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A01175	The restorer of the French estate discouering the true causes of these vvarres in France & other countries, and deliuering the right course of restoring peace and quiet to all Christendome: wherein are handled these principall questions touching religion, policie, and iustice: whether it be lawfull to sweare, and keepe promise to heretikes, to force mens consciences for religion sake, to liue with, and dwell nigh heretikes, to breake the order of succession to the Crowne bycause of religion, or no. Who be schismatikes; and of the chiefe poincts of religion. How we are to iudge of the schisme in Christendome at this day. Lastly, the conclusion conteining notable admonitions to the clergie, nobles, magistrates, people, and King of France. Translated out of French. Ecclesiæ & reipub. D.	Hurault, Michel, d. 1592, attributed name.	1589 (1589)	STC 11289; ESTC S102588	139,883	174

their breastes abandoning their auncient and goodlie patrimonies their purchases so agreeable their houses so commodious their mouables so costlie winding them selues at length out of the armes of their kinred friendes and neighbors after they had susteined the conflict with reasons and considerations had bedewed themselues with teares their bowels yerning and heartes forespent with sighes and sobs and albeit liuing had deemed themselues as dead one for the other had recommended themselues to God some trauailing towardes Germanie others towardes England perswaded to finde more courtesie charitie pitie mercie and succour amid the wilde forrestes of Almaine amid the surges of the sea among them that are reputed naturall and sworne foes of all Frenchmen than in their owne Realme their natiue Soile in their own Citie of their owne king of their owne Countriemen and felow Citizens Euery one curseth his chaunce yea they rather that tarie than they that are gone as bereft of the incredible comfort they receiued by the companie of their friends absent The wife hath lost her husband the mother her sonne being her stay the brother his brother being his ioy the father in law forgoing his sonne in lawe must abide the charge of his daughters maintenance she neither maried nor in state to marrie Aliance and amities are made voide families are confounded At the same instant beholde mee couered ouer with armies in whom is found nor respect nor mercie nor law nor faith nothing but insolence but crueltie but violence trecherie being in deede nought els saue a vacation not frō armes but for armes They make warre as though they neuer hoped for nor euer would haue peace they cōmit violences and iniuries irreparable they cause enmities irrecōcilable the Nobles know not one another as persons meerly vnacquainted do deeme thēselues no longer neighbours there is no house be it noble or meane that is not shiuered in peeces that is not betrayed surprised forced and sacked finde me him out that is not streined and wringed as it were in a presse to extract from him his substance the Cities are turmoiled for their pride the man the Prince the King desireth to be letten into his Citie and can not It seemes I am at an end rather dead then aliue they vse me as if I were past feeling they make gashes in my skin on all partes they make the scales leape from my bones they labour not but to burie the dead and sinke the liuing in bottomles darknes they build not but to destroy other buildings euery where are diches trenches mynes troupes and bandes But all this is but one of the actes of the Tragedie Behold here the other partie arising vp which beginneth to appeare which is werie of retiring to beare of the blowes it is more knowen and auowed with me then it was euernt consisteth of all my Princes what countenaunce soeuer they make of a great number of my peaceabler children they want not frends both within without the Realme euen more then is supposed They say that all the Allemaignes the Switzers the English and Scotts are raised armed mustred and comming for their cause as if none should rest behind of all these nations in a maner saue old folke women and children If they should bring as much euill will as power without doubt I am vndone Alas I haue not life enough to sustaine so mightie an assault of sicknesse It behoueth by remedies to preuent the fit it behoueth by good counsell to remoue frō these Princes prouoked all occasion that may egge them on while they are yet not moued too much nor banded together hitherto they haue neither spoken nor done any thing as more inclined to peace then warre they restraine so much as they may the motions of their choler th' execution of their power Let me intreat you my children not to plead our cause by armes not to hazard our selues on the doubtfull euents of battaile Victories in ciuill warre bring no commoditie but to two or three they vndo the rest and specially the people Otherwise how great soeuer the hap and aduantage of the