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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.
3. But to me, their opinion seems more probable,1 who think it to be some History, containing, after the manner of Annals, or Chronicles, the most remarkable passages in the State of Israel: ⟨p. 3⟩because this Book is mentioned as the Register, wherein that famous success of the Suns standing still at Joshua's prayer,2 for the space of a whole day, is recorded, whereof no mention is made in any of the five Books of Moses: yet this no whit advantageth the Papists, who would from hence, and such like places, prove the defect of the Canonical Books of the Old Testament. For (not to insist upon the ambiguity of the word here used, which signifieth any discourse about a thing, as well as a Book) what if we grant,3 it was a written Book? must it necessarily follow, that this Book was Canonical? Its true, that some ascribe it to Nathan, and Gad, 4who were Prophets: yet all things which the Prophets wrote, were not written by them as Prophets. It cannot be denied that the Prophets were Gods public Notaries:5 yet all the writings of a Notary are not authentical, unless he do them as a Notary. David the Prophet wrote a letter to Joab, concerning Uriah: yet that was not penned by him as a Prophet.
3. But to me, their opinion seemes more probable,1 who thinke it to be some History, containing, after the manner of Annales, or Chronicles, the most remarkable passages in the State of Israel: ⟨p. 3⟩because this Booke is mentioned as the Register, wherein that famous successe of the Sunnes standing still at Iosuahs prayer,2