An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of…

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Since I wrote the preceding Narrative, I hear that there are who make a scruple of using the word Army, when applied to such inconsiderable Forces, as those which have been raised and sent forth by us, in the late War. I pretend not to any skill or accuracy of speaking as to modern platforms of Military Discipline; but sure I am that of old, a few Cohorts being under the command of a chief Captain, though in all there were not above four or five hundred soldiers, this was called [Greek or Hebrew] an Army, Acts, 23,27. Yea tho•• three hundred Soldiers who were under Gideon as their General, are styled an Army, Judg. 8. 6. The Hebrew word there used cometh from [Greek or Hebrew] which signifies turmatics congrega•iad militandum, when Troops are assembled together, this did the Hebrews call an Host or an Army. There are small Armies as well as great ones, a cron. 24.24. [Greek or Hebrew] which is the word used in that place signifies, Forces: that Term have I commonly chosen, though the other being of most frequent use, and aptly enough expressing what is meant by it, I have not wholly declined it. For amongst us Sis voles uses Quem penes Arbitrium est et jus es Norma loquendi.

Since I wrote the preceding Narrative, I hear that there are who make a scruple of using the word Army, when applied to such inconsiderable Forces, as those which have been raised and sent forth by us, in the late War. I pretend not to any skill or accuracy of speaking as to modern platforms of Military Dissipline; but sure I am that of old, a few Cohorts being under the command of a chief Captain, though in all there were not above four or five hundred souldiers, this was called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 an Army, Acts, 23,27