The Impreft ofGod. Part 2. be nollorfe>,or rhole horles !hall have no bels, or tbofe bels no infcriprion; bm thofe A h'Jrfes>and their ufe, whichis w:!rre, and their ~rnaments, which are bels>fhall h3Vt: a title of Holinefic. While Corneliv< Agrippa wmes ofrhe vanitie ofSciences, we may ,;ell wonder at the vanityofhisopiniOn, that all war wasforbidden ond<r theGolpell. But Jet Agrippa be vain in this, a~ ameere Humanifl;?nd rhe Anablptifls grofly talfe,as being framick heretrques '.It rs r:narv.ell hm~ Erajm11s (o great a (chol(er,and Fems (o great aText-man could mrfcary m thrs.Mamche3n conceit.Aiphonf~n aCaftro would fame haveour Oecolampad;us rokeep them company, bur Bel!armine himfelfe canhardly bclceve him: Nonnrvell, when he fees ZuingliHs die in the fidd, rho as a Paflor,nor asa fou!drer: and when out t\vordshave (o well taught rhem,befides our rongu<S,thar the hereticks are as good friends towar,as enemies ro them. Iris Gods everlafliog ticle,Domious ex ercitlmnt. To fpeak nothingofthe old Tdbmear:What can CorneJiut Agrippo (ay w CorneliHr the Cenrurion; I fe:1r nom3n wou!d give th:lt B citle to him rhat oppofed warre, which Gods fpirit gives ro" rhis agent in war; A jufl man,and fearing God: His warfare,faith Chryfopome,hurt himnor. Did nor Chrifl himfelfbid (even he that (aid, Who fo (mires 17ith the livord, !hall perilh with the fword,in cafeofprivate revenge )ffl!!i non habtt gladiHtJJ)vendat t11nicii1em~t gl4dhtm? The Angels rhemfelves are heavenly fouldiers; EveryChriflian is a fouldier;a~ he is a Chrifliln, he fights notagainfi flefh & blood, bm principalities and powers; as he is aChriflian (ou!dier,he·fighrs both a~ainfi flefh and blood,and principalities; All the warresofGod: So tharconrrary to S. Mart m, whofaid,.f\amaChriflhn, I may nor fight;hemufl f•)',I amaCbrifliln,I mufi fight. And whymay he not? God when he rnlkesus Chriftilns)leavesm theWmewir rodevife lharagems~the fame harids to execute them. All thi ngs ( as ErafmNJ wittily) havdn them naturally ameanesofde· fence, the Horfeheels, Dog teeth, Oxe homes, Porcupinequi Is, Bee fiing, Serpent C poyfon; thofc weakercreatures that cannot refit!, have either nimble feet ro our-run us, orwings to om-flie us: Onlymm is lefr naked: Yet fo; aShis fmnirure within con foon furni!h himfor withcut:Y et all Horfes,all warsLare not written holy;As there is afpirirua\1 evi\1war, ofthe flefh againfl the fpirit: lothere is a remporall, offle(h againfl fle!h.7·"'' beUa?Caith S.]ames.Militareprppterpudii,to fight for abooty(faith Ambrofe )is fin. That witty Alph011[111 Kingof ArragotJ(to whom we are beholden for (o many Apotbeg"'u) had for his lmprefe a Pellican flriking her felfein thebre!t, and feeding her youogwirh rhe blood; with a word, Prokze, & grrgt. All warre drawes blood: oft ofthe innocent parr, ~'l-'" is r.J.JNup.•r, and therefore mufr never be but J - pro lege, for Religion; or progreg<, for the Common-wealth.And as it bath thefe two gronnd,;fo alfo two direCturs;Juflice and Charity. Juflice,that requiresboth aurho· riry in themenager,and innocence inmenaging; Amhorirr; A fubordinare power D is not capableofholy warre : He only may fay pro legt, that IS c•JiosNlriHf?Ne tabHI.t· he only pro grege,that is""·""" """" Ifprivatemen !hall (ay,pro ltge, or pro grege,they are traitors, and nor fonldiers; In them, as he faid to Alexander, warre is but theft and murder. Only Kings are the publike Juflicersofrhe world: which can command peace, with theirown, and punitb the breach ofpeace in others Innocence. Wrong noman,(airh ]oh~ Baptift. That n011 ex j•re,is more than unchrillian,bmititb. Charitie; whether in the intention; Peacemufl be the end ofwar. BeUarmint f:rid this one thingwell,tharwar to the Common-wealth is as vHimraChir~trgi: or,in the aCtion; bothofundertaking and ceffation: undertaking; accordingto rhe Jewifh proverbe,firfl we mufl enquireofAbel;and the heathenPoet could fa.y,extrem• "'"" primo tent11vit loco:no juO: war ~s ~··"P11xTor: Cefl'.1tion,upon jufi fatisfaetion;ai shebau bead raifes the fiegeof A~el: ThiS IS beOunJ Domini; and Holineffc is written upon rhe belsofthefehorfesofwarre. Such were rhcwarresofrhat bleffed Con{tantitJe, both E rheodofti,ffonoriJH,and all whomGod wrote Holy,and made happy.Such weremany gallant Princesofold per(waded tharrbofe wars ofP•Ieftint were; who in acunning wile were fenr roger theHoly land, that in the mean time they might leefe their owne : How m1ny Councels were fommon'd, bow manyArmies levied, one of ~ o oooo at once, by P. Yrbam procurement? howmany !tn:amsofChriflian blood fpilt to recover the !andofthem that murdrec! Chrifl,which God bad curfed to cofu· I fion ,
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