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The French herauld sent to the princes of Christendome Printed according to the French copie.; Herault françois aux princes chrestiens. English.
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stretch out their armes vnto vs in this neede Aboue all things let vs not wake the sleeping dog but in the caues let vs resist those that persue vs as Dauid did King Saul and let vs fight for our soules God will preserue them or giue them vs againe in the happie resurrection without being seased vpon by the wicked Spirit These are great projects but all the world knowes that they are subtill deuises there is no politician that hath not long since proued them but what remedie to withstand them It can no more be done then the prosperitie of Alexander or the good successe of the Romaines could ever be hindred here conscience and courage march equally together If the counsell be of God it cannot be avoyded and let vs beware that thinking to resist against men we doe not resist against the ordinance of him that transfereth kingdomes to whom he will If it be of men it shall be ouerthrowne and we or some others shall by the arme of the Lord. To take the Nimrod by the necke If it be of God let vs goe and meete him to submit our neckes vnder the yoake of Babilon let vs not onely turne backe without opposing our armes against those of leroboam the vsurper of the Kingdome but let vs yeeld vnto the Romans and by their authoritie preserue both our liues and our alters Israell was led into captiuitie lerusalem was destroyed the Temple was broaken downe her ceremonies left off and the Arke taken Let not this pretended Germaine Vnion seduce vs trust not in your houses and treasor your heriticall Nations beleeue not those that measure their courages by the elles of the bulwarkes of the Gospell trust not in that nation although it be warlike which loueth it selfe but like the Gebeonites preuent losuaes sword for he is not come but with commission from the Eternall that sayd vnto him goe and thou shalt conquer kingdomes Oh God if we had a leremie who would not goe vnto him to know whether the mouth of the Lord hath said it If we had a Samuell who would not goe to that Oracle to say Lord I will doe all that which thou saist The Eternall is King and we are his people wee will obay whom he hath chosen But we neuer read of any prophesies which threaten vs with a fift Monarchie we haue no prophesie that the Spaniard shall rayse the fourth vp againe and swallow vp the Romaine hath not God shewed the contrarie wherein short time the Spirituall and Temporall heads haue bin preuented in the greatest points of their hopes He will preserue nothing but the armes and the hands to hold the rod of his furie not to subiect vs vnto them but to receiue the punishment that we haue deserued our fathers neuer taught vs to lose the libertie that we may haue from God but to possesse it with a good conscience If strength and force faile vs God is strong enough for his Israel if he doth punish vs for a time because of our sinnes by that Antiachus at the last he will be appeased with his people how many times was Israel subiect to the Philistians and how many times did God restore them to their libertie againe he sold them for their sinnes and brought them againe to his compassions Then knowing not the particuler will of our Master let vs follow the generall with Dauid let vs leaue the Arke with the Tabernacle that it be not lost and let vs pray weepe and cry out and say Lord weaken the counsell of Achitophel let vs with Iacob fight valiantly and God will doe all that pleaseth him with Iehosaphat we will cry out Lord we know not what to doe but our eyes are lifted vp vnto the Lord with Hester let vs fast let vs goe to the king if in doing so we perish we will perish as Zonobie sayd to the Emperor Aurelian thou and I may begin warre but God giueth the victorie If I ouercome thee it will be no honor Therefore let euery man in his calling indeanor puisantly to resist Tirranous proceedings Great Princes you would not for any thing in the world lose your liberties and yet you take the course to doe it either for want of courage or counsell Prince of Spaine thou that hast extended thy limits euen vnto the place where God hath sayd vnto thee that thou shalt not goe no further goe not against the anointed of the Lord for he hath not sent thee thou shalt not prosper the land belongs vnto the Eternall and he hath disposed of kingdomes at his pleasure The fourth Monarchie hath but his bounds build not vpon the walles of lerico where thy sonnes shall pay the forfeiture Germanie Princes are you bewiched with the respect of the image of an Eagle doe you doubt his clawes are you afrayd of his bill D oe you not know that all of you are bretheren and that if you suffer one member of your body torne all the rest will feele it and at last you shall all die in Slauonia preuent petfidrous Treasons and disloyakies whereof you are accused take away enuie and cowardlines wherewithall men blame you call baeke your bloud bid your bones ioyne together to you and you to them can your consciences judge of the equitie of the cause by the first successe stay till the end and you shall know that the hand of the Lord is for his anointed then be not the last to bring backe the king will your wisdomes permit you to burie this essentiall distinction it is another thing to be king of Bohemia and Emperor for the quarrell is not with him in other qualetie then the first Will your courages permit that after so notable promises you should turne your backes in the day of battaile Doth not your natiue country moue you at all will not his aliances farre extended pricke you forward Be all well vnited for the interest of your consciences your honor and your duties hold fast together for your common libertie Will you suffer the Turke to take part with you vpon necessitie or to eate you because of your crueltie will not God aske an account of you for the blood which he shall spill For the Churches which he shall ouerthrow and for the Mosques which he shall erect Your eyes shall see it but he will not permit you to enioy it his Cimiterre will destroy you in a moment This Attila the scourge of Christians will make vs dearely pay for the peace obtayned at the price of your consciences and remembrances You Zwitzer Bulles you were feared Princes and Kings made much of you you are in danger now to be bitten by them if you seeke not to driue away from you all seedes of deuision tie the aple of discord to your Cabinet and bind this maxime as a chaine vnto you we are all bretheren let vs resist against our common enemie Yov States whom God hath fauored with so much good successe that he hath raised you vp