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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66471	The valorous warrior's welfare, in God's victorious warfare A sermon preach'd in His Majesty's English camp, near the city of Ghendt in Flanders; before the battalion of His Royal Highness George Prince of Denmark, under the command of the right honourable Colonel Charles Churchill, major-general of His Majesty's forces in the Netherlands. By William Williams, minister of the Gospel, and a son of the Church of England.	Williams, William, Inferior Brother to the venerable and orthodox clergy.	1696 (1696)	Wing W2791; ESTC R219571	20,595	33

Proclamation with holy David Psal 18.1 2 3. saying on this wise We will love thee O Lord our Strength The Lord is our Rock and our Fortress and our Deliverer Our God our Strength in whom we will trust our Buckler and the Horn of our Salvation and our high Tower We will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised so shall we be saved from our Enemies Like to this cordial and cheerful Proclamation was that comfortable Speech which good Hezekiah made to enliven and encourage his Army who being but few in number as compared with their Enemies the great Host of Senacherib King of Assyria were nevertheless by a setled Dependence on God's Power both willing and ready to give them the Encounter as you may read in 2 Chron. 32.7 8. where it is thus related Be strong and couragious be not afraid nor dismayed for the King of Assyria nor for all the Multitude that is with him for there be more with us than with him With him is an Arm of Flesh but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to sight our Battels And the People rested themselves upon the Words of Hezekiah King of Judah And while the People rested on the Words of Hezekiah behold the Lord sent a destroying Angel that on the same night smote in the Camp of the Alliances an hundred and fourscore and five thousand And when the People rose up early in the Morning behold they were all dead Corpses as you may read 〈◊〉 in the 2d of the Kings Chap. 19. Vers 35. Hence we may observe that a King who had the best Cause never fail'd of the best Courage The same may be said of WILLIAM the Third King of Great Britain and Ireland for God hath given him a good Cause of War against his Enemies as namely the securing of pure Religion the procuring of lasting Peace the uniting of divided Kingdoms the composing of Peoples Differences the preserving of wholesom Laws the correcting of disloyal Servants and the protecting of Loyal Subjects These being the Causes of God the King and the Church do so enhance his Majesty's Spirit that he is not afraid to meet his Enemies in the Gate but seems to declare his Interest in the Lord with holy David Psal 118.6 7. where the Prophetical King speaks on this wise The Lord is on my side I will not fear what Man can do unto me The Lord taketh my part with them that help me therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me Hence we may find it observable that the Lord also taketh part with our King's Party in order to fulfil his Desire upon his Enemies This Truth visibly appears in the late Wars that were managed both in the Kingdom of Ireland and the Territories of Flanders where God wonderfully preserv'd his Majesty's Sacred Person from the violent and revenging Peril of the Sword as if no Weapon form'd against him should prosper like one interested in those Escapes of David mentioned Psal 18. v. 50. namely Great Deliverances giveth he to his King and sheweth Mercy to his Anointed to David and to his Seed and Religious Successors for evermore Many miraculous Deliverances hath his Majesty already experienc'd as if a Guardian or encamping Angel had a special Commission from Heaven at all times in all places and upon all occasions to protect or preserve his pious Person Such a Commissionated-Angel we read of in Psal 34. vers 7. where it is said That the Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them But of all the miraculous Deliverances and Preservations which Heaven decreed for his Safety the most capital and remarkable was his last Escape from a cursed Cabal of Assassinates who by mischievous Machinations hatch'd a Hellish Stratagem how to embrew their hateful and unhallow'd Hands in the scarlet and crimson Dyes of his Royal Blood had not God as the Anointed of Himself prevented the Martyrdom by a matchless Miracle of mysterious Mercy We have not besides what Divine Revelation affords a greater Argument to prove this World to be govern'd and all Things in it carried on and directed by the vigilant Eye and powerful Hand of Almighty GOD than the sudden and seasonable Discoveries of such damnable Enterprizes contriv'd with the utmost Caution and Secresie propagated with great Subtilty or Cunning and being just ripe for execution yet in an instant blasted in a trice broken all to pieces either by a surprizing dread seizing the Conspirators themselves or an unwary Word over-heard or an unaccountable Suspicion of ill Designs though founded upon no reason or a very trifling one yet hath proved true or God smote upon the Conscience of some one of them and for the ease of his