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A01974	Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653. Dignitie of chivalrie.; Gods three arrowes. aut	1631 (1631)	STC 12116; ESTC S103284	362,085	493

said I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart 1 King 3. 12. so that there was none like thee before thee neither after thee shal any arise like thee This Salomon enjoyed much peace and had a promise to enjoy peace all his daies and had no cause to feare any assaults or invasions of enemies all the nations round about being brought under by his Father David Yet this Prince of Peace built fenced cities with walls gates and barres and chariot-cities and cities of horsemen and had his 2 Chron. 8. 5 6 9. trained men of Warre which are here noted in my Text yea to shew his store of warlike provision it is expresly noted that he had 40000 stalls of horses for his chariots 1400 1 King 4. 26. 2 Chron. 1. 14. Abrahams Artillery Garden chariots and twelve thousand horsmen The first Father of that stocke wise Abraham whose house was a place of peace for the feare of God fell upon all nations round about him they honored reverenced him they accounted him a Prince of God yet had this Abraham his Artillery Garden wherein Gen. 14. 14. The number by Patent granted to the Artillery Company of London is 500. which number was not full at the time of preaching this Sermon were trained up and fitted for Warre such as were borne and brought up in his house the number of which Company I suppose was greater then the number of your Company For at once on a sudden he armed and led to the War more then three hundred trained men And it is not likely that he left his house destitute of all defence He had questionlesse many more of that his Artillery Company Now note the benefit hereof On a sudden in a time of necessity and case of extremity he had them ready to rescue five Kings that were overthrowne by their enemies To presse this patterne yet further for the point in hand the Holy Ghost noteth that Melchizedek King of Salem whose name declared him to be a King of Righteousnesse whose nation shewed him to be a Prince of Peace this Melchizedek King of Gen. 14. 18 19. 20. Heb. 7. 1 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Salem met Abraham with his forenamed troupes blessed him and them gave good entertainement to them all and congratulated their returne giving thereby an evident demonstration of his approbation of Abrahams providence and prudence in maintaining an Artillery Garden for his house The condition of Iehosaphats Kingdome who was the fourth sonne that by lineall discent came from Salomon 2 Chron. 17. 10 11 13 c. and sate on his Throne was much like to Salomons For the feare of the Lord was upon all the kingdomes of the land that were round about Iudah so that they made no warre against Iehosaphat But in Testimony of amity they sent him yeare after yeare many presents Yet he placed sorces in all the fenced cities of Iudah and set garrisons in the Land and had eleven hundred and threescore thousand Men of Warre mighty men of valour that waited on him besides those whom he put in the fenced cities thorow out all Iudah Admirable it is and but that the word of truth records it incredible that in so small a Kingdome as Iudah was there should be so many trained expert valiant men of Warre as were in Iehosaphats time When Iudah and all Israel were joyned together even all the twelve Tribes in one Kingdome that Kingdome was nothing so spacious as England is For some of our Shires are larger then some of their Tribes were and yet our Shires are in number above foure times more then their Tribes were For wee have * * * In England 39. in Wales 13. above foure times twelve shires How farre then do the three Kingdomes under the Dominion of our Soveraigne England Scotland and Ireland how farre do they exceed in spaciousnesse the Kingdome of Iehosaphat Yet question may be made whether in these three Kingdomes there be so many score thousands of trained Souldiers well disciplined men of Warre mighty men of valour as there were hundred thousands in Iudah We account twenty or thirty thousand a great Army fifty thousand a royall Army What then an hundred thousand What an hundred thousand eleven times multiplied and threescore thousand added thereto All these were under their Captaines by name Ready for Warre Waiting on the King to be sent forth at his command and yet all the fenced cities which were very many well replenished with Garrisons over and above those 1160000. Surely they counted it an honour and safety to their land to have store of trained souldiers men expert and ready for Warre at all times Therefore frequent mention is made thereof To omit other particulars in Davids time Ioab gave up the number and summe of fifteene hundred and seventy thousand men of Warre and yet left two 1 Chron. 21. 5. Tribes un-numbred Surely there must needs be many Artillery Gardens and they well replenished Martiall discipline must needs be there much exercised where were so many thousands yea hundred thousands trained up to Warre If the wiseman might send men to the Ants to learne of them Pro. 6. 