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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.
An answer very pertinent to the point in hand: and fitly it may be applied to Captains & Soldiers, who undoubtedly will abound in number, and grow very expert in all warlike exercises where they are plentifully sustained, and highly honoured. Were Artillery Gardens, and Military Fields for Martial discipline and warlike trainings, fostered and honoured through-out this land, as it is meet they should be, Greece could have no cause to boast before England of her Achilles, Diomedes, Themistocles; Pericles, Pyrrhus, &c. nor Rome of her ⟨p. 17⟩Scipios, Horatij, Fabij, Pompeys, or Caesars. Means among us are more wanting then Men, or Minds. Oh that this Inducement might prevail with Men of Means to afford the honour of Regard, and honour of Reward to this Artillery profession which is so worthy of double honour!
An answer very pertinent to the point in hand: and fitly it may be applied to Captaines & Souldiers, who vndoubtedly will abound in number, and grow very expert in all warlike exercises where they are plentifully sustained, and highly honoured. Were Artillery Gardens, and Military Fields for Martiall discipline and warlike trainings, fostered and honoured thorow-out this land, as it is meete they should be, Greece could haue no cause to boast before England of her Achilles, Diomedes, Themistocles; Pericles, Pyrrhus, &c. nor Rome of her ⟨p. 17⟩Scipioes, Horatij, Fabij, Pompeis, or Caesars. Meanes among vs are more wanting then Men, or Minds. Oh that this Enducement might preuaile with Men of Meanes to afford the honour of Regard, and honour of Reward to this Artillery profession which is so worthy of double honour!
The Encouragement concerneth 1you, the Commanders and other Members of this commendable and honourable Company. Howsoever your Profession and practise be rejected or neglected by such as ought most to respect it, yet it being honourable in it self, be encouraged to go on therein. The practise of a good thing is then most commendable, when, for the goodness of it, it is practised. The puissant Princess Deborah, that rose up a Mother in Israel, and a Judge therein, with admiration said, of such as offered themselves willingly, My heart is on them.