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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.
So as such men are more fit to stoop down to a sith then to take up a sword, to lift a pitchfork then to toss a pick, to handle a mattock then ⟨p. 25⟩to hold a musket, and to carry a bush-bill rather then a battle-axe. But on the other side, of such use are 1valiant men and valorous minds, as their courage may supply the want of number: and though they be but few, not fear the face of many. It is noted that Abraham armed three hundred and eighteen, to express not the number of many, but the worth of choice ones. Well weigh the mighty and great exploits that were achieved by Davids Worthies, by reason of their valour and courage, and you shall find, that a few courageous men to great armies of cowards are as so many Lyons to whole herds of deer: Five may chase an hundred, 2and an hundred put ten thousand to slight. Is it not then most meet that Military Men be of mighty minds […]
So as such men are more fit to stoope downe to a sythe then to take vp a sword, to lift a pitchforke then to tosse a picke, to handle a mattock then ⟨p. 25⟩to hold a musket, and to carrie a bush-bill rather then a battle-axe. But on the other side, of such vse are 1valiant men and valourous mindes, as their courage may supply the want of number: and though they bee but few, not feare the face of many. It is noted that Abraham armed three hundred and eighteene, to expresse not the number of many, but the worth of choice ones. Well weigh the mighty and great exploits that were atchieued by Dauids Worthies, by reason of their valour and courage, and you shall finde, that a few couragious men to great armies of cowards are as so many Lyons to whole heards of deere: Fiue may chase an hundred, 2and an hundred put tenne thousand to slight. Is it not then most meete that Military Men bee of mighty mindes 〈…〉