ΠανηγυÏὶς D. Elizabethae Dei gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae A SERMON PREACHED AT PAVLS in London the 17. of November Ann. Dom. 1599. the one and fortieth yeare of her Maiesties raigne and augmented in those places wherein for the shortnes of the time it could not there be then delivered VVherevnto is adioyned an Apologeticall discourse whereby all such sclanderous Accusations are fully and faithfully confuted wherewith the Honour of this Realme hath beene vncharitably traduced by some of our adversaries in forraine nations and at home for observing the 17. of November yeerely in the forme of an Holy-day and for the ioifull exercises and Courtly triumphes on that day in the honour of her Maiestie exhibited By THOMAS HOLLAND Doctor of Divinity her Highnes Professor thereof in her Vniversity of Oxford AT OXFORD Printed by JOSEPH BARNES and are to be solde in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Bible Ann. Dom. 1601. IN INSIGNIA SERENISSIMAE Elizabethae Dei Gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LIlia quae tria fers triplici divisa leone Bis Regina potens vivito Elisa diu Praesidium tu dulce Scoto es Tuque anchora Belgae es Floret auspicio Gallia magna tuo Hispano metuenda truci metuendaque Papae Ast Phoenix Anglo Gemmaque rara tuo es Militat ecce tibi duplici rosa tincta colore Lacte hinc depingens murice at inde comam Dextera te Domini semper tueatur ab omni Liberet hostili sanguineaque manu His malè sit malè qui cupiunt tibi Regia virgo His benè qui cupiunt singula salva tibi Thomas Holland HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENCE TO AL FAITHFVL CHRISTIANS true harted subiects that liue vnder the peaceable and flourishing regiment of Q. ELIZABETH by the grace of God Q. of England France Ireland Grace mercy and peace in our Lord God everlasting THE principal contents of this smal booke loving friends and deere Country-men compreheÌ„deth summarily in one sermon a perspicuous narration of the holy honorable and laborious peregrination of the Queene of the South Mat 12 42â— 1 King 10 2. Chro 9 Luke 11 who came from the vttermost parts of the earth to Ierusalem to heare the wisedome of King Salomon This history in the old Testament is mentioned at large by the sacred register thereof inspired by the holy Ghost and this history is briefly and perspicuouslie alleadged by our Saviour Christ IerusaleÌ„ c How often wold I haue gathered thy childreÌ„ togither as the hen gathereth her chickeÌ„s vnder her wings and yee woulde not Mat. 24.37 in the new Testament by the way of comparison and inferred most pertinently to that ende where-vnto it was by him applied namely to convince the stiffe-necked Iewes of impious incredulity and barbarous impiety who at that time to their owne confusion eternal destructioÌ„ refused the light of the â—ospel offered by our Saviors ministery vnto theÌ„ preferring obstinately darknesse before the sunne-shine of righteousnesse errour before trueth foolishnesse before wisedome death before life This peregrination of the Queene of the South in the words before I tearmed Holy Honourable Laborious Holy in consideration of the sacred matters and divine treasures mystically wrapped vp in the letter of this History recapitulated out of the old Testament by our Saviour in the New Honourable in regard of the circumstance of the action and the condition of those persons who are in my text mentioned described Laborious in regard of the longe toilesome daungerous and chargeable iourney that this wise and holy Queene vndertaketh and by Gods assistaunce and grace in al honour discretion magnifical bounty princely modesty industry performeth This Text how it fitted the time place and persons the mutual resemblance by the way of comparison in the two persons then spoken of in the sermon evidently declared the annual celebrities of the 17. of November being in these times yearely the day wherin this whole Realme giueth thanks to God by publike service and sheweth great signes of ioy in each parish and general assemblies for the happy regiment of our Q. Elizabeth plainely demonstrateth Menander Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c As God â—ath fixed in heaueÌ„ the Sunne and the Moone excellent resemblances of his glory so in a citty God hath ordained the Prince to shine as a patterne a â—irror of his excellent Maiesty The person in the Text by our Saâ—iour commended is a woman by birth vocatioÌ„ descent a Queene by consequente thereof 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a liuing Image of God And as I haue by good reasoÌ„ proved in the sermon a Mayden Queene The Person for whom we doe the 17. of November according to the rule of the B Apostle make supplication praiers intercessions giuing of thankes is by sexe a woman by birth auncient descent vocation title right of inheritance and regal investure a Queene by honour integrity of life grace given by God almighty from aboue a Mayden Queene The Queene of the South a woman of great wisdome a woman endued with rare learning The demonstration and experience of the rare wisdome skil of tongues giuen by God to the Queene of England hath not bin inclosed within the walles of her Courte neither confined within the limits of her kingdome only but hath beene sounded in forraine nations to her everlasting honour great admiratioÌ„ not by the reference of her owne people chiefly but by the testimony of many wise graue Embassadors sent from mighty Princes and great states to congratulate her Maiesty with whom she hath conferred in several languages Learning is in poore meÌ„ riches in nobility it shineth as gold in Princes like an oâ—â—ent pearle and glistering emeraud Mat. 12 42. 1 King 10 2 Chron. 9. Luke 11. answering them readily in those tongues which they haue choseÌ„ of purpose to deliver their embassadge in The Queene of the South enchronicled in the holy writte of the olde Testament and honoured by the testimony of our Saviour in the New for vndertaking so great and worthy a iourney as is specified in the place marginally corâ—â— a iourney laborious toilesome perilous chargeable in regarde of the paines place persoÌ„ c. yet honourable in cause â—ffect a iourney laborious in regard of the greate distance betweene Meroe Ierusalem Pomp. Mel. Africa inculta arena sterili obducta ob situm coeli de serta saepe multo ac malâ—fico animaliuÌ„ genere infesta c. Africa serpentibus adeo faecuÌ„da est vt mali meritò illi potâ—ssimum palma detur Solin cap 40. Serpentum largo coquitur fecuÌ„ da veneno Africa Siâ— Strabo lib. 2. Herod 4. Diodor. l. 4. Virg. Egl 1. Sitientes ibimus Afros Galust bell lug desc Afric the substance whereof is discoursed at lardge in the sermon toilesome in regard of the extreame heate whereunto those countries through
say in Wiltshâ—â—e as others say in the Dioces of Bathe and Wells Fabia Chro 2 Pet. 2 wiâ—h faire words and covetoâ—snesse they shall make merchandise of you that shevveth not mercy vnto himselfe But to returne to S. Hugh the severity of his life the report of his devotion caused him to bespoken of farre and wide and toto be talked of in many countries and nations HerevpoÌ„ Henry the 2. king of England procured him to be sent for out of Burgundy into England and first advaunced him to be Prior of an house of the Carthusians it VVictam vvhich house he greatly inriched by his often repaire to the King at whose handes he cunningly obâ—â—iâ—ed many golden gratifications and no small summe of come to that vse His advancement to his Bishopricke his demeanor therein After this he was advaunced by the king to the Sea of Lincolne was in so great favour with him that the king relled not at any quietnesse or content of mind till he had raised him vp to that dignity and had caused him to bee invested in that Episcopal seate and to be consecrated by the Metropolitan of of Canterbury Being settled it this sea of Lincolne he severely executed al Ecclesiasticall censures vpon malefactours namely vpon lavvlesse Forresters whom noe church censures in those times coulde scarse suppresse But in most thinges he crossed the kings courses by whome he was advaunced to his dignity and honor which with what spirit he performed God only knoweth Who liued a litle before But the world thought that he walked very neere to Thom. Beckets steppes and liked over much his proceedings Hee likevvise verie sharpely punished all such Archdeacons of his Iurisdiction that were bribers would