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A16303	Tvvo letters or embassies The one sent by the states of Bohemia, to the Elector of Saxony: the other from the Popes Holines to the Emperour, concerning the troubles of Germany.	Bohemia (Země). Sněm.; Paul V, Pope, 1552-1621. aut; Barlow, William, of Amsterdam.; Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, 1585-1656.; Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1578-1637.	1620 (1620)	STC 3215; ESTC S102769	21,755	45

with vs as when the Empire it selfe came as it were from our donation and the Diadems of Princes were the Vtensels of our Houshold as when Charles the Great dissipated the cloude of Vengeance with the Gothes and Lombards thickned against the shining sunne of our Prelacie as when the Prouinces and Kingdomes of Europe were affraid of our Curse and Excommunication of our Church as when Religion was locked vp in our Conclaue and not opened without Peters Keyes as when a Sonne for our sakes would chastice the rebellion of a Father and one Nation scourge another at the intercession of a Legat The examples are so plentifull that euen Heretickes haue gotten them in their mouthes to spit in our faces It fareth not with vs as when true deuotion tyed the Consciences of men to the obseruation of our pleasure and no vpstart Familist durst broach a strange Doctrine to our preiudice When Faith was predominant in our hearts and honest simplicity liued out our liues and actions beleeuing onely what the Church did teach and practising nothing but with modesty and obedience then were the Halcion dayes of our glory and how euer Heretickes haue characterd them with ignorance and superstition yet questionles as in Martiall discipline Soldiers must not bee acquainted with euery secret but simply yeeld obedience to their Commanders so in the matters of the Church men were neuer at so much peace of Conscience as when they knew not how to trouble their soules beyond their vnderstandings In a word it fareth not with vs as when the Vnity of Church and Common-wealths resembled a sheaue of Arrowes strongly bound together which was that way indissolluble but diuided a sunder they were easily snapped in peeces one by one then were the Kingdomes of Europe of one vnanimity and if any vpstart Heretickes brake out or furious Scismatickes approached to the holy Altar with violence they were quickly enforced backe and taught a lesson of obedience either by generall Councels whereat many times 400. Bishops were gathered together or the power of an Army which came at our becke from all the quarters of Christendome But now and in your owne particular Most deare Sonne 1. The times are altered 2. Religion is confounded 3. And the Prouinces are deuided 1 First concerning the times you see that Princes are so iealious one of anothers Greatnes that neither law of Marriage or Conscience can detaine them within the limites of humanity especially Charity as reioycing in the good one of another but they will confederate euen with those they hate to cast blocks and hinderances in the way of one another if there be but a suspition that he runneth on too fast to Greatnes This began for our moderne times in the time of Charles the Fift with whome England and many other Prouinces ioyned against the French but no sooner was the King taken Prisoner at Pauy but they fell backe againe to a commiseration of his affliction and began to assist him in a new recouery This hath continued against your House of Austria and my Sonne of Spaine For euer since Burgundy and yee haue beene Vnited whereby Charles left the Empire to his younger Brother you see the world hath cryed out that Spaine would bee the Monarch of the West and the Iesuites by his assistance vsurpe the dignity of the Church and by a new superintendency ouertop the Authority of the Papacy This hath made seuerall Kinges oppose themselues against Spaine and now seueral Prouinces fall from your obedience as if the Angels prophesie against Ismael were verified That his hand should be against euery man euery mans hand against him Yea this will end against the Low-Countries themselues who fill the Seas with formidable Nauies and haue such strong Citties Ramparts and Armies that already they begin to be feared and already fall vnder the hand of watching and ouerlooking Beleeue it then that in this point alone of suspition of your Greatnes not naming other collaterall causes of hate Cruelty oppression defending our Supremacy enriching your selfe and such like there will euer remaine a tricke of pollicy if not to trip vp your heeles for running at all yet to pull you backe as it were by the sleeue from making too much hast so that I see no remedy but that you must be contented to yeeld to the time and rather to keepe somthing then loose all For howeuer the greatnes of your Spirit may commaund obedience and the goodnes of the cause plead possession yet necessity is a predominant mischiefe and they are fooles that will perish in an obstinacy repugnant to Fortune Remember that Hanniball had possession of Italy 17. yeares and might haue tryumphed in Rome if he had taken his time but when Scipio diuerted the Warre Carthage was besieged and Carthage knew not how to bee relieued till Hanniball was recalled so the great Captaine was disapointed in his Proiects and compelled to yeeld to the Roman glory I speake not by way of Prophesie but precept that in all extremities the law of preseruation comes from instinct of Nature and to preuent a greater mischiefe men must and may endure some inconuenience and so much for the time 2 Concerning Religion which yet is not the Emperours plea nor the Empires cause you see the alteration many good Mothers bring forth bad Daughters Truth begets hatred Familiarity contempt Charity idlenes and Knowledge presumption with such like For euer since the common people haue beene licenced to reade the Scriptures and make their owne interpretations they haue startled from the obedience of the Church and cryed out vpon liberty as though their Consciences like vntam'd Heyfers were let loose and they tyed vnto no rules and Lawes but of their owne deuising this hath made so many mechanicke men presumptuous and silenced women audacious that a poore ignorant Cobler dare compare with a Father of the Church and a tatling woman instead of being instructed by her Husband take vpon her to rule both husband and family This hath set on worke certaine strange spirits to rayle vpon order and conformity euen in the Churches of Heretickes themselues that they haue denyed them to be Churches but the vnswept roomes of Antechrist because of some enormities and imperfections in men and Gouernment which are were and shall be in this militant Church till the comming of Christ to Iudgement This hath deuided the Countries of Europe and taught hipocrites and foolish Libertines a glorious lesson of defending the Gospell of CHRIST and his Saincts whereby they haue vaine-gloriously taken vp Armes against the Church and their Prnces so that if successe haue not smoothly looked vpon them but Iustice submitted them to the punishment of Impiety they haue confounded Treason and Martyrdome together and taught their blasphemous tongues to cry out Sanguis Martirium semen Ecclesiae as though euery rebell and raging pesant punished for transgression must bee therefore Charactered a Saint of God so that this Gangren is spreading ouer