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The soldiers honour Wherein by divers inferences and gradations it is evinced, that the…The souldiers honour Wherein by diuers inferences and gradations it is euinced, that the…
The soldiers honour Wherein by divers inferences and gradations it is evinced, that the profession is just, necessary, and honourable: to be practised of some men, praised of all men. Together with a short admonition concerning munition, to this honoured city. Preached to the worthy company of gentlemen, that exercise in the artillery garden: and now on their second request, published to further use. By Tho. Adams.The souldiers honour Wherein by diuers inferences and gradations it is euinced, that the profession is iust, necessarie, and honourable: to be practised of some men, praised of all men. Together with a short admonition concerning munition, to this honour'd citie. Preached to the worthy companie of gentlemen, that exercise in the artillerie garden: and now on thier second request, published to further vse. By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by Adam Islip and Edward Blount, 1617
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.
1. They chose. Here is Electio, non compulsio; a frank choice, no compelling: They voluntarily took to themselves, and betook themselves to other gods. Naaman begged mercy for a sin, to which he seems enforced, if he would reserve the favour of his King, and peace of his estate: and therefore cried,1 Be merciful to me in this; when I bow with my master in the house of Rimmon, in this the Lord pardon me. But here is spontanea malitia, a wilful ⟨p. 4⟩wickedness; they chose. There is Evil, the first degree.
1. They chose. Here is Electio, non compulsio; a franke choise, no compelling: They voluntarily tooke to themselues, and betooke themselues to other gods. Naaman begged mercie for a sinne, to which he seemes enforced, if he would reserue the fauour of his King, and peace of his estate: and therefore cryed,1 Be mercifull to me in this; when I bow with my master in the house of Rimmon, in this the Lord pardon me. But here is spontanea malitia, a wilfull ⟨p. 4⟩wickedness; they chose. There is Euill, the first degree.
2. Gods. What? a people trained up in the knowledge of one God: Jehovah, I am; and there is none besides me. Unissimus (saith Bernard) si non est unus, non est; if he be not one, he is none. The Bees have but one king, flocks and herds but one leader, the sky but one Sun, the world but one God. Immemsus Deus est, quia scilicet omnia mensus. Innumerabilis est, unus enim Deus est. Sayes the Epigrammatist. God is therefore innumerable, because he is but one. It was for the Heathen, that had (saith Augustine) merits amentes, intoxicate minds and reprobate hearts, to have plurimos deos, a multitude of gods. They had gods of the Water, gods of the Wind, gods of the Corn, gods of the Fruits: