The prowess, courage, wisdom, and other like warlike 1virtues of Generals and Commanders, make much, under the ⟨p. 288⟩divine providence to the obtaining of victory. The marshalling of the army dependeth wholly on their direction. They at their discretion cause alarms or retreats to be sounded. By their example, by their encouragements or discouragements, the whole army is much animated or daunted. Hence is it that a good General is accounted dworth ten thousand others. The name of an experienced and victorious General hath oft frighted the enemies. Yea, it is said, that an army of Stags whose General is a Lion, is better then an army of Lions whose General is a Stag. We read therefore that after God had raised up a Judge to deliver Israel, and that the Judge had given proof of his valour, ethe land had rest all his days: whereby is implied that the enemy durst not take up arms against him. Terrible was the name of Joshua to the Canaanites, of David to the Philistines, of Jehu to the Achabites, of Hazael to the Israelites, of the Machabites to the Nations, of Achilles to the Trojans, of Hector to the Graecians, of Cyrus to the Babylonians, of Alexander to the Persians, of Epaminondas to the Macedonians, of the Scipios to the Carthaginians, of Hannibal to the Romans, of Caesar to the Gauls, of Scanderbeg to the Turks, of the Black Prince to the French, and so of other valiant Generals to their enemies.
The prowesse, courage, wisdome, and other like warlike 1vertues of Generals and Commanders, make much, under the ⟨p. 288⟩divine providence to the obtaining of victory. The marshalling of the army dependeth wholly on their direction. They at their discretion cause alarms or retraits to be sounded. By their example, by their encouragements or discouragements, the whole army is much animated or daunted. Hence is it that a good Generall is accounted dworth ten thousand others. The name of an experienced and victorious Generall hath oft frighted the enemies. Yea, it is said, that an army of Staggs whose Generall is a Lion, is better then an army of Lions whose Generall is a Stagge. We read therefore that after God had raised up a Iudge to deliver Israel, and that the Iudge had given proofe of his valour, ethe land had rest all his daies: whereby is implied that the enemy durst not take up armes against him. Terrible was the name of Ioshua to the Canaanites, of David to the Philistines, of Iehu to the Achabites, of Hazael to the Israelites, of the Machabites to the Nations, of Achilles to the Trojans, of Hector to the Graecians, of Cyrus to the Babylonians, of Alexander to the Persians, of Epaminondas to the Macedonians, of the Scipioes to the Carthaginians, of Hanibal to the Romans, of Caesar to the Gauls, of Scanderbeg to the Turks, of the Black Prince to the French, and so of other valiant Generals to their enemies.
- 1What depends on good Generals.
- d2 Sam. 18. 3. Chab•ias solebat dicere, terribiliorem esse cervorum exercitum Leone duce, quam Leonum agmen ducente Cervo. Plut. in Apotheg
- eJudg. 3. 11, 30—8. 28.Iudg. 3. 11, 30—8. 28.