victors be they must alwayes come to agreement in th' end Get he the maistrie that may I am desolated for euer I feare the victory as much as confusion be the issue what it will the French shal be defeated Come hither my children harken to me we may not doubt but that the wrath of God pursueth vs seing the stripes he geueth vs the pestilence rageth within the sword without the famine throughout and these are but threats in comparison of more boystrous blowes prepared by him for vs yet leaue we our senceles obstinacie bestow we our endeuour betweene the threat and stripe the stripe shall not light bestow we our endeuour betweene stroke and stroke the woundes shall cease and turne to blessings Let vs wittingly and in good earnest know feele our owne euill the cause thereof let vs be humbled and search out the remedie Do ye not vnderstand that in one moneth of warre we offend more the diuine maiestie then in a whole age of peace Vnderstand ye not that peace brings all good warre all euill If ye doubt it marke the pictures and greetings of your ancesters compare your discommodities with the cōmodities of your fathers Let vs seeke then this peace to that end boldly peece meale try examine our euill enmities search the remedy therefore Let vs suck out the sense swalow the wise sentence CHAP. 1. Whether faith may lawfully be geuen and holden to heretikes YE haue broken the peace so solemnely sworne I speake to you my children that haue bene induced to begin this warre ye haue falsed your faith ye haue taken the name of God in vayne for that say you a man neither may nor should promise nor keepe faith towards heretickes and Infidels according to the resolution taken and practised in the Councell of Constance Anno. 1414. againe according to th' aduise and commaundement executed by Pope Eugenius the fourth to Vladislaus king of Hungary about xxx yeares afterward Ye say this is a doctrine receiued so solemnly confirmed by so many reasons auctorities approued by so many actes continued by so many yeares that now it is no tyme to doubt thereof My children this defense can not warrant you from vices and infamous reproches damnable before God men For if ye bring in and so freely receiue such distinctions in promises and othes ye open a gap to all maner of miseries cōfusions in all Estates but principally in this Realme where are few houses families townes cities gouernements few companies publick or particular that are not bound by such othes few or no mariages successions felowships and other couenantes whose suit enterteinement and assurance depend not on such othes For in all these things they that we haue called heretickes be confusedly intermedled with the Catholikes So that I may say with truth

patrimonie Gods demain As for Popes most of them haue clymbed vp to the holy See by lyes hypocrisie guiles and deceipt by money armes massacres sackings poysonings and Magicall arts There is no kind of impietie Atheisme idolatry enchauntements heresie schisme but ye shall commonly read it in their stories View the the life of Siluestre the second Misnia and after the death of Hebert being still wedded to his owne selfe will and stubborne opinion against God who brought all these Emperors being the Popes creatures to confusion he gaue the Empire to Henrie the fift the sonne of Henrie the fourth who was yet liuing allowed and acknowledged of all men for Emperor except the Pope and his adherents Histories are full of such contempts we learne by them that Emperors during foure hundred yeeres and vpward were tossed and troubled by th' iniuries and oppressions of the Pope that such stormes and tempestes neuer tooke end till after th' Emperors had quitt to the Popes the greater part of their possessions and rights and had subiected to them their persons dignities The Pope tooke the Crowne from Childerik gaue it to Pepin took it from Lewis the meek gaue it to his sonne which is a story as lamētable as that of th' Emperor Henry the fourth there was no let in him that he disposed not our Crowne more often Boniface when he had excōmunicated Philip the Faire gaue the Realme to Albert king of the Romanes it passeth all account to tell how many times he hath excommunicated our kings hath exposed our kingdome in pray hath adiudged it to him that first could seize on it and by dispensation hath discharged the Subiects of their othe to turne them from their fidelitie and allegeance How oft and how long he hath put and held the Realme of England in interdiction is knowen By this gate of iniustice hath the Spanish tvrāt inuaded the kingdome of Nauarre this is all the iust and lawfull title he hath there to It is knowē how the Pope hath played with the Realm of Naples and Sicile He tooke it from the Germaines to geue it the French and after from the French to geue it the Spaniardes a very long time hath he made faire shew to these two Nations crossing or fauouring the hopes now of th' one then of the