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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54948	A sermon preach'd to the Artillery Company, at St. Mary le Bow, Septemb. 11, 1677, and at their earnest desire published by Thomas Pittis ...	Pittis, Thomas, 1636-1687.	1677 (1677)	Wing P2317; ESTC R10835	15,095	39

A SERMON Preach'd to the Artillery Company AT St. MARY le BOW Septemb. 11. 1677. And at their earnest desire PUBLISHED By THOMAS PITTIS D. D. One of his Majesties Chaplains in Ordinary Mart. lib. 1. Epig. 3. I fuge sed pateras tutior esse domi LONDON Printed by J. D. for John Baker at the three Pigeons in St. Paul's Church-yard 1677. Imprimatur G. Jane R. P. D. Episc Lond. a Sacris Domest Septemb. 18. 1678. To the Honourable Sir John Robinson Knight and Baronet Lieutenant of his Majesties Tower of London Alderman and President of the Artillery Company Sir Joseph Sheldon Knight and Alderman Vice-President Colonel John Mews Treasurer As also to The Right Honourable Francis Lord Viscount Newport Baron of Erral Treasurer of his Majesties Houshold and one of the Kings most Honourable Privy Council Sir Joseph Williamson Kt. one of his Majesties Principal Secretaries of State Stewards Sir Francis Chaplain Kt. and Alderman now Lord Major Elect. Knights late Sheriffs of London Sir John Peak Sir Thomas Stamp Samuel Pepys Esq Richard Beckford Esq Capt. Daniel Causton AND To the whole Court of Assistants Field-Officers Captains and Gentlemen Professing and Exercising Arms in that Renowned and Honourable Society Right Honourable c. YOU that are advanced by your most Illustrious Leader whom his Royal Highness vouchsafes to command and condescends to be your Captain General whose early Prowess astonish'd the World and continued Victories have made the Earth and the Sea shake when his Friends were amazed at his Heroical Attempts which at once awed and confounded his Enemies to whom Courage and Conduct both at Sea and Land seem as natural as they have been familiar His Name only is too august and awful to be mention'd in such a Dedication as this to which common Custom has entitled many may safely lay your Commands on me who being always train'd to strict Obedience cannot reject the Orders of my Superiors without offering violence to my self Though my Judgment therefore in relation to my Discourse had before you does not altogether correspond with yours especially as to the Publication yet I am resolved to submit my Will because it seems neither discreet nor safe for me to disoblige so Honourable a Society in which every Commander has the skill of a General and he that marches in the lowest place of Dignity among you De Coronâ cap. 11. De Idolola cap. 19. understands Discipline sufficiently to Command Though Tertullian therefore questions the Practice of Christians warring against others not dreaming that they would Arm against themselves And Arnobius vindicates our Saviours Innocence Adver Gent. lib. 2. whilst at the same time he evinces his Power because he did not propagate his Doctrine by the Sword did not beat out the Brains of Men that he might put his Precepts into their Heads Challeng'd not any Temporal Authority nor spread his Legions over the World to dissolve the Peace of Humane Societies as if like Draco he would write his Laws with Blood And even to propagate our own Religion we confess our Weapons must not be Carnal Yet that Christians notwithstanding upon other Accounts did not conclude Wars unlawful when by assaulting others they defended themselves under the Command and Conduct of their Prince appears by that Lightning Legion mentioned by Eusebius who being in Arms Euseb Hist Eccles lib. 5. cap. 5. and before the Enemy by their devout Prayers obtained Rain to refresh themselves and Lightning from Heaven to discomfit their Adversaries when the whole Host might otherwise have perish'd And Tertul. Apo. cap. 37. Eucher Episcop Lugdun besides others interspers'd in the Army and Garisons we know there was a Thebean Legion as well as the former Melitin all Christians who became as Glorious and Renowned Martyrs as they were Valiant and Victorious Souldiers never before equall'd by any nor probably will ever be again considering their Cause Number and the Place to which they innocently retired every one of which readily suffered a tame death from the hands of the Executioner rather than either to Sacrifice to an Idol or Rebel against their Lawful Sovereign This following Discourse does therefore justifie Defensive Wars when our own Prince calls us to our Arms in which as he is Judg of the Cause so he becomes only responsible for it to him who is above the Highest and we that are Subjects escape Guilt if we behave our selves with Faithfulness and Courage Those that are mercenary under another have their Case different with which my Discourse not medling I shall have nothing to do in the Dedication The Sermon perhaps might make a rattle from the Pulpit when assisted by the help of a good Sounding-Board a swift Delivery and your Commendations But I fear for all t' will appear to be charg'd with white Powder only when coming from the Press and not carry a good Report far However since your Commands are that it must be printed it becomes your own and you are bound to defend it for you having so dearly paid for it I can no longer call it mine Justice therefore presents it to you from him who is Right Honourable c. Your most Humble and most Obedient Servant THO. PITTIS Luke 3.14 former part And the Souldiers likewise demanded of him saying And what shall we do WHen the Watchman like Ezekiel is set upon the Tower Ezek. 33. if he blow not Trumpet when he discerns the Sword coming though the People die in their Iniquity their Blood will be required at the Watchman's hand But if he warn them to prepare for Battel and they securely slight the Alarm he delivers his own Soul from guilt though they all perish by their careless inadvertency Having for this end therefore received our Orders if we discharge our Duty with faithfulness and alacrity we have a reward given us far above the merit of our Action a Glorious Crown outweighing all intervening Difficulties But if we either desert our Station before we are reliev'd Desertores Sediti●sos Fugitives aut si loco statime vel praesidio ce●●●ssent tergave de● ssent aut è castris effugissent tanquam p ssmo sa●m●e adstrictos capitali poena plect●re selebant Alex. ab Ale and Cenial Di●● lib. 2. cap. 13. our Superior Officer finds us sleeping or the Enemy chance to make his Approaches before we have given sufficient warning we die then without mercy as those that have been unfaithful to their Trust and betrayed our Fellow Souldiers to the Adversary Now because the Race is not to the swift nor the Battel to the Strong nor Favour always to Men of skill Eccles 9.11 as the wise Man informs us It was a pious use among some Philosophers to begin their Lectures as well as end with Prayer and it was a custom among the Heathens Mos ergo Romanus erat instructo ●a● atoque exercitu quum congredi acie parant Deos primum consulere Alex. ab Alex. 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