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The dignity of chivalry set forth in a sermon preached before the Artillery Company…The dignitie of chiualrie set forth in a sermon preached before the Artillery Company…
The dignity of chivalry set forth in a sermon preached before the Artillery Company of London, June xiij. 1626. By William Gouge, B. of Divinity and preacher of Gods Word, in Black-friars London.The dignitie of chiualrie set forth in a sermon preached before the Artillery Company of London, Iune xiij. 1626. By William Gouge, B. of Diuinity and preacher of Gods Word, in Black-friers London.
London: printed by George for Ralph Mab, 1626
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For the time would fail me to speak in particular of Joshua, Gideon, Jephthah, David, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah, and otherlike worthies, royal persons, that were trained up in the Artillery profession, and thereupon waged many battles valiantly & victoriously. THEY were Men of War. We read of few battles in Scripture, wherein Kings, or other chief Governors had not their place & part. In Assyria, Persia, Greece and Rome the four great Monarchies of the World, & the most famous States that ever were among the Heathen. all that in any excellency surpassed others, & were chosen to high & honourable places, for the most part, THEY were Men of War. The like may be noted of other well disciplined and well governed polities. Most of our Dignities and Titles of honour have risen from Artillery exercises, and Military employments. Imperatores, Emperors ⟨p. 14⟩were at first Generals of armies: Duces Dukes, were Captains of 1bands: Commits Earls, were Lieutenants, or Provosts-Marshals: Milites, Knights were choice Soldiers: Equites, Esquires were horsemen in War. These and other like honourable titles were at first given to men, because THEY were Men of War. The honour of Knight-hood is known properly to belong to such as have well deserved in War. Our Ancestors got their greatest renown 2by warlike affairs. Can any now deny the Artillery profession to have been accounted an honourable function? Many honourable parts and endowments are requisite to make a man expert in the Artillery profession, as Soundness of judgement, Sharpness 3of wit, Quickness of conceit, Stoutness and courage of mind, Undauntedness in danger, Discretion mixed with passion, Prudence, Patience, Ability and Agility of body, and of the several parts thereof, with the like: all which do demonstrate that ⟨p. 15⟩the function whereunto they are required, is an honourable function.
For the time would faile mee to speake in particular of Iosuah, Gedeon, Iepthah, Dauid, Iehosaphat, Hezekiah, Iosiah, and otherlike worthies, royall persons, that were trained vp in the Artillery profession, and thereupon waged many battailes valiantly & victoriously. THEY were Men of War. We reade of few battails in Scripture, wherein Kings, or other chiefe Gouernors had not their place & part. In Assyria, Persia, Greece and Rome the foure great Monarchies of the World, & the most famous States that euer were among the Heathen. all that in any excellēcy surpassed others, & were chosen to high & honourable places, for the most part, THEY were Men of Warre. The like may be noted of other well disciplined and well gouerned polities. Most of our Dignities and Titles of honour haue risen from Artillery exercises, and Military imployments. Imperatores, Emperors