not haue offenders pennance commuted his diligence in coÌ„ferring holy Orders vpon such as sought them is specified in few words by the author of his life likewise his exhortations to the Archbishops and the Fathers of the church to vnity peace and concord his quiet demeanure vvith his Chapter and associates in Lincolne being in disposition naturally cholericke his religious care in perfourming solemne obsequies in funerals his kissing of leapers his great zeale to life contemplatiue his great paine and chardge in building the church of Lincolne from the foundation his carrying of of stones to this monument vppon his ovvne shoulders his severe administratioÌ„ of iustice his gift of prophecy are with like brevity by the same author registred His death and funerall Hee continued B. in the Sea of Lincolne some 15. or 16. yeares 58. daies and deceased this life at London the 17. of November in the raigne of K. Iohn as it shoulde seeme about the 2. or 3. yeare of this kings raigne Anno Domi. 1201. being at the time of his decease of the age of threescore yeares or therabout His body was honourably conveyed from London where he deceased to Lincolne his funeralls were solemnely attended vpon all the way thither with great concourse of people through all the coasts by the which it was carried he was buried in a ParliameÌ„t time at Lincolne K. Iohn and the K. of Scotts then raigning being then present at the celebration of his obsequies accoÌ„panied with Arch. Bishops of the Realme with many Earles Barons Abbotts great multitude of the CoÌ„mon people He was canonized to be a Saint by Pope Honorius the 3. An Do. 1280. Some 80. years or therabout after his decease his body was taken vp and shrined solemnly The certaine time and yeare of his Canoniz is not noted Honorius the 3. Sedit An 10 menses 8 who died abâ—ut A.D. 1227. Platina de vit Pont. Oâ—â—ph Chrâ—niâ—o Observations vpon his life gathered out of Surius and the great Missall First in the whole discourse of his life I finde little mentioÌ„ of Christs merits of the mysteries of the passioÌ„ of our redemption and of his infinite graces and mercies that haue beene most aboundantly powred vpon his church wheras S. Paul in his 14. Epistles containing in summe of leaues a small volume matter vnexplicable hath in each chapter in some sort expressed sometimes at large amply somtimes in a word every where pithily to purpose yea 500. times at the least the blessed name of Iesus may be quoted out of these Epistles And yet the penner of this S. Hughes life hath scarse quoted in a long verball discourse the name of Iesus once neither hath he made any great mention of Christs merittes neither of the great mystery of our redemptioÌ„ which should be the scope that all that dâ—â—cribe the Sancts liues shoulde principally obserue should be the worke that all writers in desciphering Sancts liues should onely arme at For Bernard in Cant. Serm. 13. in comparisoÌ„ of Christs gloâ—y I safely and sincerely may say with Bernard Quis credat parâ—etâ— si se dicat parturire radium quem suscipit per â—enestram aut si glorienter nubes quod imbres generint quis nonirredeat Mihi liquidò constat nec de canalibus orirâ—rivos aquarum nec de labijs vel dentibus verba prudentiae et si sensus vlâ—rà corporeus non attingat Siqua sanc in sanctis digna lande veladmiratione intueor clara luce veritatis discutiens profectò reperio laudâ—bileÌ„ sive mirabilem alium apparere atque alium esse et laudo Deum in sanctis eius Sive sit Helisaeus siue ille magnus Helias mortuorum vtique suscitatores ipsi quidem suo non imperio sed ministerio foris exhibent nobis nova et insueta Deus verâ— in ipsis maneus ipse facit opera invisibitis et inaccessabilis â—â— se in suis spectabilis atque mirabilis qui facit mirabilia solus Nec laus calaâ—â— laudabilis est pictura sive scriptura nec gloria linguae aut labicrum sermo boniâ— Who will beleeue the wall that saith it brought forth the Sunne beame vvhich it receiveth through the windowes or who would not scoffe at the cloudes if they vaunte that they begate the shoures I am fully perswaded that neither rivers of water do rise out of the chanels through which they ruÌ„ne nor the vvordes of wisedome out of the lippes and teeth which vtter them although by any bodily sâ—nse wee can reach noe farther coniecture no other If I see in the saints any thing worthy praise and admiration examining it by the cleere light of truth I verily finde that it is one who appeareth commendable and admirable and another who is so indeede and so I praise God in his Saintes Whether it be Elisaeus or that great Elias both raisers of the dead they indeede exhibite and shew vnto vs apparently new and vnaccustomed miracles not by their own autority but by their ministery But it is God who abiding in them doth these workes himselfe God vvho in himselfe is invisible and vnapproachable but in his Ministers visible and vvonderfull doth these vvonders alone Neither is laudable vvriting or
painting the praise of the pen or 〈◊〉 Nor good speech the glory of the tongue or lippes If Iacobus de voragine Alaysus Lipomanus Laurentius Surius Iohannes Molanus the Compilers of Legendes and Cardinal Baronius now living had observed this sentence of Bernards had sayled within the compasse of this bright Cynosura they would not haue troubled thâ— world with so many idle supersluous fabulous discourses in nature Apocryphall to the Church vnprofitable derogatory to the glory of Iesus Christ as now they haue done Christ beeing the one only Sun of righteousnes in whose appearance al the starres of heaven shine dimmely and in some sort are ecclipsed â—â—seâ—va Secondly in all this Legend of Bishop Hughes life containing eight large leaues in folio devided by 32. chapters I finde the worde Faith but seldome mentioned whereas S. Paule in one onely Chapter to the Hebrewes namely the 11. wherein he summarily describeth the life of the Patriarchs of the old Testament and concluding the matter of all their story only in 40. verses hath inferred the name of faith at the least 34. times so that in mine opinion the inserting of it by the B. Apostle in the life of the Fathers shineth more gloriously to the eies of the faithfull A similitude as a precious stone inclosed in a ring of gold glistereth in the eies of any curious worldly beholder 3. Observa Thirdly I obserue in this discourse certaine places of holy scripture wrested abused by this Legendary penner impertinently dangerously alleadged yea somewhat preiudiciall to the person of our blessed Saviour vnlesse they be construed in better sense which thing can hardly bee admitted the Author laying them downe in such sort as he hath done which sentences heere follow and by vvay of application are applied by the said writer vnto B. Hugh Proficit puer spiritu sapientia intellectus 〈…〉 ministrans velut alter Samuell coram Domino gratus Deo charus hominibus The childe increased in the spirit of wisedome and vnderstanding Isai 11. v â— Rom. 1 v. 2 Iohn 4 Missal in die S. Hugonis Haba 3.13 ministring as an other Samuell before the Lord acceptable to God and beloved of men Erat et ex toto voluntas in lege Domini in qua meditabatur die nocte His whole will or minde was setled on the Law of the Lord wherein he meditated day night Meus est cibus vt faciam voluntatem patris mei qui est in coelis It is my meate to doe the will of my Father which is in heaven Egressus et in salutem populi tui in salutem cum Christo Thou wentest forth to saue thy people to saue theÌ„ with thy Christ Which thing the Missall affirmeth Secundum vsum Sarum that S. Hugh did heare the first night after hee was consecrated Bishop of Lincolne To this might bee adioined certaine other thinges out of the Missall vnto which I referre them that haue leisure and are desirous to read them Fourthly being advaunced to the Bishoprick of Lincolne freely by Henry the king of England honored by his sonnes K. Richard the 1. and K. Iohn Observa 4. he opposed himselfe to such demaunds requests impositions tributes gratifications which these Princes imposed vpon the subiects of this Realm which how it doth agree with the saying of the Apostle in the 13 to the Romaines Rom 13. Cui tributuÌ„ tributuÌ„ cui honorem honoreÌ„ cus vectig el vâ—cti gal Tho. Beckes Obserue whether this Veâ—isier regarded the precept of the Apostle in the 2 to Timothy and the counsel that Saint Peter gaue to Christians in this 1. Epistle 2. chapt 13. and ver 14 ReguÌ„ malleus Idle applied and malitiously 1. Cor 14. King Laâ—cius Eletheurius being Pope An. Domi 179. Ioseph of Arimathia Greg. Mag. August in Monachus An Do. 596 Vide â—ito Bedae Gyl de excidio Brit. Polydor. Virgil. historia Angliae lib. 2. all faithfull ChristiaÌ„s may easilie discerne Besides he behaued himselfe roughly and very rudely in much of his demeanure to the two first of the Princes whereby it seemeth that the late memory of Thomas Becket Archbishoppe of Canterbury vvas impressed deeply in him not without some applause of the clergy in those daies amongst whome a vaine and idle versifier affixed vpon his herse at the time of his funerall this Distich sounding perilously and seditiously Pontificum baculut MonachoruÌ„ norma scholarum Consultor Regum malleus Hugo fuit A vvorthy schoole-founder a Monke mirror true Prelats staffe Monarchs mallet thou wast holy Hugh Fiftly whereas the author of this Legend of the life of St. Hugh hath mentioned many miracles effected by St. Hugh partly in the time of his life partly by his mediâ—tion to God as the author saith after the time of his death you may easily find by the circumstance of these actions according to time place persoÌ„s the most of the thinges if not al specified of this argument either to be incredible or ridiculous or prodigious or such as are monstrous nothing resembling the nature of true miracles First for that the gifte of miracles rather serueth for theÌ„ that doe not beleeue then doe beleeue In as much as our histories haue testified and verified that the Christian religion was receiued heere vniversally in this Realme many hundred yeeres before S. Hugh was borne Miracula as Gregory saith necessaria erant in exordio Eclesiae Vt enim ad fidem cresceret multitudo credentium miraculis fuerat nutrieâ—da quia et nos cum arbusta plantamus tamdiu eis aquam in fuÌ„dimus quosque ea in terra tam coaluisse videamus et si semel radicem fixerint irrigatio cessabit Hinc est enim quod Paulus dicit Linguae in signum sunt non fidelibus sea infidelibus Habemus de his signis atque virtutibus quae adhuc subtiliùs considerare debemus Sancta quippe Ecclesia quotidie spiritaliter facit quod tunc per Apostolos corporaliter faciebat Miracles were needfull in the Infancie of the Church For the multitude of the beleeuers the more to grovv and increase in faith was to bâ— nurst vp vvith miracles as men when they set grafts doe so long water them vntill they see them spring vp when once they be firmly rooted they leaue watering heÌ„ce it is that Paul saieth Tongues serue for a signe not for them that doe beleeue but for them that doe not beleeue Other signes miracles we haue which we are more diligently to marke for the church doth now daily that spiritually which it did then by the Apostles outwardly Nay in S. Austens time it seemeth the giftes of miracles were not so necessary as may be gathered by these sentences quoted in his writinges Inter fideles signae et prodâ—gia non sunt necessaria sed spes firma Vnto the faithfull signes and miracles are not needfull but a strong beliefe Quisquis adhuc prodigia
the which she was to passe were by nature of the clymates subiect vnto perilous in respect of the danger of those viperous venemous and deadly vermine which naturally each part of those countries ingendreth Chargeable in regard of the traine that she was attended and accompanied with and in regard of the great magnificence wherewith King Salomon was by her in all regal bounty rewarded Although the comparison heere wil not holde betweene the Queene of the South the Q of England for vndertaking a iourney c. Yet neverthelesse how laborious perilous toilesome chargeable the regiment of this mighty kingdome in these daungerous daies hath beene to Queene Elizabeth al Christendome knoweth to her great honour we her subiects doe acknowledge glorifying God that hath wrought so great workes by her for the establishment of religion and manifold good of this Realme The Queene of the South a daughter of peace which appeareth partly by her learning partly by her long peregrination wherof the first is not so easily obtained without peace and quietnesse The other may be verefied to be true by the fruites of her peregrination For it is to be presumed to be a thing infallibly true that shee durst not haue vndertaken such a iourney vnlesse her countries had beene settled in great peace at home The Q. of England Cicer. pro Muren Simul arque in crepuit suspicio tumul tus artes illicò omnes coÌ„ticescuÌ„t Bach Lyri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mr. Aâ—â—ham speaking of the Q in his School master fol. 19. Besides her perfitte redines in Latine French Spanish shee readeth heere nowe at Windsore more Greek every day then some Prebendaries of some churches do read latine in a whol week a mirrour of peace in these troublesome daies at her first coÌ„ming to the crowne she came like the doue to the Arke of Noah with the oliue leafe a signe of peace in her mouth as I haue mentioned in my treatise adioined to the sermon hath remained ever since a continuer of that peace vvhich was first brought in by Gods goodnes vnder her regimeÌ„t For her Maiesties learning I refer you to Mr. Ascams testimonie marginallie coted and speake the lesse of it because it is contained in that parte of the comparison wherein her skill in languages is mentioned The Queene of the Souths holy wisdome thereby was ennobled and deserved everlasting commendation in that shee was an embracer of true religion and with an holy zeale endured extreame paines and peril of a long iourney to come to Ierusalem to bee resolued in such doubts by King SalomoÌ„ as concerned the grounds of her salvation The Q. of England a zealous imbracer of his doctrine whom K. SalomoÌ„ shaddowed and prefigured a defender of that faith which the blood of Iesus Christ hath sealed sanctified For the which although shee hath not vndertaken any laborious peregrination yet hath shee endured for the defence and maintenance therof many bitter stormes and escaped by Gods goodnes many great dangers which for the defence of the Gospell haue beene complotted against her They that doubt of this let them but call to memory the fearefull danger of the Northren rebellion in the yeare of our Lorde Stowes Chron. An. 1569. 1569. and the 12. yeare of her Maiesties raigne blowne vp to a head by the bellowing of Pius Quintus bloody Bull let them remember I say Babingtons Ballards conspiracy Hardings imagery Parâ—ies treasons and vnnatural cruelty let them put before their eies the attempts of the Spanish fleete 1588. the Popish leagues cruel pollitike and vnmerciful confederacy Lopez Squires poisonable and venemous treachery In the which doubtlesse we had al perished had bin swallowed vp quicke if the Lord had not beene on our side Psalm 124. and God had not giuen wisedome to her and her Counsell to prevent the drifts of our mighty adversaries The Queene of the South a rare Phenix and a bright starre eclipsing with the light of her vertue knowledge al the Princes before her and after her in Aethiopia as farre-forth as by any record of the Aethiopians History it hath bin discovered vnto vs. How rare a Phenix the Q. of England hath beene how bright a starre in these daies our owne Chronicles can manifest and the experience of her blessed regimeÌ„t this one forty yeares demoÌ„strateth more evidently then my pen can depaint For in the fruits of her peace she wil shine as a star in the Catalogue of her honorable predecessours and for her learning and wisedome wil be as a Phenix renowned by many famous writers to the people of that age which shal succeede her Not meaning to presse this similitude or comparison any further lest I should seeme to misdoubt the discreete iudgment of the intelligeÌ„t Reader to whom one word is sufficient to insinuate a matter of lardge discourse and since it is a point in al learning obserued that no comparison reference Nulla similitudo quatuor currit pedibus or resemblaunce similitudinary should hold in each part and for that there are many things appropriate to the person of the Queene of the South which cannot to any creature else be applied by any apt relation And since al know that wisedome I meane the faithful Iames 1. learning knowledge fortitude mercy c. and al good perfect giftes as beames from the Sun issue and are derived and giuen from and by the Father of lights c. and that no good nor perfitte gifte shineth in man but what he hath receiued from aboue and for the which he is bound to be thankful to God the giuer Cirill de recta fide ad pientiss reginas c. I end this part with this sentence of Cyrill Vbi fides recta et irreprehensibilis cum honorum operum honestate coniungitur aquo cur su admittitur illic omninò est in omni bono perfectio sanctificationis integritas Where a right and vnreprovable faith is conioined with the excellency of good workes and entertained in one current with them ther is a perfection in al goodnesse and there flourisheth the integrity of sanctification I haue adioined to this Sermon wherin I haue discoursed at lardge of each point of the Texte prefixed to it an Apologetical discourse not impertineÌ„t to those thinges wherunto the application of the sermon then tended wherein I haue fully and faithfully confuted al such slaunders wherewith our Natiue Country and Gracious Prince hath beene vntruely and vncharitably charged traduced by divers malicious adversaries in the greatest coÌ„sistories of Christendome for that to the glory of God and honour of Q. Elizabeth the 17. of NoveÌ„ber is yearely celebrated in festivall and ioyful manner by the subiects of this land in these times our thankes giving to God being grounded on the Apostles precepts the 1. 1 Tim 2 to Timothy and the 2. Chap. our other exercises of ioy being of that quality
great moment as is specificied heere that a woman and a woman Queene shoulde leaue her fathers house her natiue soile and countrey should relinquish her friendes and leaue them so many miles behinde her to visit a king vnknowne vnto her in a forraine land leaving her court and kingdome as a ship without a master a flocke without a sheepeheard an heard without an heard man an house without a guide a quiver without a chaunter a chariot without one to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or coachman to governe it or an horse without a bâ—â—sith the Apostles rule is 1. Tim. 5. that the womaÌ„s office is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to governe their houses to giue none occasion to the adversary to speake evill moreover that they shoulde not goe about from house to house much lesse from kingdome to kingdome that they shoulde not bee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pratlers nor busie boaâ—es vnto which that sexe is oftentimes too prone in as much as by another rule of the same Apostle it is an iniunction vnto women that Plutarch praecept coniugal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 if they will learne any thing they should aske their husbaÌ„ds at home And since by Antiquity Venus shadowing the office of the matrone at home is painted sitting vpon a tortoise or snaile thereby signifying that the chast matrones residence at home was her honour and since Euripides hath observed that Euripid. in Heraclid 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 silence modesty and residence at home are honourable iewels in women and since in policie that the absence of the prince might mooue mutinies seditions and rebellions at home in her kingdome all these obiections I refell in this manner by manifold answeres I confesse it is an absurd thing in most mens opinions for a shepheard to leaue his flocke an heardman his cattell the master or Pilot his ship the chariotman his chariot the rider his horse the king his kingdome the wiâ—e her husband Wil not the seely sheepe then be a pray to the iawes of the Wolfe the heard to the Lyon and beares of the forrest destitute of the heardman the ship in danger of drowning destitute of the Pilot the chariot like to that out of which Phaeton was shaken destitute of the guide the common weale left in a miserable plight and the kingdome without a king the husbande left comfortlesse forsaken of his wife for so long a time And this we may see by the lamentable example of king Richard the second who lost his kingdome and in the end his life by the over-vnconsiderate warres attempted in his owne person into Ireland for by his departure his enimies getting head at home Engl. Chr. at his returne by armes dispossessed him of his regall crowne and dignity Yet these generall rules doe not alwaies overthrow every particularâ— neither any such particular as this is that is guided by his wisedome by whom princes raigne by whom the actions of the people are ruled moderated and bridled First where it is obiected Chaweer He that suffreth his wife to goe to each hallowes Annal. Ecc. lib. 1. Ann. Christ 9. Ioh. Nicole that it is vnseemely for a woman to travell any long way without her husband and a thing iustly reprooued iustly misliked of our fathers as namely the gadding abroad in pilgrimage heretofore rebuked even by our learned satyricals of our owne nation and what evill in these daies hath come by such that follow the Idole of abomination which the Italians runne a whoring after at Marcade Aâ—cona which Caesar Baronius would miraculously authorise and a Papist writing secretly in England in a booke vnperfectly printed tearmed the iourney of this Queene to Ierusalem In a booke secretly printed nere Henly vpon Thames to bee a pilgrimage and although I say such pilgrimages may be full of scandals suspicion and impiety and hath beene prooved little better then the whoring after the calues in Dan and Bethell condemned by the prophet yet neverthelesse the credite authority and necessity of the iourney of this Queene was nothing impeached or impaired by it as I will make manifest God willing by these reasons that follow First I might answere by Herodotus Apud Acthiopas Aegyptios 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. With these the women vse merchandise buying selling and the men sit at home and spinne Secondly where it may be obiected that this woman had an husband and children I rather am perswaded the contrary and namely mine opinion is that shee was a virgin because this womaÌ„ had formam synagogae as I prooved before in the figure Psal 45. because Pharaohs daughter and the spouse in the Canticles were virgins and the virgins that be her fellowes shall beare her company Cant. 8.8 wherevnto accordeth that Cantic 8.8 wee haue a little sister and shee hath no breasts what shall we doe for our sister when shee shall be spoken for where it is obiected that it is not likely that a woman was then sole governour I answere that it is most false for it is recorded in the Aethiopian history Aethiopic hist that women by succession had the monarchical government in those times in Aethiopia and long after that governement did endure and this may also be confirmed out of Strabo Strab. lib. 10. 17. that lived a little after Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Some of these were the Generals of the Queene Candaces which in our time reigned over the Aethiopians a vtrago Here is coÌ„futed the want of learning in them that haue denied it to bee lawfull for women to governe in print divulgated it Act. 8. but blinde of one eie But the chiefest foundation of this argument is to bee taken out of the eight of the Actes of the Apostles ver 27. where it is expressed that Phillip was sent to baptise and catechise a certaine Eunuch ChaÌ„berlaine to the Queene Candaces Where the danger is obiected that her kingdome might incurre and how vnseemely a thing it is for a womaÌ„ to travaile I answere these obiections all in one First that this action was heroicall and extraordinary and proportionable to those actions of the Patriarches and holy Prophets wherein we maie more fitly admire the wisedome of God in the working of it in her then censure it And they that iudge of it otherwise may well be compared to young schollers as Saint Augustine saith Lib. 22. cap. 25. contra faust Manich. that suppose great Latinists misse their congruity when they say Part in frusta secant Some of them divide it peece-meale and are like them that goe about to iudge of Esaias going barefoot Ieremies hyding his girdle in the river Perath Hoseas mariage with Bat diblaijâ— Ierom. praefat in Hoseam Iob. 8. our Saviours going to the figtree to seeke fruit neere to Ierusalem our Saviour stowping downe writing with his finger on the ground The censure of