tortur'd Mind he is forced to a Discovery Peradventure their Jealousie of being betray'd by others hath made some to give notice of it themselves A Letter miscarry'd a Fright Mistake Oversight or something happening otherwise than was expected hath brought the hidden Works of Darkness to light whereby the King and his Liege People or Loyal Subjects have been mercifully snatch'd from the Jaws of Ruin and the Conspirators themselves brought to condign Punishment according to that remarkable Observation of the Royal Prophet in his IX Psalm at the 16th Verse where he saith That the Lord is known by the Judgment which he executeth The Wicked is snared in the Work of his own Hands From these Diabolical and Inhumane Attempts may the Omniscient Omnipresent and Omnipotent God Protect His Majesties Gracious Person to improve that prepar'd Portion which we hope Divine Providence hath laid up for him in the Disposal of Sacred Providence as length of Days in her Right Hand and in her Left Hand Riches and Honour For her Ways are Ways of Pleasantness and all her Paths are Peace as appears in Prov. 3.16 17. Seeing therefore that the plain Paths of Wisdom are all of them both pleasant and peaceable let us learn of her to be so prudent as to make our Addresses unto God that he would be pleas'd to withdraw our Feet from the rugged Ways of War and Bloodshed that he may guide them into the smooth and pleasant Paths of Peace for in so doing both Church and State will famously slourish This was a Pious and a Primitive Observation among the Jews as appears in Psal 76.1 2 3. where holy David speaks these Expressions In Judah is God known his Name is great in Israel In Salem also is his Tabernacle and his Dwelling-place in Sion There brake he the Arrows of the Bow the Shield and the Sword and the Battel But now to the Praise and Glory of God we Christians may say That in Britain is God known his Name is great in England in the Salem of our British Dominion is his Tabernacle and his Dwelling-place in the Sion of our Three Kingdoms There also brake he the Arrows of the Bow the Shield and the Sword and

of the Syrians or Edomites in the Valley of Salt to the number of Eighteen Thousand Men. The History of which Engagement you may find Recorded in 2 Sam. 8.1 to 17. and also in 1 Chron. 18.1 to 16. in which Relation we may observe that Holy David was very Successful in his Warlike Enterprizes for he overcame many Potent Kings and Kingdoms thro' a fixed Affiance in the Faithfulness and All-sufficiency of an Infallible and Omnipotent God who is the most Magnificent Monarch and Mightiest Warriour of whom Moses saith in Exod. 15.3 The Lord is a Man of War the Lord is his Name or his Name is Jehovah which denotes both his Holiness and Hostility This Military Description of God may be fitly stil'd the Soldiers Armory or Magazine where not only his Carnal but also Spiritual Weapons Accoutrements and Ammunition are constantly kept in a Warlike Readiness It is as it were the Tower of David whereon there hang a Thousand Bucklers all Shields of Mighty Men as you may Read in the 4th Chapter of Canticles or Song of Solomon at the 4th Verse Or as that Tower of Solomon mention'd in Prov. 18.10 where it is said that The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the Righteous runneth into it and is safe Therefore let us betake our selves to this strong Citadel or Invincible Garison which is the Christian Combatant's Fort Roval where the Captain of our Salvation is Christ Jesus and the Generalissimo of our Believing Forces God Almighty whose Banner over us is Love and that stronger than Death for many Waters could not quench his Love neither could the Floods drown it as you may note in Cant. 8.7 This is that Love which surpasseth Knowledge whereof the Apostle St. Paul speaks in Eph. 3.19 The Superlative Transcendeney of which is apparently made manifest in the Miraculous and many Renown'd Victories obtain'd over their Enemies by the Adventurous Armies and Couragious Champions of the Living God under whose Irresistible Power not only Royal David in particular but also his Loyal Host in general did Valorously resolve to Encount or and Conquer their Adversaries yet so as at the same time and in the mean space that with one Unanimous and Harmonious Consent they voluntarily and devoutly ascrib'd unto God to whom it was due even the Glorious and Praise-worthy Success of their Valiant and Vigorous Victories according to these Heroical or Martial Expressions of my present Text where Divine and Undaunted David as it were after an Alarm to take up Arms made this Consolatory Speech unto his Army Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies This Portion of Scripture being the Subject of my Warlike Discourse hath its Foundation laid on the most durable and unmoveable Rock of Ages namely God himself and that by a Matchless Monarch of Israel to wit the Militant and Triumphant David in which Text as a Garison Town or City of Refuge he hath Erected on the East-side an Heavenly Castle of Safety and on the West an Holy Tower of Security The Heavenly Castle of Safety importing God's Favourable Presence with his People in Countenancing them to defie the fierceness