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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.
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:1 Nec omnia commemoro, quia me pig et, quod ill is non pudet. Neither do I mention all, because it grieves me to speak, what they were not ashamed to do. Prudentius says, they had so many things for their god, as there were things that were good. Quicquid humus, pelagus, coelum mirabile gignunt, Id duxere deos, cols, freta, flumina, flammas. Insomuch, that [Greek or Hebrew]. But Israel knew, that unicus Deus, there was but one God; that others were dij titulares, gods in name; theirs onely Deus tutelaris, 2God in power. Their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. Do these bring other gods in competition with him? Peius, this is worse.
2. Gods. What? a people trained vp in the knowledge of one God: Iehouah, I am; and there is none besides me. Vnissimus (saith Bernard) si non est vnus, non est; if he be not one, he is none. The Bees haue but one king, flockes and heards but one leader, the skie but one Sunne, the world but one God. Immemsus Deus est, quia scilicet omnia mensus. Innumerabilis est, vnus enim Deus est. Sayes the Epigrammatist. God is therefore innumerable, because he is but one. It was for the Heathen, that had (saith Augustine) mentes amentes, intoxicate minds and reprobate hearts, to haue plurimos deos, a multitude of gods. They had gods of the Water, gods of the Wind, gods of the Corne, gods of the Fruits:1 Nec omnia commemoro, quia me pig et, quod ill is non pudet. Neither do I mention all, because it grieues me to speake, what they were not ashamed to doe. Prudentius sayes, they had so many things for their god, as there were things that were good. Quicquid humus, pelagus, coelum mirabile gignunt, Id duxere deos, colles, freta, flumina, flammas. Insomuch, that . But Israel knew, that vnicus Deus, there was but one God; that others were dij titulares, gods in name; theirs onely Deus tutelaris,