that iudgment which Christ our Sauiour shall then pronounce is true and iust when the sentence shall be giuen for the godly venite benedicte c. come yee blessed and the contrary sentence shall be vttered against the wicked Ite maledicto c. goe yee cursed This senteÌ„ce I say the godly shall with their approbation testify such honor shall bee giueÌ„ to al Gods Saints And in this sence that honor is giueÌ„ to the faithfull to iudge and to condemne according to this iudgment of approbatioÌ„ in that place of S. Iohn And after these things I heard a great multitude in heauen saying Halleluiah Apoc. 19. saluatioÌ„ honour glory power be to the Lord our God For true righteous are his iudgments for he hath condemned the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication hath auenged the bloud of his seruants shed by her hand And againe they saide Halleluiah her smoke rose vp for evermore And the 24 elders and the four beastes fell downe and worshiped God that sate one the throne sayinge Amen Halleliuah Eph. 1. 1. Cor. 6.3 According to this forme of iudgement I suppose also these words may be vnderstood of S. Paul For I accord with Bezaes exposition that the faithfull shall iudge the Angels 1. DiaboluÌ„ cum suis Angelis Lastly according to this iudgment of Approbation this holy and Godly Q. of the South shal iudge condeÌ„ne the incredulous ewes the hard hearted Iewes I say in whose streets Christ our Saviour prophecied in whose streetes Christ our Savior cast out Divels amoÌ„gst whoÌ„ he did so many good deedes and wrought so many miracles who did stop their eares like deafe Adders rather then they would heare him who was far greater then K. SalomoÌ„ whoÌ„ K. Salomon shadowed who infused to K. SalomoÌ„ his great wisdom who did not only stop their ears rather theÌ„ they wold hear him but withal did spet out venim against him that sought to saue theÌ„ who did not only spet out venim against him but with their tailes stung him to death who called them of his infinite goodnes to repentance who praied for their conversion when they crucified him To which Saviour with the Father and the holy Ghost be all honour power and dominion rendered both now for euer Amen THE APOLOGIE OR DEFENCE of the Church and Common-wealth of England for their annuall celebration of Q. Elizabeths Coronation day the 17. of Novemb. HAving in the Sermon or treatise going before sufficieÌ„tly as I take it discoursed of each point naturally issuing out of the generall fountaine of the text wherin the Queene of the South hit holy Peregrination is summarily and perspicuously described by our Saviour Mat. 12.42 Luk. 11.31 instanced in inferred by him in the way of comparison to convince the Iews of vngrateful obstinacy obstinate infidelity wilful refusall of the light of the blessed Gospel by his ministery revealed vnto theÌ„ And having at large in the preface of this booke yeelded some reasons whereby I rather bound my selfe to this text then any other at that time annexing therevnto by way of illation such matter as I tooke to be pertinent to my purpose convenient for the present occasion It remaineth now that to these heads before specified I should adioine in manner of Apology a discourse of a controversie somwhat appendent and belonging to the matter antecedent In which Apologie I haue vndertaken as farre forth as God shal enable me to defend that the celebration of the festivitie in these times yearely solemnized the seventeenth of November by the people of this Land to Gods glory and her Maiesties comforte is an office in it selfe sacred religious no waies repugnaunt to Gods holy worde and the constitutions of the holy Catholique Church And that the triumphs the signes of ioye that day performed by the faithfull and dutifull subiectes of this Realme and such orderly disportes are things in their owne nature laudable commendable and in no sort disagreeable with the actions of any wel governed state or wel ruled common-wealth I haue vndertaken the handling of this argument by the assistaunce of Gods holy spirit vpon these reasons First because this argument suiteth my former treatise is Odyss 9. as I may tearme it with the Greeke Poet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a fragment though not naturally issuing out of it yet necessarily by the way of consequence ioined with it Next in this treatise all faithful subiects of this Realme may behold as in a glasse the good fruites that due obedience vsually bringeth forth to their great peace and comfort and to the good examples of many ages following what offices of benevolence all true subiectes owe by the law of God and man to their princes superiours governours Rom. 13. who beare the sword by Gods ordinaunce for their defence vnder whose shadow they are shrowded in whose branches they builde vnder whose patronage by Gods holy institution they are shielded Thirdly for that I hope by the plaine and effectuall handling of this present argument that many of her Maiesties subiectes which haue beene contrarily perswaded by certaine seditious spirits privily lurking in this Realm wil vpon the iust view diligent reading of this discourse be reclaimed from then former misconceipts which they had before vnadvisedly made approbation of Fourthly for that in mine opinion the sincere clearing of these accusations contained in this treatise ex officio appertaine to him vpoÌ„ whom the office of preaching the 17. of November at Paules is by authority imposed Lastly for that the blossomes of this Apologie shall I hope in short time by Gods grace yeeld some fruits of gratitude not altogither vnseemly to present her Highnesse with all by whose honorable stipend I haue beene relieved these many yeares in this famous Vniversity and by whose magnificence when I served the Church of God in the Netherland being Chaplaine to the Earle of Leceister his Honor I was graciously rewarded Moreover I doe beseech all that shall reade this treatise not rashly to condeÌ„ne at the first sight any thing that shall be inferred in the discourse and shall concerne this present argument this treatise being meere Apologetical indited of no gal of bitternes but only penned to this ende to iustifie the Church and common-wealth of England in the action of the solemnizatioÌ„ vsed yearly in these times the 17. of November and to satisfie them that haue beene contrarily perswaded by such as haue not wished well vnto the state of Religion now publiquely professed in this Realme and to the blessed peace which through Gods mercy England hath long enioied doth yet enioy and God grant it may long enioy vnder the happy regiment of Queene Elizabeth desiring them that haue been otherwise instructed Tertul. Apolog c. 1. with Tertullian that adversariorum infestatio non obstruat viam defensionâ— But that â—â—ceat veritati vel occulta via
tacitarum literarum ad aures ipsorum per venire and that they would vouchsafe to imitate herein the commendable example of Foelix the Deputy though otherwise a corrupt Iudge Act â—3 who would not heare S. Paule his most iust defence neither release him vppon the testimoniall contained in Claudius Lysias his Epistle vntill hee had heard what his adversaries could speake against him I desire thee to obserue herein also Gentle Reader that in this tract my chiefe drift and intent is only to answere such accusatioÌ„s as are obiected against our celebrities now yearly vsed the 17. of November in manner forme before specified But yet because the authours of this accusatioÌ„ haue so cunningly framed their speeches that it is vnpossible almost to defend the solemnes of the Coronation without mention also of our thankfulnesse to God in remembring the day of the Queenes Nativity very willingly in defending the one I acknowledge my selfe no lesse armed to defend the other And although I mention only or for the most part the day of the Coronation yet vnderstande that the very same obiections are for the most part of that nature that oppugning the one they doe oppugne the other those accusations I meane that they alleadge against the Coronation day fitted by them artificially doe serue to oppugne also our celebrities vsed for Queene Elizabeths birth-day imitating herein the skil of experimented Canoniers who although they take their aime directly against one parte of an opposite rampire of stone which they batter doe not only strike that parte which they fixe their eies vppon in the discharge but immediately strike the directly adverse part also by no lesse violence in repercussion and rebound imitating I saie herein Echoes in which one voice doth yeeld two souÌ„ds and those brasen Cymbals in the temple of Iupiter Dodonaeus Chil. Eras Cent. 1. Suidas which were so artificially contrived that if one ranke were touched