other he let it be taken from Conradin he opposed himself against Maufred made war on him calling this war holy which touched th' estate of Religion in nothing but only the ease securitie profite enuie and grudge of his holinesse he called thither the Earle of Aniou he condemned and put to death Conradm by the hand of the hangman and a douzen or fiftene great Lords with him for no other cause than his owne priuate hatred after that he fauoured the Earle of Aniou against the house of Arragon a great while but at last in fauor of the house of Arragon he tooke from Charles of Aniou and his successors that which he had geuen them Briefly there hath bene no quarrell nor iar betwene the Lords of Christendome which hath not bene kindled by him wherof he hath not taken intelligence wherein he hath not demaunded the obedience of both parties He hath stirred vp the French against the Greeks and Lombards the Germaine against the French the French against the Germaine the Italiā against the Germain the French against the Italian the Italian against the French and againe the Spaniard against the French all Christen dome against the English the French against th'Arrogomans the Spaniard against the Nauarreans He hatched the diuision of th'Vrsins and Columnas of the Guelfs and Ghibelins the warre betwixt the Genoans and Venetians It is impossible to discourse of al these in particular I cannot abide to stand vpon them their remembrance is so grieuous In like maner the diuisions that Popes haue made in the Church the schismes of two or three Popes at once the sects of Monkes Friers and Nunnes require so long a processe that I may not vndertake to recite them at this present But what is said sufficeth to shew that the Pope despiseth gouernments and maketh diuisions It is written that Antichrist shal be an aduersarie 2. Thes 2. the true significatiō of this word Antichrist is as much to say as against or contrary to Christ now let vs compare the least actions doctrine of Popes to that of Iesus Christ and his Apostles and ye will iudge that nothing is more contrary Our Sauiour had no place where he might rest his head Math. 8. Luke 9. Popes and Bishops do possesse the most delightfull and rich places vpon earth Our Lord Iesus Christ refused to iudge and deuide an inheritance betweene two brethren Luke 12. and whereas one of them praied him to do it he sent him away saying who hath made me a iudge or a diuider ouer you The Pope hath vsurped secular iurisdiction of all thinges among all persons without speaking of the spirituall whereof he maketh none partakers In so much that in the reigne of Philip Valois the court of Parlement and other iudges royall were enforced to complayne to the King They declared to him how all the iurisdiction belonging to the Iudges Royall flowed away from the kings Benches to th'Ecclesiastical courts and that farre mo profane or ciuil causes were iudged by Bishops their Officials and other Officers of the Church then by the kings Iudges that he which for the least occasion would not obey and abide the censures and sentences of the Ecclesiasticall should forthwith be excommunicated depriued of the Sacraments and that there power and auctority was come to this passe that for a simple debt a man vnable to pay was interdicted that they had vsurped the imprisoning deteyning of all malefactors with the notice triall of their crimes Poore de Cugneres was diffamed for hauing too truly pleaded on this declaration And yet at this day ye retaine the proceedings which ye call the Chicanerie of the Popes court he did you that good while he aboad at Auimon Ye iudge the most part of your processes by the Popes ordinances There is no company of iudges where the Pope hath not brought in his Lieutenants the courtes where your goods your life and honour are iudged euen the courts of Parlement do partly consist of persons Ecclesiasticall Chanons Abbats Bishops and Archbishops the great and goodlier processes th' affaires of the Royall reuenues Eschequer and Estate are iudged and determined by them in the great counsell in the priuie counsell in the counsel of the Finances in the counsell of Estate and in the most Secrete counsell they are Peeres and soueraigne Iudges of this Realme are Princes therein Th' imperiall dignitie is adiudged giuen by the Popes after the iudgement electiō of Bishops and Archbishops which also iudge all the affaires of the Empyre Ouer and besides this the Pope chalengeth and reserueth from all others priuatly

