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The shields of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard…The shieldes of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard…
The shields of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard Hutten, and Sir George Crook, at the assizes holden at North-hampton: February 25. 1634. By Edward Reynolds, rector of the church of Braunston in North-hampton shire.The shieldes of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard Hutten, and Sir George Crooke, at the assizes holden at North-hampton: February 25. 1634. By Edward Reynolds, rector of the church of Braunston in North-hampton shire.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostock, 1636
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 I should be asked the reason of that long, uninterrupted and most blessed Tranquillity which these our Kingdoms have, to the envy and astonishment of other Nations so long enjoyed, ⟨p. 48⟩when our neighbours (doubtless, as good as we, for we are a repining and unthankful people) have had their Land fatted with the blood, and dunged with the carcasses of its own inhabitants; next to the most free, and most wonderful favour of our good God, other reason I would not allege but this, Principes popa•i congregati sunt ad Dium Abraam. Our Gracious Princes, our wholesome Laws, our Josiah, our Debora, our David, our Solomon, have supported and maintained the Throne of Christ, and the faith of the Gospel: Our Nobles, and Worthies of Church and State, have in their Assemblies offered willingly, and made mounds about the worship and House of GOD, to establish it in the Beauty of Holiness and of Peace, and therefore the […] hath been the Shields of our Nation, because the Shields of our Nation have belonged to the Lord.
If I should bee asked the reason of that long, uninterrupted and most blessed Tranquillity which these our Kingdomes have, to the envie and astonishment of other Nations so long enioyed, ⟨p. 48⟩when our neighbours (doubtlesse, as good as we, for we are a repining and unthankefull people) have had their Land fatted with the bloud, and dunged with the carkasses of its owne inhabitants; next to the most free, and most wonderful favour of our good God, other reason I would not alleage but this, Principes popa•i congregati sunt ad Dium Abraam. Our Gracious Princes, our wholsome Lawes, our Iosiah, our Debora, our David, our Salomon, have supported and maintained the Throne of Christ, and the faith of the Gospell: Our Nobles, and Worthies of Church and State, have in their Assemblies offered willingly, and made mounds about the worship and House of GOD, to establish it in the Beautie of Holinesse and of Peace, and therefore the 〈…〉 hath beene the Shields of our Nation, because the Shields of our Nation have belonged to the Lord.