To treat much of the Artillery profession, before this Artillery Company would be to act Phormio his part before so many Anniballs as are here present. You all know that the Artillery Profession is a Military Discipline, ⟨p. 11⟩whereby choice persons are instructed and enabled well to manage weapons of War, orderly to march in their due place, wisely to encamp, and skilfully to embattle. That to be trained up hereto, and well exercised herein, is an honourable function, belongeth to me, and to the matter in 1hand, to prove. How it appeareth by my Text to be an honourable function ye have heard. Hittites, Amorites, Perizites, Hivites, Jebusites, and such like servile persons coming from a base offspring were counted unworthy hereof. In Israel Israelites, Children of the ever renowned Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Men of highest and greatest esteem, THEY were Men of War. That function whereof base people were counted unworthy, and whereunto Men of best account must be deputed, is [Greek or Hebrew] without contradiction an honourable function. To like purpose it is noted that Abraham himself, that Prince of God (as he is for excellency sake 2styled) trained up in Artillery exercises, ⟨p. 12⟩not bond slaves, bought with his money, but such as were borne and brought up in his house, whom he had in high esteem. THEY were Men of War. Where as old Ishai, an understanding and wise man had eight sons, the three most honourable of 3them all, even the three eldest, were trained up in an Artillery profession, THEY were Men of War. And though David, being the youngest of all, were by his Father deputed to be a shepherd, yet his brave mind affecting more honourable employments, 4whereunto also he was incited by divine instinct, he would needs prove to be a man of War, & indeed proved to be an approved Man of War. Saul himself though a King, Jonathan, that 5lovely Jonathan, the Kings Son and heir, other of his brethren, all Kings Sons, THEY were Men of War. Of old, the best of a Nation, best in blood and birth, as Kings, Princes, Nobles, their children & kindred: best in stature & properness of body, as the three tall, proper sons of Ishai: best in courage, valour, ⟨p. 13⟩and strength, as they whom Saul 6chose to follow him: best any other way, THEY were Men of War. What shall I more say?
To treate much of the Artillery profession, before this Artilery Company would be to act Phormio his part before so many Anniballs as are here present. You all know that the Artilery Profession is a Military Discipline, ⟨p. 11⟩whereby choice persons are instructed and enabled well to manage weapons of Warre, orderly to march in their due place, wisely to encampe, and skilfully to embattaile. That to bee trained vp hereto, and well exercised herein, is an honourable function, belongeth to me, and to the matter in 1hand, to proue. How it appeareth by my Text to be an honourable function yee haue heard. Hittites, Amorites, Perizites, Hiuites, Iebusites, and such like seruile persons comming from a base ofspring were counted vnworthy hereof. In Israel Israelites, Children of the euer renowned Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaak, and Iaakob, Men of highest and greatest esteeme, THEY were Men of Warre. That function whereof base people were counted vnworthy, and whereunto Men of best account must be deputed, is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 without contradiction an honourable function. To like purpose it is noted that Abraham himselfe, that Prince of God (as hee is for excellency sake 2stiled) trained vp in Artillery exercises, ⟨p. 12⟩not bond slaues, bought with his money, but such as were borne and brought vp in his house, whom he had in high esteeme. THEY were Men of Warre. Where as old Ishai, an vnderstanding and wise man had eight sonnes, the three most honourable of 3them all, euen the three eldest, were trained vp in an Artillery profession, THEY were Men of Warre. And though Dauid, being the youngest of all, were by his Father deputed to be a shepheard, yet his braue minde affecting more honourable imployments, 4whereunto also he was incited by diuine instinct, hee would needs proue to be a man of War, & indeed proued to be an approued Man of War. Saul himselfe though a King, Ionathan, that 5louely Ionathan, the Kings Sonne and heire, other of his brethren, all Kings Sons, THEY were Men of Warre. Of old, the best of a Nation, best in blood and birth, as Kings, Princes, Nobles, their children & kindred: best in stature & propernes of body, as the three talle, proper sons of Ishai: best in courage, valour,