there is no humane wit nor might which would not sooner melt and consume then be able to preserue this Realme otherwise then by obseruing that hath bene bene couenaunted and sworne Moreouer if ye be resolute to practise this doctrine ye shall make all our warres endelesse and immortall as well ciuill and domesticall for the reasons afore touched as the warres we may haue with the stranger be it the Switzer Almain Fleming English Scot Spaniard Italian or Turke for in manner all our neighbors doo differ in religion from vs and consequently heretikes or Infidels in our opinion perhaps they also esteeme vs for such Who then will treate with you concerning peace knowing this your resolution They will rather choose to miscary or make you miscary vnder the chargeable toile and daungers of warre then bee choked in the nets of your disloyaltie But how will ye excuse your selues towards God If it be euill done to promise faith to the Reformed wherefore haue yee sworne to them so solemly by actes often reiterated and by long spaces of time distinguished If ye alleage they compelled you ye can not auerre nor iustifie this compulsion yee haue alwaies bene maisters of the field of the townes and gouernments and which is to be noted the most part of the Pacifications haue bin made in their greatest weakenesse If it were impietie to agree with them yee should haue sooner suffred a thousand deaths then done it If yee say it was done to make them difarme and afterward to surprise and destroy them to th' aduancement and exaltation of your religion as many beleeue yee are abominable persons so to profane the othe which God hath ordained for a witnesse and assurance of the truth for an end of all variances for renewing of charitie offended and restablishment of peace and rest among men ye make it a bait for lying for treason and cruelty yee shall not ascend into Gods holy hill for ye sweare in deceipt The Romains in their auncient fashion of swearing and contracting alliances were wont to say ô Iupiter smite with thy lightening blast him whosoeuer in this company shall haue brought hither an intent to beguile his companion what must Pagans with more holinesse deale in a sacred oth then we Ye take not alone the name of God in vaine but ye also defile it so much as in you lieth making it the auctor and protector of your murderous disloyalties yee thinke yee may sport with mens liues by your othes it is with God with his glorious and magnificent name and with your owne saluation that yee sport it is your owne saluation that yee lose imagining to draw men on to their death make them fall on the poynt of your weapons lurking in the pit of your treasons yee draw on your owne heads the curse of God and plunge your selues head long in the fearefull dungion of darkenesse and eternall woe No euill ought to be done that good should come of it The very Paynims could say that no religion is accomplished by mischieuous wickednesse faithlesnesse is an impe of impietie impietie is directly opposite to religion then monstrous is their errour that thinke to vphold and augment religion through impietie Yee condemne the iudge that with his oth promiseth impunitie to malefactors prouided that they confesse and acknowledge the crimes they are accused of yee disanull all his processe reuerse it as erronious thus by your owne sentence yee incurre condemnation in that by othe yee haue assured rest and peace to the Reformed to the end that hauing abandoned their defences yee might afterward murther them by surprise and with more aduantage Neither can yee also pretend excuse by ignorance as not knowing the nullitie of your othes at the time ye sware for the doctrine and examples alleaged by your selues are of a date far more ancient then the troubles and Pacifications of this Realme Moreouer after your goodly fearch for that holesome doctrine to warrant you from shame and reproch vpon the breach that yee made of the former Pacifications yee haue againe notwithstanding treated and sworne peace with them manifold times that with more banning if yee brake it then euer afore But the likelihood is great that your violation of the peace comes not through religion more credible it is that your vnreconcileable enmities greedy aspiring mindes are the cause so that yee speake for God in fraud and plead for him in iniquitie yee enterprise to make the holy Scripture stoupe to the windes of your will and bende to the billowes tempests of your naughty passions yee force it to serue your commodities and fit your purposes to execute your r●uenges and satisfie your ambition and auarice Let vs see notwithstanding if the doctrine yee propose is so necessary and certaine as ye make it I graunt you and aduow it that euery oth ought not to be obserued specially when the same importes therevpon the performance of some hainous sinne and doth directly preiudice the free passage of Gods word which we all are bound to seeke but reseruing these two inconueniences aboue we may in all things els giue our faith vndoubtedly to any whosoeuer being once giuen we ought to keepe it So that when we contend not directly against Gods glory and our owne saluation faith must be obserued Now the couenants with Heretiks and Infidels by letting them liue in peace and quiet without attempting them by materiall armes do not hinder the hope of our saluation nor offend the glory commaundements of God