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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08479	Newes out of Holland: concerning Barnevelt and his fellow-prisoners their conspiracy against their natiue country, with the enemies thereof the oration and propositions made in their behalfe vnto the Generall States of the vnited Prouinces at the Hague, by the ambassadors of the French king. With their answere therevnto, largely and truely set downe: and certaine execrable articles and opinions, propounded by Adrian du Bourg, at the end. VVherevnto is adioyned a discourse, wherein the Duke D'Espernons revolt and pernicious deseignes are truely displayed, and reprehended, by one of his friends.		1619 (1619)	STC 18803; ESTC S113455	12,506	30

administer trouble in the Churches of some of their Prouinces would be found esteeming it the most meet auncient and lawfull meanes thereunto vsed in the primatiue Church euen in the time of the Apostles But what meanes soeuer they haue heretofore vsed to obtaine and publish that conuocation it was neuer till now in their power to attaine to that holy and wholesome remedie to rule and stop the differences in their first birth And his Maiesty may well call to minde and remember if it pleaseth him the intreaties and humble motions diuers times made by them vnto him to be ayded and assisted in this good worke by the assistance of some of his subiects chosen out of the reformed Churches in his Realme but were crossed and put off by them with a small number of persons who contrary to all reason and order of gouernement neglecting their vocation outwardly made the iust labour of the said States vnfruitfull but now neuerthelesse that by the goodnesse of God and the most wise and resolute conduction and dexterity of the Prince of Orange they haue assured their temporall state from present danger they thought it not conuenient to neglect the care which they ought to haue of the Spirituall To the which end the Sinode was freely opened and began to be holden in the Moneth of Nouember last as they desired with this onely prescription and clause not to seeke any other thing thereby then the honour of God and the peace of mens consciences in the puritie of his word wherein there is found and assembled so great a number of excellent persons both for pietie and vprightnesse chosen and appointed thereunto by their superiours that the States haue good cause to hope well of their labours and that also by Gods holy grace the euent will testifie their iust and sincere intentions to the contentment of his Maiestie the good and peace of their common-wealth and the confusion of the authors of this faction Further the said State also esteeme weigh and thinke very well of the reasons and considerations formerly set downe by the said Lords Ambassadours in fauour of the Prisoners to administer vnto them good and speedie Iustice and to vse them fauourably if they haue not conspired the ruine of their State with their enemyes but for that the said States haue beene continually busied about setling the necessary securitie of their common-wealth which had been greatly shaken by the violent proceedings of such as aspired to nouelties by alteration of Religion Iustice and fundamentall Lawes of all polliticke orders and that otherwise this conspiracie grew so great that nothing was exempted from the infection thereof they thought it not conuenient to run headlong vpon such a processe of so great importance that first it was most fit seuerally to gather and collect all such euidences as might tend vnto and concerne the same for their full instruction therein clearely to make knowne and manifest the grounds and depth of the cause and that such delay could not be any wayes hurtfull or preiudiciall to the Criminells if they presumed to haue any aduantage to iustifie their innocency Notwithstanding there hath not therein bin any losse of time but things haue bin done orderly and diligently haue already proceeded so farre that they are perswaded that iudgement shall not long be deferred and such without doubt that at the publication thereof all their allies which affect the prosperity of this State and specially his Maiestie who is a iust and vertuous Prince will commend their vpright dealing when they shall be better informed of the state of the conspiracie In the meane time they desire the said Lords Ambassadors to assure his Maiestie from them that they will encline themselues so much to clemencie and fauour wherevnto they and the condition of their gouernment are naturally addicted as equitie iustice and the preseruation of their State may in any wise permit them Hoping that his Maiestie in regard of the cause will not be perswaded to prefer the important and ill-grounded solicitations of certaine particular criminels or of their fauourites before the generall interest of the dignitie and worthines of this Common-wealth but to the contrary perswade themselues that his Maiestie will finde it more expedient for his seruice the good of the said Prouinces to referre the same to the said States gouernment and iudgement which they will take paines to conclude and finish with so much equitie and clemencie among themselues that the obedience of their subiects shall by their authority be confirmed and with so great wisdome respect of their allies that his Maiestie shall haue occasion to content himselfe with the duty which they will shew for the obseruation and maintaining of his alliance with them whereof they will truly yeeld him satisfaction Giuen in the Hague at the generall assembly of the said States Seauen Seauen ARTICLES propounded by Adrian du Bourg 1. THat Originall-sinne is no sinne but an occasion of Sinne. 2. That the great Mercy of God is the onely cause of mans good and that hee hath power to accept or refuse it 3. That Faith by the vertue of Gods great mercy is the proper worke of man 4. That Gods prouidence is such that it foreseeth all things but worketh not in men particularly whom he leaueth to their free-will 5. That the faithfull or beleeuing Children of God in this life may perfectly accomplish Gods commaundements although they doe them not 6. That the Children of God may fall from his grace and sauing mercie and so be damned 7 That the originall cause of Iustification before God is the passion of Christ but the workes of Obedience are the first originall cause of this Iustification The Duke D'Espernons reuolt and pernicious Designes truely displayed and reprehended by one of his Friends IT is true and a common saying my Lord that those which vse to play before they begin should be sure to make a good match it is the same aduise which you your selfe gaue to a turbulent spirit that sought the disquietnesse and ruine of France an aduise which you suggested to be conuenient by the knowledge that you had that those who seeke to set vpon and conspire against their King in the end come by the losse I meane both of honour and life And neuerthelesse forgetting your owne instructions and the examples which time hath produced you are now fallen into the same crymes which formerly you abhorred and thereby become disobedient and rebellious Crimes so much the more to be blamed as they are committed by a person who not onely ought to shun them but to the contrary is oblieged and bound by all manner of duties to imploy both his body and goods against those that enterprise them I am so much grieued at your proceedings that it moueth me boldly without difficulty to tell you being culpable as you are that my aduise is and instantly I beseech you to seeke out meanes to cure your malady and