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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.
It is a fearful thing when God fights. When God took off the chariot-wheels of the Egyptians, 1they cried; Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. The heathen gods could not defend their friends, nor subdue their enemies, nor avenge themselves. Mars ultor galeam quoque per didit, & res Non potuit seruare suas. Their stout god of war might loose his helmet, his target, the victory; unable to deliver himself. But God is the Lord of Hosts: 2God hath spoken once: twice have I heard this, that power belongeth unto God. Once, twice, yea a thousand times have we heard it, read it, seen it, that God is powerful. That as Augustin: Verba toties inculcata, vera sunt, viva sunt, sana sunt, plana sunt. Things so often repeated and pressed, must needs be plain and peremptory. God hath soldiers in heaven, soldiers on earth, soldiers in hell, that fight under his press. So that he hath Mille nocendi arts; a thousand ways to avenge himself.
It is a fearefull thing when God fights. When God tooke off the chariot-wheeles of the Egyptians, 1they cryed; Let vs flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. The heathen gods could not defend their friends, nor subdue their enemies, nor auenge themselues. Mars vltor galeam quoque per didit, & res Non potuit seruare suas. Their stout god of warre might loose his helmet, his target, the victorie; vnable to deliuer himselfe. But God is the Lord of Hostes: 2God hath spoken once: twice haue I heard this, that power belongeth vnto God. Once, twice, yea a thousand times haue we heard it, read it, seene it, that God is powerfull. That as Augustin: Verba toties inculcata, vera sunt, viua sunt, sana sunt, plana sunt. Things so often repeated and pressed, must needes be plaine and peremptorie. God hath souldiers in heauen, souldiers on earth, souldiers in hell, that fight vnder his presse. So that hee hath Mille nocendi artes; a thousand wayes to auenge himselfe.