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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.
If ware should be in the gates, whither would you run for defence, where shroud your selves, but under their Colours which you have despised? Who should keep the Usurers money from pillaging? all his Obligations, Mortgages, and Statutes from burning? Who should keep the foggy Epicure, in his soft chair after a full meal fast asleep? Who should maintain the nice Lady in her Caroch, whirling through the popular streets? Who should reserve those delicate parlours, and adorned chambers from fire and flames? Who should save Virgins from ravishment, children from famishment, mothers from astonishment? City & Country, Temples and Palaces, Traffics and Markets, Ships and Shops; Westminster-hall and the Exchange, two of the richest acres of ground in England, from ploughing up; from having it said, I am seges ubi Troia fuit, corne groweth were London stood; all from ruin; who but the Soldier under God?1 The sword of God, and the sword of Gideon?
If ware should be in the gates, whither would you runne for defence, where shrowd your selues, but vnder their Colours which you haue despised? Who should keepe the Vsurers money from pillaging? all his Obligations, Morgages, and Statutes from burning? Who should keepe the foggie Epicure, in his soft chaire after a full meale fast asleepe? Who should maintaine the nice Ladie in her Caroch, whirling through the popular streetes? Who should reserue those delicate parlours, and adorned chambers from fire and flames? Who should saue Virgins from rauishment, children from famishment, mothers from astonishment? Citie & Countrey, Temples and Pallaces, Traffickes and Markets, Ships and Shops; Westminster-hall and the Exchange, two of the richest acres of ground in England, from plowing vp; from hauing it said, I am seges vbi Troia fuit, corne groweth were London stood; all from ruine; who but the Souldier vnder God?1 The sword of God, and the sword of Gideon?