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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.
In those days guns (the sure and sore messengers of death) were not so in use as now they are. Strength and skill in shooting was it that made our english nation famous for War. Their exercise thereof in time of peace, and that for recreation, made them so expert, as they were, therein, at times of War. The *frequent mention of bows and arrows, in Scripture, as instruments of War, showeth that of ancient time they have been used to that purpose: and aJonathans using his bow and arrows for recreation, showeth that of old among Gods people such recreations were used as might the better fit men to War. The men of Gibeah without question from their youth were exercised in sport, to sling stones at a mark, or else they could never have attained to such extraordinary skill, as to bsling stones at ⟨p. 45⟩an hairs breadth and not fail. The skill which the men of Benjamin (of which Tribe those Gibeonites were) are after this noted to have in slinging stones with the right and left hand, showeth, 4that this was an usual exercise of the youth and men of that Tribe.
In those daies gunnes (the sure and soare messengers of death) were not so in vse as now they are. Strength and skill in shooting was it that made our english nation famous for Warre. Their exercise therof in time of peace, and that for recreation, made them so expert, as they were, therein, at times of Warre. The *frequent mention of bowes and arrowes, in Scripture, as instruments of Warre, sheweth that of antient time they haue beene vsed to that purpose: and aIonathans vsing his bow and arrowes for recreation, sheweth that of old among Gods people such recreations were vsed as might the better fit men to War. The men of Gibeah without question from their youth were exercised in sport, to sling stones at a marke, or else they could neuer haue attained to such extraordinary skill, as to