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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01555	The defence of militarie profession Wherein is eloquently shewed the due commendation of martiall prowesse, and plainly prooued how necessary the exercise of armes is for this our age.	Gates, Geffrey.	1579 (1579)	STC 11683; ESTC S102948	39,169	64

THE Defence of Militarie profession Wherein is eloquently shewed the due commendation of Martiall prowesse and plainly prooued how necessary the exercise of Armes is for this our age ❧ IMPRINted at London by Henry Middleton for Iohn Harison 1579. VERO NIHIL VERIVS ¶ TO THE RIGHT honorable Edward de Vere Earle of Oxenford vicount Bulbecke Lord of Escales and Bladesmere and Lord great Chamberlaine of England EXperience beareth such a soueraigntie ouer all thinges humane and diuine that without it the quality or power either of worde deede deuise or matter cannot make it selfe knowen to the vnderstanding of mē for the heauenly trueth iustifieth it selfe by the effects of his nature and power made apparant to the eyes capacities of earthly creatures Adam not well staid vpō the trueth of Gods word transgressed the cōmandement feeling the plagues of his offence had thereby experience of the power trueth of his Almightie Creator The first worlde ouerflowing in wickednesse was drowned in the flood of Gods vengeance to geeue experience to the world that ensued what it is to contemne his worde and Prophets Noah beleeued the word of the Lord and obeying his commandement prepared the Arke was saued in the flood he all his family by experience wherof the world is made to vnderstand the power and assurance of Gods trueth and fauour towarde his elect people The Lord willed Moses to denounce his plagues against Egypt and in the effect of his power trueth he accomplished the same vpon man and beast vpon fruit and tree vpon earth and water the experience whereof made Moses and the Israelites so hardie in fayth that they tooke their way through the red Sea as through the fieldes on drie land Pharao in the hardnesse of his heart pursued the Israelites and was drowned he and all his armie in the pathes where Iacob went drye shod ▪ whereby all the kings and princes of the earth had haue experience what it is to contemne God to persecute his people to despise his worde and ministers The like experience made Iosuah bolde to lead Israel through the deepe waters of Iorden where they passed on foot and went dry shod to land The Israelites breaking the couenant of the Lorde their God standing in their rebellion were destroied out of the land of Iudah and Ierusalem and made slaues to the Chaldeans whereby they were taught by experience and so are wee by the same example what it is to despise the Lord of hostes and to stand in disobedience against his maiestie The Lord restoring Iacob out of Chaldea to his inheritance againe according as he had promised by the mouthes of his Prophets doth teach vs by experience how faithfull he is in his promises that we therefore should rest vpon him without doubting Christ our Sauiour wrought wonders before all Israel that their eyes might see his diuine power and beleeue him for his works sake but they beleeued not their owne eyes and are therefore confounded by the experience that testifieth against their owne consciences By examples of experience the Lord Iesus taught the Iewes as by that of Diues and Lazarus of the sower of seed of the euill Steward c. As by familiar demonstrations Our forefathers the olde Christians so polluted their Tabernacles with the workes of impietie that they extinguished the holy Ghost in the Sanctuarie whereby they fell to ignorance and corruption ▪ and were giuen ouer to superstition and Idolatrie The experience whereof should teache vs of these dayes and our children to walke wisely in the presence of our God. Experience discouereth the effects of wisdome and folly and maketh demonstration of the fruits of vertue and of vice and teacheth to distinguishe betwixt the righteous and the wicked betwixt the foole and the wise man c. Experience is the mother and nurse of the policies and gouernements ciuill and martiall priuate publike guiding the counsailes and doinges of men with orderly discretion Experience of the inordinate iniquities of mē fuonded the lawes and the iudgement seat The experience of the troublesome furies of men founded Armes and aduaunced Militarie profession for the repressing and restraining of the tyrannies and noyfull malice of the wicked The experience of the profit and value of lawe and armes maketh al prudent states and commonwelths to embrace and to vphold them both with much care and endeuour So to conclude experience is the ordinarie companion and naturall ornament of reason which maketh mē wise in knowledge prudent in the direction and vse of things He therefore that iudgeth or directeth against experience is not in deede a man but a foole more ignorant then a beast The experience of other mens harmes warneth the wise to be ware The experience of forren euils warneth England to waken it selfe out of securitie and to be watchfull and wisely to take it selfe Experience hath taught me to loue and to honour armes and in the zeale of a good heart to couet the aduancement of martial occupation which made me an vnlettered man to take vnto me a notarie to sette downe in writing this drift in the defence and praise of warlike prowesse against al cōtemners of the same for the benefite and encouragement of my countrie countrimen And finally the experience of the high noblenes honour of you my singuler good Lord doth enboldē me in the loue of a faithful hart to your renoumed vertues most humbly to commend this litle work to your honorable protection that vnder the shielde of your noble fauour and iudgement it may stande in grace before our nation to some good effect God graunt it To whom be praise to your good Lordshippe abundaunce of heauenly graces and fatherly blessings euen to euerlasting life Amen London 23 Decemb 1578. Your honours most humble GEFFREY GATES ¶ The defence of Militarie Profession IT hath bene an old controuersie in the opinions of the English nation what profession of life is most honorable in worldly states They being Ilanders what by their famous might and prowesse and what by the naturall safetie of the situation of their Soyle enuironed with the maine Ocean sea and dwelling in greater securitie then any one nation that inhabiteth the continent they may reasonably differ from the iudgement both of Greekes Romanes in discussing this question For it may well be granted that the profession and occupation that is most in vse and most necessarie for the maintenance and preseruation of the common wealth that the same should be had most in honoure standing most in vse and value England therefore dwelling in safetie and commonly in peace may séeme to giue the preheminence vnto the lawer For by his wisedome and trauel is iustice ministred to the maintenance and aduauncement of souereigne authoritie by the benefite of whose maiesty Reuenge and Tyrannie is forbidden in publique and priuate euery iniurie and quarell committed to the iudgement and direction of the