Soldiers counselled and comforted a discourse delivered unto some part of the forces engaged…Souldiers counselled and comforted a discourse delivered unto some part of the forces engaged…

This is the case of Confessors. They Die Often; they are as 'tis said in 2 Cor. 11.23. In Deaths often. Yea, they Die Daily; they can say as in 1 Cor. 15.31. I Die Daily. That is, They are Often, they are Daily in Danger in Dying; and so they have their Lives in their Hands. There is a Number of people in the World, who profess the Truths and Ways of God, and serve Him according to His Word. This people are a sort of Army, under the Colours and Commands of the Lord Jesus Christ; but the Ancient Legend (pardon me that I call it so) of the Thebaean Legion is verified in the usage that they meet withal. They have so many Hands against them, that their Lives are in their Hands; and from that Flock of Slaughter, now one, and then another is made a prey to Wolvish Persecutors; before whole Rabid Violence, they say, Lord, For thy sake We are killed all the Day Long.

This is the case of Confessors. They Dy Often; they are as 'tis said in 2 Cor. 11.23. In Deaths often. Yea, they Dy Daily; they can say as in 1 Cor. 15.31. I Dy Daily. That is, They are Often, they are Daily in Danger in Dying; and so they have their Lives in their Hands. There is a Number of people in the World, who profess the Truths and Ways of God, and serve Him according to His Word. This people are a sort of Army, under the Colours and Commands of the Lord Jesus Christ; but the Ancient Legend (pardon me that I call it so) of the Thebaean Legion is verifyed in the usage that they meet withal. They have so many Hands against them, that their Lives are in their Hands; and from that Flock of Slaughter, now one, and then another is made a prey to Wolvish Persecutors; before whole Rabid Violence, they say, Lord, For thy sake We are killed all the Day Long.

And this is the case of Soldiers too. It was remarked by a notable man of that Character, […]