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The soldier's religious exercise in the time of war Being some proper texts, portions of holy scripture, and prayers, useful for those officers and soldiers, who are engaged abroad in Their Majesties service. Publish'd by a late chaplain to the army.
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Late chaplain to the army.
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that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom Ps 90.12 All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come For now thou numberest my steps dost thou not watch over my sin Job 14.14 16. God will not cast away a perfect man Job 8.20 Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace Ps 37.37 Rejoice not against me O mine enemy when I fall I shall arise when I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me Mich. 7.8 Why art thou cast down O my soul and why art thou disquieted in me Psal 42.5 I have set the Lord always before me because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved Thou wilt shew me the path of life in thy presence is fulness of joy at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore Psal 16. v. 8 11. For which cause we faint not but though our outward man perish yet the inward man is renewed day by day While we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen for the things which are seen are temporal but the things which are not seen are eternal 2 Cor. 4.16 18. Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God Rom. 5. v. 1 2. I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the Faith Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give me at that day and not to me only but unto them also which love his appearing 2 Tim. 4.7 8. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them Rev 14.13 Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing Matth. 24.46 EXERCISE V. A Christian Soldier must give all due submission and obedience to the Commands of his chief Officer or Leader and the Officer must be no less faithful and diligent in his Trust AND Moses said unto them If ye will do this thing if ye will go armed before the Lord to war Numb 32.20 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord until he hath driven out his enemies from before him Numb 32. v. 20. And the land be subdued before the Lord then afterwards ye shall return and be guiltless before the Lord and before Israel and this land shall be your possession before the Lord Numb 32.22 But if ye will not do so behold ye have sinned against the Lord and be sure your sin will find you out Numb 32.23 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses saying Thy servants will do as my Lord commandeth Numb 32. â—5 Thy servants will pass over every man armed for war before the Lord to battle as my lord saith Numb 32. v. 27. And they answered Joshua saying All that thou commandest us we will do and whithersoever thou sendest us we will go Josh 1. v 16. According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things so will we hearken unto thee only the Lord thy God be with thee as he was with Moses Josh 1. v. 17. Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him he shall be put to death only be strong and of good courage Josh 1. v. 18. And the officers which were over thousands of the host the captains of thousands and capâ—ains of hundreds came near unto Moses Numb 31.48 And they said unto Moses Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge and there lacketh not one man of us Numb 31.49 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the Hold unto David 1 Chron. 12.16 And David went out to meet them and answered and said unto them If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me mine heart shall be kind unto you but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies seeing there is no wrong in mine hands the God of our fathers look thereon and rebuke it 1 Chron. 12.17 Then the spirit came upon Amasai who was chief of the captains and he said Thine are we David and on thy side thou son of Jesse peace peace be unto thee and peace be to thine helpers for thy God helpeth thee Then David received them and made them captains of the band 1 Chron. 12.18 And they helped David against the band of the rovers for they were all mighty men of valour and were captains in the host 1 Chron. 12.21 All these men of war that could keep rank came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king 1 Chron. 12.38 For I also am a man set under authority having under me soldiers and I say unto one Go and he goeth and to another Come and he cometh and to my servant Do this and he doth it Luk. 7.8 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters and to please them well in all things not answering again Tit. 2.9 Not purloyning but shewing all good fidelity that they may adorn the doctrine of God our saviour in all things Tit. 2.10 EXERCISE VI. A Soldier must exercise his Valour and Courage for the Cause of God and fight for the Defence of his Religion and Country BE thou valiant and fight the Lord's battles 1 Sam. 18.17 Be of good courage and let us play the men for our people and for the cities of our God and the Lord do that which seemeth him good 2 Sam. 10.12 And Joab drew nigh and the people that were with him unto the battle against the Syrians and they fled before him 2 Sam. 10.13 For the battel is the Lord's and he will give you into our hands 1 Sam 17.47 For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you to fight for you against your enemies to save you Deut. 20. v. 4 When thou goest out to battel against thine enemies and seest horses and chariots and a people more than thou be not afraid of them for the Lord thy God is with thee Deut. 20.1 Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our enemies Ps 60.12 The right hand of the Lord is exalted the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly Ps 118.16 Finally my brethren be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Ephes 6. v. 10. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day Ephes 6.13 Fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life 1 Tim. 6.12 Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of
thy God to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day Deut. 28. v. 15. The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies thou shalt go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth Deut. 28. v. 25. And now Israel what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to fear the Lord thy God to walk in his ways and to love him and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul Deut. 10. v. 12. Up sanctifie the people and say Sanctifie your selves against to morrow for thus saith the Lord God of Israel There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee O Israel thou canst not stand before thine enemies until ye take away the accursed thing from among you Josh 7. v. 13. And you in any wise keep your selves from the accursed thing lest ye make your selves accursed when ye take of the accursed thing and make the camp of Israel a curse and trouble it Josh 6. v. 18. Take good heed therefore unto your selves that ye love the Lord your God Josh 23. v. 11. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man Eccles 12. v. 13. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him saying And what shall we do And he said unto them Do violence to no man neither accuse any falsly and be content with your wages Luke 3. v. 14. Besides this giving all diligence add to your faith vertue and to vertue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity for if these things be in you and abound they make you that ye shall be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1. v. 5 6 7 8 9. Wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall 2 Pet. 1.10 The works of the flesh are manifest which are these adultery fornication uncleanness lasciviousness idolatry witchcraft hatred variance emulations wrath strife seditions heresies envyings murders drunkenness revilings and such like they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God Gal. 5.19 20 21 22. But as he which hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation 1 Pet. 1. v. 15. EXERCISE II. A Christian Soldier must exercise the Acts of daily Repentance by hearty Contrition sorrow ful Confession and the sincere Resolution of Holy amendment for the time to come HAve mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindness according unto the multitude of thy mercies blot out my transgressions Ps 51. v. 1. Wash me throughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin Ps 51. v. 2 c. For I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities Ps 51. v. 9. Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me Ps 51 v. 10. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a broken and a contrite heart O God thou wilt not despise Ps 51.17 Deliver me then O God from blood guiltiness from the sins of malice and uncharitableness of whoredom and drunkenness of murmuring and disobedience of swearing and profanation of thy name c. * Here recollect the sins you are guilty of thou God of my salvation Ps 51. v. 14. I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of men Job 7. v. 20. I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin For this shall every one that is godly pay unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found Psal 36.5 6. If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 Joh. 1.9 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance Luk. 3. v. 8. Repent and be converted that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord Act. 3.19 Sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee Joh. 5.14 God having raised up his son Jesus sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from his iniquities Act. 3.26 I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice holy acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God Rom. 12. v. 1 2. EXERCISE III. A Christian Soldier must meditate upon the infinite love and goodness of God in giving his Son to be the Saviour of the World THis is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners 1 Tim. 1.15 So God loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life St. Joh. 3.16 John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world Joh. 1.29 He was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed Is 53.5 To him give all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Act. 10.43 God commendeth his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us Much more then being now justified by his blood we shall be saved from wrath through him Rom. 5. v. 8 9. And if any man sin we have an advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world 1 Joh. 2. v. 1 2. EXERCISE IV. A Christian Soldier must exercise himself in a constant and babitual Preparation for Death considering the many fatal Accidents and Dangers to which his life is exposed in the time of War O That they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end Deut. 32. v. 20. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow for what is your life it is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away Jam. 4.14 Surely men of low degree are vanity and men of high degree are alike to be laid in the balance they are altogether lighter than vanity Ps 62.9 Seeing his days are determined the number of his months are with thee thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass Job 14.5 So teach us to number our days