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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49720	Caledonias covenant, or, Ane panegyrick to the world vvherein is brieflie set doune the trew caus and occasioune of the present trubles of the kingdome of Scotland / by G. L.	Lauder, George, b. ca. 1600.	1641 (1641)	Wing L603; ESTC R1239	5,693	14

CALEDONIAS COVENANT OR ANE PANEGYRICK TO THE WORLD VVherin is brieflie set doune the trew caus and occasioune of the present trubles of the kingdome of SCOTLAND By G. L. They haue oftentimes afflicted me from my youth But they could not prevaile against me The plowers plowed vpon my backe and made long furrowes But the righteous lord hath cut the cordes of the wicked PRINTED IN THE YEAR M.DC.XLI CALEDONIAS COVENANT A PANEGYRICK TO THE WORLDE HEauens listen Earth beare Witnes Time recorde My heauy Grieffe and Speedy help affoard My soule half sunk in sad dispaire doth faint I scarce haue breath to sighe out my Complaint My moistned Eyes with weeping almost blinde And parched tounge whose Cries no pittie finde Now worne with woaes and wroungs without reliefe At last giue over hope and yeeld to Griefe Yet that the world may know my wretched Cace And where Tales runne Trueth may at length take place To all good Christians members of that head Informations and Protestations Whose Cause and Churches priviledge I plead And in whose presence heere I doe protest To haue no other ayme but peace and rest Relligions puritie the Gospels light To shine agayne through Superstitions night I heere rip up my brest that euery Eye Not bleard with Passion may my heart descrie And all unpartiall Eares may rightlie ponder The load of wroungs which I lie groaning under The Reformation When from the dauning of the Gospels day The sunne of Trueth long sett did first display His glorious beames and gild the glowing East The light so dazel'd Babels blindfold beast That like a roaring Lion mad hee ranne And cast false clouds of scorne t'ecclypst againe Yea all that worship'd it with humbled heart Of his fierce rage did finde the fierie smart The monasteries The darkned dens of Ignorance where sat Blind Heresie and bowd to knew not what To be discouered spewd there spite at heauen For feare there dwellars should from thenc be driven Rome ragd to see a Corner of the worlde Where from his thron his triple Croun was hurl'd And I was then with candle book and bell By Antichrist condemnd to lowest hell The blessed martyrs that his threats withstood And seald the glorious gospell with ther blood With heauenly courage and with constant hop Preachd Christ aboue the pardons of the pop VVishart and others burnt by Cardinal Betoune For which calld Hereticks ther liues did pay And burnd to ashes drenchd in blood did lay The Churches firme foundation which by time Did to a fayre and beauteous temple climbe When God set open the eyes of Prince and peeres And made the Gospells trumpet pierce the eares Of deafned Idoll-worshippers and call To mercy penitent beleeuers all The mist clear'd up the masse did vanishe quite At the faire sunshine of the Gospels light Then ignorance and superstition fled To hell agayne where they were hathd and bred The Cardinall once killed all his sectators vanished Proud priests that on the silly people prey'd Whil the crosse staffe abou the scepter sweyd There knauerie seen did melt away for shame And simple shepheards in there places came That was my golden age then loue and feare Of God throughout all Scotland did appeare King IAMES made the couenant and commanded all the contrye to signe it My prince a patterne of true pietie That after ages his great zeal might see To Gods pure worship with a heart vpright His subjects and himselfe did fast vnite By couenant subscriv'd and sworne with God On highest payne of heaviest plague and rod All superstition poperie heresies Episcopall authoritie Hierarchyes Will worship and what ere was then rejected As hurtfull or which had the church infected With heart and hand with life estate and might Still to withstand while they could stand and fight No prelat then presum'd before another Nor calld him lord whom office made his brother A Bishop and a bugge beare were all one And meerly names there lordships were not knoune Vntill the time great JAMES our Salomon Changd Scotland England into ALBION Q. Elzabeth ELIZA dead Sabrina Trent and Thames Fell prostrate at the feet of royale JAMES There peeres in pompe and state louwe homadge made There prelates of the church did stile him head And put themselues next him that rank to holde In Parlament and State they had of olde The gracious prince was pleasd with what hee found Nor did hee change the least thing being cround But for to make both one as was his ayme The vnion Hee laboured to make them both the same The greattest ods was in the Church indeed Which to make euen did mee much mischeeffe breed Aspiring priests pufft up with vaine ambition Tolde Him this Church was of a base Condition When euery priuat preacher durst reproue The Prince Himselfe whom God had sett aboue The reach of censure and 't would better sute The Kingdomes honor if the King would do 't To settle Bishops who should haue the Charge Of Spirituall things would Hee there power enlarge And authorise Them with his Royalle ayde Both Prince and priest should be feard and obeyd Bishops established Then first began my miserie alace And pride did from the Church Deuotion chase A jealous Aemulation streight way filled My newmade Bishops breasts who all aspired To be as great as Romes great beast in pouer And gouerne euerie state for all wer lower The mitre thoughe it brought no Monarchie Yet was an Enseigne of there Hierarchie All publicque charges of the croune and State They eyther did posses or aymed at Meluin and others who vvere banished The first scots B s. Consecrated in England took there oathes to be conforme to the Church of England mutatis mutandis Stovve Which made my Zealous Pastours to crie out Against those wolfes who closely went about To slave the church to there Imperious will Who had combind with England to fulfill All there desires to compasse there designes Wherfor they banishd all my best diuynes Emprisond silencd whilst might daunted right And Souueraignitie for them did fight The neighbour world and churche did shelter giue When persecution would nott lett them liue In peace at home Thus clad with Royale armes Transported from themselues bewitchd with Charmes Of Greatnes and that highe Triumphant state In which the Neighbour Englands Prelates sate Though great the disproportion was in all As from the shrub unto the Cedar tall My pettie priests would all be Popes at once And Basans bulls into there bulles denounce Destruction to all such as durst withstand Th' usurped pouer of Prelates in Command At the last comming of K. Iames into Scotland An. 1617. The first assault they gaue was all in vaine Ther growing pride was soon repulsd againe Though it had no intention but to bring Conformitie in Church and everie thing That England had retaynd reforming first Those errours which Rome fostered had and nurst My people wer mor