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A01189 A letter vvritten by those of the assembly in Rochell: to Monsieur le Duc de Les Diguieres Containing an admonition vnto him, to leaue the enemie, and to ayde them. As also an exhortation and a warning vnto those that forsake the trueth, and cleaue vnto the enemies thereof, to shun that vengeance which God will send downe vpon them for the same.; Lettre de Messieurs l'Assemblee, a Monsieur le duc de Lesdiguieres. English Eglises réformées de France. Assemblée générale (1620-1621 : La Rochelle); Lesdiguiéres, François de Bonne, duc de, 1543-1626. 1621 (1621) STC 11304; ESTC S105630 6,562 16

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your armes then when you employed them for the defence of his Church you ought also to belieue that if now when you draw neere vnto the end of your dayes it is time to crowne your workes with most iust and Christian actions you become an enemie vnto and procure the ruine of those that with you make profession of the truth of the Gospell he will be angry against you and will couer your face with shame and ignomie you shall expose your selfe to be dispised of all men and made a laughter vnto those namely that haue made vse of you to execute their wicked intents and bring that curse vpon your head which he pronounceth against those that curse his people and those most fearefull iudgements which in his wrath he sheweth vpon those that rise vp against and withstand the Kingdome of his Sonne Iesus Christ all maner of the deaths of those whom God loueth are precious in his sight but he will require their blood at the hands of those that shall vniustly shed the same he that toucheth them toucheth the apple of his eye and you are not ignorant thereof With what conscience then can you continue and remaine among our enemies that abuse the affections and conscience of the King for ours and the states vtter ruine giue counsell for the destruction of Townes wherein the holy name of God is purely inuoaked and participate in the forcible action that are done against them would you thrust your sword into the brests of your owne brethren and bath your hands in the blood of those whom God hath redeemed by the blood of his deare Sonne Iesus Christ No my Lord rather in the name of God if there be any care of his Church yet resting in you if there be any charity in your heart towards those that are his members and which is more if you desire not to bring vpon you and yours the wrath and vengance of God for we are bound by the duty of our Offices and the discharge of our consciences to speake in this maner vnto you be mooued to compassion vpon the pittifull dealing which at this day is vsed against the faithfull acknowledge the deceits and impostures of our enemies note the violent courses they vse against your brethren and with a prudent foresight apprehending future mischiefes come out from the middle of them least you be enueloped among the plagues that God will powre downe vpon the vessels of his wrath when he shall haue ceased the vsing of them for the punishment of his children Aide not them that haue no other intent then to destroy vs by making a deuision among vs forsake not the members of our Lord Iesus Christ but rather ioyning with vs bring the rest of our brethren with you who by your example you haue withdrawne from vs and vse the meanes to cause them also to come with you who as yet are asleepe and rest vnder the deceitfull assurances that are giuen them of some quietnesse to the end that being all according to our duties most stricktly vnited together by the sacred bands of pietie peace and charitie we may effectually labour together for the publique Tranquility and quietnesse of Gods house And seeing that there is no other meanes left vnto vs we employ a iust and couragious defence which being blessed by God stayeth the violent courses of those that persecute vs deliuereth the Towne of S. Iohn D'Angely from their hands and preserueth all the rest shall not so many persons of good quality who acknowledging the vnfaithfulnesse and the intents of our enemies consecrate their blood to empeach the destruction of the faithfull prouoake you to a holy iealousie by their example You haue heretofore bin a puissant instrument in the hand of God to defend his Church from oppression be the same againe my Lord at this day and that the rather and stronglie because God hath giuen you many blessings in aboundance And if you dispising these exhortations that we giue you by the compassion of Christ be still in this time and faile in the succours which you owe vnto all good men God will not cease to raise vp peace and deliuerance by other meanes vnto his children But it is to be seared that he will reuenge the dissipation that you shall make of your brethren vpon you and yours We beseech Almighty God with all our hearts to touch your heart by his holy Spirit to inspire you with God and godly connsell to doe that which we require of you according to his will and that receiuing you into his protection he will take pitty vpon his Church send peace vnto this State and tranquility and security to those troupes that he hath assembled therein We rest my Lord Your most humble and most affectioned seruants the Deputies of the reformed Churches of France and the Soueraignety of Bearn assembled in Rochell Bessay President Rossell Lieutenant Guerin Secretarie de la Por●e Secretarie In Rochell the 12. of Iune 1621.