A01974:1635
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
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.
3. To maintain war, rich treasures are oft exhausted, subjects much oppressed, many husbands taken from their wives, parents from their children, masters from their families, all sorts of men from their callings. Trades thereby do much decay, and lands are oft left untilled. Yea of those that are so pressed out to the war, many never return home again: whereby it comes to pass that many women are made widows; many children fatherless, many old, impotent parents childless, and other friends friendless, to their utter undoing.
3. To maintaine warre, rich treasures are oft exhausted, subjects much oppressed, many husbands taken from their wives, parents from their children, masters from their families, all sorts of men from their callings. Trades thereby do much decay, and lands are oft left untilled. Yea of those that are so prest out to the war, many never returne home againe: whereby it comes to passe that many women are made widowes; many children fatherlesse, many old, impotent parents childlesse, and other friends friendlesse, to their utter undoing.
4. In war many are brought into most lamentable distresses, ⟨p. 343⟩and yet no comfort, no succour afforded unto them. Some in the battle have an arm, a leg, or some other limb cut off, whereby they are disabled to help themselves; and yet though they call and cry for help, no man pitieth them: but oft lie trampled upon by men and horses to their greater torture. Among other ends of Flutes, Fifes, Trumpets, Drums, and such like loud sounding instruments in war, this is said to be one, that the complaints and cries of wounded men might not be heard. If some of these by their own pains, or help of their fellow soldiers being wounded get out of the army, they may notwithstanding feel the smart of their wound, and find the loss of their limbs or senses to their dying day.
4. In war many are brought into most lamentable distresses, ⟨p. 343⟩