6 c. to provide meat in the summer and to gather food in the harvest much better may men be sent to such worthy patterns as were guided and approved by God to be alwaies provided with expert Souldiers trained up to Warre even in times of peace A maine difference is herein put betwixt wisemen and fooles We have a proverbe that saith A foole will take his cloake in foule weather But a wise man takes it with him at all times He knoweth that a bright sun-shine day may be soone turned into a cloudy rainy day Peace is not like the unmoveable mountaines but rather like to the variable skie Wisdome teacheth men to forecast the worst that they may be provided against the worst yea and thereby prevent the worst It is an old and true Motto Pax armis Peace is procured preserved secured by preparations and provisions for Warre §. 16. Of the benefits of Artillery Gardens WHere are many Artillery Gardens and they much frequented and Martiall discipline therein daily and duly exercised Amitie with such Kingdomes will be earnestly desired and welcomely embraced Kings of such Kingdomes will be admired of their friends and feared of their foes Subjects of such Kingdomes will find just and kind entertainment in forraigne parts Natives and Allies wil be secured All manner of callings freely exercised Lands and inheritances quietly enjoyed Enemies danted Invasions and insurrections prevented and many many evills avoided They who reverence nor God nor man where they see or heare of an over-mastering power wil be kept within compasse and though conscience do not alter their inward disposition yet constraint will order their outward conversation But on the contrary by fearlesse and carelesse security The damage of neglecting Armes by neglect of Artillery

two Bulls to interdict all claime or title to the Crown of England though never so directly and nearly interessed by discent to all such as would not by their best endeavours promote the Catholique cause and by solemne and sacred oath religiously subscribe thereto But God who approveth our Religion and detesteth their superstition or rather idolatry made all their hopes utterly frustrate For in the setting of one Sun immediately arose another and that in full brightnesse to the unspeakable Occubult sol nox nulla secuta est comfort of all true hearted Englishmen and to the utter astonishment of all popish enemies of this flourishing State In the same morning wherein Queene Elizabeth died Queene Elizabeth died about two in the morning About eight King Iumes was proclaimed at Court about eleven in Cheape-side An Dom. 1603 Reg. 1. was King Iames first at the Court gate and then at the Crosse in Cheape side with wonderfull great acclamations and all manner of manifestations of joy proclaimed King An especiall evidence of the divine providence 2. In the first yeare of his Majesties raigne before he was solemnly annointed and crowned Watson and Cleark two Romish Priests conspired with others some noble men some Knights and some Gentlemen to surprize King Iames and Prince Henry presuming on forraigne forces for aid and assistance thereby to alter religion and to set up such Officers of State as they thought best But their plot before it came to execution was discovered they condemned some of them executed others spared thorow the Kings clemency 3. Garnet and Tresmond Iesuites with Catesby and Tresham before mentioned notwithstanding the death of Queene Elizabeth when they saw that King Iames defended the same faith continued to solicite the King of Spaine to send an army into England to joyne with the forces of Papists here for extirpation of Religion But the King of Spaine being then in treaty with the King of England about peace refused to hearken to any such motion Thereupon they together with other unnaturall and traiterous subjects plotted the matchlesse mercilesse devilish and damnable gun-powder-treason whereof before § 67. If ever the The day appointed to blow up the Parliament with gun powder was 5. Nov. 1605. Reg. Iacobi 3. eye of the divine providence did shew it selfe watchfull for the safety of England it was in the discovery of this plot before it came to execution Wherefore among other deliverances this is to be had in perpetuall remembrance 4. If we consider the great hazard wherin blessed Charles then Prince now our royall Soveraigne was in going to Spaine and returning from Spaine on land and sea and withall if we well weigh the admirable and unutterable benefits which we enjoy by his happy raigne over us we shall find just cause to put the day of his safe arrivall to England 6. Octob. 1623 Reg. Iacobi 20. into the catalogue of daies of memorials of Gods mercifull Providence over this Kingdome From that day the crests of Papists fell downe especially after the downfall of many An Dom. 1623 26. Oct. stilo vet 5. Nov. stilo novo of them at a Romish Priests sermon in Blacke-Friers London Of the forementioned deliverances much more is recorded in Camdens Annales Bishop Carltons Collections Speeds History and other Chronicles of England For my purpose it is enough to have pointed at the heads of them Yet because contraries laid together do more lively set out 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dixit Arist Rhet. 3. 2 each other in their owne proper colours Hereunto shal be annexed another briefe catalogue of such troubles as in former Princes times from the Conquest for to go higher is not much requisite have fallen out to the great prejudice of Kings and Kingdome that thus Gods blessing on us under the raignes of Queene Elizabeth King Iames and King Charles by whom our light and life the Gospell is still continued among us may be the better discerned §. 