A50142:27
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
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.
Nextly, There are some persons excellent for their Military STRENGTH also. There is a Two-fold Strength which Soldiers are sometimes to be admired for.
Nextly, There are some persons excellent for their Military STRENGTH also. There is a Two-fold Strength which Souldiers are sometimes to be admired for.
Firstly, Some Soldiers have an Admirable Strength of BODY. Such a Soldier was that renowned Judge of Israel, Sampson, the History of whose Activity (as well as the signification of his Name) the Heathen have carried into their stories about their Hercules: 'Tis storied of Him, in Judg. 14. 6. That when a young Lion roared against him, he rent him as he would have rent a kid; tho the Oracles of the Lion's Maker have determined him to be the strongest among Beasts. Tis storied of Him, in Chapt. 16. 3. That he took the Gates of a City, Doors, Posts, Bars and all, and carried 'em away up an high Hill twenty miles off. Tis storied of Him in Chapt. 16. 27. that with main force he over-set the two huge Pillars whereon lay the stress of a vast Temple, containing many more than three thousand people.
Firstly, Some Souldiers have an Admirable Strength of BODY. Such a Souldier was that renowned Judge of Israel, Sampson, the History of whose Activity (as well as the signification of his Name) the Heathen have carried into their stories about their Hercules: 'Tis storied of Him, in Iudg. 14. 6. That when a young Lion roared against him, he rent him as he would have rent a kid; tho the Oracles of the Lion's Maker have determined him to be the strongest among Beasts. Tis storied of Him, in Chapt. 16. 3. That he took the Gates of a City, Doors, Posts, Barrs and all, and carried 'em away up an high Hill twenty miles off. Tis storied of Him in Chapt. 16. 27. that with main force he over-sett the two huge Pillars whereon lay the stress of a vast Temple, containing many more than three thousand people.