vvhistle led astraye Through vn-couth paths to Hell vvent the next vvay To see our ruine grieuing at the hart VVith Fathers leaue he plai'd the Shepheards part Inuenting a proportion'd meanes to gaine The vvandring sheepe and bring him backe againe Hee cloths himselfe vvith shape vvith flesh vvith skin VVith all of Man excepting only sin And in this forme conuersing 'mongst the rest Hee teacheth them vvhat feeding place is best Sometimes in Vallies and lovv Dales he goes As hovv vvee should our selues despise he shoes Auerring vvho to Sion mount vvill clyme Must gaze in these lovv pastures for a time Of Gelboe hils he bids his sheepe take heede There is no faftie on those Cliffs to feed The fruitfull shevvres the Devv of heau'nly grace Neuer refresh that miserable place There vve see SAVL on his ovvne svvord to die VVhilst he the Philistaean blades vvould flie The Hils vvith murdred VVarriors are fil'd Thy valiant there ô Israel are kil'd VVhat are these Mountaines vvhere such vvorthies di'de But eleuated hils of humaine pride VVits vvho doe lift themselues aboue the rest And euer judge their ovvne opinion best Such vvicked Arrius vvas and after him Pelagius of the Diuell each a limb Vrsacius Valens and the gelded sorte VVho doe frequent Constantius thy Court. To IESVS all injurious IESVS grace Pelagius doth denie the Eunuchs race Auer that God no more then they haue done In generation of his only Son And Gods Son follovving Natures vvonted lavves In his eternall being hath a cause These and all Heretikes in Gelboe hils Haue fallne on their ovvne swords I meane their quils Some times our Lambe on top of Thabor feedes The flocke instructing by Heroycke deeds Of diuine Counsails t is best there to graze From vvhence tovvard heau'nly Sion they may gaze Then he inform's them of his Royall birth The reason vvhy he came vpon the earth Hovv doth he make Celestiall Spirits mount VVhen hee the Eight Beatitudes doth count Beginning thus the Kingdome of high heau'n To those vvho are in spirit poore is geu'n You aske vvho are spiritually poore VVho looking on their nothing doe not soare VVith feath'red vvings of pride but knovving vvell That their offences haue deserued Hell They suffer injuries that so his vvrath They may appease vvhom sin offended hath This pouertie had Israels forlorne King VVhen rayling Simei at him stones did fling Hee doth reflect as his rebellious son Against him vvarrs vvhat he before had done To good VRIAS and accepts this rod As a deseru'd affliction sent from God Marke hovv our Lambe doth earths possession giue To those vvho on the earth doe meekely liue O're their ovvne passions their command is great I' th land of others harts they haue a seate Theirs is the land of euerlasting blisse The vvhich alone land of the liuing is If poore haue heau'n if meeke on earth doe dvvell VVhat place is for the angrie left but Hell To Stygian pit vvherefore doth Thubal goe Let holy man by God inspired shovv Because he had no Target to vvard blovves But svvordes and Launces to offend his foes IESVS vvho doest our hands vvith vveapons arme VVhen heaped injuries sound the alarme VVhen vve shall suffer opprobries vvhen wronge Bestovv on vs that armour of the strong Firme patience vvho fight couer'd vvith this shield Alvvaies returne victorious out the field VVhat vvas thy life but a continuall paine A lasting labour to bring backe againe The vvandring sheepe and put him in such place VVhere holsome pastures are streames flovvvvith grace VVhom did'st not thou instruct to vvhom not Preach◠VVhom virtue not by thy example teach VVhen any vvith the rot infected vvare VVith vvhat loue didst thou cure them vvith vvhat care Herafter Pastors thou doest teach to rule Making thy life of eu'ry grace a Schoole Thou bidst them oft remember Ioathans tale Hovv vvhen supremacy vvas set to sale The Figge the Vine the Oliue vvould not buye VVith their ovvne detriment a place so highe Only the Thorne accepteth to be great Thornes vvillingly doe sit in vpper seate VVho follovv thee must choose the lovver end Vntill thy heau'nly Father bid ascend Thou shevvst vvherein a Prelats place consists Not in good fare or doing vvhat he lists Not to haue complacence in being first Rather to judge himselfe therefore the vvorst Not making the poore sheepe to carry much VVhen hee vvith his least finger vvill not touch The burthen others beare nay the right vvaie To gouerne is vvhen Prelates doe then saie Therefore still thou doest to thy precepts joyne This Rule my seruants actions be like mine Hee is a Monster in vvhose mouth doth stand A tongue in greatnesse vvhich exceeds