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A68106	A declaration of Henry Marc de Gouffier Marquise of Boniuet, Lord of Creuecœur, &c. Made in the consistorie of Rochell, in the presence of the pastors and elders of the said towne; as also of Monsieur de la Violette and Theuenot, pastors of the churches of Marans and Benet, on Wednesday being the third of August, 1616. The which very same protestation likewise hath beene made by the said Lord Marquise in the presence of the whole church of Rochel, on Sunday being the seuenth of the said moneth, after the morning sermon in the great church. At Rochell, printed for H. Haultin, by Cornelis Hertman. 1616.; Declaration de Henri-Marc de Gouffier. English	Bonnivet, Henri Marc de Gouffier, Marquis de, d. 1589.; E. M., of Christ Church, Oxford.; Meetkerke, Edward, 1590-1657.; R. M., fl. 1616.	1616 (1616)	STC 12108; ESTC S103360	7,552	20

A DECLARATION OF HENRY MARC DE Gouffier Marquise of Boniuet Lord of Creuecoeur c. Made in the Consistorie of Rochell in the presence of the Pastors and Elders of the said Towne as also of Monsieur de la VIOLETTE and THEVENOT Pastors of the Churches of Marans and Benet on Wednesday being the third of August 1616. The which very same protestation likewise hath beene made by the said Lord Marquise in the presence of the whole Church of ROCHEL on Sunday being the seuenth of the said moneth after the morning Sermon in the great Church At ROCHELL Printed for H. HAVLTIN by CORNELIS HERTMAN 1616. LONDON Printed by Edward Griffin for Nathaniel Butter dwelling neere S. Austens gate at the signe of the Pide-Bull 1616. The French Printer to the Reader BEcause that otherwise this page had beene left emptie I haue thought good to set in it the Epitaph of the late Lord of BONIVET Admitall of France as I haue found it in Du-Bellay LA France le Piemont les Cieux les arts Les Solduts le Monde ont faict comme six parts De ce grand Boniuet Car vne si grand chose Dedans vn seul tombeau ne po●uoit estre enclose La France en a le corps qu'elle auoit es●ene Le Piemont a le coeur qu'il auoit espro●●e Les Cieux en out l'esprit les Arts la memoire Les Soldats le regret le Monde la Gloire The English whereof is the very same which wee finde to be the Epitaph made vpon the death of our Country-man the noble and thrice-worthy Knight Sir Philip Sidney and therefore I haue thought good to leaue it as it was mutatis mutandis the names onely altered FRANCE and PIEMONT the Heauens and the Arts The Souldiers and the World haue made sixe parts Of noble BONIVET for none will suppose That a small heape of stones can BONIVET inclose His body FRANCE hath had for she it fed And PIEMONT his bloud in her defence shed The Heauens haue his soule the Arts haue his fame All Souldiers the griefe the World his good name THE TRANSLATOR to the READER COurteous Reader I haue made bold after this former Treatise yet a while to trouble or rather to delight you with this ensuing shorter yet no lesse zealous discourse The neerenesse of both their arguments may in some sort challenge a neerenesse of place and I hope shall obtaine at your hands a like acceptation I will say no more onely giue me leaue to adde this obseruation of Gods continuall watchfulnesse ouer his Church We haue seene of late what troubles what broiles what feares of a generall deuastation haue beene and it is to be feared are scarce yet ended in that our neighbour Country Many small Treatises and Pamphlets that were daily thronged as it were to the Presse doe giue hereof a sufficient testimonie so that wee might in a manner say as it is in the first chapter of Iob Iob 1. often repeated Whiles hee was yet speaking another came and said c. While one booke of bad newes was yet a printing another came and brought vs worse newes Whilest the matters of their Common-wealth stand thus see how God on the other side prouides for his Church and daily addes to it such as shall bee saued Not many Act. 2. 47. moneths since wee haue heard of the happy conuersion of the Duke de Candale one of the Peeres of France and with him of a many likewise that were of his retinue This newes was scarce downe but behold this other Treatise comming forth declaring the conuersion of a Gentleman though not equall to the former in birth yet if wee may beleeue the Romanists as farre aboue him in regeneration as they esteeme a spirituall vocation to exceede the temporall And whiles he was yet speaking another came I meane whilest this booke at least the translation thereof was yet in the Presse another came namely this present Declaration of Marquise Boniuet c. So that wee haue cause still to blesse God for his goodnesse who though with those builders in Nehemiah hee hath for a while had his sword girded Neh. 4. 18. on his loines for to strike by way of punishment his people yet at the same time hee kept in the other hand the hammer and chizell for to square and fit these liuing stones to the building of his spirituall Temple But what doe I I must conclude lest mine obseruation should proue to be longer then the text it selfe In the meane time accept of that which is done for you and bee thankfull to God for that which he hath done for his Church and in particular cease not to pray continually for the peace of the distressed Ierusalem which he hath in France Farewell London this last of August 1616. Yours E. M. A DECLARATION OF HENRY MARC DE GOVFFIER Marquise of Boniuet Lord of Creuecoeur c. IF so be that pietie and the knowledge of God were things hereditarie and of that nature that they could descend from the parents to the children as well as doe the goods and possessions of this world then should not I need at this time to declare what I am what is my beleefe and what God hath put into me for my baptisme mine education and bringing vp would testifie it I hauing beene descended from such persons whereof some haue had the feeling of Gods truth within them and others the very confidence of professing it openly But the publike calamities which for so many yeeres haue afflicted this estate haue brought to mee in particular for my part this losse more to be lamented then any other that I could neuer haue a taste of that good affection which parents are wont to beare toward their children and that those from whose care I might haue looked for a faithfull instruction in matters of saluation hauing beene taken out of the miseries of this world as soone almost as I came vnto it there was left vnto mee no other light then for the body and my soule still continued in darknesse and the shadow of death and that in such manner that accordingly as I grew in age so I daily proceeded in errour and straying from Iesus Christ and his Gospell I strayed likewise from mine owne happinesse and had beene likely miserably to continue in that lamentable and deplorable estate euen vnto this day and so forwards if God who knoweth who are his and whose names hee hath written in his booke of life had not had pittie of me and if the goodnesse of him who sheweth mercy to whom hee sheweth mercy had not preuented mee and formally opposed it selfe to the mischiefe which was pleasing vnto me and to that curse which being to mee the greatest of all yet aboue all others was hugged and liked of by my soule And if the kindnesse of God towards mee hath beene eminent in regard of the thing it selfe in that he hath vouchsafed to