when we are vnable to cut them of by the ordinary way and power of the magistrate easily and without trouble detriment to the Church For though it be commaunded in the law that the Heretike be cut of which importeth a more strong reason forbidding to conuerse or deale with an heretike that ought to be vnderstood when we may commodiously destroy or expell him not disturbing the Church It is more tollerable more reasonable and agreable to Gods pleasure to suffer the heretike and infidell to liue and dwell by him then to make hauock in the Church and set a way wide open to a thousand a thousand confusions impieties other mischieuous villanies which warres brings with it leaues beit namely warre Ciuill This is that which the Patriarch of Constantinople named Atticus said vpon the like occasion that we must sometimes vpon some necessitie holde vs content with that which hapneth not to our liking that we must sometimes preferre vtilitie before strict iustice sometime encline to agreement to the peace and tranquilitie of the people preferring the peace of a Realme the peace of all the world before the precise obseruation of the wordes after the example of the Apostles that wisely dispenced with occasions and circumstances Better it is then to continue the vlcer open than close it vp to the hazard of the whole bodie Better it is to strike saile in the storme than

manifestation and glory and for th'aduauncement of the spirituall kingdome We haue a captaine that cannot be put to the worse if he lets the enemie approach it is not to the hazard of being vanquished and we with him it is for to trie the valour of his soldiers to discerne the faithfull from others Let vs not doubt if we belong to him he wil neuer lose vs. Notwithstanding it is good for euery one to trie and sound him selfe and as he feeleth in his heart th' assurance and motion of Gods spirit so to go forwarde to the medley If the Apostles Bishops and Ministers of the Church had bene so delicate and tender as we would be both Afrik and Europ had not yet bene washed from the steine of Arianisme we had neuer heard the soūd of the Gospel we should not haue bene so nigh as we are to th' accomplishment of our Sauiours Prophecie Mar. 13. that all nations must heare the noise of his voice there should be no Christen Church neither should any haue bene for all these things could not haue come to passe without communicating with Pagans and Insidels as hath bene saide Phisitions do visite the sicke so should they that are able succor persons spiritually diseased howbeit discreetly wisely according to the doctrine of S. Paul to haunt them for their soule-health for th' aduancement of Christ his kingdome measuring their haunt according to th'assurāce knowledge ability that God hath geuen them lomtly there is no occasion to dispaire of the recouerse and conuersion of them of this time for God hath rescued and healed soules more desperatly sicke than they Finally let vs ponder how Popes in this doctrine haue bene contrarie to thēselues which maketh vs doubt that sometimes they applie their doctrines to their passions and to their commoditie as soone as to the veritie Councels Popes Emperours Kings of Fraunce and the greater part of other Kings Lords of Europe haue permitted the Iewes to dwell in Cities of Christendome to erect them Sinagogues and exercise their religion there are of them moreouer at Rome where the Pope holdeth his See they haue bene receiued and comprised within Christen Common-wealths they haue bene admitted to the power and part-taking of generall and particular policies the Emperours by their lawes and ordinances approoued of the Pope haue called them to publike charges honors and dignities with Christians and ouer them Furthermore Popes haue not only receiued into Christendome the enemies of the Gospel but haue also licensed Christians to seeke them dwell and traffike with them and for that ende to trauerse all the compasse of the world to aduenture al the dangers of th' earth the sea the aire of men and of beastes So the Portugals with th' allowance of Pope Alexander the sixt traffikt with the Affricans the Sauadges and the Indiās built dwelling towers forts among them Away then with your opinion it gainsayeth the letter and sence of the holy Scripture it gainestandeth the actions of our Lord of his Prophetes Apostles and of th' olde Church it is contrary to the power of the Church it is impossible to be performed in this world it is contrarie to it selfe and is condemned by their contrary actes that were th'auctors Admit that it were best most profitable for the Church if the nūber were fulfilled if it delayed not hir glory that she were quite separated frō infidels and heretikes yet sith this fulnes of contentment and triumph is kept in store for another world we must acknowledge that where we are commaunded to separate our selues frō them it is chiefly meant of Ecclesiasticall separation to th' end they