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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.
Surely there must needs be many Artillery Gardens, and they well replenished, Martial discipline must needs be there much exercised, where were so many thousands, yea hundred thousands trained up to War. If the wise man might send men to the Ants to learn of them to 1provide meat in the summer, and to gather food in the harvest, much better may men be sent to such worthy patterns as were guided and approved by God, to be always provided with expert Soldiers trained up to War, even in times of peace. A main difference is herein put betwixt wise men and foots. We have a prover be that saith, A foot will take his cloak in foul weather. But a wise man takes it with him at all times. He knoweth that a bright sun-shine day may be soon turned into a cloudy rainy day. Peace is not like the rumove able mountains, but rather like to the variable ⟨p. 38⟩sky. Wisdom teacheth men to forecast the worst, that they may be provided against the word, yea and thereby prevent the worst. It in an old and true Motto, Pax armis, Peace is procured, preserved, secured by preparations and provisions for War. Where are many Artillery Gardens, and they much frequented, and Martial 2discipline therein daily and duly exercised, Amity with such Kingdoms will be earnestly desired, and welcomely embraced: Kings of such Kingdoms will be admired of their friends, and feared of their foes: Subjects of such Kingdoms will find lust and kind entertainment in foreign parts: Natives and Allies will be secured: All manner of callings freely exercised: Lands & inheritances quietly enjoyed: Enemies dented: Invasions and insurrections prevented: and many, many evils avoided. They who reverence nor God nor man, where they see or hear of an ou•r-mastering power, will be kept within compasset and though conscience do, not alter ⟨p. 39⟩their inward disposition, yet constraint will order their outward conversation. But on the contrary, by 3fearless, and careless security, by neglect of Artillery and Military exercises, by want of men meet for War, whole Cities, and Kingdoms are oft made a booty and prey to their enemies, and suddenly ruinated. Instance Laish, they were a people that were at