thee gentle Reader to amend with thy pen as thou seest cause Math. 12.42 The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement with this generation and shall condemne it for shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Salomon and beholde a greater then Salomon is heere THIS sentence Right Reverend Honourable and in our Lord beloved which I haue now read vnto you is a part of an answere which our Saviour maketh to the blasphemous Pharises and incredolous Scribes blasphemous because they ascribed the workes of the holy Ghost to Beelzebuâ— Mat. 12.24 Athanas in euangel quicunq dix Ioh. 15.24 the prince of the devils incredulous because they woulde not beleeue the woâ—kes done amongst them by our Saviour such workes as none other man ever did if they be considered either in number or in nature but thirsted ever with an vnsatiable appetite to see more and more miracles not to be edified in holy faith but to satisfie their curious humor and vnperswasible mindes in some sort resembling the senselesse and seely Idiots of this world whom God in the iustice of his iudgement hath deprived of reason in this life Who oftentimes seeke to finde the day after the sun hath displaied his orient beames in the morning who in the Ocean Sea seeke waters and in the shore sands nay in far worse condition then these are For these seely ones erre through simplicity the other through impiety The one through want of discretion the other through want of grace The one would doe better if they had knowledge the other wilfully will exâ—inguish the eie of knowledge which shineth in their hearts The ones sin is begotten through ignorance the others sinne is hatched by peevish curiosity wilful malice insolent presumption Against men of this condition which like deafe adders Psa 58.4.5 as it is Psal 58.4.5 stop their eares at the voice of the charmer charme hee never so wisely Against such men I say our Saviour thundereth out these threates against such men as haue eies to see and will not see which haue eares to heare and will not heare which haue made their hearts as fat as brawne because they will not vnderstand And to provoke these people to a zeale or to shew the greatnesse and greevousnesse of their punishment and of the iudgements of God hanging over their heads our Saviour instanceth first in the men of Ninive Mat. 12.41 affirming that the men of Ninive shall rise in iudgement with this generations and condemne it for they repented at the preaching of Ioâ—as and behold a greater then Ionas is heere next our Saviour instanceth in the example of the Queene of the south saying The Queene of the south shall rise in iudgement with this generation and shall condemne it for shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to beare the wisedome of Salomon and behold a greater then Salomon is heere Other verses set aside this part shall now only be handled God willing as farre forth as the spirit of God shall assist me the time limited to me not prevent me your patience beare with me and vouchsafe to heare me In this sentence wherein our Saviour reproveth the infidelity of the Iewes and prophecieth of their iudgement to come by the way of comparison is comprised an example taken out of the old testament demonstrating thereby 1. Cor. 10.11 Rom. 15.4 that the stones of the old testament doe serue for the instruction of the church and that all things that are written are written for our learning and that one iote Mat. 5.18 or one title of Gods word is not idle But that I may more orderly apply my selfe to the time and your edification I will binde my selfe in this discourse to these partes which braunch themselues naturally out of my text And because this sentence is a briefe recapitulation of an history of the old testament to the two generall parts I purpose by Gods grace to annexe the figure which thiâ— history of the old testament shadoweth in the new The application either shall follow in the conclusion or as I shal be occasioned by the severall parts issuing out of the generall bee fitted for the time and place if God permit Christ assisting me who after his ascension into heaven as Saint Paul hath taught gaue giftes vnto men who gaue some to be Apostles Eph. 4.8.11 12 13 and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and teachers for the gathering togither of the Saints for the worke of the ministery and for the edification of the body of Christ c. till wee all meete togither in the vnity of faith and knowledge of the Sonne of God vnto a pâ—rfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ The two general partes before specified containe these two heads and braunch themselues into these two armes first here is by our Saviour an instance giveÌ„ in an honorable person a prince which is as an ancient Poet hath said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The liuely image of God Menand Secondly there is in this sentence also comprised by our Saviour her action wherevnto is annexed a comparison betweene our Saviour and Salomon Of each of these in order by Gods assistance The person heere Pars 1. Luc. 11.31 1. King 10.1 2 Chron. 9.1 of whom the examples is inferred is a Queene of the place termed the Queene of the South 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Queene of the South Luc. 11 3â— In the 1. King 10.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so 2. Paralip 9.1 Malcat Sheba and so in the Thargum of Ionathan 1. King 10. The Queene of the South the Queene of Sheba bâ— 1. King 10.1 Psa 72.10 Gen. 10.7 Gen. 25.3 There is both Shebah and Sebah and Sebah Psal 72.10 the kings of Shebah and Seba shall bring giftes Seba was one of the sonnes of Câ—sh Gen. 10.7 Sheba was one of the sonnes of lokshan whom Abraham begat by Keturah Gen. 25.3 lâ—kshan begat Sheba Dedan The one is written with Sâ—hâ—n in the Hebrew The other with Samech but all one they bee in Greeke Yet Seba and Sheba are two divers countries The one in Arabia foelix the other in Aethiopia The one inhabited by the sonnes of Cush and taking name of them the other of the sonnes of Abraham and taking name of them The one East from Ierusalem the other South from IerusaleÌ„ Yet the names haue beene both confounded as I gather by many writers But more of this to be said when wee come to discourse of the countrey of this Queene In the 60. chap. of Isay 6. we read Isai 60.6 All they of Sheba shall come they shall bring golde and incense and shewe foorth the praises of the Lord. 43.3 Bibl. Graec. Romae In the 43.3 of the same prophet it is Seba but in the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the other in Greeke of the 60.