may haue the mark of enemies and not the separation ciuile politik Lo here againe how the Lord instructeth vs wherein to communicat with them and wherein to deuide our selues from them Loue saith he your enemies Mat. 5. that ye may be the children of your father which is in heauen for he maketh his sunne to arise vpon th' euill and the good sendeth rayne on the iust and vniust Then as the Lord denies them not thinges common to all men the ayre th' earth the light and the water but denyeth them his holy spirit which he reserueth for his chosen so let vs not reiect those their societies that concerne but this world and are necessary to all men as they are men though not as the elect of God specially considering that we can not commodiously and without putting the Church in perill of ruine driue them wholy out from vs. God hath left them to the world tarying for their conuersion let vs leaue them by the Church tarying for their repentance and Gods grace to bring them in Meane while let vs with spirituall weapons with watchings and labours hinder th'executiō of their attempts Let vs make a rampar round about the Church of holines of life ioyned with earnest prayers and godly exhortations CHAP. IIII. Whether the order established in successions and namely of the Crowne ought to be broken bycause of Religion I Know that there yet remaineth dissension in your soule and that yee are not resolute Lo here your doubt well say yee be it that we must liue nigh heretikes and infidels seing otherwise it may not be and that it seemeth necessarie for th' aduancement of the kingdome of Christ yet must we trauaile as Saint Paul appointeth and do the worke of Euangelists to let them from plucking downe the building of the Church yea to let them from building in the house of God if it were possible Perhaps it is tolerable to liue with them vnder one politike gouernement prouided that we haue at the least equall power with them but it is intolerable to be commaunded by them by cause that seemeth preiudiciall to th' aduancement of the soueraigne auctoritie of Gods word For the most part of men conforme themselues to the man●r and Religion of their Princes By common obseruation all peoples require in their Emperours Kings gouernours not to vary frō them in Religiō Th'Ægyptians approued not their king till he had learned and assented to the Religion of their Priestes likewise the Persians Indians and euery nation welnigh Ye alledge surther that the bond of Religion betweene kings and their subiects being rent in sunder and taken away there is nothing but confusion there is no more will and consent it is nought els saue force and tyranny that Religion aboue all things doth perswade and conteine subiects in obedience as appeareth by most Empires Monarchies and common wealthes begun enlarged and mainteined rather by Religion then by iustice and armes that in consideration hereof kings submitted them selues to the heads and Princes of their Religion or els were intitled them selues Princes of Priests and Sacrificers So did the Spartan and Romain kings call themselues soueraigne sacrificers Mahumet his successors the Caliphes Sultans the Sophies of Persia the kings of Calicut and of AEthiopia called

and effects thereof are most mischieuous deadly that the feares and hopes thereof are false and vaine Shake of then your bondages visours and dissimulations take againe to you the libertie freedome that iustice and God haue granted For of God and of iustice ye hold your honours in chiefe and not of men ye dishonour it as much as in you lieth with dastardly cowardise ye are in Weales-publike and Monarchies that which reason is in man if reason hath lost her libertie if she be enchained man doth nothing but builde and hasten on his owne losse and ignominie Seeing then ye are fountaines from whom the reason is drawen wherewith this realme is gouerned keepe your soules cleere and free vnder the commaund of reason and iustice onely which is true libertie in deede and according to the same condēne the League all the Leagued And since that happy wisdome which foreseeth preuenteth perils could not obteine it at your hands let vnfortunate after-wit obteine it For ye begin to see to feele and to be oppressed with the miserable effects of the League and of your winking thereat Condemne it then freely euen as it is contrary to the commaundements of God to the lawes of nature and nations to the lawes customes and vsages of this land the intent of it is to ouerthrow and confound all a Countrey wasted say they of the League is better then a Countrey lost thinking that lost which they cannot catch I do not say decree and commaund that armies be sent against it but onely I say condemne it and so leaue it be resolued on peace geue this counsell to our king and leaue to God to the order of nature and to the law th' euent of the succession of the crown colour the League no lōger with your dissimulatiōs it will then