even death it selfe which hath beene executed upon delinquents not onely by renowned Commanders for faults oftentimes Knol T●rk Hist not many and meane Witnesse Charles Count Maunsfelt who in his wars against the Turkes hanged an Hungarian horseman because he refused to carry a faggot to damne up the trenches at Stragoniam a Flens Tamerlano queritur pauper●ula ma●no Vnum è militibus lac rapuisse sibi Innumer as jubet ille slatim consistere tu●mas Raptorem lactis qu crat ut illasui Intento at tetricus rescindit pectora ferro Qud justa an fuerit neone querela sciat Dick. Spec. Frag. Knols Turk Hist Moris Hist of Ireland Stowe And Tamerlane the great who put a souldier to death for stealing a little milke from a maid at her complaint contrary to his military precepts But also by enemies themselves who having made use of and taken advantage by the trecheries and treasons of such unfaithfull and fraudulent fellowes have rightly repayed them with losse of life as a condigne and convenient recompense for such false-hearted execrable and abhorred persons Witnesse the strange and dreadfull death of Nicholas Kereischen who by the commandement of Selimus was put into a hogshead of nailes with this inscription Heere receive the reward of thy avarice and treason Gynto thou hast sold for gold if thou be not faithfull to Maximilian thy Lord neither wilt thou be to me Witnesse the death of Parese Foster-brother to Kildare who having the custody of Mainoth in Ireland betrayed it to Breretan for reward which was faithfully paid and then presently the untrusty traytor beheaded Canute the Dane commanded the traytor Edrike of Stroton Earle of Mercia to be put to death who by flight had purposely betrayed Edmund the King with the English into his hands according to his treacherous promise In the Barons wars against King Iohn they sent into France for Lewis the son of the French King to whom they Stowe in King Iohn joyned against their Soveraigne c. The Vicount of Melin who came with the Prince into England before his death at London told the Barons that if Lewis did get the Kingdome he would banish out of the Realme for ever all those which now doe take his part and persecute King Iohn as Traytors to their King Thomas Gourney and Iohn Maltravers the more Stowe R. 3. then barbarous murderers of Edward the second had also a condigne reward for their trechery Banister who betrayed Stowe his master the Duke of Buckingham to Richard the third His son and heire waxed mad died in a boare-stie his eldest daughter was stricken with leprosie his second son made lame his youngest drowned in a small puddle himselfe in his old age arraigned for murder and for a thousand pound promised by King Richard received not one farthing the King telling him that hee which would be so untrue to so good a master would be false to all other Worthy to this purpose is the saying of Philip King of Macedon If any Athenian living in Athens doth say that he prefers me before his countrey him verily would I buy with much money but not thinke him worthy my friendship But if any for his countrey sake shall hate me him will I impugne as a castle a strong wall and bulwarke yet admire his vertue and reckon the city happy in having such a one Bee we therefore who are the servants and souldiers of the Lord Iesus dutifull and diligent observant and obedient firme and faithfull in our generall and particular stations and standings to the precepts and prescriptions the doctrines and directions the instructions and injunctions to the royall rules and divine commandements of our Supreme Soveraigne and chiefe Commander Christ Iesus Ephes 6. 14. Stand therefore The word there used is a word of conflict implying not one onely but many and divers