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A16247 Boanerges. Or the humble supplication of the ministers of Scotland, to the High Court of Pariament [sic] in England Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626. 1624 (1624) STC 3171; ESTC S102729 18,586 38

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you of Pauls instructions to Timothy concerning the doctrines of diuels speaking through hypocrisie hauing their consciences burned with a hot iron forbidding meates and mariages and giuing heed to the spirit of errors to be seduced so that you see there must be a doctrine amongst professors of Gods word prescribing things abominable to the truth and it shall be perspicuous to the world and plainly reuealed and when it is discouered and made knowne the conclusion followes without distinction or exception that it is the doctrine of the diuel answer then a Gods name you that must answer before the throne of the Lambe is not this Papistrie and who would be thus defiled Oh marke the goodnes of God when the guests made excuses and would not come to the feast the Master sent about into the high wayes and hedges for the poore the blind the halt and the lame yea hee compelled some to come that knew not what that hospitalitie meant and yet for all this when hee discouered a man in the bride-chamber that had not on his wedding garment he cast him forth and his ministers threw him into vtter desolation what then will become of Papists can you conceiue that the Popes triple crowne his vestments embrodred with pearle and gold the Cardinals bloody scarlet gownes the Priests stately and pompous copes the altar-hangings of rich arras with all those proud and pompous attires are wedding garments fit to come into Christs bride-chamber No no. It is true humiliation and the washing of our sins with his precious blood must make vs fit for admission What is Calamus Benimmi or Storax says the Prophet or a thousand riuers of oile to make vs delicately cleane and smell of perfumes except the Lord purge and cleanse vs and by the operation of his holy Spirit wipe away our leprous spots of iniquitie and purifie vs by a new sanctification not by the Purgatory of Papistry the intercession of Saints the Masses of Priests the merits of works the Indulgences of the Pope the trentals dirges of cozening Friers nor in a word the trumperies and fooleries of processions and puppet playes Now come to the hammer that strikes all home to the stone that pushed the golden image in peeces to the iron rod that bruiseth Gods enemies to powder the Apocalips I meane and he that hath eares to heare let him heare I saw vnder the altar the soules of them that were killed for the word of God and for the testimonie which they maintained Oh the bloody massacres of France and the crueltie of the Romane Bishops oh the tyrannie of the Inquisition and the searches of Iesuites and Priests all ouer Europe oh the fiery trials persecutions in Queen Maries dayes and those blood-thirsty enemies of God Gardner and Bonner with the rest of Satans instruments worse then Adonibeseck the tyrant who cut off the hands and feet of 70 Kings But vnderstand what followes both to them and all the rest that forget God And the Kings of the earth and the great men and the rich men and the chiefe Captaines and the mightie men and the bond-man and euery freeman hid themselues in dens and among the rocks of the mountaines and said to the mountaines and rocks Fall on vs and hide vs from the presence of him that sitteth on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. And he opened the bottomlesse pit and there arose the smoake of the pit and the smoake of a great fornace and the Sunne and the aire were darkned by the smoake of the pit And there came out of the smoake Locusts vpon the earth and vnto them was giuen power as the Scorpions of the earth haue power What is all this and much more that followes but Popish Priests false teachers hereticks indeed and such as would eclipse and darken the glory of Gods word and peruert the doctrine of holy Scripture Marke the rest we beseech you And when they haue finished their testimonie the Beast that cometh out of the bottomlesse pit shall make warre against them and shall ouercome them and kill them and their corpse shall lie in the streets of the great Citie which spiritually is called Sodome and Egypt where our Lord also was crucified And there appeared another great wonder in heauen for behold a great red Dragon hauing seuen heads and ten hornes and there was a battell in heauen Michael and his Angels fought against the Dragon And the great Dragon that old Serpent called the Diuell and Satan was cast out which deceiueth all the world And I saw a Beast rise out of the Sea with seuen heads and ten hornes and he opened his mouth vnto blasphemy against God And I saw three vnclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the Dragon and out of the mouth of the Beast and out of the mouth of the false Prophet And great Babylon came in remembrance before God to giue vnto her the cup of the wine of the fiercenesse of his wrath Come I will shew thee the damnation of the great Whore that sitteth vpon many waters with whom haue committed fornication the Kings of the earth And I saw a Woman sit vpon a scarlet coloured beast full of names of blasphemy Oh reade the whole Chapter with all that followeth concerning Romes prophesie and then consider with your selues who would either be a Papist or allow of Papistry in any Christian gouernment for either you must discredit this prophesie or think the holy Ghost very vnmannerly in these epith●tes and titles or be ashamed of your profession and so turne to the Lord if be possible by true contrition and reformation of life But most gracious Lords we will