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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11882	A sermon against halting betweene two opinions preached at S. Martins in the fields, By Iohn Seller, Bacheler in Diuinitie	Seller, John, 1592 or 3-1648.	1611 (1611)	STC 22182; ESTC S113727	40,787	61

A SERMON AGAINST HALTING BETWEENE TWO OPINIons preached at S. Martins in the fields BY IOHN SELLER BACHELER IN DIVINITIE LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede for William Welbie 1611. TO THE MOST REVEREND FATHER IN GOD AND MY VERY HONORABLE GOOD LORDE George Lord Archbishop of Canterburie his Grace Primate and Metropolitane of all England IT may seeme strange most reuerend and mine honourable good Lorde that in this learned age of the world wherin the truth of Iesus Christ hath giuē so cleare a light and that God of his mercie hath restored the Gospell vnto vs caused the beames thereof to shine ouer all Countreys in such sort as now the simple the vnlearned the rich the learned the worshipful the Honorable the States and Princes of the world are become the Professors D. Bishop in his Epistle Dedicatorie to the King and maintainers of it there should notwithstanding euē in this kingdome remaine such a number of recusant Papists as the Papists thēselues haue made their crakes and vaunt stiling them all with the name of Dutifull and well deseruing Subiects How Dutifull subiects they haue bene quid audiam verb●●ùm videā facta Let the sundrie intended inuasions against this Kingdome and forraine practises abroad procured onely by their meanes let their traiterous and rebellious enterprises their piuate plottes machinations poisonings murthers let the pouder treason the eternall shame of that murtherous and bloodie generation the memorie of which most detestable and damnable fact all the indices expurgatorij in the world shal neuer be able to blot out make manifest to all the Christian world how vniustly and vntrulie they challenge to themselues the name of dutifull and faithfull subiects whose deadly hatred and vnnaturall practises against our Church and Common-weale haue proued by many degrees far more dangerous then euer were the practises and plottes rebellions of that cursed seede of the Cananites Ammonites and Iebusites against the state and gouernment of the Israelites the chosen people of God Touching the number of recusant papists in other shires I haue no great skill it may be it is greater in tale then it is in strength But howsoeuer it be the greater the nūber of thē is the greater danger accrueth both to the Prince state of this Land Onely thus much I may truly affirme that if all the Prouince of Canterbury were as free from that leprosie and contagious infection of Poperie as is the Diocese of Canterbury the Papists should haue small cause to make their boast crakes of so many so manie For whereas there are in the Diocese of Canterburie Rochester some 398. parishes betweene 90. an hūdred thousand cōmunicants there were not as I am very crediblie enformed found of record the last assise aboue the number of ten recusant papists So that thus much I may truly report for the honour of the Countie of Kent that as in the time of Iulius Caesar they alone were in his iudgement of all the Britaines accompted to be omniū humanissimi and in the time of Edward the first reputed to be omnium bellicosissimi therefore as Geruasius affirmeth by a preheminēce in right of their manhode challenged to themselues the foreward of all battells as of right belonging vnto them because they were the onely people of the land that were neuer vanquished by the Conquerour but yeelded themselues by composition euen so at this day considering the small number of recusants withall the great number of reuerend Preachers and Pastors dispersed ouer all the Countrey men furnished and qualified with very rare and excellēt gifts for the worke of the ministery they may deseruedly be reputed omniū fidelissimi the most loyall and faithfull subiects of this kingdome A large proofe of whose fidelitie the late Queene of most blessed and happy memorie found in her greatest need when vpō the suddain arriuall of the Spanish ships vpon our Seas by the pollicie and vigilancie of S. Thomas Scot being then one of the Deputy Lieutenāts for those parts a knight of whome I can neither speake nor write without much honour there were gathered together within the space of 24. houres the nūber of eight thousand valiant fighting men ready to encounter the enemie At which time there were sundry preachers of vs in that Camp some preaching on our horse-backes some vpon the tops of trees others in pulpits made of turfe where we might behold and see that huge Armado of Spaine whome the Pope had blessed christned by the name of the inuincible Nauie which in very few daies after how it fell from an vnmeasurable high ioy to an vnmeasurable deep dispaire their great castles of comfort being ouerthrowne and brought to the ground I neede not further relate the storie thereof being yet fresh in the memories of many thousands liuing this day This which I haue here set downe for the honour of our Kentish people I haue written it partly to note one speciall sweet fruit of the Gospel wheresoeuer it hath free passage that is that it seasoneth the hearts of all that sincerely professe it with fidelity loyaltie and all manner Christian subiection to the higher powers Partly againe that it may adde some incouragement to your Gra the more willingly as leisure oportunity shall fit to come among vs specially whē your Grace shal come to a people so ciuil and so ingenuous so kind so religious and so louing and respectiue of their Diocesan as no one countrey of this Kingdome can afford vs the like president Which to be true the late most worthy B mine old Maister B Whitgift of most learned godly memorie found by good proofe at his first cōming downe into Kent whom the whole Gentrie of that Diocese entertained no otherwise then the Galathians did the Apostle S. Paule that is like an Angell of God with such obsequiousnes esteeme and reuerence as was fitting for the condition and state of so graue a Bishop and so worthy a Prelate As for vs both of the Laitie and Clergie of your Graces Diocese as wee haue great cause of reioycing offered vnto vs all to stirre vs vp to a thankefull congratulation of your Lor late deserued preferment withall to magnifie the great goodnesse of God towardes vs in that hee hath aduanced your Grace to that height of honour to make your Grace a glorious instrument of much good to this Church of England the charge and gouernement whereof next vnder our gracious Soueraigne is principallie committed So for mine owne particular considering the continuall flowe of those manifolde fauours your Grace hath bene pleased to shewe vnto mee which with all due thankefulnes I most willingly acknowledge hauing no other meanes out of my small fortunes to doe you honour I haue presumed in a Christian boldnesse by way of Dedication to offer this paper present vnto your Grace a Sermon which this last moneth I preached before a very honourable worshipfull and a most