ΠανηγυÏὶς D. Elizabethae Dei gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae A SERMON PREACHED AT PAVLS in London the 17. of November Ann. Dom. 1599. the one and fortieth yeare of her Maiesties raigne and augmented in those places wherein for the shortnes of the time it could not there be then delivered VVherevnto is adioyned an Apologeticall discourse whereby all such sclanderous Accusations are fully and faithfully confuted wherewith the Honour of this Realme hath beene vncharitably traduced by some of our adversaries in forraine nations and at home for observing the 17. of November yeerely in the forme of an Holy-day and for the ioifull exercises and Courtly triumphes on that day in the honour of her Maiestie exhibited By THOMAS HOLLAND Doctor of Divinity her Highnes Professor thereof in her Vniversity of Oxford AT OXFORD Printed by JOSEPH BARNES and are to be solde in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Bible Ann. Dom. 1601. IN INSIGNIA SERENISSIMAE Elizabethae Dei Gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LIlia quae tria fers triplici divisa leone Bis Regina potens vivito Elisa diu Praesidium tu dulce Scoto es Tuque anchora Belgae es Floret auspicio Gallia magna tuo Hispano metuenda truci metuendaque Papae Ast Phoenix Anglo Gemmaque rara tuo es Militat ecce tibi duplici rosa tincta colore Lacte hinc depingens murice at inde comam Dextera te Domini semper tueatur ab omni Liberet hostili sanguineaque manu His malè sit malè qui cupiunt tibi Regia virgo His benè qui cupiunt singula salva tibi Thomas Holland HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENCE TO AL FAITHFVL CHRISTIANS true harted subiects that liue vnder the peaceable and flourishing regiment of Q. ELIZABETH by the grace of God Q. of England France Ireland Grace mercy and peace in our Lord God everlasting THE principal contents of this smal booke loving friends and deere Country-men compreheÌ„deth summarily in one sermon a perspicuous narration of the holy honorable and laborious peregrination of the Queene of the South Mat 12 42â— 1 King 10 2. Chro 9 Luke 11 who came from the vttermost parts of the earth to Ierusalem to heare the wisedome of King Salomon This history in the old Testament is mentioned at large by the sacred register thereof inspired by the holy Ghost and this history is briefly and perspicuouslie alleadged by our Saviour Christ IerusaleÌ„ c How often wold I haue gathered thy childreÌ„ togither as the hen gathereth her chickeÌ„s vnder her wings and yee woulde not Mat. 24.37 in the new Testament by the way of comparison and inferred most pertinently to that ende where-vnto it was by him applied namely to convince the stiffe-necked Iewes of impious incredulity and barbarous impiety who at that time to their owne confusion eternal destructioÌ„ refused the light of the â—ospel offered by our Saviors ministery vnto theÌ„ preferring obstinately darknesse before the sunne-shine of righteousnesse errour before trueth foolishnesse before wisedome death before life This peregrination of the Queene of the South in the words before I tearmed Holy Honourable Laborious Holy in consideration of the sacred matters and divine treasures mystically wrapped vp in the letter of this History recapitulated out of the old Testament by our Saviour in the New Honourable in regard of the circumstance of the action and the condition of those persons who are in my text mentioned described Laborious in regard of the longe toilesome daungerous and chargeable iourney that this wise and holy Queene vndertaketh and by Gods assistaunce and grace in al honour discretion magnifical bounty princely modesty industry performeth This Text how it fitted the time place and persons the mutual resemblance by the way of comparison in the two persons then spoken of in the sermon evidently declared the annual celebrities of the 17. of November being in these times yearely the day wherin this whole Realme giueth thanks to God by publike service and sheweth great signes of ioy in each parish and general assemblies for the happy regiment of our Q. Elizabeth plainely demonstrateth Menander Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c As God â—ath fixed in heaueÌ„ the Sunne and the Moone excellent resemblances of his glory so in a citty God hath ordained the Prince to shine as a patterne a â—irror of his excellent Maiesty The person in the Text by our Saâ—iour commended is a woman by birth vocatioÌ„ descent a Queene by consequente thereof 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a liuing Image of God And as I haue by good reasoÌ„ proved in the sermon a Mayden Queene The Person for whom we doe the 17. of November according to the rule of the B Apostle make supplication praiers intercessions giuing of thankes is by sexe a woman by birth auncient descent vocation title right of inheritance and regal investure a Queene by honour integrity of life grace given by God almighty from aboue a Mayden Queene The Queene of the South a woman of great wisdome a woman endued with rare learning The demonstration and experience of the rare wisdome skil of tongues giuen by God to the Queene of England hath not bin inclosed within the walles of her Courte neither confined within the limits of her kingdome only but hath beene sounded in forraine nations to her everlasting honour great admiratioÌ„ not by the reference of her owne people chiefly but by the testimony of many wise graue Embassadors sent from mighty Princes and great states to congratulate her Maiesty with whom she hath conferred in several languages Learning is in poore meÌ„ riches in nobility it shineth as gold in Princes like an oâ—â—ent pearle and glistering emeraud Mat. 12 42. 1 King 10 2 Chron. 9. Luke 11. answering them readily in those tongues which they haue choseÌ„ of purpose to deliver their embassadge in The Queene of the South enchronicled in the holy writte of the olde Testament and honoured by the testimony of our Saviour in the New for vndertaking so great and worthy a iourney as is specified in the place marginally corâ—â— a iourney laborious toilesome perilous chargeable in regarde of the paines place persoÌ„ c. yet honourable in cause â—ffect a iourney laborious in regard of the greate distance betweene Meroe Ierusalem Pomp. Mel. Africa inculta arena sterili obducta ob situm coeli de serta saepe multo ac malâ—fico animaliuÌ„ genere infesta c. Africa serpentibus adeo faecuÌ„da est vt mali meritò illi potâ—ssimum palma detur Solin cap 40. Serpentum largo coquitur fecuÌ„ da veneno Africa Siâ— Strabo lib. 2. Herod 4. Diodor. l. 4. Virg. Egl 1. Sitientes ibimus Afros Galust bell lug desc Afric the substance whereof is discoursed at lardge in the sermon toilesome in regard of the extreame heate whereunto those countries through
