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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.
The time, or Quando: Then.
When was this war? Tempore Idolatrico; in the time of Idolatry. They chose new gods; Then. When we fight against God, we incense him to fight against us. Indeed we have all stricken him: which of us hath not offered blows to that sacred Deity? Our oaths proffer new wounds to the sides of Jesus Christ: and our merciless oppressions persecute him through the bowels of the poor. Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 1Saul strikes upon earth, Jesus Christ suffers in heaven. Yet if timely repentance step in, we scape his blows, though he hath not scaped ours. He is ready to say, as Cato to the man that hurt him in the Bath, (when in sorrow he asked him forgivenesse) Non memini me percussum; I do not remember that I was stricken.
When was this warre? Tempore Idolatrico; in the time of Idolatrie. They chose new gods; Then. When we fight against God, we incense him to fight against vs. Indeed wee haue all stricken him: which of vs hath not offered blowes to that sacred Deitie? Our oathes proffer new wounds to the sides of Iesus Christ: and our mercilesse oppressions persecute him through the bowels of the poore. Saul, Saul, why pesecutest thou mee? 1Saul strikes vpon earth, Iesus Christ suffers in heauen. Yet if timely repentance step in, we scape his blowes, though hee hath not scaped ours. Hee is readie to say, as Cato to the man that hurt him in the Bath, (when in sorrow hee asked him forgiuenesse) Non memini me percussum; I doe not remember that I was stricken.
- 1Act. 9.4.