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A13948	Three severall treatises concerning the truce at this present propounded The first, laying open divers considerations and reasons, why a truce ought not to bee contracted: propounded vnto the high and mightie lords of the States Generall of the Vnited Provinces: by the right honble the commissioners and deputies of the most hon: authorized Company of West India. In their owne behalfe. The second, discusseth this question very pithily and at large, whether or no it bee lawfull to make truce with the King of Spaine, with divers fitting considerations. Lastly, here is added a remonstrance, represented to the States theyr Excellencies, in the behalfe of the King of Bohemia, which hath a respect vnto the affaires in Germanie. All truly and faithfully translated out of the Low Dutch copie.; Consideratien ende redenen der E. Heeren Bewind-hebberen, vande geoctrojeerde West-Indische Compagnie. English	West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands); United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1630 (1630)	STC 24258; ESTC S120731	14,036	32

the Idolater and false-worshippers Looke vpon God and the iustice of our Cause Labour to further Gods Honour and to defend the true Religion to protect our owne Countrie against our Common sworne Enemy Doe this in holy zeale in Gods feare with a confident boldnesse and Courage and the Lord of Hosts bee with you Amen Remonstrance To be shewed and presented in behalfe of the King of Bohemia vnto the High and Mighty Lords the Lords the States Generall of the Vnited Low-Countrie Prouinces Concerning this present Treatie of ceasing Armes or Truce High and Mighty Lords WHereas it hath pleased Almighty GOD to giue so good a successe vnto the wars of the high mighty Lords the States of the Vnited Prouinces aswell by Sea as by Land so that the Enemy finding himselfe in great extremitie is constrained to seeke after a Truce and ceasing of Armes thereby to breathe himselfe His Maiestie of Bohemia who also is partaker of this happines and herein doth congratulate your Excellencies cannot but through and for the inseparable loue which from old time hath bin between His Maiesties House and is yet maintained in this State as also in respect of the common interest earnestly intreate and request your Excellencies that in case they should finde and deeme it necessary profitable and for the best of their Prouinces to assent vnto a Treaty of Truce That they would be pleased not to draw a conclusion vnlesse the restitution of his Maiestie bee therein expressely set downe agreed and comprehended Considering first that these vnited Prouinces cannot promise to themselues much lesse expect any security rest or peace as long as Germany and especially the Palatinate doe remaine vnder the suppression of the House of Austria and Spaine Considering that by how much more the forementioned House of Austria shall hence-forward chance to eleuate and establish her fortune and dignity in the ruine losse and destruction of the most Illustrious Houses and kindred of Germany and aboue all of the Prince Elector Palatine by so much the more meanes and opportunitie will be yeelded vnto them for the ioyning of the forces together of the whole body of the Empire and for the bending of all their power against the State of these Countries in all accidentall occasions whatsoeuer being proffered and presented vnto them without taking notice of any treaty or agreement Wheras secondly to the contrary the forementioned house of Austria and Spaine with their adherents who hitherto by their vniust and ouerchargeable proceedings haue stirred against them the displeasure and ill will of all the Euangelicall Princes of the Empire begin now to feare some euill euent and fearfull alteration disturbance and subuersion in their affaires which feare is much accrewed through the euident and manifest Victories of the high and mighty Lords the States generall of these Vnited Prouinces Thirdly this being very euident and apparant that the malice and hatred that the House of Austria and Spaine doe beare to the House of the Prince Elector Palatine principally doth hence proceed Because the same House hath euer beene well addicted and affectioned and hath euer as much as in her lay furthered and fauoured the welfare profit increase of whatsoeuer did concerne the State of these Low-Countries For which causes the Emperour formerly hath shewed and declared vnto the King of Spaine in his Letters dated the 14. of Octob. 1621. which Letters are now in the hands of his Maiesty of Bohemia and are truely the very originall Letters that this State of the Vnited Prouinces can neuer be brought vnder the obedience and power of Spaine as long as the House of the Elector Palatine is not wholly extirpated and cut off from the Empire Fourthly May it please your Excellencies the high and mighty States generall to be mindfull that the Articles of the forbearance which they contracted with the King of Great Britaine the 7 of Septemb. 1625. doe comprehend the Palatinate and whatsoeuer concernes the same confirmed with very powerfull and expresse words and termes against the House of Spaine and her adherents His Maiestie confidently reposing that your Excellencies would carefully be mindfull of all this and take into consideration the faithfull Seruices which his Maiesties Predecessors as namely his Father and Grandfathers haue done vnto this State Fiftly this also is to be held for a certaine that if the Palatinate be wholly excluded in this Treaty of a Truce which is now propounded and proffered vnto your Excellencies this would inforce an irreparable losse and hinderance to the restitution of his Maiesty and consequently to all the affaires of whole Germany which haue their relation and re●lexe vnto the vnited Prouinces But aboue all in conclusion herein is not only handled the particular of his Maiesty but also the repairing as also the liberty and main 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the reformed Churches which at this day so ●eaui●y groane vnder the burden and yoake of 〈◊〉 and the which doe incessantly and 〈◊〉 intreat the Lord for the welfare and prosperity of these vnited Prouinces Insomuch that whatsoeuer your Excellencies shall doe in this particular will serue much for the magnifying of Gods glory and which is the onely scope or marke to which all our actions ought to bee directed to the refreshing and easing of many oppressed and distressed hearts and hereby allure Gods blessing vpon your Countries and gaine immortall praise to your Excellencies and more and more increase the obliegement of His Maiestie and his Successors to your Excellencies And your Excellencies may be assured that His Maiestie and His being restored to the Inheritance of their Fathers shall euer bee carefull to tender your Excellencies all bounden dutie and seruice of sincere loue and euerlasting acknowledgment as often as time meanes and opportunity shall be afforded FINIS