Christ let not this my censure be a discouragement vnto any one that approveth this order of dealing with the Adversary from his good labours since no question if any incline this way this kinde of writing is a gift given him from aboue Assuring him that my wordes heerein are no causes of discouragement vnto him or anie others that shal labor in this course but I wish in the Lord that these admonitions may serue as caveats and watchwordes and wardwordes as some of late haue written to al such as preferre this kinde before anie other and take this the fittest field for them to bestowe their manuring of and the best ground to til the ground which wil yeelde greatest blessing to their labours For their circumspectnesse herein wil doe great good both to the matter and method This advertisement I thoughte good here to inserte as appertinent to the purpose for that this kinde of writing vnlesse it bee managed in such sort as I haue specified before breedeth most inconvenience to the Author troubleth most the Reader and least disadvantageth the adversary But whether long discourse or scholastical method best serue your studies and bee most fit for controversie writers I wil not here further discusse but refer each man in the Lord to his owne inclination neither am I to prescribe to any one what course to take only I speake therein mine opinion as one that by Gods mercy haue long travailed in these exercises and as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lorde to be faithfull 1. Cor. 7. Asserteining that these 2. Plutarch Virgil. Math. 25. waies are not like the Bivium of Hercules neither the letter of Pythagoras nor the right hād nor the left in the day of iudgmēt But if they be wel handled like the 2. Apoc. 11. Nazian Tetrast 1. oliue braūches and two cādelstickes which wil stand before the God of the Earth And like those 2. goodly pearles of life whereof Nazianzene speaketh in his Tetrastikes of which whosoever shal embrace either he shal not loose his labour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is both of them are fitte louely But here I finde 2. sortes of people misliking my present exhortatiō First some wil deeme that by this discourse I meane to reduce againe into the Church the olde Dunsery of the Schoolmen long agoe cōdemned in the world by special verdit exiled out of the Church reputed by al graue and learned divines rather a trade of blinde Sophistry then a right course of sound divinity To these that obiect vnto me in this eager bitternes I answere on this maner If they meane the matters that the Schoole-mē debate in their darke and cloudie affected obscurity prophane mixture of Philosophie with divinity let them assure themselues this course I condemne as wel as they and repute such schooles in many places worthy to be striken with that thunder-bolte of the Prophets Esaiae 1. Ier. 2. How is the faithfull city become an harlott Thy silver is become drosse thy wine is mixte with water My people hath forsaken me the founteine of liuing waters digg thē pittes evē brokē pittes that can holde no water VVhat hast thou to doe in the way of Aegypt to drinke vp the vvater of Nilus or vvhat makest thou in the vvay of Assur to drinke the vvater of the river And that al that follow these courses in that forme with them are no better thē those impure Philistines that filled the welles vvith earth Gen. 28. that Abrahā the holy Patriarch had digged If otherwise I say that noe man of learning and iudgement can iustly condemne the scholastical method Their manner of briefe distinguishing Their short obiecting Their art of summary and material aunswering Their practise of short substātial concluding Neither is this mine opinion alone herein but also the iudgment of Anthony Sadeele a man for knowledge of Divinity aboue al exceptions of any gainesayer Antonius Sadeele de vera methodo Theologicè simul ac Scholasticè disputādi vnto whose censure I doe appeale heerein to whose opinion I doe subscribe to whose tract of this Argument I referre the Readers Assuring al learned Schollers that if the drosse tinne of Schoole-divinity be purged and burned away by the true fire of Gods word that the method of Schoole-learning is not lightly to be reiected neither vtterly to bee condemned The secōd sort of people that wil take offēce at this treatise are many such as make supposal that this persuasion of mine if it should take effect would greatly hinder the vnspeakeable benefitte vvhich godlie preaching worketh in the Church amongst Christiā people To this I answere God forbid that this exhortation or any other by me vttered should be anie impediment or any waies a motion to hinder the gift of soule-saving preaching 1. Thes c. 5 cōcerning which the Apostle hath writtē to the Thessalonians in this māner Quench not the Spirit despise not prophecying which because it doth cōtaine these three benefits namely edification exhortation and cosnolation the same Apostle preferreth before the miraculous giftes of tongues which was the admirable treasure giuen to the Church after our Saviour Christ his ascension to be imploied to the gathering together of the Saints and for the edification of Christs body Yet I beseech them that are of this mind faithfully iudicially to examine how I shal refel by Gods grace this coniecturall supposal and misconceiued imagination True it is I must confesse that the gift of preaching in our church and in al the Churches vnder the cope of heaven is a sacred and a most beneficial gift if it be sincerely ministred that the true vse of it is farre to bee preferred before the vse of tongues and many other giftes in the Church that it was the summe of that cōmission which our Saviour gaue to his Apostles both before and after his Ascension 2 Tim. 1. v. 14. that it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or that worthy thing that P. commended to Timothy and that thing which he was by the Apostle commaunded to deliver to faithfull men which should be able also to teach others Yet this nothing impeacheth the true vnderstanding of the former proiect as by the grace of God it shal appeare by this sequele There may be numbred in this Realme at these times neere 5000. Preachers Catechists Exhorters God be praised who increase the number of thē The maine streame and tide of Students in Divinity is caried wholie this way not without some secret influence of Gods spirite I doubt not In the Vniversities the greatest nūber of scholers desire to haue their names in the register of the sonnes of the Prophets Now of these 5000. if there were but 50. able men dedicated to this worke men qualified in gifts men which like Hur Aaron would hold vp Moses hands Exod. 17. whilest Ioshua and Israel discomfite Amalecke I dare boldly speak that
