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A03475	Panēguris D. Elizabethæ, Dei gratiâ Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ Reginæ. A sermon preached at Pauls in London the 17. of November ann. Dom. 1599. ... 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 ... By Thomas Holland, Doctor of Divinity, & her Highnes professor thereof in her Vniversity of Oxford.; Panēguris D. Elizabethae, Dei gratiâ Angliae Reginae	Holland, Thomas, 1539-1612.	1601 (1601)	STC 13597; ESTC S104142	118,907	169

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 ●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 accusatiōs 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 accusatiō 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 soūds 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 ●onfires r●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 thē 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 quātò 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 ●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 O●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 schi●●m pa. 302 303. Ra●n in Calu. Iui●● Lib. 2. Pag 347. Cap. 18. by name Nicolaus Serrarius The English men are Nicolas Sanders in his booke de schismat● 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 holdē men of greater reputation for opiniō 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 ●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 fi●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 presidēt 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 pretēded 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 thē that walke with the lambe vpon mount Sion whose teares God hath wiped awaye vvho rest from their labours vvho raigne vvith Christ Ap● Si●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 sor●s ipsorum in beatitudine in mansionibus sanctis tripudium cum Angelis diaeta in caelo conversatio tra●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 sl●pperinesse or lubricity sometimes it bowes to much on the right hand sometimes it bendes to much on the left hand it rūnes 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 t●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 Septēber 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 presēt 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