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Military duties recommended to an artillery company
Military duties recommended to an artillery company; at their election of officers, in Charles-town, 13. d. 7. m. 1686. By Cotton Mather, pastor of a church in Boston.Military duties recommended to an artillery company; at their election of officers, in Charls-town, 13. d. 7. m. 1686. By Cotton Mather, pastor of a church in Boston.
printed by Richard Pierce, 1687
MILITARY DUTIES Laid before A TRAINED BAND 13. d. 7. m. 1686. › Rule 3: RULE III.
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Moreover, Did they offer unto our Lord Jesus Christ all the Indignities that possibly they could devise; Binding of Him, Spitting on Him, Jeering at Him, preferring a barbarous High-way man before Him, and at last hanging Him up naked? between the worst of Malefactors. In like manner do you cast heaps of Shame upon your Lust; Upbraid it as the Quintessence of Madness, as the Exaltation of •lly, as a most Loathsome Object, worthy to be Buffeted by all Hands, to be abhorred by God and man for ever; and a Swine, in no ⟨p. 74⟩wise sit to lodged in the Parlour of you• Souls.
Moreover, Did they offer unto our Lord Jesus Christ all the Indignityes that possibly they could devise; Binding of Him, Spitting on Him, Jeering at Him, preferring a barbarous High-way man before Him, and at last hanging Him up naked? between the worst of Malefactors. In like manner do you cast heaps of Shame upon your Lust; Upbraid it as the Quintessence of Madness, as the Exaltation of •lly, as a most Loathesome Object, worthy to be Buffetted by all Hands, to be abhorred by God and man for ever; and a Swine, in no ⟨p. 74⟩wise sit to lodg'd in the Parlour of you• Souls.
Once more, Did they with-draw all Refreshment from our Lord Jesus Christ in His rueful Agonies, and count a Cup of Gall good enough for Him? Just so Do you withhold from your Lust that Sustenance which may enable it to hold out in its Insurrections. Be sure to make no provision for this Flesh to feed upon. Starve it out, and so Tame it; Keep it under, and keep it bare of those things which you see to be the Support or Fuel of it.
Once more, Did they with-draw all Refreshment from our Lord Jesus Christ in His ruefu Agonies, and count a Cup of Gall good enough for Him? Just so Do you withhold from your Lust that Sustenance which may enable it to hold out in its Insurrections. Be sure to make no provision for this Flesh to feed upon. Starve it out, and so Tame it; Keep it under, and keep it bare of those things which you see to be the Support or Fuel of it.