the studies of these 50. faith fully imploied so that they would not imitate the children of Ephraim who as it is said in the Psalme being armed and shooting with the bow turned themselues backe in the day of battell Psal 78. would rather helpe preaching then hinder it increase it then diminish it multiply it rather then substract any thing from it The master that sturreth at the healme the Pilottes that by their cards sea-markes discover the danger of shelues sands and rocks hinder nothing either the sailers or marriners The scouts and tower-watchmen saue both Captaine and souldiour from many a danger The kay-keepers of the little houses the coverwel-heads and spring-cleansers so that they keepe them free from poison corruption are the causes why the streames of water that issue from the founteines runne more purely and why the rammes sheepe of Gods pasture may drinke of the liuing waters more delightâ—omely and safely So in mine opinion if this or any other course of this quality be in these daies put in practise in the church by them that are the great overseers therof propheciing or preaching Prophets and preachers wil bee more multiplied the Adversary better aunswered the glorie of God more advaunced Eight and thirty thousand 1 Chr 13. v 3. 1. Chr. 8 3 2. Sanâ— 7. 1 Kingâ—â— â—4 â—5 Caâ—tie 3. v. 7 8. Lastly to aunswere al in one word there were in Israel in the raign of David nuÌ„bred aboue 30000. Levits persoÌ„s ecclesiastical Priests musicions singers and in the time of Solomon his son I thinke that they were augmented since King Davids time was a time of bloode but Salomons raigne flourished with peace Yet the garding of the bed of Salomon figuring the Arke the testimony as it is expounded by the Chaldee Thargum Lyra his coÌ„meÌ„taries by coÌ„sequeÌ„t therof a type of the church in the new Testament by three-score armed meÌ„ of the valiant of Israel Calde targum Lira com meÌ„ experte in warre of which every one had his sword vpoÌ„ his thigh for the feare of the night Was no impedimeÌ„t to the Priests Levits musitiaÌ„s singers to thousaÌ„ds of such as served in the ministery of the Tabernacle taught Gods law to the people either in the TeÌ„ple at IerusaleÌ„ or in the seueral Sinagogs in the laÌ„d of Israel This seruing to coÌ„clude I boldly may averre as one that of the Lord hath obtained mercy that 50. armed in the studies of Divinity furnished with skil of touÌ„gs laboriously exercised in the scripturs studiously coÌ„versaÌ„t in the fathers wel acquaiÌ„ted with the history of times practised in ready writing will be no more hinderaÌ„ce of the thousands of preachers of this land following such a course as I haue mencioned then the 60. armed men that garded warded the bed of Salomon for the terrors of the night were a scandal or a clowd either to make Israel to fal or to ecclipse the light of the blessed countenance of the Lord of hosts that shined more bright then the light of the sun vpon the congregations of Israel Eccle. 2. God grant that my words may be goads vnto al the godly and good subiects of this Realme for his Sonnes sake to whom with the Holy Ghost be al honor glory and praise world without end Amen T. H. REVERENDO IN CHRISTO PAtri RICHARDO BANCROFTO Episcopo Londinensi IAcobus Hussaeus Artium Magister Academiae nostra a libeâ—lis Reverende in Christo Paeter literaituas ad me dedit 13. Calend. Octob. perscriptas â—igillo tuo obsignatâ—â— Ex his intellexite pro tuo sancto ergeme amore a mâ— poâ—re vâ— 19. Cal. 17. Novem. Decem quae proximè accedent in suggesto Paulino Londini concionem sacram habea Quo die per singular huius regni Ecclesias anniversariae deprecationes preces postulationes gratiarum actiones fierâ— solent pro salute in columitate serenissimae nostrae Reginae quaÌ„ eodem die quadragesimo primo antè anno Deus Opt. Max. pro sua infinita erga Angliam nostram misericordia ad imperiale huius regni Diadema foeliciter extulit Huic tuae postulationi libenter acquiesco fretus Dei auxilio quo mihi propitio tempore in literis constâ— tuto statuo LondinuÌ„ adventare ne desim officio quod tua incredibilis erga me benevoleÌ„tia mihi imposuerit Et licet plus oneris in me susceperim concessione hac quà m ferre me posse intelligo hoc concionis genus adeò sacrum adeò solenne aliquibus ex his qui patres sunt Ecclesiae nostrae meliùs conveniret quorum oratio robusta est ad persuadendum propter authoritatem suavis ad permulcendum hominum animos propter eruditionem valida ad perfringendos impiorum conâ—tus propter gravitatem magis apta ad Demonstratiâ—uÌ„ dicendi genus propter summam eloquentiam potens ad divinas laudes praedicandas propter summam in sacris literis cognitionem assiduaâ— in concionando experientiam rara spiritus sancti dona Cum tua tamen dignitas hoc dicendi officium fidei meae commiserit â—t divina mihi bonit as affulgeat ei deesse nolo mihi conscius turpe admodum esse Professore in Thelogiae Regio Academico prorsus indignum tale officium aut propter ignaviam negligere vel propter animi infirmitatem praetermitters Faxit Deus vt labor meus in hoc dicendi genere tua satisfaciat expectationi serviat adificationi Ecclesia Dei Opt. Max. gloriae Etiam atque etiam vale Oxoniae è Collegio Exon. Calend Octob. 1599. Dignitati tuae in Christo devinctissimus THOMAS HOLLAND sacrae Theogiae Professor Regius FAVLTES ESCAPED AND certaine observations B 1 a Two Benefactors to Oxford lefte out viz HVMPH Duke of Glocester and R. LICHFIELD Arch-deacon of Middlesex B 3. a haÌ„meâ—â—d for broken B 4 a into Ireland for in Ireland L 3. a that watered for which watered ibid were only fructifying for that they were c. D 4 a. came proue him to proue him ibid in hart in her hart E 1 b. as where E 3 b. not further not intending further b in that sort that in that sort as the c. O. 2. a. where the day of the Coronation is laid downe the 17. of November vid e 43. yeare 41. l. 2. b. the 17. of September the. 7 L. 2 b Ismolaus Iohannes Molanus L. 4 a. After this thing for after lothing M. 1 a. The Collyridians this word is vsed by Epiphanius in al the Greeke coppies that I haue seene the greeke worde is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and it signifieth Panis Subcinericius a cake baked vnder the ashes of this looke Antoni-Nebris cap 13 L 1 bquing P 1. b. Since the greatest strongest nation now known in the world this day For since the greatest nation knowne in the world this daie among the Heathen Other faultes escaped by over-much hastening both to and in the Printing I desire
