A01974:1948
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.
§. 15. Of preparing for war in peace.
§. 15. Of preparing for warre in peace.
Hitherto ye have heard of the Honour of your profession, and of the Valour required by virtue thereof. The last point noteth the necessity and benefit thereof, which is this. In peace to prepare for War, is a principal part of prudence.
HItherto ye have heard of the Honour of your profession, and of the Valour required by virtue thereof. The last point noteth the necessity and benefit thereof, which is this. In peace to prepare for Warre, is a principall part of prudence.
The most prudent Prince that ever governed people, put in practice this point of policy: even Solomon, to whom God said, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, 1so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like thee. This Solomon enjoyed much peace, and had a promise to enjoy peace all his days, and had no cause to fear any assaults or invasions of enemies, all the nations round about being brought under by his Father David: Yet this Prince of Peace built fenced cities with walls, gates and bars, and chariot-cities, and cities of horsemen, and had his 2trained men of War, which are here noted in my Text; yea, to show his store of warlike provision, it is expressly ⟨p. 426⟩noted, that he had 40000 stalls of horses for his chariots, 1400