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A royal edict for military exercises published in a sermon preached to the captains,…A royall edict for military exercises published in a sermon preached to the captaines,…
A royal edict for military exercises published in a sermon preached to the captains, and gentlemen that exercise arms in the artillery garden at their general meeting. In Saint Andrew's undershaft, in London, June 23. 1629. By John Davenport, B. of Divinity, and P. of Saint Stephen's in Cole-man-street in London.A royall edict for military exercises published in a sermon preached to the captaines, and gentlemen that exercise armes in the artillery garden at their generall meeting. In Saint Andrewes vndershaft, in London, Iune 23. 1629. By Iohn Dauenporte, B. of Diuinity, and P. of Saint Stephans in Cole-man-street in London.
London: printed by Elizabeth Allde for Ralph Mab, 1629
A ROYAL EDICT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES.A ROYALL EDICT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES.
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.
A ROYAL EDICT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES.
A ROYALL EDICT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES.
2. SAM. 1.18. Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the Bow. Behold it is written in the Book of Jasher.
2. SAM. 1.18. Also hee bade them teach the children of Iudah the vse of the Bow. Behold it is written in the Booke of Iasher.
The occasion of these words (as you may see in the last Chapter of the former Book) was the death of Saul and Jonathan, 1with the flight, and discomfiture of Israel, before the Philistines, reported to David by a man, who (in the former part of this Chapter) received condigne punishment,2 for that which he pretended to have done. From the 17. verse to the end of this Chapter,3 you have Davids lamentation for Saul, and Jonathan, and the state of Israel, which, as it respected Saul, was a sorrow arising from the sense of humane calamities, and charges,