illum Trahimur à Deo vel revelatione c. No man commeth vnto me vnlesse my father draw him We are drawne of God either by revelation according vnto that Mat. 16.17 Ioh. 5.36 Ierem. 31.3 Apoc. 3.19 Hose 11.4 Psal 93.6 Pro. 7.21 Blessed art thou Simon the sonne of Ionas for flesh and bloud hath not reveiled it vnto thee but my father which is in heaven Or by some miraculous operatioÌ„ as The works which the father hath given me to finish doe beare witnesse of me Or by loue as I haue loved thee with an everlasting loue therefore with mercy I haue drawen thee Or by scourges and chastisementes at As many as I loue I rebuke and chasten and I lead them vvith cordes of a man even with bands of loue Or by benefites as I will sing of the Lord because he hath dealt so lovingly with me Or by promises as with her flattering lips shee intised him These meanes of drawing doe not violence the will vnwilling to come vnto Christ but doe perswade it By which of these waies this honourable Queene was drawn I cannot now stand vpon only I suppose it to haue beene occulta revelatione miraculosa operatione By hidden reuelation and miraculous operation as many holy vessels are drawen vnto him like as all the faithfull are drawen to be iustified sanctâ—fied and saved according to that of Bernard De lib. arbit Trahis voluntarios non seruat inuitos c. He draweth such as are willing and saveth none against their wils he draweth as Paule was drawne vnto Damascus he draweth spiritually as the spouse in the Canticles who desired it greatly when shee said Draw me wee will runne after thee because of the sweete savour of thy good ointmentes Cant. 1.3 This secret working of Gods spirite made this honorable personage run after the odour of the sweete ointment that was in Salomon by whom our Saviour Christ was prefigured Ambrose Besides then as Saint Ambrose saith religioÌ„ was amongst the Israelites as a sweet ointment in a vessell enclosed whose sweete and fragrant smell though it were diffused through many nations yet the matter and marrow of faith was there principally contained Whose favor issuing then fotth by most sweete fragrant fumes drewe many out of the whole earth to see Salomon Yet neverthelesse as Augustine saith of the sower rivers of Paradise that watered other countries were only fructifying and causing fruit to grow in Paradise so the name and current of Salomons vertues were sounded in other nations but the substance of religion and the person of him that Salomon prefigured was only then according to ordinary dispensation and long after soule-saving among the Iewes in Israell The Externall cause that mooved this great personage to travaile so farre to see king Salomon The external cause which by her attractiue vertue drew this honorable prince after Salomon to see him and to conferre with him was the report of the great graces giftes of God which shined gloriously in Salomon For when rare and excellent vertues manifest their beauty in any subiect immediatly the trumpet of fame which is as Hesiod saith Hesiod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. 759. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Very light and easie to bee lifted vp soundeth out their glory which glory being as the oratour saith consentiens laus bonorum incorrupta vox iudicantium de excellenti virtute The conspiring praise of good men the sincere approofe of such as are able to iudge of the excellency of vertue rauisheth the mindes of most well affected persons to the admirable view sight of such things as are extraordinarily spoken of and commended And although every vertue be amiable and each drop of Gods grace in his children is to be embraced yet properly as Seneca saith ep 33. in aequabilitate notabilia en inent Sen. ep 33. Notable things of worth in personages of an answerable estate are most eminent and the highest tree in the forest hath the concourse of the most beholders And such excellent rare gifts draw men into admiratioÌ„ of theÌ„ make meÌ„ rest vnsatisfied til they see or enioy theÌ„ in whoÌ„ they shine by an attractiue quality draw the world after them like as the load-stone draweth the needle and the North starre draweth the load-stone nay as I may speake more to purpose and more significantly lâ—ke as the Orient sunne which as Ambrose saith is oculus mundi â—ucundi as c. The eie of the world the pleasure of the day the beauty of heaven the excellencie of creatures and the grace of nature when hee discovereth his golden beames in the morning converteth the eies of the whole world to behold his beauty and to enioy the comfort of his heat So the vertues that shined then in Salomon issuing from Gods goodnesse from whom as the waters issue out of the bottomlesse pit as the rivers and floods out of the Ocean sea according to that of Sâ—lomon all the rivers goe into the sea vt hence they returne Eccles 1.7 Eccles 1.7 which Homer also did see though as it were through a crevise in a wall speaking of the Ocean Hom. Ilia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 From whence flowed all rivers and the whole Sea these vertues I say discovering themselues in Salomon drew some of all people and nations to behold him and to heare his wisedome from kings princes and rulers of the earth as it is evident by this that followeth collected out of holy scriptures for as naturally the heliotropium followeth the sun the shadow the body the superficiall partes of things colours the triumph the conquerour the sweete smell the oile Eurip. Hec. the voice the Eccho which is the daughter of the hils and woods as Euripides tearmed her the smoke the fire May flowers Aprill showres the morning the day star so the mindes of the most part of men are stirred vp to follow rare and excellent vertues intellectuall or morall when their beames doe begin to glister in the worlde and to reveale themselues by manifestation to Gods glory as these did in Salomon of whom this is written and in sacred writ recorded Whereby it is gathered that the fame report of Salomons wisdome drew her to come and see Salomon at IerusaleÌ„ SalomoÌ„ having obtained by Gods gift a wise vnderstanding heart grew famous through all nations and kingdoms for God gaue Salomon wisdome and much vnderstandnig and a large hearte euen as the sand that is on the sea shore 1. King 4.25 1. King 4.25 and Salomons wisdome excelled all the wisdome of the children of the East and all the wisdome of Egypt for hee was wiser then any man yea then were Ethan the Ezrahite then Heman then Chalcol then Darda the sonnes of Mahol and hee was famous through all nations round aboute And Salomon spake three thowsand prouerbs and his songs were a thowsand and fiue And hee spake of trees from the