95. Of the troubles of England from the Conquest to Queene Elizabeths time 1. WIlliam Duke of Normandie surnamed The Conquerour 1066. Oct. 14 got the crowne with much bloud having slaine Harold the King immediately before him two of his brothers and 67974 English men He changed many of the lawes and customes of England He defaced many Churches and depopulated sundry townes to make a forrest for beasts where two of his owne sonnes were strangely slaine The Danes to recover the Crowne in his dayes invaded the land burnt Yorke and slew 3000 men The Scots likewise about the same time made great spoile in England and spared nor sex nor age Much trouble was in the land all his time Being in France and there setting a towne on fire he rode so neare the fire as his horse with the heat therof gave such a leap as it brake the rimme of his belly whereof he died in the 21. yeare of his raigne and 64 of his age Being dead he was denied buriall till much mediation was made and a great composition paid 2. William Rusus son to the Conquerour having an elder 1087. Sep. 9. brother then living came not without difficulty to the crowne He had much warre both with his elder brother Robert and also with his younger brother Henry In his time were many warres with the Scots and Welch much English bloud spilt and himselfe casually slaine by one of his subjects with an arrow shot at a stag in the 13. yeare of his raigne and 43 of his age His corps were caried towards Winchester in a colliers cart 3. Henry 1. youngest sonne of William the Conquerour 1100. Aug. 1. put Robert his elder brother by the crowne whence arose many broiles He getting the mastery over his brother imprisoned him and cruelly put out his eyes He had much warre with the Welch All his children but Mawde his daughter with 160 persons were drowned together He died of a surfeit in the 36. yeare of his raigne and 65. of his age 4. Stephen with perjury usurped the kingdome from the 1135. Dec. 2. fore-said Mawde Besides some warres abroad he had continuall civill jarres at home by reason whereof he was taken prisoner and forced in the end to leave the heire of his opposite to be his successour He died of an Iliacke passion mixed with the Emeroids in the 19. yeare of his raigne His body after it was interred was taken out of the lead and cast into a river 5. Henry 2. sonne of the foresaid Mawd thorow his incontinency 1154. Oct. 25. with Rosamond set his owne wife and children against him which caused perpetuall unquietnesse in his kingdome In one battell at Edmondbury 20000 were taken and slaine He adopted his sonne who laboured to disthrone him in the government and having much embroiled the kingdome he grew so discontented as he curst his children and the day of his birth and in much perplexity ended his daies in the 35. yeare of his

raigne and 61. of his age Being dead his people fell to spoile all he had and left himnaked 6. Richard 1. sonne to Henry 2. having in his fathers life 1189. Iul. 6. vowed a journy to the Holy Land had his kingdome in his absence usurped by Iohn his younger brother Much trouble thence arose in England On notice thereof Richard hasted home but in the way he was taken prisoner by the Duke of Austria Whence though he were after 17 moneths imprisonment with a great ransome released and restored to the Crowne yet both he and his hingdome were in continuall trouble As he was besieging a castle which would have yeelded unto him if onely their lives might be saved but he would not accept it on any condition he was shot with a poisoned arrow and thereof died in the 10. yeare of his raigne and 45. of his age and was buried at his fathers feet whom he confessed he had betrayed 7. Iohn younger brother to the foresaid Richard notwithstanding 1199. Apr. 6. Arthur sonne to his elder brother and true heire to the Crowne by might got the Kingdome But himselfe and his subjects either with others or among themselves were in continuall broiles and had many unsuccessefull warres with French Scots and Welch He was opposed by his Lords deposed by the Pope poysoned by a Monke in the 18. yeare of his raigne and 51. of his age 8. Henry 3. eldest son of the foresaid Iohn began his 1216. Oct. 19. raigne when he was not full 10 yeares old and the State very troublesome The miseries of his raigne were almost infinite by Invasions Rebellions Exactions and the sundry calamities that follow such disasters Lewis the French King entred the land many of the Barons tooke part with him On both sides very many were slaine The King himselfe by his Barons with his brother Richard King of Almain and his sonne Prince Edward taken prisoners There were then slaine 4500. He died in the 57. yeare of his raigne and 67. of his age 9. Edward 1. was enbroiled in war against the Sarazens when his father died There he received three wounds 1272. Nov. 16 with a poisoned knife by a treacherous Assasine but by the daily licking of his ranckling wounds with the tongue of lady Elenor his wife he is said to be cured With much glory he returned home and was victorious against the Scots and Welch Yet those victories were not atchieved without the expence of much English bloud He died as he