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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.
In the gates. This is an extreme progress of war, to come so near as the Gates. If it had been in terra inimicorum, in the land of their enemies: a preparation of war a great way off: Sonus hostilitatis, the noise of war. As Jerem. 6. Behold a people cometh from the North, a Nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. Their voice roareth like the Sea: and, we have heard the fame thereof. Here is war, but coming, raising, roaring: audivimus tantum; we have only heard the noise of it.
In the gates. This is an extreame progresse of warre, to come so neere as the Gates. If it had beene in terra inimicorum, in the land of their enemies: a preparation of warre a great way off: Sonus hostilitatis, the noyse of warre. As Ierem. 6. Behold a people commeth from the North, a Nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. Their voice roareth like the Sea: and, wee haue heard the fame thereof. Here is warre, but comming, raising, roaring: audiuimus tantum; wee haue onely heard the noyse of it.
Yea, if it had come but to the coasts, and invaded the borders: as the Philistines did often forage ⟨p. 12⟩the skirts of Israel; yet it had been somewhat tolerable: for then vidimus tantum; we have but seen it only. Ostendisti populo gravia. Psal. 60. Thou hast shown thy people grievous things: showed, but not inflicted: shaken the rod, but not scourged us. But here venit ad limina bellum; war is come to their thresholds, to the Zenith and heart of the land; to defy them in the very gates. And now they more then hear, or see it; sentiunt, they feel it.
Yea, if it had come but to the coasts, and inuaded the borders: as the Philistins did often forrage ⟨p. 12⟩