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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02572	The souldiers honour Wherein by diuers inferences and gradations it is euinced, that the profession is iust, necessarie, and honourable: to be practised of some men, praised of all men. Together with a short admonition concerning munition, to this honour'd citie. Preached to the worthy companie of gentlemen, that exercise in the artillerie garden: and now on thier second request, published to further vse. By Tho. Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1617 (1617)	STC 127; ESTC S100420	20,526	44

heart Olim castra quasi casta dicebantur quia castratur in ijs libido The Campe seemed to take the denomination saith hee from chastitie because in the warres lust was beaten downe But now Venus is gotten into the armes of Mars Militat omnis amans habet sua castra Cupido Cupid hath displayed his Colours and pitched his Tent in the midst of the Armie as if it were the onely brauerie of a Souldier to drinke valiant healths to his Mistresse One writes of the Turkes that though they are the most monstrous beasts at home in peace and sinne euen against nature yet in warres caute caste viuunt they liue charily and chastly Not as the Fryers say Caute si non caste the Turkes are better then the Fryers in this Vitia sua domi deponunt saith hee they leaue all their naughtinesse behind them at home But he addes withall to our reproch Christianus assumit the Christians there take vp those vices as if they found them sowne in a pitched field That there is often saith he Grauior turba meretricum quam militum it is hard to iudge whether the number of souldiers or of harlots be greater Hence it is said that Rara fides pietasque viris qui castra sequuntur There is so little fidelitie and pietie in men that follow the warres These be the common inuectiues against Souldiers But now doe not manie taxe them that are worse themselues Who can endure to heare an Vsurer taxe a Pillager an Epicure find fault with a Drinker a man-eating Oppressor with a gaming Souldier Quis tulerit Gracchum de seditione loquentem Who can abide to heare Gracchus declaine against sedition or the Foxe preach peace to the Geese Say that some are faultie must therefore the whole Profession be scandalized Will you despise the word of God because some that preach it are wicked men no Dent ocyus omnes Quas meruere pati sic stet sententia poenas Lay the fault where it should lie be they onely blamed that deserued it Some persons may be reproueable but the Profession is honourable The martialist may be a good Christian in all likelyhood should be the best Christian. Mors semper in oculo therefore should be semper in animo How should death be out of that mans mind that hath it alwayes in his eye His verie calling teacheth him to expound Saint Paul who calls the Christians life a Warfare His continuall dangers to the good souldier are as it were so many meditations of death If he die in peace he falls breast to breast with vertue If in warre yet he dies more calmely then many an Vsurer doth in his chamber Though he be conquered yet he is a Conqueror he may loose the day in an earthly field but he winnes the day against Sinne Satan and Hell and sings with Paul like a dying Swan I haue fought a good fight I haue finished my course I haue kept the faith now there is layd vp for me a Crowne of Righteousnesse 2. The other inference that may hence be deduced is this That Munition and Armes should at all times be in readinesse How grieuous was it when Iabin had such an Host and not a shield or speare among fortie thousand in Israel For our selues wee haue not our Peace by Patent we know not how long it will continue let vs prouide for Warre in trayning vp some to militarie practises If Warre doe come it is a labour well spent if Warre doe not come it is a labour very well lost Wise men in faire weather repaire their houses against Winter stormes the Ant labours in haruest that she may feast at Christmasse Diu apparandum est bellum vt vincas celerius Be long in preparing for warre that thou mayest ouercome with more speed Longa belli praeparatio celerem facit victoriam A long preparation makes a short and quicke victorie Tut wee say if that day comes wee shall haue Souldiers enow wee will all fight O dulce bellum inexpertis They that neuer tried it thinke it a pleasure to fight Wee shall fight strangely if wee haue no weapons and vse our weapons more strangely if we haue no skill Non de pugna sed de fuga cogitant qui nudi in acie exponuntur ad vulnera Their mindes are not so much of fighting as on flying that are exposed to the furie of warre without weapons neyther will all be souldiers that dare talke of warres Non dat tot pugna socios quot dat mensa conviuas All that are your fellow guests at the Table will not be your fellow souldiers in the Field Could any tongue forbeare to taxe the rich men of this honourable Citie if their houses be altogether furnished with Plate Hangings and Carpets and not at all with Weapons and Armour to defend the Common-wealth How fondly doe they loue their Riches that will not lay out a little to secure the rest When the Turke inuaded the Greeke Empire before the siege was layed to Constantinople the Metropolitane Citie the Emperour sollicites the subiects to contribute somewhat to the repaire of the walls and such militarie prouision and preuention But the subiects drew backe and pleaded want Hereupon the Turke enters and conquers and in ransacking the Citie when he found such aboundance of wealth in priuate houses hee lift vp his hands to Heauen and blessed himselfe that they had so much riches and would suffer themselues to be taken for not vsing them So if euer London should be surprised by her enemies which the wonted mercies of our God defend for euer would they not wonder to finde such infinite treasures in your priuate houses when yet you spent none of them to prouide shield or speare munition to defend your selues What scope can you imagine or propound to your owne hearts wherein your riches may doe you seruice You can tell me nay I can tell you You reserue one bagge for pride another for belly-cheare another for lust yet another for contention and sutes in law O the madnesse of vs Englishmen wee care not what wee spend in ciuill iarres that yet will spend nothing to avoid forraine warres They say the Iew will spend all on his Pasches the Barbarian on his Nuptialls and the Christian on his quarrels or law-sutes We need not make our selues enemies by our riches we haue enow made to our hands Christ sayes Make you friends of the Mammon of vnrighteousnesse Make to your selues friends by your charitie not aduersaries by your litigation Seeke peace saith the Prophet and pursue it seeke peace warre will come fast enough And if it doe come it will hardly bee made welcome The Spaniards haue often threatned often assaulted euer beene preuented euer infatuated Take we heed if they doe preuaile they will be reuenged once for all God grant we neuer trie their mercie Whether they come like Lyons rampant or like Foxes passant or like Dogges couchant they