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A62101	A militarie sermon wherein by the vvord of God, the nature and disposition of a rebell is discovered, and the Kings true souldier described and characterized : preached at Shrewsbury, May 19. 1644, to His Majesties army there under the command of the high and most illustrious Prince Rvpert / by Edw. Symmons ...	Symmons, Edward.	1644 (1644)	Wing S6347; ESTC R13172	32,560	38

and in his method and therefore our Saviour calls those very men in another place serpents broode and generation of vipers now a viper as some write doth destroy its owne damme which gave it being and so did they their Saviour and so do all Rebells yea our Rebells indeavour the destruction of their owne Nation that bred them of their owne Soveraigne that preserved them as Nero ript the Bowels of his owne Mother that bare him so do these patria mater rip up the very bowells of their owne Countrey that gave birth and breeding to them Iohannes Aventinus tells us that Maximilian the Emperour was wont to call the King of Spaine R●x Hominum a King of men because his Subjects like men liv'd in obedience but the King of England he would call Rex Diabolorum a King of Divells because the Su●jects of this Kingdom had divers times rebelled against their Soveraign though alwaies to their owne ruine as in King Iohn Henry the third Edward the second and Richard the second's daies And I would to God that some in this Nation did not now prove themselves worse Divells then ever but alasse they do for the Religion here professed now is more opposite to this rebellious way then that which was practised in those former daies But in this we may more fully behold the malignity and vicious disposition of Rebellious spirits they are not capable of gracious or evangelicall instructions never marvaile if they who offered spight to the cleare dictates of the Gospell do rebell against the King Therefore be not a Rebell Trust not a Rebell 1. Be not a Rebell walke not in the way with them for so to doe will speak you the Devills Child and to have reached to the highest staire of villanie your Titles will be the same which Saint Peter gives to Elimas the Sorcerer Act. 13.10 Full of all Subtilty Child of the Divell Enemy of righteousnesse and perverter of the right waies of the Lord you may remember for the Honour of Rebellion that the worst Title that the evill spirit could teach King Saul in the heate of his wrath to call Ionathan by was this Thou Sonne of the perverse and Rebellious Woman 1 Sam. 20.30 2. Trust not a Rebell 't is Solomons advice Prov. 26 25. Though he speaketh faire yet believe him not for there be seven that is a multitude of abhominations in his heart they that seek Rebellion as appeares by the practice of some in our Nation doe hold that Principle of the Jesuites that they may break their word promise or oath so it be in ordine ad causam to promote their cause and what man that is wise will credit such He that hateth saies Solomon dissembleth with his lips and layeth up deceit within him so did these men of Hope when to get leave to sit as long as they pleased they promised the Reformation of Church and State the payments of the Kings debts and to make him the most glorious Prince in Christendome for how well they have kept or indeavoured to keepe their word let all men judge They make lyes their refuge and confide in them and there 's reason for it they are of their neerest kindred even their owne Brethren Children with themselves of the same Father I could shew you how all the foundation stones of their rebellious building are nothing but Lyes and so are the pillowes that uphold the same cemented they are together with a morter of craft malice and impudency but experience hath too sufficiently taught this to the whole Nation beside I should want time if I should now speake of it onely there is one thing I 'le desire you to note in all Rebells It is their nature being men that like Ahab have sold themselves to worke wickednesse to charge as he did by their lyes their owne conditions and intentions upon others thou art he that troubles Israel sayeth he to Elias when it was himself so Corah and his companions when they rebelled against Moses and Aron did charge them for taking too much upon them when it was onely themselves that did so And Satan when he tempted our first Parents to rebell did charge most wickedly upon the Lord his Soveraigne his own conditions of falshood and envy And so his Brood amongst us how directly have they trod in his steps for seducing the people to rebell against their Leige Lord they have most maliciously accused him of falshood their owne condition and of envy at the welfare and happinesse of them his Subjects and that he intended to alter religion to destroy the Liberties of Parliament and the properties of his people yea and to bring in forraigners to invade the Nation while themselves as wofull experience doth now teach us have indeavoured and in some sort eff●cted all and every one of the same things wherefore from hence I sa● learne to be so wise as not to trust a Rebell and to this purpose remember the example of our Saviour Iohn 2.24 though they speake him faire and made great professions of their good will towards him and of being his Disciples yet he would not commit himself unto them For saith the Text he knew well what was in them they were some of that Serpents brood I spake of before And secondly remember too how they our Rebells I meane will not believe the King off●ring undeserved mercy and pardon unto them although he like that Inhabitant of Heaven Psal. 15. hath kept his word with them to his owne losse do you therefore believe such unbelievers But what should be the reason of this their suspicion some will say why even this they judge of the King by themselves they thinke hee will deceive them because they have already and still thinke to deceive him what paines hath been taken and at this present is by those Councellors of Peace at Oxford to worke faith in these Infidells but to no purpose 't is true which the Psalmist saies of such men Let the Charmers charme never so wisely they will not heare for 't is mischiefe onely which they seeke after and are resolved yea have sworne and taken a Covenant to persevere in A wicked man seeketh onely Rebellion 2. Seeketh this word notes his active diligence seeking is studying and devising occasions and meanes to promote that which is aimed at quaerit tantùm he is diligent for he mindeth nothing else but this he minds alwaies the Lesson or Doctrine is this Rebellious men are exceeding industrious and diligent in their way They are alwaies plotting or acting somewhat to the furtherance Mat. 2.1 They devise iniquity in the night season upon their beds and in the day time they practice what they have devised because saith the Text they haue got power or the Militia into their hands nay sometime they are so great with Egge to act that mischiefe which they have plotted in the Evening against the righteous man that lives quietly by them that they will fetch