the other also sounded resembling likewise the sound of the Lute which if you presse in the necke with the left hand the right hand is enforced to strike the same strings in the belly of the Lute And that I may the better keepe my selfe within compasse in few words I wil lay downe the state of the Controversie that in it you may see the substance of the matters in this argumente to be discussed THE STATE OF THE QVESTION 1 Whether the sacred solemnities at these times yearly celebrated by the Church of England the 17. of November commonly named QVEENE ELIZABETHS HOLY DAY bee repugnant to the immaculate institutions of the law of God and to the reverend and Christian constitutions of the holy Catholique Church 2. Whether the triumphs vndertaken and performed at Courte that day â—onfires râ—nging of bels discharging of Ordinance at the Tower of London in the honour of the Queene and other signes of ioy then vsually and wilingly exhibited by the people of our Land to expresse their vnfaine a loue to hir Maiestie be laudable convenient and in their owne natures tollerable in a Christian Common-wealth The Adversaries holde the Negatiue as it hath appeared and doth appeare by speeches and writings we hold and teach the contrary to theÌ„ heerein but because a bare Assertion is not of sufficient validity to decide a matter controversial a bare Negatiue is not of it selfe in such a case a sound sufficient answer without the reason of our Negatiue Cic. 1. de Natura De. orum Ipse dixit Turpe est philosopho aliquid dicere sine ratione quaÌ„tò magis Theol. and since Pythagaras his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is not a grounde sure inough in controversies now a daies for the opponent to vse or the Adversarie to relie vppon without other probable and sufficient reasons the particular and sincere alleadging of our Adversaries obiections and the allation of our answers wil easilie demonstrate who maintaine the vndoubted truth and who deale sophistically maliciously vntruely And because in custome of Schooles oppositions ordinarilie are precedent to solutions In places of iudgment accusations are accustomably heard before defences plaintifes informe before defendantes put in their answeres I will first lay downe what exceptions our Adversaries take against the solemnization the 17. of November in this Realme performed who be the accusers in this action what manner of persons they bee that haue picked this quarrell with what â—ile their weapons haue beene sharpdened in what mould they haue beene cast on what anvilde they haue beene hammered The Accusers I finde in this Action foure accusers three of them of our owne nation Oâ—om in Macchab. the fourth by profession a Iesuite or as they call themselues of the Society of Iesus borne in Lorayne as he saith himselfe Sand. de schiâ—â—m pa. 302 303. Raâ—n in Calu. Iuiâ—â— Lib. 2. Pag 347. Cap. 18. by name Nicolaus Serrarius The English men are Nicolas Sanders in his booke de schismatâ— Pag. 302.303 William Raynolds in Cal. Turc Lib. 2. Pag. 347. Cap. 18. according to these additions in which they are now printed the third also which I take to be an English man I terme Anonymall because those things that he hath obiected come to me but at the second hand and by the reference of some other the authour remaining Individuum vagum But because Sanders Reynolds Serrarius are holdeÌ„ men of greater reputation for opinioÌ„ of learning varietie of reading and laborious penning by them that preferre Babylon before Syon the traditions of men before the heavenly inspired and purified word of light and life I will especially insist in this discourse vpon such accusations as they haue devised contrived vttered and set abroach in the world Accusation The Church and common wealth of England transgresseth against the lawes and offendeth against the sacred practises of the holy Catholique Church and by the issue thereof against God in that it solemnly celebrateth the 17 of November and ordeineth it to be a holy day or day sacred by church-service to the honour of Queene Elizabeth The triumphes at Courte and other signes of ioy that day vsually exhibited by the people of the Land are foolish ridiculous meere heathenish and actions that savoure of nothinge else but meere â—latteries c. The summe of these accusations and the substance of these exclamations which they haue vsed in this debatement may be reduced breisely to these heads conveniently digested after this manner Obiections appertaining to the fiâ—st generall head The repugnancy of these solemnizations and celebrities to Gods holy word and the constitution of the holy Church they haue endevoured to proue after this sorte Such publique offices of any church that cannot bee warranted by Gods holy word that haue neither presideÌ„t therein to patronage them not any good consequent out of scripture which also haue neither decree Canon nor constitution of the holy catholique church neither any approued testimony of any history or of holy Father are meere vnlawfull
Gods word neither of any constitution of the Primitiue church neither established by any decree of the Catholicke church 8. or 9. hundred yeeres after our Saviour Christ his blessed Incarnation But some will heere obiect that in this discourse I imitate my forefathers of one preteÌ„ded reformation and tread in their steppes whoe longe agoe haue proclaimed open warre against Gods saintes especially against the Blessed Virgine the mother of God whome from the time of the conception and birth of our Saviour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. all generation shal call blessed Vnto whome I make this answere God forbid that I or any one that cal vpon the name of God their God ours should speake dishonourably of the least member of Gods house much lesse of theÌ„ that walke with the lambe vpon mount Sion whose teares God hath wiped awaye vvho rest from their labours vvho raigne vvith Christ Apâ— Siâ—a◠〈◊〉 Har lib To. 2. he 68 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prov. 4. Hom Ilia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Tim. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iud. 11. by whome the Lord hath gotten great glory who as Epiphanius saith are Sanctum honore quies ipsorum ingloria profectio ipsorum tunc in perfectione sorâ—s ipsorum in beatitudine in mansionibus sanctis tripudium cum Angelis diaeta in caelo conversatio traâ—vines scripturis gloria in honore incomparabili ac perpetuo bravia in Christo Iesu Domino nostro per quem et cum quo gloria Patri cum sancto spiritu in saecula saeculorum Amen Saintes in honor vvhose rest is in glory vvhose departure berchence is in perfection vvhose portion is in perpetuall blisse in holy mansions their ioy with the Angels their diet in heaven their conversation in the divine scriptures their glory and honor incomparable and everlasting their crowne in Christ Iesus our Lord by whome and with whome be all praise to the Father vvith the holy Ghost now and for ever Amen Neither let any bee seduced with any such sinister persuasion that any one that professeth sincere religion hath any misconceipt or will vse any dispitefull or contumelious speeches against the mother of God to whome the Angell Gabriell saide 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haile thou that artfreely beloued the lord be with the In the Epithet of whose name the glorie of her vertues shineth as Epiphanius hath demonstrated in the places marginally noted yet heerein vvee must ever obserue this caveat in all speech wherein vvee mention her honour that none of these attributes titles and dignities whereby shee is remembred be not waies derogatory to Gods glory or raungingly waver out of the limittes that Gods holy word hath prescribed vnto vs to bound our selues in which thing the same Epiphanius also hath in holy descretion in the places before specified very sincerely delivered vnto vs The nature of man hardly stayeth himselfe in one place and is ever indangered by his owne slâ—pperinesse or lubricity sometimes it bowes to much on the right hand sometimes it bendes to much on the left hand it ruÌ„nes sometimes one point to much vpon Sylla by and by it crosseth a contrarie course vppon the gulfe Charybdis not able to keepe his current 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Besides both fire and water as the Poet hath saide which thing how true it is this present argument manifestly desciphereth some