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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00658	A forme of Christian pollicie drawne out of French by Geffray Fenton. A worke very necessary to al sorts of people generally, as wherein is contayned doctrine, both vniuersall, and special touching the institution of al Christian profession: and also conuenient perticularly for all magistrates and gouernours of common weales, for their more happy regiment according to God; Police chrestienne. English	Talpin, Jean.; Fenton, Geoffrey, Sir, 1539?-1608.	1574 (1574)	STC 10793A; ESTC S101953	277,133	426

¶ A forme of Christian pollicie drawne out of French by Geffray Fenton A worke very necessary to al sorts of people generally as wherein is contayned doctrine both vniuersall and special touching the institution of al Christian profession and also conuenient perticularly for all Magistrates and gouernours of common weales for their more happy Regiment according to God. Mon heur viendra ¶ Jmprinted at London by H. Middelton for Rafe Newbery dwelling in Fleetestreat a little aboue the Conduit Anno. 1574. To the right Honorable Sir William Cecill Knight Baron of Burghley Knight of the Honorable order of the Garter one of the Lordes of hir Maiesties priuie Councell and Lord high Treasurer of England Ieffray FENTON wisheth long life THERE IS nothing in this world more worthie then to hold soueraintie ouer people and nations nor any thing more happie then where a whole common weale is disposed in conuersation of iustice and pietie which yet if they bee not ioyned with true Religion can holde no long continuance for that chaunging according to the perplexities of tymes hapning daily in Realmes and Countreis they suffer alteration by little and little and in the end slyde into vices and imperfections which breede the reuolucions and ruines of all estates Religion can not be entertained if it bee not backt with ciuill Iustice which reciprocallie hath need of a deuout pietie for that as Religiō is iust and iustice of it selfe is holy and religious so thei are the two estates which the scripture names the true foundacions and pillors of cōmon weales They embrace and kisse one another and as Hipocrates twyns they ar sick togither well togither they laugh togither and weep togither and suffer in cōmon euē like self affections Ther is nothing necessary to the one which is not profitable to the other nor any thing meete for the one which is not made worthie of both yea they concurre in the same sociable vnion which we see obserued in the partes and members of an entier body who albeit they suffer distinction in their seuerall office and function yet they aspire and trauell to one common end which is to entertaine securitie in the whole Many auncient Magistrates therefore foreseeing the necessitie of Monarchies to bee erected vpon these two pillors consulted to raise ordonances for the perpetuall continuance of the Church and cōmon weal in one indissoluble vnitie of those some followed Moyses who as he was inspired of God and perswaded the people of Israell to be obedient to him so that eternall Lorde sent them holy commaundementes to establish the actions of their mindes and rates of policie to rule the residue appertaining to the necessitie of life wherein as by a diuine feare and reuerēce those people durst not attempt any thing contrarie to those holy lawes so the statuts pollitike and substitutes of iustice so supplied the residue that their cōmon weales so long as Religion was mainteined and iustice obserued and either one subsisting equally in the administration of affaires seldome suffered other chaunge then from good to better and neuer frō ill to worsse Much is required in the Magistrat to support these twoo pillors which holde vp the whole which then he dooth best performe when both in the councell and action of things hee bringes the one to consult with the other as vppon whose vnitie dependes the safetie of all and without whose conformitie and full agreement much lesse that there can be any suretie of policie seeing of the contrary things can not but diuolue to reuolt euen as in a temple or other building whose foundaciō being deuided the whole worke can not but shake hauing no stay to keepe him in integritie For this cause right honorable haue I ben bold to put out this discourse of Christiā policy qualified according to the rule of the infallible trueth which is the Scripture which onely showeth to man the true and right way for his assured gouernement in the vocation he ought to follow whether it be particular or publik and wherin he cā no more erre then the skilfull Architector following the line rule and compasse of his arte Many and great are the commaundements in the Bible recommended straitly to Gouernours as well Ecclesiastike as ciuill to holde alwayes in their hande that holy booke learning not onely that belonges to the office of their owne estates but also what they ought to prescribe for the policie of others for whom they are to render accompt in the iudgement of God wherin as to trauailing Councellours subiect to the seruice of sundrie great causes is reserued slender oportunitie to studie the Bible at large either to find out the dutie of their priuate charges or to limite statutes to the multitude and much lesse that the popular sorte for want of instruction hath meanes to vnderstand how farre their office stretcheth by the doctrine of that booke euē so I iudged it appertayning to my dutie aswell for the ease of the one as aduertisement of the other and common benefite of both but specially for the dutifull affectiō I haue alwaies borne to your Honor to offer to the same particularly these Christian memorials representing the very course and purtraite of the present gouernement vnder hir most Gracious Maiestie by the carefull direction of a most graue and wise counsell amongst whom it seemes God hath dispersed the very vertues and spirite of Moyses leading this Realme in such reuerence to God and obedience to hir Highnes that al nations confesse that here the mightie holy one of Israell hath chosen his Sanctuarie and here hath he raised hir right excellent Maiestie to that estate of power and vertue that onely she hath in hir handes the attonement of most part of the nations in this circuit of the earth which we call Christendome Amongest some of whose Princes and chiefest Potentates as I haue heard much attributed to the grauetie and prouidence of this worthy Senate for the quiet regiment of hir Maiesties Realmes in these cōspiring seasons so God graunt that as they haue happely begonne they may also long continew vnder hir Highnes carefull watchmen in the watch tower of this Church and cōmon weale of England laboring stil to maintaine peace first with God which he will thē perpetually assure and ratifie when he findes him selfe sought to and serued with one only true Religion and then to bring so many infinit soules and people the naturall subiectes of these dominions to beare to hir Maiestie but one vnfained hart and obedience which cannot but happen if there bee suffered no diuorce nor controuersie in faith and that in the church and common weale remaine but one constant consent and wil touching the regiment and disposing of all affaires J humblie beseech your Honor receiue this poore testimonie of my good will not with any iudgement of the merit or worthines of the worke but as a simple interpretor of the dutie I owe to your rare and reuerent vertues