remaine so naked filthie stinking that none will make account of it each one will reiect it and so shall we all liue in peace and so shall ye perceiue the restablishing of all estates in their former beautie and brightnes with the restoring of your greatnes authoritie and credite in this Realme the king all true Frenchmen will acknowledge themselues to holde their libertie name and safetie from God you And keepe your selues within the limites of ciuile iustice Assay not to confound your power with Gods to encroch vpon the rights belonging to the Lord or els he will discouer your shame he will take from you grace iudgement fauour and meanes he will take from you all Learne not to exceede the bounds of your auctority of the Romaine Iudge who is mentioned in the Acts the Iewes brought before him S. Paul saying Acts. 18. this felow perswadeth men to worship God otherwise than the law appointeth and as S. Paul was about to open his mouth Gallio for so was the Romane Iudge called said to the Iewes if it were a matter of wrong or an euil deed I would according to reason mainteine you but if it be a question of words and names and of your law looke ye to it your selues for I wil be no Iudge of those things he draue them frō the iudgement seat I cite not this example of Gallio as though ye should be carelesse to know the truth in religion as he was but that ye should proceed with indifferencie betweene both parties in cases not throughly knowen to you as he did And whereas he refused to heare that which belonged not to him to iudge although the partie accused was present much lesse ought ye to condemne that cause which ye may not define or those persons whom ye neuer heard speake in their owne defense Likewise as he draue those importunate accusers from the iudgement seat so ought ye to driue these imperious Leaguers from your seats of Iustice from your tables of counsell when they go about to driue you to trespasse the bounds of your dutie and inuade the king dome of the word which in all causes of Religion should iudge now as it shall iudge at the latter day Leaue then to the word of God alone that which pertayneth to the iurisdiction thereof and must be reserued thereto according to Gods commaundements And if ye proceede to take knowledge of religion let the word of God onely be the rule and squire of your proceedings On th' other side account them not condemned nor heretikes conuict nor iustly deliuered to your secular arme who are not condemned but by their aduersaries by their sworne enemies against the order and manner of iudgements Fauour no more with hazard to be ioinct persecutors them that trouble the Church and this Realme for no cause but their appetites reuenges and ambition and not for weeding of the Church as they pretend and yet that is not permitted them Vse no more the seruice of butcherly executioners of principall massacrers robbers and riflers for th' execution of the wrongs and oppressions of the League of th'excommunications and condemnations of the Clergy pronounced vpon no cause but fury and ye shall finde the blessing of God the fauour of your king the wishes applauses and praises of the people shall assist you in so doing rather then otherwise And ye my poore People murmur no more To the People mutter nor mutine no more within your Cities Boroughs and Villages to fauour with your outcries your wishes your trauail your armes and your life this damnable cōspiracie of the Leagued Ye feele to the quicke how vaine and deceiueable their propositions are They promised you discharge comfort liberty abundance case and quiet They said they would deale betweene the king and you to obteyne of his Maiestie the reformation of all things to your contentment and chiefly to the abolishment or diminishing of taxes And now see how their armies haue spoyled you of al your goods haue depriued you of the fruit of your labours haue gnawen you to the very boanes haue taken the bread and water out of your hands They haue and yet do constraine your king to encrease the taxes to draw bloud from you till the last drop to vrge you with all rigors wherewith he is extremely aggreeued Furthermore ye know and feele by the pestilence and famine which outragiously range among you that God alloweth not such conspiracies Beleeue me no other thing can come to you of the League except a most great and vnrecouerable desolation For this is ordinary that diuisions among great men whatsoeuer pretence they make work no other effect then wast of the coūtrie turmoyle losse ruine of the people the people alwaies play the principal part in the tragedies of Ciuil warres they serue in steed of the Chorus or Quier to bewaile their misfortune without ceasing great men consume them as fewell to maintaine the fire of their diuision the fire of their ambition Behold th' ordinary fruit and successe of enterprises which people vndertake or fauour against God his word and Iustice So long as the League shall