this Counsell how shall we make your Text good and approve our selves cruell messengers I answer that the Text is rather a Declaration then a precept it doth not command you to be cruell but doth declare that a Rebell shall meet with crueltie i.e. with sure and sharp punishment and when such a one doth meet with such a portion who ever be the inflicter of it we are taught by the Text to conclude that 't is sent him of God and indeed do what we can there are wicked men enow in an Armie who will extend their furie even to crueltie which when we have observed we may see Gods hand therein against the Rebels though I confesse this too that somtime God hath in their heat of bloud infused into good and holy men a certain spirit which hath appeared as a cruell spirit for example such was that which shew'd it self in David when the Citie Rabbah of the Ammonites was taken He put the people under Sawes and Harrowes of iron and axes of iron and made them passe through the Brick-kilne Now I say when by the effects we see such a spirit in any we are to note the hand of God therein But here let me advise you of one necessarie thing from the Text A cruell messenger shall be sent against him scil. against the rebellious man your severitie therefore must be onelie against such and not against anie of the Kings loyall and good subjects that bed you and board you and give you house-roome for your selves and horses 't is the custome of too many but I affirm they are no true Gentlemen no true Cavaliers when they have had free quarter in a place and perhaps have devoured up all the provision in the house then to requite their Landlord with eobbing and plundering him of his houshold commodities or els threaten so to do unlesse he will give them money to forbeare O these carriages do speak such men to be sent rather to make the King enemies then to rid him of his enemies but Gentlemen and Souldiers if you acknowledge your selves the Kings Messengers remember your imployment ●ccording to your Commission is to punish rebels and not to abuse good Subjects And in your actions against the Rebels I can from the Text excite you to be couragious for they being such as they be the people of Gods curse and you having the Kings Commission and fighting in defence of his sacred Person Crown and dignity against them what ever bloud of theirs you shed in battell is not innocent bloud but as guiltie bloud as ever was shed by Christians in a just warre since the beginning of Christianity for concerning the heads of this Rebellion the men of Westminster or the faction there who to vex their religious King have bestowed their best care to lose Ireland to give away Scotland and to destroy England these men I say together with their bloud-thirstie Chaplains by whose venemous tongues they belch out so much blasphemie treason and crueltie against God the King and the Kings people and by whose witcherie and specious pretences they have conjured so manie of the poore vulgar into their desperate and destructive circles if ever any combination of men upon earth since the Scribes and Pharisees of Christs time did sin the sin against the Holy Ghost I feare these are they for they do knowingly resist the doctrine of Gods Word and Spirit and studiously oppose the light of their own consciences and former professions How often have they charged it upon His sacred Majestie to intend that mischiefe which themselves were in practice of and in plotting to performe How have they hood-winked the poore Commonaltie of England with suspitions of the Kings calling in Forraigners to invade the Land and of aiming to destroy the Priviledges of Parliament and Liberty of the Subject till themselves have effected the very same things What peevish constructions have they made of all His Majesties most honest and candid expressions How have they studied most irreligiously to thwart him in all his pious and peaceable desires all this doth plainly speak to every discerning eye that their labours are against their owne consciences to grieve the Holy Ghost in the bosome of Gods Annointed Nay let every man judge of their spirits and of the nature of their sin by two things in particular 1. By their forcing their late Oath and Covenant upon people whereas themselves did most highly condemne and oppose that new Oath made by the Convocation some five yeares ago to be taken by the Clergie as most ungodly unreasonable and illegall affirming that the proceedings in the urging thereof were too extremely violent and the penaltie annexed thereto upon the refusall thereof was too cruell and many arguments specially those called the London Quaeres were framed and countenanced by them against the same themselves have now point-blank against those their own Arguments inforced an Oath far more ungodly more unreasonable and more illegall with more extremitie of violence and with heavier penalties upon more people all in generall more ignorant whereby they have indangered millions of soules and deposed many faithfull Ministers and others from their places means and maintenance because they dare not offend God and their own consciences in taking of it 2. By that common Answer of theirs which hath been so often given by so many of them when they have beene moved to restraine Anabaptists Hereticks and vicious persons whereof there be such swarmes among them namely that these serve to advantage the Cause to promote the great designe in hand scil. to depose the King and murder all his friends therefore they must be borne withall for the season From these and many other such particulars it may be concluded that your Enemies are the Enemies not onely of peace but also of Gods truth and Spirit and as you have God and a righteous Cause on your side so have you their own Consciences against themselves and the praiers of sincere-hearted men pleading for you wherefore be you confident and couragious more are for you then against you be holy be valiant Yea be holie that you may be valiant nay be holie and you shall be valiant the Spirit of Holinesse is the Spirit of fortitude and the Authour of good successe Remember that precept Deut. 23.9 When the Host goeth forth against the enemies then keep thee from every wicked thing Nay let me assure you you cannot gall your enemies or prejudice them more then by being upright and holie for they I mean the seekers of Rebellion are such imbittered enemies against the truth of grace what ever they pretend that they gnash their very teeth at those whom they cannot vitiate with their rebellion or darken with their lies and slanders Yea friends let me assure you that holinesse in you will quite disarme and unweapon them wheras your sins do set an edge both upon their tongues and swords your holinesse shall take away the edge of both