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Digitus Dei. Or, Good newes from Holland Sent to the wor. Iohn Treffry and Iohn Trefusis. Esquires: as allso to all that haue shot arrows agayst Babels brats, and wish well to Sion wheresouer.
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Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
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spent in veiwing these liuely tokens of Gods fauor on the day following command was giuen that publike thanksgiuing should bee rendred both in the towne and army in which I blesse God I had a share and on Munday-night with 3. volleyes afâ—er the manner heere it was made knowne very cleerely to Antwerpe and the enemies army some of our cannon hauing very wide mouthes vppon the sabbath was brought in Dulken the once Gouernour of Grol a Iesuite with him so dayly diuers prisoners who had come on shore on diuers parts Nor did wee at this time thinke our labor ill bestowed to ride from place to place to looke on either their Punts sloopes or our men bringing in the spoyle som telling their freinds how hardly they had escaped and shewing their chayne gnawne bullets som with rapiers som scarfes one with Count Iohns leading stasse another with a buffcoate most laden with Antwerpes beere Amongst diuers other things there came to my hande a knife of the keur lings who are som of their company about Bridges that neâ—her giue nor take quarter vpon which was engraven in Dutch Rithme Make hast from Bridges Prince of Aurania Honnor your M r the king of Hispania Let our flaunders alone come not heere to pillage For wee haue for you nor citty nor village vnder which was pictured the towne of Bridges the Prince running from it on horse-back Surely as the deliuerance was great so the purchase especially of amunition was not a little as wee shall shew by the particulars following And now mee thinkes by this time I saw the mother of Sisera looking out of a window crying through the lattesse why stay his chariot-wheeles so long Iudg 5. 28. etc. surely shee is much deceiued if she thinke they are deuiding the spoyle Thus the Lord ouerthrew Pharow his host in the red sea for his mercy indureth for ever The weeke following the Prince commanded most of the prisoners to bee set vppon ships without fayle or rudder by the head at Berghen till order should bee taken for ransome the poore women at Antwerpe who had their husbands in the Service with their heauy complaynts at Bergen gates made vs know how welcome those tidings were at Antwerpe the last weeke the Drossart of Breda treated for their deliuery and so they are departing home you may iudge with what ioy they shall bee intertained and presently vppon the miscarriage of the enterprise their army marcheth both from Prince-land and Rosendale whereof 32. companies of foote are gone for Breda and 10. of horse Vpon Thurs-day wee had generall thanksgiuing in our churches expressing our ioy by fires guns etc. The sum of the officers taken by vs. Colonels Lieuten Col Sargeant Maiors men of great note 19. Captaines 26. Lieutenants 10. Ensignes 28. Sargeants 23. Officers about the Canon 6. Som other officers Church men 11. Land souldiers 3151. Sea men Captaines 12. Lieutenants 15. Quarter Masters 7. Shippers 1. Sailors 820. Coming out of Antwerpe in all they were mustered aboue 6000. The number of the shipping come to our hands Shalloopes whose provision generally was 6. brasse Peeces 8. Murtherers 4. Dunder busses besides Lether Peeces 36. Punts with one halfe Canon and two three quarter Canon 10. Pleyts whose lading was Lope-staues Nayls Ice-spurs 10 Horses Hardles Beesbridges etc. ⧠⧠9. Other Amunition ships whose lading was Powder Beere Deales 7. That which I offer by way of observation cannot bee much Time wyll not afford it Yet these things briefly take notice of 1 That Reuenge is no Sluggard Malice is vnwearyed For wee vnderstand this worke practise haue bin vnder hand these 6 yeares 2. Reuolters from Religion prooue her sharpest enemyes witnes besides Iulian Count Iohn who will bee the Ring-leader in any designe that may make nothing of what hee formerly profest 3 To expect better then Stratagems tending to ruine from a popish enemy doth argue either ignorance of their courses or groundles Confidence 4 Security hauing lost the vse of reason will deny the Conclusion rather then beleeue the danger As wee saw when our people could hardly beleeue the enemy to be the enemy though he lay before the Ports 5. High men are Vanity Low men are a Lye which was playne when wee saw neither the great Commander nor the comon souldier could helpe vs the enemy out-brauing vs the whole day 6. The Creature cannot bee sufficient for our succor for he is not allwayes a present helpe in trouble wee could neither command wind nor tide where as either of them might haue done vs much good 7. The Lord often layes the reine on the neck of his enemyes they goe long vncontrold these went all day in the face of our Army vntouched 8. Sudden Prosperity is no signe of lasting Happynesse These Spiders had no sooner