Secondly, If God be the Lord of Hosts, if this be §2one of Gods glorious titles, then the work of a 1soldier is an honourable employment. As the estate of marriage is much honoured in that Christ is pleased to express (the great mystery of the Gospel) the blessed union between him and his Church by it; which is a great engagement to those in such a condition, that they walk so as their lives may put in mind of the excellency of Christs Communion with his Church: So the calling of a Soldier is much honoured in this, that God himself will set forth his glory by this title, The Lord of Hosts; or, The Lord of Armies. Psalm 24. 10. The Lord of Hosts is the King of glory; surely some beam of this glory must needs shine upon soldiers that serve under him. The Romans honoured a Soldier much: The Latin ⟨p. 25⟩expresses a soldier and a Knight by the same word, Miles. The serving under this or that Captain, they expressed by this phrase, Mereri sub hoc vel illo duce. Hence, miles emeritus, for an old soldier that was to take his ease. In any lawful service, you serve under The Lord of Hosts; but the more the service concerns his glory and the good of his Saints, the more will God own it. The very Chronicles or Records of the wars of the Church, the Lord is pleased to have styled, The Book of the wars of the Lord, Numbers 21. 14. The Name of the Lord is exceedingly much interested in these wars. You young ones, who are willing to offer and venture your selves in this service, you honour your selves betimes; yea, God and his people do and will honour you; God will remember the kindness of your youth. You tenderhearted mothers, be not unwilling to give up your children, the fruit of your wombs to this service, but bless God that ever ye bare any in your wombs to be of that use, to stand up for God and his people, as your children have an opportunity now to do: If (as you heard) when God hissed for the fly and for the bee they came, much more do you come when God calls, and that aloud, to come and help him against the mighty.
Secondly, If God be the Lord of Hosts, if this be §2one of Gods glorious titles, then the worke of a 1souldier is an honourable imployment. As the estate of marriage is much honoured in that Christ is pleased to expresse (the great mystery of the Gospel) the blessed union betweene him and his Church by it; which is a great engagement to those in such a condition, that they walke so as their lives may put in minde of the excellencie of Christs Communion with his Church: So the calling of a Souldier is much honoured in this, that God himselfe will set forth his glory by this title, The Lord of Hosts; or, The Lord of Armies. Psalm 24. 10. The Lord of Hosts is the King of glory; surely some beame of this glory must needes shine upon souldiers that serve under him. The Romans honoured a Souldier much: The Latine ⟨p. 25⟩expresses a souldier and a Knight by the same word, Miles. The serving under this or that Captaine, they expressed by this phrase, Mereri sub hoc vel illo duce. Hence, miles emeritus, for an old souldier that was to take his ease. In any lawfull service, you serve under The Lord of Hosts; but the more the service concerns his glory and the good of his Saints, the more will God own it. The very Chronicles or Records of the wars of the Church, the Lord is pleased to have styled, The Booke of the wars of the Lord, Numbers 21. 14. The Name of the Lord is exceedingly much interessed in these wars. You young ones, who are willing to offer and venture your selves in this service, you honour your selves betimes; yea, God and his people doe and will honour you; God will remember the kindnesse of your youth. You tenderhearted mothers, bee not unwilling to give up your children, the fruit of your wombes to this service, but blesse God that ever ye bare any in your wombes to be of that use, to stand up for God and his people, as your children have an opportunity now to doe: If (as you heard) when God hissed for the fly and for the bee they came, much more doe you come when God calls, and that aloud, to come and help him against the mighty.
- 1An honourable employment to be a Soldier.An honourable imployment to bee a Souldier.
