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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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And there have been complaints made, that our very Trainings have been too often idle Complements, or at least, that there hath been in them too much neglect of, and too little proficiency in the things that are properly designed by them.
And be we warned not to fall asleep, because the Sword of War is at present sheathed; remembering that the Book of the Histories of the Wars of the Lord, is not yet completed, nor will be till the great Battle of Armageddon is fought. Babylon is not yet fallen. The Churches Adversaries are still in their strength. God will call out his Armies ere long; and then Cursed will he be who cometh not forth to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
And be we warned not to fall asleep, because the Sword of War is at present sheathed; remembring that the Book of the Histories of the Wars of the Lord, is not yet compleated, nor will be till the great Battel of Armageddon is fought. Babylon is not yet fallen. The Churches Adversaries are still in their strength. God will call out his Armies e're long; and then Cursed will he be who cometh not forth to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
Nor are we our selves secure: and though it is but a little that we can do for our own safety; and if God be not on our side, we are an easy prey to any potent Devourer; yet the Faith that nourisheth negligence, is not indeed Faith, but Presumption.