his hand Hovv many such our Basan Pastures shovve Hovv many such in vpper places goe Of God and virtue they doe largely talke But haue no hands to vvorke no feete to vvalke After thy CROSSE such carry on their backe A Pastors title but the virtue lacke VVho are in seate of supreame honour plac't Must keepe themselues from a cold Northren blast Icleped pride this had his birth on high And euer since contendeth vp to flie VVhat industrie vvhat labours doest thou spend In gaining Iudas as if the vvhole end Of thy conuersing in the vvorld had bin To make this vvretch forsake his haunt of sin And vvhat revvard as Priests shall him out tell Poore thirtie pence he vvill his Maister sell And can a Lambe for such a price be sold More vvorth then Iasons sheepe vvith fleece of gold VVhen at this rate the Butchers had thee bought They presently vnto the shambles brought VVhere vvith thy death though they did meane to end Thy vvisdome did beyond their malice tend Then thou didst thinke vpon this mystique board Hovv vvith thy sacred flesh it should be stor'd Making theit furies vvho did thirst thy bloud The instruments of our eternall good And alt'ring the old rites of Pascall sheepe Ordain'st that vvee a better Easter Keepe The hautie Pharisies full little thinke They make a vvine shall be soule-sauing drinke For hated Gentiles little doe they dreame From IESVS vaines can flovv so rich a streame Doe you thinke Scribes vvho sit on MOYSES Chaire That vvhen in high Priests house you joyned are Your consultation is hovv you shall dresse For Christian banquet a Caelestiall Messe Speake sacred Muse hovv this great Myst'rie came That our foes dresse for vs our Paschall Lambe The cruell Knife that cut our IESVS throate In PILATES Hall vvas the base vulgars note As they the Heau'ns astonish vvith their crie Let Barrabas alone let IESVS die I finde quoth PILATE of his death noe cause They ansvveare let him dye our vvils are lavves Bring vvater from this crime I le vvash me free His bloud on vs and on our Children bee Yee Impious levves this vvas the sharpe edg'de Knife VVhich did depriue meeke IESVS of his life VVhen TITVS shall your Cittie vvals cast
then the rest VVhat e're your people are be you the best But it may be a Patron of thy name Allures thee rather Fraunce shall giue the same CHARLES surnam'd great for his renovvned facts Thou hast his name haue thou his stile his Acts. Let vs behold thee vvith thy conq'uring bands Reuoke to IESVS faith reuolting landes VVith the fift CHARLES Achilles of our daies Beyond Alcides Pillars Tropheies raise Plus vltra be thy motto thy armes tend And vvhere the vvorld there let thy Empire end Bee euermore victorious euer great Euer obedient to Saint PETERS seate May Romaine Prelate make our England glad As to thy Lyons hee shall Eagles ad And vvith high titles thy braue house aduance As he hath done to Charlemaine of Fraunce Loose Matchiauels and Atheists you mistake Rome vseth to giue Realmes and Kesars make Not to abuse the povv'r of triple Crovvne By foule injustice casting Princes dovvne By Romes authoritie Otho the great In Germanie did fixe the Empires seate Henrie Aniou Plantaginet his childe By ADRIANS gift is Lord of Ireland stild'e Thy royall Ancestors vvhat better name Then Faiths defender haue vvho gaue the same The Cath'like title vvhat a splendor brings To the stil Conquering Hesperian Kings So Capets race of Christian stile more brags Then of the Lilies in their royall flags Faiths champion Christian Catholike these three Most glorious titles be combind'e in thee Besides my vvishes O that I could giue Then thou there should no greater Monarke liue Momus found fault and I vvould take his part VVeart not against my God that each mans hart Had not a vvindovve that the vvorld might see VVhat realties therein inuolued bee Then the slie hypocrite durst not speake faire VVhen from smooth vvords his thoughts dissenting are Your Courtly Gallant durst not your hands kisse VVhen in his hart all rancour lodged is False Iudas durst not to his Maister bovv VVith apish complements protest svveare vovv Heape on him blessings vvish a vvorld of good VVhen in his purse the price is of his blood Heere I could vvish my breast vvere made of glasse That so thy Royall sight great Prince might passe Into my soule and see that I vvould doe As I doe vvish had I a povv'r thereto But IESVS loue I hope hath made me poore And hauing vvished I can doe no more BESELEEL Virgins carues of Iu'rie bone Of such King SALOMON did make his throne An Eliphant then vvhich no beast doth liue More temperate more vvise his tooth doth giue If