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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 [sic], 13.d. 7.m. 1686. / By Cotton Mather, Pastor of a church in Boston. ; [Three lines of quotations in Latin]Military duties, recommended to an artillery company; at their election of officers, in Charls-town [sic], 13.d. 7.m. 1686. / By Cotton Mather, Pastor of a church in Boston. ; [Three lines of quotations in Latin]
printed by Richard Pierce, 1687
MILITARY DUTIES Laid before A TRAINED BAND 13. d. 7. m. 1686. › Application 5 › Rule 3: RULE III.
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.
However they that write De re Militari, lay this down as a Maxime, Quicquid tibi prodest, Adversario nocet; Whatever is profitable for you is pernicious for your Adversary: That This is both, who can make any Doubt?
Now what shall be done in order hereunto? This, Follow the Teachings of the Lord. Let the Death of Him that is Generalissimo of all the Celestial Armies teach you what to do; He has Dyed in part for this ⟨p. 72⟩Reason, that he might instruct you in the right way of Warring and Fighting against the Enemies whom His Death hath also been the Price of your Redemption from. This then you have to do. Let your Principal Corruption be put unto such a Death as your Dying Saviour has given a Semplar of. It is said by the Apostle in Rom. 6.4. That we must be dead to Sin, even as Jesus Christ dyed for sin. This is the sanctified Way of Dealing with that Son of Anack which creates the most War and Evil for you; Handle it with Severities analogous to those which Jesus Christ was Crucified withal. O then Receive this Mystery of Warring and Fighting against your own Iniquity.
Now what shall be done in order hereunto? This, Follow the Teachings of the Lord. Let the Death of Him that is Generalissimo of all the Celestial Armyes teach you what to do; He has Dyed in part for this ⟨p. 72⟩Reason, that he might instruct you in the right way of Warring and Fighting against the Enemies whom His Death hath also been the Price of your Redemption from. This then you have to do. Let your Principal Corruption be put unto such a Death as your Dying Saviour has given a Semplar of. It is said by the Apostle in Rom. 6.4. That we must be dead to Sin, even as Jesus Christ dyed for sin. This is the sanctified Way of Dealing with that Son of Anack which creates the most Warr and Evil for you; Handle it with Severities analogous to those which Jesus Christ was Crucifyed withal. O then Receive this Mystery of Warring and Fighting against your own Iniquity.