Inßitutio Ordinis.

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Triumphus, Ovatio, Corona, Torquis, Paludamentm, Trabea, Latus*

nimirum, ut è veftimentis quoque fuis (Ibi Nomina coafcifcerent, &cPalliati, Togati, Paludati, Trabeati (ne cætera commemorem) dicerentur.Sedhijs Omnibus quamquam forma quædam difciplinæ militaris & equeftrishoneftamenti fuifle Videatur, haud ea tamen erat quæ debuerat. Debue-rat enim honore cultuq; dei Solius & ejus imprimis auxilio niti, quodper Viros bonos, Juftos, Supplices, & Deo devotos in articulo quovisfacilius impetrari polle creditur : ut divinæ nos Hiftoriæ feries edocuit,. fine qua nulla hujus materiæ veritas elucefct 5 ficut & probiffime no-fter Edoardus intellexit, hiftoriæ fàcræ tenorem, & apertifiima Chriitia-niffimorum Principum è feriatim digeftis Annalibus Confilia (non du-bium) inde defhmpta, confiderans. Patet enim illinc opem maxime

divinam, in Omni fano Confilio, negotioq; patrando, cum diligen-tia Militari femper effe copulandam : ncq; poffe Succeftus inveniri,fine fie præconcepta atq; afleótata Sedulitate. Unde Serenillimi quiq;Reges, qui difciplinæ militaris & Equeftris Ordinis honores atque Or- P. 4-namenta ftatuerunt, pios firrlul homines ad ’precandum, Cæteraqj pio

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fimilis Ornamentorum & Infignium Speciofitas anteceder at, quibus ma-jus atq; Gloriofius erat Olympionicem fuiftè quam Romœ triumphâflè.Utrifcji fane mira Cupiditas honoris & Gloriandi Sedulitas inerat • âded

clavus, Prætexta, Toga, Imagines, Statuæ, Stemmata, ex ærario pub-lico impendia, aliaq; multa -, quemadmodum & Gracie haud multum difi

vided all into honourable Societies , and each Honour fully anfwering the DefertSiTriumphs, Ovations, Crowns, Chains, the Military Garment, the Confular Trahea ,the Latici ave , Prat ext a, Toga, Images, Statues, Infcriptions, Salaries out of thèpublick Trea fury y and many other fuch Encouragements after the fame Manner,as had before been ufed among the Greeks, in a beautiful Variety not much dif-fering from thefe, of Ornaments and different Eßates and Degrees of Honours 5and a Viclory in the Olyn^ick Games, vjos accounted among the Greeksmore Great and Glorious than a Triumph at Rome.

beautiful Variety not much dif-

Both indeed were aBuated by a wonderful Defire of Honour, and an indefati-gable Thirfi after Glory : And tho ’ by all thefe Things it may appear that there wasfome Form of Military Difcipline and an Equeßrian Dignity, yet was it not fuchas it ought-, for it fiould in thefirß Place have been defignedfor the Honour andWorßip of God alone, and to depend and rely entirely on his Aßißance -, which weknow is more eafily to he obtained in any Neceßity , by good, juß and humble Mendevoted to God, as the vohole Courfe of the Scripture Jhews us, whereto without ha-ving Recourfe, the Truth of this Matter is not apparent : as our Edward verywell underßood, confidering the Tenor of the Scriptures, and the Undertakings andCounfels of chrißian Princes, digefled inOrder in their Chronicles, and {withoutall Doubt ) taken from thence. For it is manifeßfrom thofe Books, that in every

whole fome Undertaking, and Performance of Bufinefs, the divine Aßißance is tobe joined always to military Indußry, aiid that no Succe fs can be poßibly expeSfed,without having firß fuch a thought of, and a great Diligence in A&ion. Whence thegreateß of Kings, who have decreed Honours and Ornaments for military Perfor-mances, and Orders of Knighthood, have alfo added and brought in religious Men to

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