in Elections vvisdome hath chiefe place By Virgins choise vvee 'le censure of their grace They need not enuie PHAROES daughters lot VVho for their Spouse Gods vvisest Son haue got VVho can sufficiently describe hovv chast These are vvho as terrestiall Angels pla'st In our lovve Heau'n through contemplation see All things in Earth contemptible to be In God they doe behold as in a glasse Hovv all delights doe like a shadovv passe Shadovvs leaue nought behind th' are black th' are fowle Pleasures of flesh hovv blacke make they the sovvle They in one instant end in one begin Behind them nothing leaue but guilt of sin And tell me vvhat is sin nothing at all VVhat e're is extant in the ample Ball Of this large vvorld God made and God vvas glad That by his making hand it being had Only thou misbegotten Monster sin As Bastards vse to doe cam'st stealing in Ashamed of thy birth God neuer put Least finger to thy being Hell vvas shut Thou vvert the Key to open it Day-light Thy birth did turne into eternall night Curst be thy birth-daie neuer it appeare Nor be it reco'nd 'mongst daies of the yeare Like Atreus feasts doe thou Apollo scarre Abhorring thee let him turne backe his Carre Thy hate make Titan hide himselfe and staie T'vvixt Thetis armes more then his vvonted daie Be thou expected and as thou dost fayle Of them be cursed vvho doe chase the VVhale Let Starres that daie borrovv no light of Sun And the sad Moone forget her course to run The vniuerse be on that blacke daie sad That thou vve'rt borne let only Hell be glad O that our Curses vvhich on thee doe lite Could turne thee to a sempiternall night VVee vvill be angrie vvith thee vvretched EVE The mother of this Childe thou did'st conciue The Monstrous Bastard Satan vvas his fire But yee adult'rous couple doe conspire And vvith such slights contriue the matter that ADAM must Father the mis-gotten brat Fond vvoman God made thee of the Mans bone To helpe him that he should not be alone This vvas your end and you performe it vvell You helpe him but in vvhat to goe to Hell No sooner vveare you made but you must vvalke To recreat your selfe and enter talke VVith Satan vvhen your bellies full of chat You cast your eyes novv on this fruit novv that The Diuell by the vvan dring of your eye That your teeth vvater presently doth spie And vvith much kindnes doth an Apple pare Praies you to taste it and to giue a share To your Good-man for so good manners vvill It vvill suffice yea both to eat your fill O foolish Man VVhat dost thou meane that bit Hath many poysons many Hels in it Trust not the lookes although it please the Eye Millions of Miseries in it doe lye Trust not thy Palate though it doe tast vvell It vvill not be digested but in Hell Hee scarse doth eat it vvhen infernall Gates VVith violence flye open iron grates Of Hell are burst anxieties cares feares Sorrovv vvith all her vveeping Children teares Suspition jealousie lavvles desire Vnbridled lust pretentions to aspire Fond joyes sad discontent at present state Auersion from good anger enuie hate Darknesse of mind peruersitie of vvill And vvhat in both can be suspected ill These Monsters vvith their pale Commander Death Kept hetherto as Prisoners beneath And neuer should haue seene the light of Sun Hearing vvhat Man against his God hath done Scorne longer to obey grimme Plutoes Lavves But they vvill forth and vindicate Gods cause VVhat hauock amongst Rebels doe they make Hovv many soules send dovvne to stygian lake By the effects judge ADAM of thy fault These mischiefes are the purchase thou hast bought Corruption is the house the land large vvoes In vvhich though vvith teares vvat'red no good grovves At hovver of death making thy latest vvill Thou vs bequeth'st this legacie of ill And for Executor Satan doest trust VVho though a Banckrupt yet in this is just And takes such care that joyntlie vvith our breath VVee doe receaue thy legacie of death Hence doe proceed if vvee reuolue out fate The vvoes vvhich follovv Mans accursed state Hence those afflictions that attend our vvaies Those sad Catastroph's of our vvretched daies Hence that vnequall share of joyes and paine A drop of pleasure but of vvoe a maine O hadst thou lou'd God more EVE not so vvell Thou vvould'st haue