sortes of people lend eare to much to the Andicomarians some listen to much to the Collyridians some speake despitefully of the B. Virgine and that is impiety some make her a God by deifying her and that is a madd fury This humor invegled certeine women in Arabia to offer sacrifice to the B. Virgine blasphemously In which service was fulfilled that of the Apostle In the later times some shall depart from the faith and shal giue heede to spirites of errour and doctrine of devils Erunt enim tâ—quit mortuis euitum divinum prestantes quemadmodum etiam in Israell coluerunt For there shal be saith he such as veelae the divine worshippe to the deade as there were also in Israell This spectacle one may palpably find in them of Sichem that haue in like sorte honoured the daughter of Iephthe vvhich vvas once offered to God in sacrifice by her fathers vowe And in Thermutis the daughter of the king of Aegypt who was foster-mother vnto Moses Concerning all actions of like quallity I conclude in this sorte with the same Epiphanius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is not meete to honor saints beyond that which is meete but rather to honor their master and maker The body of Mary the B. Virgine was holy but not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shee was a Virgin to be honored yet not a God to be adored but she adored him which was borne of her flesh which also descended from heaven out of the bosome of his Father let Mary the blessed Virgin be honored the father the sonne the holy ghost onely be adored For if God will not haue Angels adored much lesse the B. Virgin which was begotten by Ioachim conceiued by Anna which was giuen to her parents praiers according to promise yet was she noe othervvise borne then as naturally man is borne of the seede of man conceiued in the wombe of her mother There remaineth yet of this argument the discoursing of the Minor which I beseech you in like manner giue me leaue to vnfold vnto you In the Ecclesiasticall service perfourmed in the church of England the 7. of September and the 17. of November at these times some rites are vsed dishonourable to GOD and to the office of the B. Virgin the mother of God I demaund the adversaries conviction herein The evidence herein saith the Accuser I demonstrate in this manner To the greate contempte of the B. Virgin you make the 7. of September an holiday which is the Even of the B Virgines Nativity This 7. you solemnize most devoutly this day you significantly note in your Calender with red letters but the day of the Nativity of the B. Virgine you expresse onely in blacke Characters c. The first part of the Accusation implieth thus much omitting that which is spoken of the noting of the 7. of September the day of Queene Elizabeths Nativity with red lines referring you to mine answere herein in the argument of the second generall head England nowe-adaies celebrateth with greater devotion the 7. of SepteÌ„ber their Queene Elizabeths birth-day being the Even of the Nativity of the B. Virgine then the feast of her Nativity namely the B. Virgine First I deny that the church of England celebrateth the 7. of September as an holie day let the adversary proue this by practise or president Canonicall or decree Episcopall or Archiepiscopall of the preseÌ„t church of England let me beare the shame of it I answere to this with the Orator pro Muraena Cicer. pro Mur. Haec sivera essent sunt severi Accusatoris sin
institution flowed by a voluntary current over all this Realme not without the secret motion of Gods holy spirit I doubt not and to the great comforte of all true English harts The continuall observation of which ceremony sithence hath not beene imposed vpoÌ„ the church of England by any Ecclesiasticall decree neyther prescribed by any Canon of the Church but hath bin meere voluntarily continued by the religious and dutifull subiects of this Realme in their thankfulnesse to God and in their perfit zeale tendring her Maiesties preservation in desiring the coÌ„tinuance therof to Gods glory the good of the church and common wealth of England Herevpon it is evident that since this office begaÌ„ only to be practised the 17. of November the 12. yeare of her Highnesse reigne and not before the solemne celebrities performed the 17. of November were no more cause why B. Hughes festivity is not now remembred in this Realme no more cause I say then the drinking of Aesops Lambe of the streame water twelue miles beneath the spring or fountaine Aesopi fabulae was the occasion why the woolfe at the well head did drinke puddle or muddy water especially B. Hughes superstitious festivity being abrogated at the least 12. yeares before by publicke authority of the church of England vpon iust cause Ezekias breaking the brasen serpente 2. King 18.4 and sufficient warrant out of Gods word yea all the raigne of K. Edward and part of the Raigne of K. Henry the 8 her Highnesse Father who by the grace of God now raigneth and whome I beseech God long to coÌ„tinue in this Regiment to his glory to the good of his church the great comfort of all true subiects of this florishing Realme Each part of the Minor hauing bin answered sufficiently if any man shal here propose to me this â—nte â—gaâ—â—ry what in my opinion I thinke of B. Hughes salvation in regard of the premises First I breefely answere that I find no reasoÌ„ why B. Hugh in sacred Canonization should haue a day designed to his celebrity before many thousand of Christians not once noted by the church oâ— Rome since it is evident that the 13. ve of the 14. of the Reve. may bâ— aâ—plaed truly to many thousands of the faithful that haue been and are omitted in the Romish Catologue 1 Cor c â—3 v. 11.12 1. 14 15. Let the Christian Reader assure himselfe that this place maketh nothing for doctrine of Purgatory being rightly expounded and faithfully interpreted according to the analogy of faith Next admit that B. Hughes Canonization were in the institution tollerable to be observed festivaâ—ly yet it is no good reason that now in like maÌ„ner the office of that day being polluted with much superstition should also in this light of the Gospell be remembred in like sort as it vvas before For mine opinion of his salvation I referre my selfe to Gods only knowledge herein and hoping the best proposing to my selfe in all such cases to wade no farther in a question of such quality then the rule of the B. Apostle hath taught me in the 1. to the Cor. 3 11. For other foundation can no man lay then that which is laid which is Iesus host 12. And if any man build on this foundation golde silver precious stones timber hay or stubble 13. Every mans worke shal be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall bee revealed by the fire and the fire shall trie every mans worke of whâ—t sorte it is 14. If any mans worke that he hath built vpon abide he shall receaue wages 15. If any mans worke burne he shall loose but hee shall be safe himselfe neverthelesse as it were by the fire Hauing ended the discourse of the life of B. Hugh and hauing answered the third generall accusation it remaineth that I should breefly repeate the suÌ„me of it syllogistically thereby to establish the validity of my aunswere which in this forme I propose That church-service which worketh among Christian people no contempt or forgetfulnesse of any Saint faithfully canonized by the true church of God The â—eterting of the argument and vvholly tendeth to no other end but to glorifie GOD is allovvable c. But the solemnization of Q. Elizabeths holy day Aâ—â—t is commonly called c. namely the 17. of November worketh among Christian people noe neglect of any Saint truly canonized c noe not of Hugh sometimes B. of Lincolne Ergo The solemnization of Q. Elizabeths holy day name be the 17. of November is allowable c. The fourth generall Accusation That church-service and those exercises and disportes that are materially foolish meere parasiticall and spiced with flattery which reduce men backe againe to the fearful abhomination of heathenish Idolatrie longe since abolished and confounded and hissed out of the worlde by the light of the glorious gospell of Iesus Christ are not to be tollerated in any Christian common wealth But the church service and exercise now yearely vsed in England are of the nature specified in the Maior Ergo the church-service and exercises now yearely vsed in England the 17. of November are not to be tollerated in any Christian common-wealth