of their Enemies according to these former words of my Text Through God we shall do valiantly The Holy Tower of Security implying God's powerful Providence to his People in Encouraging them to Defeat the Forces of their Adversaries as concurring with these last Expressions in my present Subject For he it is that shall tread down our Enemies Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies In walking the Rounds of this Text Town or City of Refuge which hath God seated in the Circuit Situation and Centre thereof for its Safety as also Sallying the Ports viewing the Rampiers Platforms Counterscarps Fortresses Flankers Battlements Bulwarks and Batteries thereof Besides a Castle and a Tower Erected on the Eastern and Western sides to prevent the Storming Surprizing Besieging Invading or Taking of the same by Force I likewise discover'd it strongly fortify'd on the North and South-sides with two other Regal Citadels or Royal Forts of Defence and they are these which I shall describe unto you First King David's Divine Consideration That the Foundation of a Just War in the Defence of his Peoples Lives Laws Liberties and Religion hath its Victorious Dependency on the Supream Power and Providence of God the which is apparently evident in the front of my present Text where the purpose of God in preserving his People from the violent Enterprizes of their Enemies is thus Elegantly and Excellently exprest Through God we shall do valiantly Secondly King David's Divine Suggestion That tho' the People of God may be Instrumental in subduing their Enemies yet the Success that makes their Foes their Footstool is a principal Prerogative only peculiar to God himself And this is likewise apparent in the Rear of my present Subject where the pleasure of God in punishing his Peoples Adversaries is thus Emphatically and Pathetically worded For he it is that shall tread down our Enemies Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies I have divided my Text into Two Parts or Portions like Two Regiments or Battalions of Soldiers in which respect it represents the Right and Left Wings of an Army But having thus open'd my Text both to the Right and Left that I may put it again in a proper form I shall reduce the Divisions as they were and thereby bring it to its close Order drawing up the main Body thereof into a more Compleat and Warlike Posture by demonstrating unto you in a considerable measure what Glorious Conquests the Successful and Successive Sabaoths or Hosts of God obtain'd in former Ages over their Adversaries In order to which Demonstration I design thro' God's Gracious Assistance to speak unto the Two Chief Generals or General Heads posted at the Royal Standard of my Text as in the First place To King David's Divine Consideration That the Foundation of a Just War in the Defence of his Peoples Lives Laws Liberties and Religion hath its Victorious Dependency on the Supream Power and Providence of God Secondly To King David's Divine Suggestion That tho' the People of God may be Instrumental in subduing their Enemies yet the Success that makes their Foes their Footstool is a principal Prerogative only peculiar to God himself Both which Observations are inseparately included and compleatly comprehended within the Bounds and Limits of my Celestial Subject where in Expectation of Aid from the Deity to suppress his Adversaries it is thus Dictated by Devout David Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies In all the Series of Holy Scripture we may evidently behold that when Almighty God intended to accomplish some Notable Deliverance to his People he gave them to understand in the mean space that it was not so much their own

overthrew the Aramites and all his Enemies as you may farther remark in the 5th and 6th Chapters of the Second Book of Samuel Thus according to the words of my Text David the Darling of God did valiantly for He did tread down his Enemies These are some of the Royal Prophet's Atchievements who upon such Undertakings always consided in God's willingness and readiness to assist his Endeavours in all necessary Engagements For the Lord himself who is a Man of War vested him in an heavenly and impenetrable Coat of Mail or spiritual Armour according to those prudent and prevalent Expressions of his unbyass'd Resolution and Reliance recorded Psal 27.1 2 3. where he thus expostulated with himself touching his holy Warfare The Lord is my Light and my Salvation whom shall I fear The Lord is the Strength of my Life of whom shall I be afraid When the Wicked even mine Enemies and my Foes came upon me to eat up my Flesh they stumbled and fell Tho' an Host should encamp against me my Heart shall not fear Tho' War should rise against me in this will I be consident This ought to be the couragious Resolution of all sincere Christians but more especially of Christian Soldiers who seem to carry their Lives in their Hands and are observed to stand upon the brink of the Grave Yet if such conside with David in the corroborating Power of God taking cognizance of the Equity of our late continued War and the just demerit of the Cause thereof being in defence of Christ's Gospel and such Kingdoms Territories Dominions