Sanct 1. Ser. 20. SecoÌ„dly S. Austine de Sanctis affirmeth Post illum sacrosanctum Domini Natalis diem nullius hominum Nativitate legimus celebrarâ— nisi solius beati Iohannis Baptistae In alijs sanctis electis Dei novimus illum diem coli quo illos post consummationem laborum devictum triumphatumque mundum in perpetuas aeterniâ—atei praesens haec vita parturit In aliâ—s consummata vltimi dieâ— merita celebrantur 〈◊〉 hoc etiam prima dies ipsa etiam hominis â—â—tia consecrantuâ— pro hac absque dâ—bio causa quta per hunc Dominus adventum suum ne subitò homines â—â—sperati mâ—on agâ—â—scerent voluâ—t esse testatum Iohannes autem figura fuit vereuis I estamenti in se foâ—mam praetulit legis ideò Iohannes praenunciavit salvatorem sicut lex gratiam praecurrit Besides that holy day of the Nativity of our Lord we read of no Saints day that is celebrated but only the nativity of Iohn the Baptist Wee doe know concerning other Saints and elect of God that day to bee remembred in honor by vs wherein the last day of this present life was made a passage vnto them to eternall blessed â—esse afâ—er they had finished their course in this vale of misery and triumphantlie made a conquest of this world of vanitye In other Saincts wee remember their consummat merites of their last houre but in this Saint that is Iohn Baptist his first day the very first fruits of his nativity are coÌ„secrated or hallowed questioÌ„lesse for this cause because the Lord would haue his comming testified by him least vpon the suddaine men should not acknowledge him whom they in the dulnesse of their hearts did not hope for For Iohn was a figure of the old testament and carried in him selfe a figure of the law therefore Iohn foretolde of our Saviour as the lawe went before grace and in his second sermon in eodem festo Natalem Sancti Iohannis fratrescharissio i hodiâ— celebramus Aug de SaÌ„ctus 21. Se. quod nulli vnquam Sanctorum legimus fursse concessum Solius enim Domini beati Iohannis dies nativitatis in vniverso mundo celebratur colitur we celebrate deaâ—e brethren this day the birth of S. Iohn which prerogatiue we doe not read to haue beene granted to any other Saint For only the birth-day of our Lorde and Iohn the Baptist is celebrated in the whole world Bâ—ronius Ser. 8 Besides Cardinall Baronius confesseth that the French Church in the time of Carolus Magnus and Lodovicus Pâ—us knew not of it Conâ—l Mogua Cano 55 as it appeareth in CoÌ„cilio Moguntiâ—o celebrated about the eight hundred and thirteenth yeare after Christ Vsvardus Maâ—yro Iâ—hannes Mâ—tuâ—us Sigebe tuâ— Iemblace de vâ—â—â— hist Ca. 85. as it appeareth by the 35. Canon of that councell wherein no mention at all is made of â—he Feast of the Nativity of the B. Virgine In this also obserue that in Vsuardus Martyrologe this festivity is foisted in enâ— by Iohannes Mâ—aâ—us who hath caused this Martyrolâ—ge of Vsuardus to be printed a new For it could not be that this feast could be at that time in asmuch as Vsuardus liued in the time of Carolus Magnus at whose commaund hee collected his Martyrologe Thirdly I doe answere that the groundes of the Feastes of the Nativity of the B. Virgine are meere repugnant to hâ—ly scripture Durâ—nd lib 7 Rational di in offiâ—io c 58 Psal 45.5 according as they were laide downe in Durandus The Feasts of the Nativity of the B Virgin Mary saieth Durandus is this day celebrated because the B. Virgine was sanctified in her mothers wombe This he endevoureth to verifie by a place of the 14. Psal according to the Latine namely the 5. Verse Sanctificavit tabernaculum suum Attissimus c. which place in no sense approueth that vvhich Durandus affirmeth of the Nativity of the B Virgin Moreover the book which was writteÌ„ of the birth of the Nativity of the B. Vâ—â—gâ—ne is forbidden to be read in the church Annotat in Vsuardum apud IohaÌ„nem Molansi 8. Sept. Breviar secundum VsuÌ„ Sarum parte 1. de Nativ B.V. Durand rational divin officiorum because some of the auncient Fathers haue iudged it Apocryphall Lastly that cause that Durandus yeeldeth of the institution of the celebration of this Feaste is meere fabulous namely Quod quidam vir religiosus pluribus annis audivit Angelos in hac â—octe solemrizantes in calis cui causam qua renti revelatum est A gelos gaudere quoniam Beata Virgo nata fuit in illa nocte quod Apostolicus authenticavit et Festum celebrari praecepit vt in solemnizando caelesti Curiae conformemur That there was a certaine religious man that for many yeares as this right hard the Angels melodiously triumphing in heaveÌ„ to whome seeking out the cause it was revealed that the angels did reioyce because the blessed Virgine was borne on that night which the power apostolike hath made authentical coÌ„maÌ„ded that fâ—ast to be celebrated that in solemnizing therof we might so be conformable to the heavenly company Fourthly I answere that that office which that day is prescribed by the CanoÌ„s of the church of Rome to be obserued in the vniversall church is many waies derogatory to the glory of the sonne of God as it appeareth in the Breviary secundum vsum Sarum For vvhat the doe these wordes impart Cuius vita gloriosa luâ—en dedit seculo ipsa conteret eaput tuuÌ„ And these Ave regina caloruÌ„ ave Domina angelorum Virgo Moria facta est imperiosa secundum charitatem erga superos ac super inferos per districtionem Alma redemptor is mater quae pervia coeli Porta manens et stella maris succurre cadenti c. Haile Queene of heaven Haile Queene of the Angels the Virgin Mary is made imperiour Ladylike by loue towards the saints in heaven and by regorouse severity over them that are in hell O blessed mother of redemption which art the ready way and gate of heaven orient starr of the sea helpe and succour me that are nowe falling Or these words CuÌ„ iucunditate nativitateÌ„ B. Mâ—riae celebremus Vt ipse pro nobis interceant ad dominuÌ„ nostriâ— Câ—â—u IesuÌ„ Let vs with all ioyfullnesse solemnize the birth of the Blessed Virgine Mary that shee may be a mediator for vs to our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Bellar prae fat 7. coÌ„tr Tom. 1. Tantus est in libris moribus hae reticotum Sanctorum omniuÌ„ coÌ„temptus taÌ„quam horribitesque in omnes coelitos blasphemiae vt ego hiâ—c potâ—ssimùm vehemeÌ„ter admiâ—â—t divini numinis patientiam 1. Cor. 10. For these such like matters implied in the feast of the Nativity the reformed churches haue memorably abrogated the Feast of the Nativity of the B. Virgin as a feast of mans invention noe waies ground vpon the authority of
them vvere ordeined by the successours of the Apostles some by later decrees of the church some by Provinciall Metropolitans for daies of hearing Gods word and Ecclesiasticall discipline onely in certaine generalls receaued by the prescription of the church 10. That some Churches obserue some Holi-daies some Churches other some 11 This caveat al churches must take heed of that they ordaine not to many of them that they equalize not their observation to the obseruation of the Lords day neither that they impose a greater burden then needs vpon mens shoulders by the keeping of them 12. That we are to obserue the custome of those Churches where we liue concerning Holydaies so as the observation of that church originally be free from all superstition which custome the French Duch Churches now obserue in England to the greate peace of our Church theirs 13. Lastly that vpon iust cause of corruption by that authority by the which festivities or Holly-daies were instituted they may be altered â—nd abrogated It remaineth now that I should perspicuously answere the premised cavils contained in the 2. generalâ— head My answere before exhibited was Negatiue namely that the church of England hath not prescribed that this Realme should obserue this day the 17. of November as a formall Holly-day The adversary here replieth by