Calvinotur lib 2 P. 341 Note his vvorde The contriver of this Accusation is W. Reynoldes in the booke marginally cyâ—ed in these wordes Eâdem perversitate natales Reginae die â— annuum quo primum ad regni gubernacula assumpta est ingentibus pyrii laeto publicoque campanarum sonitu per omnes regiones civitatis pagos festive celebratis c. with like preposterous aver senesse or crossing humor Overthwart in plaine English the Protestants in England solemnize the 7. of September beeing the day of their Queenes Nativity or birth and the day wherein shee first obtained in her right by lawfull discent the honor of the crowne of England was proclaimed Queene With great Bone-fires with ioyfull ringing of Belles throughout all Shires Citties and Parishes of that Realme c. If any one shoulde doe the like on the feast of Christs Nativity the Nativity of his Mother on the day of Christs Ascension or the day of the B. Virgines Assumption hee should be reputed by and by a person superstitious a Papist a man ill affected to the Queene and an enemy to the reformed religion besides certainty of imprisonment for his demeanure Let them looke whether their Carnwalls or Bachanalia open not a windowe to Paganisme and their Iubelies to Iudaisme froÌ„ whence he should not be dismissed till he haue payed a good fine These actions are very preposterously and crossely managed by that English nation at these times For who can by this but evidently see and finde that this church office is no braunch of true religion but a blossome of foolish and ridiculous flattery reducing the practizers here of backe againe to the broade hye way of heathnish Paganisme derived first from such springs fouÌ„taines
that our deniall herein is meere vntrue Their first charge in this maner they indevour to proue good against vs namely that our denial that we celebrate the 17. of November now in the nature of an holly day is meere vntrue by these illations First for that all the properties of an hollyday are given by vs to this day and are by vs vpon this day performed Sanders pag. 302. 303. de sch These are expressed by Nich. Saunders in these wordes For that Bels were reserved in Churches by the ProtestaÌ„ts of England in these times Vi celebrior a reddaÌ„tur Nativitatis Inaugurationis Regina festa That the festivall daies of the Nativity and Coronation of the Queene might be the more gloriously celebrated 2. For that Reginae iâ— lest out If a man should speake to the Pope without Sanctissime what offeÌ„ce would bee conceived Solen nissimè celebrant Elizabetha Natalem diem septimum Septembris They doe celebrate the 7. of September the birth day of Elizabeth most solemnely 3. For that Eâ—us nempe Reginae nativitatem mainsculis rubris lâ—eris notant They marke the day of their Queenes Nativity with greatered letters 4. For that Antiphones and Himnes in Paules at London vsed in the end of divine service in such forme as it is specified in the bandling of the second Argument 5. For that Dies Nativitatis Inaugurationis Reginae Elisabethae omnibus alijs Christo Sanctorum celebritatibus longè devotiùs per vniversum Regnum Angliae observantur The daies of the Nativity and Coronation of Q. Elizabeth are observed much more devoutely then all the solemnities of Christ or the Saints through the whole kingdome of England To this may be added that before cited out of Calvinoâ—urcism Hos dies festivè celebratis c. These daies yee solemnly celibrate A summary collection of all their reasons Because Festivitas dicta a festis dicbus quasi festiditas eò quòd in eis sola res divina fit â—sid orig lib. â— Cap. 18. 1 The English Church state sheweth greater devotion herein and greater shewes of festivity 2 These daies in all their Calâ—nders are eminently expressed by great Red letters 3 Of their ringing being the vsual signe of an holly day 4 Of the Antiphone or Antheme spokeÌ„ of before sung that day in Paules in the end of divine service Answere I should here enter into a great discourse of the institution of Holly daies in the Church but that the discussing of that requireth a large volume only giue me leaue Christian Reader to touch some heads appertaining to this argument that the materiallity of my answere may be better vnderstoode Rabbi Kimh Why the tabernacle was called oliel mogned Holly daies in Hebrew are called Mognedim gnâ—â—sheroth kagge which words as they are in order specified may thus be vnderstood The first are Daies wherein faithfull people did come togither in assemblies to testifie or witnesse that they are the Lords people namely to sacrifice to pray publikely to heare Gods word The second signifieth a day of festivall solemnityes which the Hebrewes expressely call a Retention because the people are forbiddeÌ„ vpon such daies to do any work and are admonished sacredlie to obserue holie assemblies The 3. name is signified by the word Kaggei and by the note of the word sheweth his nature tripudium agere gandere festum diem agere to leape for ioye to keepe a holy and festivall day In diebus festis iucundè exerceri Exod. c 5 Levit 23 Psalm 4 Esdr 3 Zach 14 Genef 2 vpon holy daies to vse festivall and pleasant recreation By this word holy daies are oftentimes expressed in the holy scripture of the olde testament To these I might adioyne the word Shabath vvhich by nature being Hebrevv by vse is well-most become English and signifieth to leaue of vvorke or to rest In Greeke the vsual word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 although 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. and other vvordes are vsed For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 although the Etymologists may yeeld literally some other nominall derivation I thinke that this best fitteth our sense 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. The worde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Grecke vsed by Hesiâ—od Homer and the best auncient Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Because by the institution of holidaies or by the exercise performed in them many good blessings from aboue are by Almighty God powred vpon man The vsual words in Latine are Feriae Festidies Holidaies festivall daies in English Feriae by the auncient Latins were termed a ferendis victimis from bringing of sacrifice on these daies Otherwise also ferias antiqui fest as vocabant et aliae erant sine die festo vt nundina aliae cum festo quibus adiungebantur epulationes They called there ferias festas and of them there were some which they did not keepe holy day as there market daies and faires others which they did celebrate and keepe holy and herevnto were added there feastings and banquets Pompei Fest de verb Signif Isid lib 5 Cap. 3 Isidore defineth them in this sort Feriae a fando nuncupatae sunt quod in eis tempus sit dictionis i. vel in divino vel in humano officio fart sed ex ijs festi dies hominum causa instituti sunt seriaeli causa divinorum sacrerum The Feriae are so called from speaking because in them there is time of speaking and vttering any thing concerning either other worldly affaires or duety towards God â— of these such are appointed for holy daies as are only belonging vnto divine service Dura l. 7 c. 17. Sect. 11. Isid li 6. cap. 18. I speak not of feasts heare as Ie. iunia haue the name of feasts because men should wholy intend that I omâ—â—e Durandus derivation of Feriae rather that his deduction is some what improper and obscure and infer this Festivitas dicta a festis diebus quasi festiditas eò quòd in festivitatibus sola res divina fit This being summarily touched concerning the words Etymologies definitions or descriptions I finde in all celebrity of holy daies these causes Efficient Materiall Formall and Finall The Efficient causes of all holy daies is the first ordainer of them The Materiall and Formall cause the times and Actions prescribed to these daies ordained The finall cause Gods glory mans good To these causes may be adioined certaine properties tending to the discerning of them to vs issuing out of some of the species of the causes before mentioned Amongst the professors of the people that embrace and professe true religion onely God is the author and ordainer of all holy-daies or his Spirit in his Ministers Exod 20 Levit 23. Ier. 16.23 Levit â—9 3 Gen. 1 2 2. Gen â— 1 Math. 5. Vâ—â—â—â— Câ—â— Lâ—â—â—â— Conrad â—â— Iâ—aÌ„ Hier ab Oleast Ly. aâ—n glo Aben. Ezra piro Prophetes Apostles and Churches as it appeareth wheresoever