and Provinces as maintain his true Religion together with the Lives Laws and Liberties of free-born Subjects who are thereby protected from infringing their Priviledges invading their Properties and infecting the Principles of their pious Profession Doubtless such necessary Warriors may have a welcom Access to the acknowledgment of my present Text in order to defend God's Word with David's Sword and there to say with the sacred Psalmist Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies In this place I have form'd or fram'd my Text to bear a lively Representation of the late Assairs of our Brittish Nation where a Party of its Inhabitants like the disturb'd Israelites have had several Commotions both with domestick and foreign Enemies This Truth is experimentally memoriz'd by many of us who through God's gracious permission have our continuance hitherto in the Land of the living But what shall we say to these things since God hath been for us who could be against us For through God we have done valiantly he trod down these our Enemies It was the good Pleasure of God Almighty in sundry and some late years past to send variety of Judgments upon the Kingdom of England that the Inhabitants thereof might learn Righteousness as Isaiah speaks Chap. 26.9 But as the pious Prophet David saith in Psal 28.5 we have not regarded the Works of the Lord nor the operation of his Hands either in the late noisom Pestilence which swept away thousands in the Metropolitan City of the said Realm namely London hurrying them into the dark and gloomy Chambers of the Grave nor the raging Fire which burnt up the Dwellings of many thousand Families burying them in their own Ruins nor the revenging Sword that in the Series of War slew a marvelous multitude of our Martial Men in their Engagements with furious Enemies And because we are not yet reclaim'd by all these signal and singular Tokens of God's Displeasure with us we may justly fear that Providence prepares some other severer Judgment either utterly to destroy us from off the face of the Earth or to force us in it unto better Obedience And to this purpose are those terrible Threatnings of a rewarding God recorded in Levit. 26.15 16 17 18. where he speaks these dreadful Expressions If ye shall despise my Statutes or if your Soul shall abhor my Judgments so that you will not do all my Commandments but that ye break my Covenant I also will do this unto you I will even appoint over you Terrour Consumption and the burning Ague that shall consume the Eyes and cause sorrow of Heart And ye shall sow your Seed in vain for your Enemies shall eat it And I will set my face against you and ye shall be slain before your Enemies They that hate you shall reign over you and ye shall flee when none pursueth you And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me then will I punish you seven times more for your sins Here we have a satisfactory Account in what way or method God usually proceeds to inflict his Wrath upon refractory Sinners First he imposeth one Calamity and if that reclaim them not then he will add a second sometimes doubling that with a fourth or trebbling it with the sixth Affliction And if all these work not upon the hardness of their Hearts then will he prepare another that like Nebuchadnezzar's Fiery Furnace shall be seven times more punishable than the former Moreover it is the Customary Phrase of God in Scripture when his Holiness would deter us from Vice to threaten our Destruction with Vengeance as in Deut. 32.35 where he saith To me belongeth Vengeance and Recompence Again he speaks in Ver. 41. of the same Chapter If I whet my glittering Sword and mine Hand take hold on Judgment I will render Vengeance to mine Enemies and will Reward them that hate me And in Ezek. 25.17 thus saith the Lord concerning the Destruction of the Philistines and Cherethims I will execute great Vengeance upon them with furious Rebukes and they shall know that I am the Lord when I shall lay my Vengeance upon them Hence it is observable that as the heavy Judgments of God are made so unconceivably intolerable by the weight of Divine Vengeance our safest Course in avoiding of them is to flee from Sin to his Sanctuary and there humbly and devoutly pray for the Peace of Jerusalem for they shall all prosper that love Communion with the Church of God and that your Requests may be made conformable to God's most holy Will at all times in all places and upon all occasions both Christ and his Church to that end have furnish'd you with sufficient Rules of Devotion he in the form of his gracious Petitions and she in the frame of her Pious Ejaculations He in his Petitions saying Lead us not into Temptations but deliver us from Evil and she in her Allusive Ejaculations saying From all Evil and Mischief from Sin from the Crasts and Assaults of the Devil from thy Wrath and from Everlasting Damnation good Lord deliver us Many Material Circumstances might be alledg'd to demonstrate our Church and its Government consistent with the Divine Will and Pleasure of God for she is so highly in Favour with the Highest that he remov'd those who caus'd her Breaches far from her in order to uphold her Walls and Bulwarks yea her