was going with a mighty host against the Scots in the 35. yeare of his raigne and 68. of his age 10. Edward 2. son to Edward 1. was one of the most miserable Kings that have raigned in England The 1307. Iul. 7. Northerne parts were over-run and harried by the Scots In the battell which was called the white battell 3000 Yorkshire men were slaine by the Scots Rob. Bruse King of Scots invading England burned all the country before him He had much civill warre with his Barons and much bloud was shed on both sides He was at length himselfe imprisoned and deposed in the 20. yeare of his raigne and 42. of his age and about 8 moneths after cruelly broached to death withan hot iron spit 11. Edward 3. son of Edward 2. came to the Crowne in 1326. Ian. 25. his fathers life-time by his fathers forced resignation thereof His raigne was indeed glorious by forraigne victories but the Kingdome was much exhausted of men and mony thorow sundry expeditions into Scotland France and Spaine which occasioned great complaints of his Subjects In his time Southampton was burnt by Pirates and Carlile with other places by the Scots to the losse and vexation of many Subjects At the time of his death all of all sorts forsooke him Onely one Priest is said to be with him when he gave up the ghost in the 51. yeare of his raigne and 65. of his age 12. Richard 2. grand-child of Edward 3. came young to 1377. Iun. 21. the Crowne and by ill counsell and ill courses occasioned many Invasions Oppressions Insurrections Rebellions and last the deposition of himselfe and untimely death Wherupon ensued that fatall division betwixt the two houses of Yorke and Lancaster in pursuit of which quarrell were 13. maine battells fought three a a a Henry 6. Edward 5. Richard 3. Kings besides himselfe b b b Hen. 6. his son Edw 5 his brother two Princes heires apparent 12 Dukes one Marquesse 18 Earles one Viscount 23 Barons besides Knights and Gentlemen innumerable were slaine Richard 2. was deposed in the 23. yeare of his raigne and murdered about five moneths after in the 34. of his age 13. Henry 4. as he got the Crowne by violence so he held it by force not without continuall feare having all his 1399. Sept. 29. raigne either warres abroad or conspiracies and insurrections at home which cost the lives of many Nobles and Commons He died in the 14. yeare of his raigne and 46 of his age 14. Henry 5. sonne to Henry 4. spent most of the time of 1412. Mar. 20. his raigne in warres in France Very victorious he was therein but hastened his death thereby and in the 10. yeare of his raigne and 34. of his age leaving his crowne to an infant What followed thereupon is now to be shewed 15. Henry 6. sonne of Henry 5. was crowned in the first 1422. Aug. 31. yeare of his age with the Crownes of two Kingdomes but that of France which his father wonne was soone lost and this of England was twice pluckt from his head in his life time Many bloudy battels were fought in England betwixt the two great factions of Yorke and Lancaster wherein many thousand subjects perished This King at length was taken and imprisoned the Queene his wife exiled his sonne and heire kild his Counsellours slaine the Crowne conferred on his corrivall in the 39. yeare of his raigne and he himselfe murdered in the 50. of his age 16. Edward 4. being of the house of Yorke obtained the Crowne with much bloud there being in one battell slaine 1460. Mar. 4. 36776 English men There were civill warres almost all his raigne He was taken and imprisoned whence escaping he was forced to fly the land but returning with much hazard to his person and death of many subjects recovered the Crowne but so as his children had little joy thereof On a sudden after a sort he died in the 23. yeare of his raigne and 41. of his age 17. Edward 5. Sonne of Edward 4. was for the space of two moneths and 16 dayes accounted King but never 1483. Apr. 9. crowned For he was murthered in the Tower in the first yeare of his raigne and 12. of his age 18. Richard 3. brother to Edward 4. a bloudy tyrant usurped the Crowne caused his Nephew then King together 1483. Iun. 22. with his brother to be murthered many of his Nobles and others

14. 14. Mar. 1. 41. Luk. 7. 13 14. Of the Sonne of God it is oft noted that when he saw such and such in misery he had compassion on them and healed or otherwise helped them namely then at that instant when he first saw them He delayed not his succour he put it not off but presently instantly gave outward proofe of his inward compassion d Eph 5. 1 2. Be ye therefore followers of God as deare children and walke in love as Christ hath loved us And as God and Christ manifest their love to us by a speedy and seasonable succour so let us give proofe of our true love For this end let us remember those that are in bonds as bound with them and them that suffer adversity as being our selves also Heb. 13. 3. in the body Let us make the case of them that are in misery as our owne case As we would not that others which are able to helpe us should suffer us to lie scorching in the fire of affliction but with all the speed they can pull us out so let us deale with others A good turne quickly done is doubly done Bis dat qui cito dat Senec. lib. de Benef. §. 60. Of the boldnesse in danger which a good warrant giveth IIII. * Sec §. 