〈◊〉 Apoc. 4. As the prototypoÌ„ is honoured in the vvorsip of the Picture so is it dishonoured in the contumelious abuse of it 1. Reg. The Albigenses affirmed our bles sed Ladie to haue bene agreat sin ner S. Austen The Coun cels of ClaramouÌ„ Basil TreÌ„t c. alvvaies except the B. Virgin vvheÌ„ they treat of sin Lu. 1. Gne 4 Tit. 3. Ps. 1. The Angels Mat. 16. Io. 21. Luc. 5. Ps. 19. The Apostles Mat. 7. Of the Sacrament of Confession Luc. 10. Ps. 107. 144. Leuit. 14. Luc. 17. Io. 20. Mat. 16. Of the traditions of the church Baptizing of Infants is an Apostolike tra dition as also the 40. daies fast of Lent and the vvorshipping of holy Images according to the 2. General Coun cel of Nice The Martirs The true Catholike Church increaseth by Persecutions Three hun dreth thou sand Martirs put to death in the Citie of Rome And thir Popes Ioh. 15. Dioclesiâ—◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 an though they pretended satiecie of honours and imperial dignitie to be the cause of their resigning the regal state yet they priuatly confessed to their nee rest friends that the true reasoÌ„ vvas the flourisshing and increasing of the ChristiaÌ„ church vvhich mageâ— their tyrannie more and more through out the vvorld dilated it selfe Act. 8. 10. It is a vvonderfull thing that the vvorkes of Arch heretikâ—s though most learned after some years all perish The Ar 〈…〉 aÌ„s Donatists NestoriaÌ„s ManicheaÌ„s and other sects haue vvritten bookes for the establi shing of their here ticall opinions and yet none of their vvorkes are extant as if they vvere sub iect to that curse Sâ—p 4. Spuâ—â—a vitulamina non agent altas radices And verily arch heretiks are the first begotten bastards of the Diuel as Policarpus called MarcioÌ„ A description of Virgins vvho to their crovvne of Virginitie haue added the lavvrel of Martirdome Apoc. 14 Can. 2. Apoc. 4. Iud. 5. A relation of the glorious Martyrdome of S. Ebba an Dom. 870. burnt vvith her holy Virgins by the Danes for the defence of their Virginitie Eccles. 10. Dan. 13. The OratioÌ„ made by S. Ebba to her Nuns Lucretia so generally commended for killing her selfe is much reprehended by S. Austen in his first book de Ciuit. Dei Margarit Middleton Promartir of her sexe in the last reuolutioÌ„ Cornelius 〈◊〉 Lapide of the Societie of Iesus a man famous for his profounde knovvledge in holy Scrip tures and languages makes honorable mention of her amongst the most glorious Martirs of the Primatiue Church in his CoÌ„mentaries vpon Gen. cap. 1. I haue here also made meÌ„tion of her at the vrgent request of a vvorthy personage in these partes vvho though a stranger to our Countrie yet is singularly deuoted to our couÌ„ trie vvomaÌ„ this holy Martyr The Doctors and holy Fathere of the Catho lik church Humilitie a speciall signe of the Catholike Church and it is vvorthy to be obserued that the greatest Doctors most learned in the Catholike Church haue bene most humble S. Norbert an Apostolike maÌ„ sounder of the order of Praemonstratenses by his holy labours he freed Antvverp from the heresie of Tanchelinus His vvhite order hath heretofore much flourished in our Countrie Fiftie Orders in the Church of God obserue the rule vvritten by 〈◊〉 Austen Ios. 7. Of the English Nuns of S. Monica in-Louaine liuing vnder the holy rule of S. AusteÌ„ The three Vovves 1. Pouertie 2. Chastity 3. Obedience The acts and exercise of a religious life Iob. Iob. 16. Of the buil ders of the church Mat. 22. Col. 2. Apoc. 21. A description of the foure Cardinal virtues Temperance Fortitude Iustice. Prudence The follie vnlavvfulnesse of single com bates The holy Councel of Trent sess 25. c. 19. ExcoÌ„municateth both fighters in single com bats as also the beholders 3. Reg. 13. Sap. 8. Apoc. 12. 1. Cor. 15. S. Xauerius conuerred aboue three hundreth thousand Infidels to the faith of Christ. A parenetical apostrophe to the married and schismatik Church-men of the greeke Church Act. 2. Ierem. 16. Io. 21. Mat. 12. Neuer any conuersions of Nations haue bene performed by heretikes Io. 19. Ep. Io. 13. Sir Thomas More Mat. 5. An Apostrophe to the clergie labouring in England Agge 2. 〈◊〉 Mac. 4. 2. Paral. 36. 2. Esd. 2. Of some principall Orders of Religion Luc. 6. 1. Cor. 3. Innocentins the 3. savv in vision S FraÌ„ cis holding vp the Laterane Church by vvhich vision God vvould de monstrat the benefite vvhich the Catho lik church by the pious labours of this holy man and his of spring in aftertimes receiued Of Orders of Religious vvoemen in the Catholik Church Mat 5. Of the relligions vveomen of Saint Benets order The Quire of our Church Ierem. 9. Zach. 12. S. Gregorie a Monk of S. Bennets order and aftervvardes Pope for his great zeale and labours in the coÌ„uersion of our countrie stiled the Apostle of Enland hee ordained the manner of sing ing which is stil retained in the Church of him cal led Cantus Gregorianus Gen. 3. Iud. 5. Purity ofâ— intention Leuit. 5. Luc. 2. Ierem. 8. Esai 49. 1. Reg. 16. Apoc. 12.