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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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