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A05282	Queene Elizabeth, paraleld in her princely vertues, with Dauid, Iosua, and Hezekia 1 With Dauid her afflictions, to build the Church 2 With Iosua in her puissance, to protect the Church· 3 With Hezechia in her pietie, to reforme the Chureh [sic]. In three sermons, as they were preached three seuerall Queenes dayes. By William Leigh, Bachelor of Diuinitie.	Leigh, William, 1550-1639.	1612 (1612)	STC 15426; ESTC S108411	64,116	162

this world his altogether of this world both in power and pompe In a word Christ gaue all hee taketh all and giueth nothing vnlesse it bee in giuing that which is not his owne As Absolution from sinnes Pardon from paine Kingdomes from Princes as hee did this kingdome of England But all the cunning is in catching and in the meane time wee blesse our God in heauen and leaue this earthlie God to sporte himselfe with his vsurped power in giuing Pardon to those that neede it not Blessing to those that desire it not Cursing to those that care not for it and Crownes to such as by the grace of God shall neuer weare them What should I say more but make way to the rest and assure you of this That this mysterie of iniquitie of Popes power ouer Kinges was first reuealed and broken forth then when Boniface the third obtained of Phocas to bee called vniuersall Bishop and since that time Perijt virtus Imperatorum Pietas Pontificum The Emperours waxed weake and the Bishops wicked whereas before they were of a milder spirit moulded to greater obedience more subiect to their Soueraigne and yeelding to Princes that which was their due You are religiously wise and by this little which I haue said you haue seene enough I will therefore say no more but rest my selfe and I hope you vpon this loyall resolution that Dauid is set before al in the Genealogie of Christ for that the dignity of a King is chiefe and greatest in power so great in care not as a priuate man but as a publike Magistrate to answere for the sins of many the good of all ordained of God to be their King and as Cyrill saith the knitting together or Iuncture of godlines in the prosperitie of his people Which to effect as you haue heard was Dauids care both in his life at his death leauing it as a legacie to Salomon his sonne and successe together with his Peares and Princes that as Simon in the Machabees did for fighting so should they for building when calling his sonnes Iudas and Iohn hee said with good courage now I am old and ye are of a sufficient age be ye therefore in stead of me and goe forth and fight for your nation and the helpe of the heauens be with you So Dauid go forth and build for your God and the helpe of heauen be with you As and if he should say yet further I am wearied with warres abroade and worne with mine afflictions at home I am old weake and withered but ye are young strong and flourishing out of my pouertie I haue afforded you some store let it be speedily bestowed vpon the worke and build for your nation be ye therefore in stead of me and the helpe of heauen be with you And now mee thinkes it is with me as it was with the Prophet Abacuck when the Lord answered him and said write the vision and make it plaine vpon tables that he may run that readeth it for the vision is for an appointed time and now is the time at last it shall speake and now it speaketh Paralell the passions of Princes Queene Elizabeth with King Dauids in their grieuances for the maintenāce of the religion of their God and see whether our English Iudah haue not as great cause to pray as euer Israels Iudah had Lord remember Elizabeth in all her afflictions Afflictions I say afflictions before her raigne since her raigne piercing her sacred brest like a continuall Archers shot whose arrowes are tipped with gall and sorrow and now be strong my spirit fly out my voyce to compare them in their afflictions Dauid was the least and last of his fathers house so was Elizabeth of her fathers familie Dauid persecuted from his youth so was Elizabeth Dauid contemned of his brethren Elizabeth of her sister Saul a King persecuted Dauid Marie a Queene was wroth with Elizabeth Dauid an exile in the holdes of Engeddi she close prisoner in the holds of Wodstocke Doeg reuiled Dauid vnto Saul so did Gardiner Elizabeth vnto Mary Dauid declared his innocencie vnto Saul so did Elizabeth vnto her sister Much was suspected by Dauid which they laid vnto his charge things which he neuer thought and they euer failed in the proofe So was it with Elizabeth her hand yet witnesseth to the innocencie of her soule which she left as a constat of her loyall hart in these lines and letters neuer to be blotted out Much suspected by me nothing proued can be quoth Elizabeth prisoner Saul in his spirit of furie purposed to haue killed Dauid playing vpon his harpe Winchester in his spirit of poperie purposed to haue murthered Elizabeth at her deuotions by Paul Peny and Iames Basset Dauid relieued and pitied by Achish King of Gath a stranger to his person and an enemie to his religion Elizabeth pitied by Phillip of Spaine a friend to her person yet no friend to her profession let the bedde curtaines and arrasse witnes Philips parlience with the Queene for Elizabeths preseruation Dauid was spoiled of his wiues by the Amalekites at Ziglack Lady Elizabeth robbed of her sworne seruants at the Tower of London when left alone and forsaken of all shee went on wearily with a woful heart and said in the silence of her soule Tanquam Ouis as a sheepe to the slaughter so am I sent Dauid had many Doegs in Court and Nabals in the country to wrong him with the King and pinch him in his prouision and not a friend durst speake for him but Ionathan and he aloofe with arrowes when hee sawe the Kings wrath implacable shee poore Lady had many Stories in Court to wrong her with the Queene to perswade her to strike at the roote and the branches would wither many Nabals in coūtry who pined at her prouision and not at Ionathan to speake or shoute for her safetie for that the Queenes heart was implacable But see a wonderfull prouidence of God in her preseruation Gardiner hoped to liue to see her dead but she hath liued to see him buried his flesh turned into dust and his bones to rottennes Story repented that he had not stroke at the roote whilest he cut off the branches ●u● God hath so ordained that the root should liue to hāg vp that blasted bowe The time was whē a poore child foure years old might not bring her a nosegay without suspition and churlish checke of her cruell keeper but now God hath so ordained as both young and olde high and low Rich and poore doe hang vp a garland in her praise with a praier to his prouidēce for her preseruation euer to liue with this resounding Eccho liue liue The time was when passing a prisoner from Windsor to Woodstocke the poore people ioy ful of her presence rāg the bells in a village or two whereat her keeper raged railed vpon them as Rebels clapt the Ringers in the