Countries are lost now how neere it was come to this point with our Religion in the former Truce cannot but be palpable to him who is either of vnderstanding or iudgement Who doubts but this proffer of Truce tends to the same scope Now that the Spaniard hates the Religion and therfore imployes all meanes and directs all his actions to extirpate the same is without and beyond dispute That all Sectaries within these Countries hate Religion and do but wait for an opportunity to expell the same needs no proofe The Spaniard he propounds a Truce all the Papists amongst vs all Sectaries Remonstrants Bastad-Lutherians Anabaptists people without any religion and such we call Libertines commend it call for it are ready to embrace it Now consider whether this Truce can possibly serue for the managing maintenance and defence of the fore-named true Religion The Spaniard expects and hopes that the Sectaries will lift vp their heads and take an opportunity to suppresse this Region The Sectaries they long and desire to obtaine such an opportunity especially that knowne and noted Faction who doe trauell as it were in labour with a bitter hatred till they can by such an oportunity reuenge themselues This it is that causeth all faithfull Patriots and true louers of the fore-named Religion to bee sensible of the danger to apprehēd of this Truce so grieuously Now let it be duely pondered in the feare of GOD whether it may consist with a safe conscience to endanger the Countries to be deceiued and suddenly and vnexpectedly to be surprized of our enemy to giue into the hands of our enemies those meanes which they themselues deeme and iudge to serue for the restauration of their State and weakning of ours To yeeld an opportunity to our externall and internall enemies which they desire and long for euen to the end they may suppresse the true Religion To forsake and abandon those that are vnited with vs in the true Religion in Germany and else-where and cast off such meanes as God hath yeelded vnto vs for their restitution To grieue our Friends ioy and animate our enemies and all this at such a time when God doth palpably blesse vs doth establish our State and confound our enemies and so vngratefully reiect Gods mercies and blessings and trample them vnder our feet These considerations ought we to take to heart for no reasons with any ground can preuaile against them vnlesse we could afore-hand be assured that the Truce is required with loue to the welfare of these Countries and that the Spaniard will firmly keep his word And that by Generall Councell with consent and approbation of the Pope that Decree shall be reuoked That no faith is to be kept with Heretickes and vnlesse he doe resigne the power of dispensing with Oathes That also the Sectaries shall bee quiet and still without turbulency or endeuouring to suppresse Religion and that all Gouernours aswell in generall as particular shall vnanimously with all diligence and integrity labour and striue to maintaine and f●rther the reformed Religion For as long as we haue not this assurance the former considerations remaine in full force If question be made what assurance we haue against this in time of warre the answer is at hand Experience we know teacheth vs that those Armes which through Gods blessing we beare against our enemies as it is confest in time of Truce we must still beare for farther assurance and whereas by reason of war we are as it were vnited and ioyned together so that we shall not like vnto loose brooms fall asunder whence will come to passe that those that are enemies to Religion shall not haue opportunity to put in practise their malicious enterprizes The principall thing that can heere be obiected in case of conscience is that war is a cruell beast and this beast will rest at least-wise in time of Truce But in this case consider how much the more furious and cruell she will be after she shall be rouzed out of her sleepe and how this hath bin already experienced by those grand Armies which the Enemy did produce after the last Truce as also his power at Sea This is a lamentable thing and a matter of conscience when so much blood is spilt But what will it be when the Enemy by reason of the Truce shall hauing recouered his strength deuoure vs and our children according to his tyranous and bloody nature and cruell disposition Shall we then thinke no humane blood bee spilt And to what end I pray' tends the Truce but to this designe When the internall enemies of the Countries vnto true Religion shall oppose themselues against the defenders and professors of true Religion and then these suppose themselues to haue iust cause to defend them shall within our selues fall together by the eares Will not this be a wofull spectacle for vs and pleasing vnto them our enemies Oh how neere was it come to this push by the former Truce and had preuailed if God had not wonderfully prouided Was it not come to the very height of this spectacle But who are those that speake in this wise are they not Papists whose qualities we cannot be vnacquainted with who as long as the Armes in these Countries take good successe they make a faire shew of being on our side but as soone as euer the case doth alter they cannot conceale their villanous malice Did it not lately appeare when the enemy was in the Velewe and when Amersfort was lost Are they not Remonstrants whose partiall mindes and intentions doe manifest themselues in all their speeches writings and actions Are they not other Sectaries who all alike are linked together to subuert the true Religion the safety and glory of our State Notwithstanding they make a faire shew of Peace and sparing of humane blood 't is to spare the Enemy and fauour them and to suppresse the true Patriots of the Countreys This is Sauls mercie to Agag the King of the Amalechites who in the mean while vsed all diligence to destroy the vpright King Dauid Achab the King or Israel fauoured Benhadad the King of Syria when he beeing in the vtmost extremity trusted to this that the Kings of Israel were mercifull Kings Such mercy did the Kings of Israel shew vnto the Idolatrous Kings enemies vnto Israel and notwithstanding they for their parts cruelly persecuted the Prophets of the Lord because they did not speake pleasing to their palates This is the quality of all Hypocrites and enemies of true Religion they cry all for mercie when as wee haue to doe with Idolaters and enemies of God and his Church But when they haue to doe with the faithfull seruants of God protectors of his true Religion then they haue abandoned and cast off all mercie Lay downe therefore this sinister mercie lest that punishment which was threatned and befell the mercifull Kings of Israel befall you also Shew your mercy to the Israel of God who are persecuted by