the conditions premised that by necessary consequense an dâ—llation it is a formall Holy-day in regard of the due nature of a formall Holy-day This saie they is evidently proued by the practise of our solemnization and by all circumstances and signes of an Holy-day that day yearely and vsually performed The truth of this reply giue me leaue good Reader breefly to examine for by that whether I haue ansvvered rightly or not in few circumstances it may appeare 1. First let the Accuser alleadge any decree Archiepiscopall or Episcopall by which it may appeare to the worlde that the 17. of November is now annually commanded to be obserued an Holly-day formally otherwise the validity of the deniall remaineth yet no waies impeached All shâ—ps are open in London the Plovve goeth in each fielde in the couÌ„try 2. Secondly whether any bodily labour that day be inhibited either in towne or country Which is a materiall pointe to be considered in the observation of each Holly-day 3. Thirdly what censure or penalties are inflicted Ecclesiastical or Civil legally vpon any that breaketh the rites of that day This being vpon sufficient warrant grouÌ„ded it remaineth that if our negation be vnsufficient as they seeme to say it is let them shew wherein instance may be giueÌ„ against it iust materiallity of exception For vntill the contrary of this be evidently demonstrated it remaineth vnconfuted Yea saith the Adversarie but yet you must needes confesse it to be an Holy-daie by this consequent of Nicholas Saunders Belles are reserued in your churches to this end especially Inprimis vt harum pulsu celebriora reddaÌ„tur fest a nativitatis et Inaugurationis Reginae First that by the ringing of theÌ„ the feasts of the Nativity CoronatioÌ„ of the Queene may the more solemnly be celebrated Calvinotur Secondly in regard you solemnise these daies most devoutly Lastly in regard yee note these times in your Calenders with great redd letters First note that Saunders tearmeth the 17. of November Festum a Feast et diem Nativit festum and the daye of the Queenes Nativity a feast But meerely vvithout proofe or warrant Nowe A nomine ad rem Pla. in Cra. tylo to reason from the appellation and name of the thing to the thing it selfe vnlesse the word expres the materiality of the thing named formally noÌ„ valet argumeÌ„tum as the meanest Sophiste in Oxford knoweth a nomine adrem An argument drawne from the name of a thing to the thing it selfe is of noe force or maketh noe proofe Yea but what meaneth that outragious ringing replieth N Saunders and W. Reynolds vnlesse you haue made it a formall Holy-day To this I answere by the right of that that hath beene inferred before that it is no good reason that it is an Holi-day because of this ringing Bells serue for the ringing to sermons for â—unerals to exercises at Princes CoronatioÌ„s In publicke danger of fire in solemne meetings of Cities in Vniversities in Convocations CoÌ„gregations other scholasticall exercises for Câ—vâ—â— few 〈◊〉 night for 〈◊〉 of the clocke at morning partly for that not oneâ—y all the learned of the lande but the ignorant simple people of this Realme knoweth that Belles haue sundry other vses then to signifie Holly-daies and that appeareth by Durandus in the place before cited and by that observation of mine before wherein it hath bin declared that Bels succeeded in vse of the legal silver trumpets And for the great ringing the 17. of November is onely an outward testimony of that ioye which our hartes conceiue for the great happinesse of Q. Elizabeths Regiment See the discourse before cited of the vse of Bells If they will prooue it to be an Holly-day in regarde of the Ecclesiasticall office Sermons and praiers that day vsed The reselling of this cavill you shall finde specified in the Answere of the first generall accusation and in the issue of the conclusion of his Apology Lastly vvhere the noting of these daies vvith greate letters is inferred for probation by N. Sanders I summarily answere this cavilâ—tion in this sorte The vnsuffiency of this reason may palpably be found and appeare evidently by this illation If noting with greate red letters bee an appropriate condition to signifie an Holy day in these times aswell this Accuser may conclude that the dayes of the entring of the Sonne into Aries Taurus Gemini c. to each I say Persius Satâ— 5 Preserum siquid Maâ—…i rubrica notavitâ— Librorum tituli et capita hac no tabantur Columella Lib. 2. of the 12. Signes are Holy-daies For all the titles of these days are limmed with red â—…ke by our Astronomers direction in all our printed Calenders Likewise the beginning and ending of tearmes Ember weckes c. may be materially as I haue spoken before accounted Hollidaies and daies sacredly festivall For all these in our Calenders and Almanackes are in this manner noted described In one word to conclude vpon this signe The 7. of September and the 17. of NoveÌ„ber are Holly-daies Why so because these daies in our Calenders are noted vvith greate redd letters for that this is an infallible signe of an Holly-day saieth Saunders The Scribes in the Gospell prognosticated a faire day by a redd skie in the evening And the red by miracle equally distinguishing the Rainebowe is a token that all the worlde Math. c. 16. Chro. Melanct in Carionem Genes Tully de natu Deorum Apoc. 17.3 Note beefore the fable of the â—…landers adoring a Mallet as it hath already perished with water which the greenish hue in the rainebowe representeth so in future time is a figure
Pessunt nova in Dei benefici orum memoriam festa institut New feast daies may be appointed for the remembrance of Gods benefâ—ics I say in regard of such benefiâ—es that God either by himselfe or by his Saintes hath or shall conferre vpon his Church at any time By this collection I inferre this first that our sacred celebrities haue warrant out of Gods word Secondly that if the Church of this Realme should prescribe it to be observed as they doe obserue other Holy-daies that it had sufficient warrant for it in regarde of the premised examples Ser. li. Iud. cap. 6. com especially since as the same Serrarius hath noted that the Church which now is is endued with that authority wherewith the Church of the Iewes vvas indued TorneameÌ„ta though they be coÌ„demned in Decret lib. 5. tit 13 c. 1 yet ours being not of the nature Quod duellum c cannot in equity bee so censured especially beeing performed without hatred of the parties before only for recreation namely as the Synagogue did then institute some feasts so the Church may doe now In the like manner the sayd Churches authority extendeth so far that in abrogation of festivities corrupted they may follow that authority which the Synagogue had time place and persons every other circumstaunce considered according to the premises Lastly I haue evidently demostrated in handling the ansvvere to the 4. generall reason that the triumphant disportes