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A16247 Boanerges. Or the humble supplication of the ministers of Scotland, to the High Court of Pariament [sic] in England Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626. 1624 (1624) STC 3171; ESTC S102729 18,586 38

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the will of our great King or pleasure of the Prince if hee haue taken any pleasure in his iourney to Spaine but to put you in mind what you must trust vnto if you merchandize for any Babylonish trumperies or meane to trafficke with Spaine or Rome for mens traditions and policies nor are wee presumptuous in any aduice but onely to remember you how the blood of the Saints lies crying for vengeance and mourning for their redemption before the throne of the Lambe what Rome hath done to Gods seruants wherefore Spaine hath abused most of the countries of Europe and with what enforcements the whole world complaines of them all and then no doubt the God that hath bin so merciful to you and vs in these discoueries will be as mercifull in opening the doores of your hearts to preuent future mischiefes by exposing vnto you present inconueniences and assuring you according to that Machiuilian positiō of fides non est conseruanda cum haereticis the Pope and all that be his adherents and louers of his Holines will take the first opportunitie and aduantage of any of your weaknesses but let them know from Gods owne mouth there is a feast proclaimed for the birds of the aire and beasts of the field to come and prey vpon the carkeises of Emperors and Kings and gorge themselues with the daintie food of the flesh of Princes As for the supposed causes gracious Lords of your now Assembly at this high Court of Parliament we gesse they may be to redresse the publike grieuances of the people to reforme the enormities of the gouernner to rectifie the disordred liues of particular persons and to supply the Kings wants as is great reason For as the honor of a King consisteth in the multitude of his subiects so the glory of a nation appeareth in nothing more then in the Maiestie Magnificence of a Prince which cannot be done without contributions of the subiect and so by consequence where the people are rich the Prince cannot be poore we pray the God of euerlasting happinesse so to direct and prosper all your proiects and consultations that they may extend to the glory of God the honor of the Kings Maiestie the propagation of the Gospell of Iesus Christ the benefit of the Common-wealth the flourishing of this great and happie Iland the reformation of sin and enormitie and the confusion of Antichrist with all his adherents And the same God that gaue Lawes vnto his people comming in power of feare threatning iudgment when Mount Sinai did shake like an earthquake vnder him spread his wings ouer your house like the Cherubins ouer the Arke keepe you safe from any more Powder plots especially the Ar●ados and Spanish inuasion of 88 which must neuer be forgotten and would to God it would please his Maiestie as he hath done by the 5 of No●e●be● to to make a festiuall of that day of their dissipation and set vp a Pillar of brasse vpon Dover peere with insculping the whole occurrences as they chanced that the first worke which strangers vndertook after their landing might be to run to the monument to vnderstand how God protected you from the Spanish pride and oftentation And the same God that appeared to Salomon with a blessed donation of wisdome whereby he prostrated himselfe before the Brasen Alter praying both for himselfe and the people so gouerne guide and preserue the heart of his Maiestie in finishing the worke he now begins opportunity sets forward ●● at Europe it selfe take a pattern of great Brittaines Royalty be driuen to admiration that true Maiestie religion pietie loue vnion peace plentie and strength of men are met together in one Island and corner of the world And the same God that made the sea his instrument of vengeance vpon Pharoah the heauens to raine downe stones vpon the head of Sisera the stars to fight in their order the Angel to destroy the host of the Assirians the fire to consume the Captaines of fifties hell to open and swallow vp Corah and Abiram the Lions to destroy the idolaters of Samaria the Beares to tear in peeces the mockers of Eliah and the inferior creatures to serue his turne vpon his enemies keepe you from forreine and domesticke aduersaries especially outlandish women who if they haue power to tempt Salomon to Idolatrie are sure to bring a fearefull iudgement vpon him and his posteritie FINIS Gen. 3. 15. Apoc. 12. 17. Dan. 3. Apoc. 12. Ch. 29. Ch. 38. 24. 1. Cor. 4. 9. Isai 3. Exod 18. 21. 2. King 17. 25. 2. Kin. 16. 10. 17 2. Chron. 28. 1. King 20. 36. Gen. 35. Exod. 4. 24. Exod. 32. 2. Thes 2. 3. 4. 7 1. Tim. 4. Apoc. 6. 9. 15 16 9 2 3 Apoc. 11. 7. 8 12. 3 7 9 13. 1 6 13 16. 19 17. 1 2 Reuel 3. 9.