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The man of war a sermon preached to the Artillery Company at Boston on…
The man of war a sermon preached to the Artillery Company at Boston on June 5, 1699, being the anniversary day for their election of officers / by Samuel Willard.
Boston: printed by B. Green and J. Allen for Benjamin Eliot, 1699
The Man OF WAR. › DOCTRINE. It is a great point of Prudence, in times of Peace, to ma… › USE.
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Which Consideration might be improved both for Rebuke & Caution. It hath doubtless ⟨p. 12⟩[…] ⟨p. 13⟩[…] ⟨p. 14⟩[…] ⟨p. 15⟩[…] ⟨p. 16⟩[…] ⟨p. 17⟩[…] ⟨p. 18⟩been a fault among us, that this Rule of Prudence hath been so poorly attended. Peace hath bred Security, and times of Trouble have found us unready; and the most of our Surprises and Defeatments by the Enemies, have deserved to be imputed to this. I spare to enumerate the many instances that are at hand; Of how many of our surprised Garrisons, in which our people have been miserably butchered, may that of the Poet be asserted,
Which Consideration might be improved both for Rebuke & Caution. It hath doubtless ⟨p. 12⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 13⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 14⟩