framed their web but it was swept downe 9. The Lord brings his greatest workes about by Accident the tide not servng which wee longd for our ships could not come vp with them by day so escapt a scowring Their Admirall putting out a light when he was on ground brought the rest into the same net they seeking a neerer way by the Fosse-mere lost their way with many such like 10. A poore creature is many times made the Lords great host as Pharaohs Lice agaynst him and a hand full of mist throwne amongst these 11. Feare vnfits a man to know what hee should doe disinables him to doe what hee knowes otherwise they might haue made head vpon the water or the shore gotten good quarter for ought wee perceiue 12. Cruell men haue often their punishments giuen them out in proportion they devising new boates they shall perish in their boates they will bring haltars for others which may serue them selues the gallowes set up for Mordecay serues Haman 13. The Lord answers his servants some times in the very thing they aske in our fast before the Prince went into the field wee made vse of that text that petition of Dauids Psal 83. 15. So persecute them with they tempest make them afrayd with thy storme behold wee haue our answere 14. Outward strength humane policyes are no sufficient Bul warks agaynst Battryes from heauen it was easily seene here was no want of skill in this designe the preparations were not ordinary but what are Tifney-walls to a Canon-shot or their plots to Gods mist 15. Feare is an ill guide though a quick post many hundreds of them leauing their owne strength betaking them selves to the mercy of an enemy 16. God like an Indulgent Father striues to reforme by shewing a rod Dauid had the same measure when hee Confesseth Lord thou hast shewn me affliction we saw what might haue bin our portion wee felt not what the enemy intended wee deserued 17. Diuine Providence which fooles call Foutune will serve it selfe vpon Let vs sleepe the enemy wake let them attempt let vs study to prevent let them bee strong many wee weake few let them goe on wee looke on let them deuide the spoyle to euery one a damosell an office before they come where they are yet Prouidence will serue it selfe vpon all this 18. It is remarkable that the Lord doth sadly make the servants of Idolls to know that ther Maisters or Gods are nothing In this attempt they will set forth vpon Saint Crosses day it being by their Almanack the eleuation of the holy Crosse their Generall of all their Army being called by that name and Count Iohn the Leader of the Nauall troopes being free of that Company Such Crosses let the enemyes of God euer carry with them hee had one he wore on his brest before he hath now another for his back I wish i may doe him good at his hart 19 The Lord doth not bind himsele to any particular meanes that wee many times vse to often trust vnto either for our deliuerance or the confusion of our enemies wee iudged of one meane he vsed another in this great work as was playne to be seene 20. It is admirable to see what a man or people may receiue in poynt of Honor doe like wise in matter of Action if the Lord goe out with them as this is notable this Prince of Orange neuer yet since hee had the command went out but hee returued triumphing the Lord euer make him triumphing victorious in his cause The Vses wee may make in a word are these 1. Let vs euer heereafter learne to know the creature by their owne names not to call a horse or a man a God or a water or fort a Sauiour wee may take vp â—he words of the repenting church Hos 14. The more fatherles the more merry or the lesse wee Idolize vpon our selves the greater succor we may looke for from heauen 2. Since the Lord can rule guide dispatch ouercome workes of this nature so well since hee hath thus graciously appeared in 31. as formerly in 88. let both England Holland bee willing to giue him the helme into his owne hands for euer I wish his quarrell agaynst vs all bee not that wee haue vsed him too much like a Comon-man wee see though wee had never receiued his word that his place is at the sterne let not Religion lackquey to Policy Kisse the sonne least hee bee angry Psal 2. 3. Giue him who hath done all deserueth all all the glory Ioseph may haue any thing in Potiphars house but his wife in Pharaohs but his throne as tender is the Lord of his honor glory as they of either Shall wee euen greiue his good spirit more shall wee euer slight his sabbaths can it bee 4. See that prosperity sâ—ay not our foolish harts the skill will bee how to improoue the mercy Sisera is then vndone when hee his careles in Iaels tent who was a Neutrall such is outward prosperity good bad may share in it the wisdome is how to vse it hee need walke warily that goes on a glassy sea with iron shooes But the wind is fayre the sea-men call the Dutch printer is weary hee craues pardon for his faults I must end before I am halfe way the mayne This at least may saue the writing many letters You may trust the Intelligence for the Truth to the God of Truth I commend You. In whome I am your lo. kinsman H. P.