come nearer home to you you know what letters haue passed from your Bishops to inferiour Ministers concerning what and how they shall preach with certaine limitation of handsome language toward the Papists that none of these fearfull characters in Scriptures shall be once mentioned against them you know how the Lord Keeper would faine haue moderated the charges of the Iudges of Assise at their solemne Sessions and Assemblies as if there were a full determination in the gouernment to repeale all the Statutes of Queen Elizabeth yea the King himselfe against Papists Priests and Iesuites You know how audacious they haue been euen of late dayes to iustifie their bad dispositions toward the State and make a publicke protestation of their inficious wilfulnesse insomuch that some of them dared to say when we reioyced with bonfires at the Princes returne that they were sory to see so much wood spent in vain for there would not be fagots enough left to burne the Hereticks in London What then hath our gracious Soueraigne gotten by this partiall charitie or conniuencie at Papists but at home a generall feare lest the Diuell should lay hold vpon the latch of the doore and so take aduantage of no bodies
the will of our great King or pleasure of the Prince if hee haue taken any pleasure in his iourney to Spaine but to put you in mind what you must trust vnto if you merchandize for any Babylonish trumperies or meane to trafficke with Spaine or Rome for mens traditions and policies nor are wee presumptuous in any aduice but onely to remember you how the blood of the Saints lies crying for vengeance and mourning for their redemption before the throne of the Lambe what Rome hath done to Gods seruants wherefore Spaine hath abused most of the countries of Europe and with what enforcements the whole world complaines of them all and then no doubt the God that hath bin so merciful to you and vs in these discoueries will be as mercifull in opening the doores of your hearts to preuent future mischiefes by exposing vnto you present inconueniences and assuring you according to that Machiuilian positiō of fides non est conseruanda cum haereticis the Pope and all that be his adherents and louers of his Holines will take the first opportunitie and aduantage of any of your weaknesses but let them know from Gods owne mouth there is a feast proclaimed for the birds of the aire and beasts of the field to come and prey vpon the carkeises of Emperors and Kings and gorge themselues with the daintie food of the flesh of Princes As for the supposed causes gracious Lords of your now Assembly at this high Court of Parliament we gesse they may be to redresse the publike grieuances of the people to reforme the enormities of the gouernner to rectifie the disordred liues of particular persons and to supply the Kings wants as is great reason For as the honor of a King consisteth in the multitude of his subiects so the glory of a nation appeareth in nothing more then in the Maiestie Magnificence of a Prince which cannot be done without contributions of the subiect and so by consequence where the people are rich the Prince cannot be poore we pray the God of euerlasting happinesse so to direct and prosper all your proiects and consultations that they may extend to the glory of God the honor of the Kings Maiestie the propagation of the Gospell of Iesus Christ the benefit of the Common-wealth the flourishing of this great and happie Iland the reformation of sin and enormitie and the confusion of Antichrist with all his adherents And the same God that gaue Lawes vnto his people comming in power of feare threatning iudgment when Mount Sinai did shake like an earthquake vnder him spread his wings ouer your house like the Cherubins ouer the Arke keepe you safe from any more Powder plots especially the Ar●ados and Spanish inuasion of 88 which must neuer be forgotten and would to God it would please his Maiestie as he hath done by the 5 of No●e●be● to to make a festiuall of that day of their dissipation and set vp a Pillar of brasse vpon Dover peere with insculping the whole occurrences as they chanced that the first worke which strangers vndertook after their landing might be to run to the monument to vnderstand how God protected you from the Spanish pride and oftentation And the same God that appeared to Salomon with a blessed donation of wisdome whereby he prostrated himselfe before the Brasen Alter praying both for himselfe and the people so gouerne guide and preserue the heart of his Maiestie in finishing the worke he now begins opportunity sets forward ●● at Europe it selfe take a pattern of great Brittaines Royalty be driuen to admiration that true Maiestie religion pietie loue vnion peace plentie and strength of men are met together in one Island and corner of the world And the same God that made the sea his instrument of vengeance vpon Pharoah the heauens to raine downe stones vpon the head of Sisera the stars to fight in their order the Angel to destroy the host of the Assirians the fire to consume the Captaines of fifties hell to open and swallow vp Corah and Abiram the Lions to destroy the idolaters of Samaria the Beares to tear in peeces the mockers of Eliah and the inferior creatures to serue his turne vpon his enemies keepe you from forreine and domesticke aduersaries especially outlandish women who if they haue power to tempt Salomon to Idolatrie are sure to bring a fearefull iudgement vpon him and his posteritie FINIS Gen. 3. 15. Apoc. 12. 17. Dan. 3. Apoc. 12. Ch. 29. Ch. 38. 24. 1. Cor. 4. 9. Isai 3. Exod 18. 21. 2. King 17. 25. 2. Kin. 16. 10. 17 2. Chron. 28. 1. King 20. 36. Gen. 35. Exod. 4. 24. Exod. 32. 2. Thes 2. 3. 4. 7 1. Tim. 4. Apoc. 6. 9. 15 16 9 2 3 Apoc. 11. 7. 8 12. 3 7 9 13. 1 6 13 16. 19 17. 1 2 Reuel 3. 9.