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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
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3. The Glory of the Kingdom, and that is Evangelium Christi, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Wars for God are called Gods battles. The destruction of their cities that revolt from God to Idols, and the whole spoil, is for the Lord: it is the Lords battle, and the Lords spoil. Deut. 13. Saul thus encouraged David to war;1 Be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lords battles. The most and best warriors ⟨p. 21⟩were called the Sons of God. So Abraham, Moses, David, Joshua, Gideon; and that Centurion was a man of war, whose praise Christ so sounded forth in the Gospel,2 I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And the best wars are for God: so Christians bear in their Ensigns the Cross, to show that they fight for the honour of Jesus Christ.
3. The Glorie of the Kingdome, and that is Euangelium Christi, the Gospel of Iesus Christ. Warres for God are called Gods battells. The destruction of their cities that reuolt from God to Idols, and the whole spoile, is for the Lord: it is the Lords battell, and the Lords spoile. Deut. 13. Saul thus encouraged Dauid to warre;1 Be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lords battells. The most and best warriours ⟨p. 21⟩were called the Sonnes of God. So Abraham, Moses, Dauid, Ioshua, Gedeon; and that Centurion was a man of warre, whose praise Christ so sounded forth in the Gospel,2 I haue not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And the best warres are for God: so Christians beare in their Ensignes the Crosse, to shew that they fight for the honour of Iesus Christ.
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