A01974:1658
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.
Besides, war more usually causeth both plague and famine, then either of them causeth war. If a plague rage ⟨p. 349⟩a city or country, enemies will be afraid to send an army thither, least they be all infected and destroyed with the plague. So if famine through scarcity of food destroy the inhabitants of a land, enemies will forbear to invade it (especially if they be not able to bring with them provision enough for horse and man to so remote a place) fearing least they and their cattle be all starved. Thus these two judgements may be some means to avert war. But war ordinarily causeth plague and famine. These 1three, Sword, Pestilence, Famine, are very oft joined together: and for the most part, Sword is put in the first place, as the cause of the other two. Plagues oft arise from multitudes of people thwacked together, from noisome savours, from want of clean shiftings, from unwholesome food, from infected air, and other like causes which are ordinarily occasioned by war: especially, when people are by enemies blocked up, and have not liberty to go abroad, and to provide for themselves.
Besides, warre more usually causeth both plague and famine, then either of them causeth warre. If a plague rage ⟨p. 349⟩a citie or country, enemies wilbe afraid to send an army thither, least they be all infected and destroyed with the plague. So if famine thorow scarcity of food destroy the inhabitants of a land, enemies will forbeare to invade it (especially if they be not able to bring with them provision enough for horse and man to so remote a place) fearing least they and their cattell be all starved. Thus these two judgements may be some meanes to avert warre. But warre ordinarily causeth plague and famine. These 1three, Sword, Pestilence, Famine, are very oft joyned together: and for the most part, Sword is put in the first place, as the cause of the other two. Plagues oft arise from multitudes of people thwacked together, from noisome savours, from want of cleane shiftings, from unwholsome food, from infected aire, and other like causes which are ordinarily occasioned by warre: especially, when people are by enemies blocked up, and have not liberty to goe abroad, and to provide for themselves.