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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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O Lord, if we must fall by reason of our monstrous sins, let thine own hand cast us down, not theirs: for there is mercy in thy blows. When that woeful offer was made to David, of three things; Choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. Either seven years famine, or three months persecution, or three days plague. He answered unto Gad, 1and by him unto God: I am in a wonderful strait: but suddenly resolves; Let us now fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hands of man. If it be thy will, O Lord to plague us, take the rod into thine own hands: do thou strike us. —liceat perituro viribus ignis, Igne perire tuo; clademque authore levare. Why shouldst thou sell us into the hands of those Idolatrous Romists, that will give thine honour to stocks and stones; bless this or that Saint and not be thankful to thy Majesty, that gives them the victory. For thine own sake, be merciful to us; yea thou hast been merciful: therefore we praise thee;2 and sing with thy Apostle: Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
O Lord, if we must fall by reason of our monstrous sinnes, let thine owne hand cast vs downe, not theirs: for there is mercie in thy blowes. When that wofull offer was made to Dauid, of three things; Chuse thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee. Either seuen yeares famine, or three moneths persecution, or three dayes plague. He answered vnto Gad, 1and by him vnto God: I am in a wonderfull straite: but suddenly resolues; Let vs now fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercies are great; and let mee not fall into the hands of man. If it bee thy will, O Lord to plague vs, take the rodde into thine owne hands: doe thou strike vs. —liceat perituro viribus ignis, Igne perire tuo; clademque authore leuare. Why shouldst thou sell vs into the hands of those Idolatrous Romists, that will giue thine honour to stockes and stones; blesse this or that Saint and not be thankefull to thy Maiestie, that giues them the victorie. For thine owne sake, be mercifull to vs; yea thou hast beene mercifull: therefore wee praise thee;2 and sing with thy Apostle: Thankes be to God, which giueth vs the victorie, through Iesus Christ our Lord.