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sin_n	heart_n	sorrow_n	tear_n	3,398	5	8.0837	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68550	The Bible-battells. Or The sacred art military For the rightly wageing of warre according to Holy Writ. Compiled for the vse of all such valiant worthies, and vertuously valerous souldiers, as vpon all iust occasions be ready to affront the enemies of God, our king, and country. By Ric. Bernard rector of Batcombe Somersetshire.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1629 (1629)	STC 1926; ESTC S115391	93,945	409

only thirty men slaine yet he tooke it to heart fell to humbling of himselfe to fasting and prayer for the same with the Elders of Israel and when he knew the sinne for which God was offended he found out the party and rewarded him with death that had caused by his sinne the death of the slaine and the Enemy to get the victory Thus should worthy Generals doe Esay reproveth it as Esay 42 25 an evill in the people when the strength of the battell was against them and they beaten that they did not lay it to heart Alas for our times where in too many mock at such humiliations scorne with disdaine to be so cast downe for the liues of men They know not that this is in them great contempt of Gods displeasvre It s not so much the losse of men which those Valiants bewailed as for sinne the cause of the defea●e for Gods absence from them in his anger giving them into the power of the Enemie for the Enemies pride and triumph over Gods people for the dishonour which commeth to God therby for these things Iosua 2 Sam. 1. 11. 17-26 mourned David wept and other very valiant men lamented and not onely for the death of the slaine And yet in their sorrowes they neglected not to thinke of these as David did even of his Enemy Saul and his sons with his faithfull friend Ionathan being much grieved for the rejoycing of the Philistims Gods Enemies when they should know thereof This did he lay to heart as we should the Enemies of God his Church and his people glorying over vs at this day as if God had vtterly forsaken vs. But there is hope if we will seeke Gods favour cut off sinne repent and be reformed for doe we not reade how after Iosua's humiliation Ios 8. God was with him in the victory and wee may find vpon the Israelites true repentance their deepe sorrow with abundance of teares their putting away of Idols and preparing of their hearts to serve God after their 1 Sam 7. 3 miserable overthrow and the great slaughter of the people when Hophni and Phineas were slaine the Arke taken and 30000 put to the sword how graciously did God looke vpon Cap 4 10 ●● them tooke Israels part and thundered with a great thunder vpon the Philistims and so discomfited them Cap ● 10 that from that time they came no more into the Coasts of Israel Therefore to make a conclusion Oh you valiant hearts you truly v●lorous you sonnes of the worthy you vndaunted spirits yet religious yet faithfull yet chast yet just in your man i●esse yet full of humanity even to the enemie and truly respectfull of your owne companions yea and common souldiers fellowes in affliction doe well bee reconciled to God craue his aid and he being with you goe forth with confidence and prosper Even so Amen FINIS ERRATA WHich for with page 3 line ●4 Then for their line 12. as for is pa 18. l. 21. haue for hat● pa 27. li 18. Munidians for Numi●ians pa. 70 li. 7. Adde men pa. 75. li 15 in●● for infinite s●isime for s●ism pa 72. li 7. armie● for arm●s pa 68. li 2. Put out And though pa 92. li. 15. you for them pa 9● li 28. Narminius for Harm●n●u● p 128. l. 9. need for h●ed p 142 l 17. Pu● out b● p 158. l 9. and mer. l. 11. Adde evill p. 162. l. 15. hake for l●ke p. 194 l 20 holden for holpen p. 190. li 4. ar for as p 199. l. 24. Inulia for Iuli●● p. 203. l 8. Adde for p. 204. l. 18. Put out him l. 8. One for a p. 230 l 6 Salanus for Salamis p ●07 l 12. Numida for Munda p. 104. l. 12.