vsed at Courte that day namely the 17. of November are exercises no waies heathnish ridiculous foolish but such as are laudable commeÌ„dable in themselues being rightly vsed such as they themselues in like forme exhibite in farre greater measure to their rulers governors Princes Popes Epilogus GReat alterations haue bin raised in Europe this last hundred yeares or Century Anno Do. 1600. Periodically begining in the 8. yeare of Alexand the 6. Pope coÌ„tinued to Clem 8 regiment beeing Pope ending in a Romish Iubile at which time Maximilian was Emper. the 17. of K. Henry the 7 the 42 of Queene E. l. z beth Rev. c. 10 Councel of Nice the 6. Canon Dan 7. Revel 16. and greate changes through the world haue issued herevpon but omitting all civil broyles and all bloudy warres that haue beene managed vpon other causes giue mee leaue good Reader breefly to speake my minde of such marvelous effectes that haue insued the miraculous alteration of Religion in this Century of our age The mysterye whereof and whole history was prophetically seene by S. Iohn in the Revelation the 10. Chapter in the vision of the mighty Angell that came dovvne from heaven clothed with a clowde and the raignebowe about his heade his face shining as the Sunne his feete as pillers of fire c. The originall of this alteration first flowed vpon the revoulte of many Christian nations from the Sea of Rome being one of the 4. Seas Patriarchichall and Apostolicall by the 6. Canon of the great Counsel of Nice established Which sea was in great honor over al the world as long as the Romaine Empire monarchically ruled triumphed represeÌ„ted by that vgly beast which had â—roÌ„ teeth prophecied of in the 7. Daniell held the sterne of a great part of the worlde and ruled regally over the 10. kings spoken of in the Revelation The occasions of this revolte were the declination of the Sea of Rome froÌ„ the sincerity of the faith Apostolike and the vnspeakable corruption which had crept into that Sea or Papacy For herevpon immediateâ—y diverse nations inlightened from aboue in the sincere light of Gods worde according to the former prophecy seene by S. Iohn in spirit which had been long ecclipsed by the darke shadowe of of humane traditions beganne to withdrawe themselues from the bondage of that Babylon endevoring to restore religion in their severall kingdomes dominions to the auncient and Apostolicke for no Imitating heerin the going of Aâ—lâ—â—o build Nâ—â—ivch â—en 1 1. relinquishing â—â—bel Abrahams leâ—uiâ—â— Vr of the Childres Ierem 51.9 sounded vpon the infâ—â—lâ—ble rule Canon of holy scripture revealed in the olde and newe testament vvhich separation from the Sea of Rome was not to be misliked partly because the sea of Rome persecuted the professors of this reform 〈◊〉 with siâ—e and sworde and with all bloudy massâ—cres partly for that Rome would admitte no reformation of her câ—â—ruptions but grew vncurable according to that of the Prophet Ieremy Wee would haue cured Babylon but shee would not be healed forsake her and let vs goe every one into his owne country For her iudgmente is come vp vnto heaveÌ„ and in lifted vp to the clawdes The â—ssues of this alteration hath produced wonderfull effects betweene two sorts of people the named Catholickes and Protestants For although divers subdivisions of sects haue in this last Century sprong vp yet al the rest haue beene but handfuls to these two namely to the Catholickes and Protestantes out of these haue issued the greatest lamps of learning by these two most books haue beene written by these two greatest States haue been ruled altered greatest Regiments haue beene managed The others haue beene but petty Conventicles sometimes here sometimes there sprowring rising falling favored of some few in few yeares declining sometimes blâ—sted by the secular power sometimes dying by devouring one another the better and wiser the chiefest part ever bending themselues to the embracing of one of these and to no other These 2. how they haue beene bâ—nded one against the other all the world knoweth the bookes written vpon both the sides testifie their great enmity in the eies of all people hath desciphered resembling by effectes in sequele though not in original the schisme of Israel froÌ„ Iuda originally springing from Salomons sinne seconded by IeroboaÌ„s crafty pollicy 1 King 12 2. Chron 10 K. Roboams folly God iustly punishing king Salomons Idolatry Howe faire the malice of this division shall extende it selfe and how long it shall continue God only knoweth who dâ—sposeth and ordereth al things in their due seasons Dan. 2.21 2. Pet 3.8 before whom a thousande yeares are but as one day to whâ—â—e eâ—eâ— all future thinges are infallibly present Only this we know that this division hath bred in many mens mindes irreconciliable hatred as we finde in effect The manifestation wherof may be seene evidently in this short Tâ—â—atise â—nd is felte sensibly through out al kingdomes of Câ—tendome into which the venome of this Gargrâ—na hath bin dispersed This I say the â—eader shall easily find in this short Treatise if hee wil but examine vpon vvhat slâ—ight reasons and how weake grounds the honor of this flourishing â—ealme the excelleÌ„cy of our gracious Queene 〈◊〉 Gâ—d long preserue the sincerity of the Apostolicke ReligioÌ„ which we professe are fought to be disgraced depraved and scâ—andered by men zealous of pretended Catholicisme Divers remedies haue beene fouâ—ht to suâ—e the festred sores of this cankred diverce whereof some of them haue bin touched by Iacobus Acontius in his bookes de stratagemate Sathans â—y lestâ—rus others Iac. Acont lib. 8. de stratagem Sat. â—eslerus Genes 33. Ieremy Exodus But this vlceri growne to such haâ— hâ—ad that no bâ—lâ— can cuâ—eâ— no balme I saie but his who reconciled Epâ—â— to Iacob which brought the people of Israell out of the Aegyptian Babylonian boÌ„dage and thraldome to their owne land the land of promise which can giue spirit to the rotten and deade bones to whom Ezechiel was coÌ„manded to prophecie Ezekiel 37. which caÌ„ioine the two pieces of wood into one wherein the names Iuda Ephraim and Israell were in disiointment severally written which can renue our hearts and giue vs grace to walke in his waies after hee hath discouered vnto vs the greevousnes of our sinnes which by his great and sâ—rill sounding trumpet Saint Paule hath foretolde of the conversion version of the stifnecked generation which crucifiâ—d the Lorde of life Roman 11. and is able to grafâ—e in againe to the Oliue the broken branches fallen away thâ—ough vnbeliefe branches not only broken but also withered Beseâ—ch we him to performe this according to his good will and pleasure who only is wise only is holy only omnipotent and mercifull who is God almighty and blessed for euer To this God the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost be all honor glory and dominion world without end Amen FINIS