A spirituall song of comfort or incouragement to the souldiers that now are gone forth in the cause of Christ.

A spirituall song of comfort or incouragement to the souldiers that now are gone forth in the cause of Christ.

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A SPIRITUALL SONG OF COMFORT Or Incouragement to the Souldiers that now are gone forth in the Cause of CHRIST. Admonish your selves in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall Songs.

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A SPIRITUALL SONG OF COMFORT Or Incouragement to the Souldiers that now are gone forth in the Cause of CHRIST.
Admonish your selves in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall Songs.

The E. of Essex.

The E. of Warwicke.

Sir Wil. Waller.

Mr. Pym.

COme along my valiant Souldiers,

let us goe into the field;

O let us march after our Captaine,

unto our foes let us not yeeld.

Cant. 3. 7, 8. Gen. 35. 3. Heb. 2. 10. Philip. 1. 28.

Although our enemies be many,

and though they doe us sore annoy,

Hoasts of men they are as nothing,

Jehovah can them all destroy.

Deutr. 20. 1. Iudg. 2. 34. 2 Chro. 14. 11. Deutr. 31. 3.

We have a Cause that's just and equall,

our adversaries is not right;

Therefore one shall chase one thousand

We shall put them all to flight.

Ezek. 18. 35. 31. 20. Deutr. 32. 30. Ioshua 23. 10.

Though we be hungry, cold and weary,

and almost ready for to starve,

We have an all sufficient Captaine

from them all can us preserve.

Psalm. 107. 5. 2 Cor. 4. 16. Genes. 17. 1. 2 Cor. 1. 10, 11.

The wedge of Gold let us not covet,

nor the Babilonish garment:

Then aye be sure it will be taken,

if with our owne we be content.

Exod. 20. 17. Iosh. 7. 21. And 8. 1. Luke 3. 14.

What though the Walls of Jerico

be strong, and broad, and tall, and high

'Tis faith, though with the sound of Rams horns,

upon the ground will make them lie.

Deutr. 3. 5. Ioshua 2. 15. Hebr. 11. 30. Ioshua 6. 20.

What though Goliah with great words

the Host of Israel doe defie;

We have a little sling like Davids,

will make him on the ground to lie.

1 Sam. 17. 18. And 17. 10. And 17. 50. 1 Iohn 5. 4.

What though he have a Shield in bignesse

farre passing any Weavers beame,

We have a Shield that is not carnall,

will make him swim as downe the streame.

1 Sam. 17. 7. 1 Sam. 17. 47. 1 Cor 9. 7. Ephes. 6. 16.

Every Kingdome that's divided

Christ saith, it shall be brought to nought.

But all you that are Christs souldiers

be not ye troubled, take no thought.

Luke 11. 17. Esay 54. [...]7. 2 Tim. 2. 3. Marke 13. 7.

The battell it is not our owne, we will not trust in Gun nor Swords,

No nor in Horses, nor in Chariots, the battell onely is the Lords.

2 Chr. 20. 15. 1 Sam. 17. 47. Isai. 31. 1. And 3.

The battell being not our owne,

let us not goe in our owne might.

The Lord he saith he will fight for us,

in our owne strength let us not fight.

Ierem. 51. 20. Ephes. 6. 10. Deut. 2. 41. Amos 6. 13.

Though some in Horses put their trust,

and others in Chariots take delight,

'Tis not their might, nor with their power,

but with his Spirit we doe fight.

Psalm. 20. 7. Isai. 2. 7. Ierem. 50. 30. Zech. 4. 6.

Come let us stand upon our watch,

and let us not forget to pray.

We shall be freed then from temptation,

and of our foes shall get the day.

Habac. 2. 1. Ephes. 6. 18. Matth. 6. 13. Iudg. 4. 14.

Our Armour of proffe let us put on,

but above all our Shield let us bring;

Then shall we be like unto Moses,

which feared not the wrath of a King.

Ephes. 6. 13. Ephes. 6. 16. Exod. 2. 15. Hebr. 11. 37.

Behold I see the blood of Captaines,

both small and great lie on the ground,

Therefore strike up the Drums alarum,

let not the Trumpets sease to sound.

Revel. 19. 18. And 21. Ioel 2. 1. 1 Cor. 14. 8.

Behold how Babell it doth stagger,

meethinkes it doth begin to fall.

The white Horse rider, and his Army,

will dash their bones against the wall.

Isai. 29. 9. Revel. 18. 4. And 19. 11. Revel. 19. 14.

Though here the beasts and the false Prophet,

a little while doe seeme to thrive,

Yet shortly shall they both be taken,

and into the lake be cast alive.

Revel. 19. 19. Psal. 27. 10. Revel. 19. 20. And 19. 21.

Therefore let us all sing Halalujah,

both now, and also evermo [...]

Because he hath our blood [...]ged,

and judged the Skarlet coloured whoore.

Revel. 19. 3. And 19. 4. Revel. 6. 10. Revel. 19. 2.

Is any merry, let him sing Psalmes.

William Star [...]ucke.

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A spirituall song of comfort or incouragement to the souldiers that now are gone forth in the cause of Christ.

Starbuck, William.

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1644

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A92959

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Thomason 669.f.8[47]

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99870813

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— A spirituall song of comfort or incouragement to the souldiers that now are gone forth in the cause of Christ., Starbuck, William..

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s.n.],. [London :: Printed in the yeere wherein Antichrist is falling. [i.e. 1644]. (Verse - "Come along my valiant souldiers,".) (Signed at end: William Starbucke.) (With engraved border.) (At head of verse: "Admonish your selves in Psalmes and Hymnes and Spirituall Songs.") (Woodcut portraits at head of the Earl of Essex, the Earl of Warwick, Sir William Waller and John Pym.) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "march 15th. 1643".) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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