Of the disciplining of an Army and orderly government thereof AN Army gathered a fit General appointed and well deserving Officers chosen and by good counsell the warre established yet all is nothing without military discipline which is the very vinculum belli The Lord therefore when hee he brought forth his host of the Israelites from Egypt vnder his Generall Moses he appointed a strict discipline which is the strongest Guard to preserve an Army from destruction Alexander Severus so called for his strict observing of discipline so held discipline the preseruation of the Common-wealth as the letting of it slip should be losse both to his name and Empire Scipio Africanus so obserued discipline as his souldiers seemed Senatours as Plutarch witnesseth The cruell Turkes observe discipline and that to our admiration Hist peregr by which they haue mightily preuailed against vs Christians who may be ashamed of our ouermuch loosenes herein The well ordering of the host of Israel by the Lord stood in these things I. In the making of excellent lawes for good govtrnment for his lawes were so righteous as no Nation Su●cl 303. 4. Deut. 4. 8. could come neere them nor had the like as Moses told them Good lawes are the foundation of order and discipline the guide of mens actions and preservation of an Armie without which there would be nothing but disorder and so confusion II. In the execution of these Deut. 5. 32 Lawes from which none might turne either to the right hand or the left The life of all Lawes is to see them observed and strictly obeyed for else Lawes be made in vaine III. In not allowing any priviledge to any one or any dispensation to any person to transgresse the Num. 20. 12. 24. lawes Moses the Generall was a strict obseruer therof and so his Deputy Lieutenant Iosua and if Moses himselfe offended he tasted of the kings the Lord of hosts displeasure Though David for iust causes forbore Ioab his Generall for a time yet for his breach of lawes he tooke order to haue him punished after his desert Moses was so iust and strict a Iusticer that in iust proceedings hee would haue none spared not the heads of Num. 25 4. Exod. 32. 27. 29 the people nor any to spare his brother nor his companion nor his son Saul would haue put Ionathan to death for not keeping the charge which he imposed vpon the whole host And the Romans without respect of persons punished offenders The Consul Titus Manlius caused his owne sonne for breaking the law of discipline though otherwise his act in slaying an vpbraiding enemie was both honourable and to the Romans beneficiall to be beheaded None in a campe may thinke themselves free from observing order no not the Generall for hee that commandeth others must order well himselfe or his command will grow into contempt This made Papirius to purpose the death of the Generall of his horse because hee fought without command though he returned victorer Alexander the great would desire of his souldiers the obseruation of no stricter lawes then himselfe would vndergoe Adrian the Emperour was singularly prayse-worthy for this and so was Scipio Severus Pyrrhus with others IV. In promising rewards to the obedient grace and savour to such as kept themselves within bounds within the lists of good order and Num. 14. 24. 38. gouernment the promises are set downe at large in many places by Moses and were faithfully performed to the well deserving as to Caleb to Iosua to Phineas and others This will procure loue to the lawes make them more remarkeable and take vp the minds of the well disposed with a watchfull care to obey them For as impartiall execution of lawes terrifieth some so the reward promised and performed putteth life and courage into the hearts of other some to doe worthily CHAPTER XV. Of the evils to be avoided in a campe and to bee sharpely punished THere is nothing disple sing to God but sinne and sinne it Deu. 23 9 is which prevents Gods blessings and causeth ill successe Therefore speciall care is to be had to auoid sinne and evill as Moses exhorted Israel as Aurelianus the Emperour said to his Generall in a military epistle of his if thou be a Tribune yea if thou wilt live keepe backe the souldiers hands from doing evill I. Evill to be taken beed of is Atheisme Lev. 24. 16 10. deriding of God and Religion cursing God and blaspheming his n●me this God punished with death for where God and Religion is contemned what can prosper Q. Fabius a Heathen imputed the calamity which befell the Romans in the ouerthrow of Flanimius to be the neglect of Religion and the onely meanes said he to recouer Gods fauour was to reuerence Religion Liv. 22. 5. and to haue a care to please God should then a Christian deride God and Religion what came of Rabsakah and other blasphemers God did slay in his host 85000. Iulian the Emperour after he apostated and became Christs enemy he soon came to destruction and Iulian his Vncle who in contempt of Christ and the Sacrament p●ssed against the Table before he dyed hee fell into such a disease as made his entrall● ro● and hee to voyd filth at his mouth II. Euill is Idolatry this greatly Exo. 32. provoketh God to wrath maketh people naked of his protection and to leaue them This ouerthrew Ieroboam with his 80000. Valiants in fighting against Iudah This overthrew the Armies of Ioash fighting 2 Chro. 25. 7. against the Syrians by this was Amaziahs host beaten by the Israelits the ten Tribes God will not bee with his people that shall have Idolaters with them So the Prophet told Amaziah going against Edom III. Euill is the Abuse of Gods Zach. 5. 3. name by horrible swearing and damned oathes the Lord telleth vs that a curse remaineth vpon them he threatneth to cut them off yet some hold themselves no souldiers til they can gracelesly as a grace to them thunder out bloudy oathes common swearing maketh one apt to forsware himselfe which is a fearfull sinne not left vnreuenged of God in great persons as in Zedekiah king of Iudah 2 Ch. 3. 6. giuen captive into the hands of Nabuchandnezzar with whom hee had broken his oath for this was the power of Vladislaus vtterly ouerthrown and hee slaine by the Turkes vnder Amurath the Grand-Signeour with swearing and forswearing must be abandoned execrable cursing of others and of themselves For which many fearfull examples may be produced which might cause men to tremble some have beene possessed with the diuell by wishing the diuel to take them some hanged by vsing this forme of execration I wish I ●ight be hanged if I doe this or See exam in the Theatre of Gods iudgments that some drowned in a Privie as by a corrupt custome they vsed to wish some rotting before they dyed according to their cursing IV. The ill vse