52. A Good calling may make one bold in danger This is true of such as had the warrant of an extraordinary calling and of such as have ordinary warrantable callings a Exo. 1 c. 3. c Moses by vertue of his speciall calling boldly opposed himselfe against Pharaoh b Heb. 11. 27. Not fearing the wrath of the King Ioshua by vertue of his calling undertooke a warre against many mighty nations and kingdomes So did many of the Iudges d 1 Sam 17. 34. David on this ground set upon a Beare at one time and on a Lion at another and slew them both e Lev. 13. 2 c. 14. 36 c. A Priest by vertue of his calling readily and securely admitted lepers to come to him viewed them touched them and went into houses infected with leprosie to view where or how farre the leprosie had spread it selfe yet was the leprosie infectious A good calling is that way wherein God by his Divine A calling is a good warrant providence setteth a man and wherein he hath appointed him to walke f Psal 91. 11. In that way he hath given his Angels charge over him to keepe him Where we have g Heb. 1. 14. the Angels to minister for us and to h Psal 34. 7. encampe round about us what need we feare They will either keepe us safe from danger in this world Or if it seeme good to God to take us out of this world they will carie our soules into heaven as i Luk. 16. 22. they did the soule of Lazarus For application of this point it is requisite that we be Who to abide in plague time well instructed by Gods Word in the kind of our calling whether it be lawfull and warrantable or no. As for extraordinary callings they must be warranted by an extraordinary spirit which is rare if at all in these dayes But ordinary callings have their expresse warrant in Gods Word As the callings of Magistrates Ministers Souldiers Husbands and Wives Parents and Children Masters and Servants Nurses and Helpers in all kinds of necessities These may these must in their place calling expose themselves to danger for performing the work which by vertue of their place belongeth unto them Captains and Soldiers must stand against enemies though thereby they endanger their lives Magistrates must abide in Cities and other places besieged or infected with contagious diseases to see good order kept to take order for supply of such necessaries as are fit for all sorts though by abiding there they be in danger So Ministers must abide in such places to instruct direct comfort encourage the people under their charge So husbands and wives being one flesh must have such a tender respect each of other as not to forsake one another for feare of infection or other like danger Servants also Nurses and others that in such cases take upon them or by publique authority are appointed to be helpers to such as are infected with the plague or any other contagious and infectious disease are bound to attend such persons and abide by them yea though it be with danger of their owne lives For it is necessary that such persons be looked unto To forsake and leave them that are not able to helpe themselves to themselves is more then barbarous inhumanity It is necessary that some abide by them Who more bound then they that have an especiall calling thereto They with greatest confidence may depend on Gods speciall providence for protection from infection If they be infected and die they with greatest comfort may yeeld up their soules into Gods hands as dying in that place wherein God hath set them In these cases God hath called them to venter their lives for their brethren and thereby to give evidence of their true brotherly love Of old Christians were so charitable in relieving such as were visited with the plague as willingly they hazarded their owne lives For proofe whereof I will here set downe what Dionysius Bishop of Alexandria reporteth in an Epistle to the Brethren in Egypt Euseb Eccl. Hist lib. 7. c. 21. The charity of ancient Christians to their brethren visited with the plague Many of our brethren by reason of their great love and brotherly charity sparing not themselves cleaved one to another visited the sicke of the plague and attended upon them diligently cured them in Christ which cost them their lives And being full of other mens maladies tooke the infection of their neighbours and translated of their owne accord the sorrowes of others upon themselves fulfilling indeed the common saying that Friendship is alwayes to be retained and departing this life they seemed the off-scowring of others In this sort the best of our brethren departed this life whereof some were Ministers some Deacons in great reverence amongst the common people So that this kind of Death for their great piety and strength of faith may seeme to differ nothing from Martyrdome For they tooke the dead bodies of the Saints whose breasts and hands and faces lay upwards and closed their eyes shut their mouthes and joyntly with one accord being like affectioned imbraced them washed them and prepared their funerals and a little while after they enjoyed the like themselves For the living continually traced the steps of the dead But among the Heathen all fell out on the contrary For scarce had Heathens inhumanity in plague times the Pestilence taken place amongst them but they diverted themselves and fled from their most loving and dearest friends They threw them halfe dead in the streets The dead they left unburied to be devoured of Dogs to the end they might