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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20957	A preparation to suffer for the Gospell of Iesus Christ. Or, A most Christian exercise full of comfort and consolation for these present times. Written in French by the learned, and zealous, Peter Du Moulin, Profresor of Diuinitie, in the Vniuersitie of Sedan	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Darcie, Abraham, fl. 1625.	1623 (1623)	STC 7336; ESTC S118563	17,868	86

A PREPARATION TO SVFFER FOR the GOSPELL of IESVS CHRIST OR A most Christian Exercise full of Comfort and consolation for these present times Written in French by the Learned and zealous PETER DV MOVLIN Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Sedan LONDON Printed by A. M. for Robert Mylbourne and are to bee sold at his Shop at the great South doore of Pauls 1623. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE TRVLY NOBLE AND MOST EXCELLENT LORDS ●ODOWICK Duke of RICHEMOND and of LENOX c. ●AMES Lord Marquis of HAMLETON c. ●ILLIAM Earle of PEMBROOKE c. ●ENRIE Earle of SOVTHAMTON c. ●OBERT Earle of LEICESTER c. ●OHN Earle of HOLDERNESSE c. ●AMES Earle of CARLISLE c. ●r OLIVER St. IOHN Viscount Grandison ●VDLEY Lord NORTH Baron of Catelage ●RTHVR Lord CHICHESTER Ba Belfast ●eligious Peeres of ENGLAND Mirror of Honour and Vertue Noble Patrons and Paternes of good Endeauours True Pillars and vpholders of Christs true Doctrine and the comfort of the Church of God BRAHAM DARCIE heartily wisheth to their Illustrious Persons all Jnternall Externall and Eternall Happinesse and Prosperitie in the holy TRINITIE ILLVSTRIOVS LORD● IF in this vicious age it a rare thing to see an E●ample of Vertue that your Noble Persons m● needs be much more ra● seeing it comprehende● with great Excellencie and Perfection all t● Vertues in one which the corruption of th● present age rendreth most remarkeable b● the Eminencie of your High Callings a● the Nobilitie of your Illustrious Discen● makes it more admirable For if an inund●tion of vices the dangerous contagions Courts where many seducing obiects of euils ●re often presented rather to Great then In●eriour Persons haue not beene able to de●raue or viciate the vnspotted Sinceritie 〈◊〉 your Noble and Constant hearts This is 〈◊〉 Example almost without Example ap●auded of those that know your Names more ●dmired of those that know your Persons ●a Commended and Extolled euen by your ●ery Enemies Amongst your many Rare ●ertues PIETIE which is and ought to ●ee the chiefest as that which disswadeth vs ●om all worldly and transitory Pleasures and ●ffectations makes vs approach neere to ●OD to bee partakers of that incompre●ensible Ioy Comfort and euerlasting Hap●nesse allotted only to Christs Elect shines ●ith an excellent splendor through your whole Noble Conuersations GOD who is the onely Giuer and true Rewarder of Vertu● hath so adorned and enlightned you with th● Cleare and Radiant Beames of his Gospel that no waues of Idolatrous temptations sha● bee able to shake the Foundation of your tru● grounded Faith built not vpon the Sand o● humane Tradition and Inuention that th● least winde remooues but on the firme Rock of Diuine Perseuerance and Constancie which no superstitious storme can ouerwhelme● That holy Prouidence which keepes you sti● pure and immaculate hath blest and preserued you from time to time from all perill● and dangers and hath endued you with hi● heauenly Fauours and Graces which are euident demonstrations of greater Blessings to come heereafter Making the people of GOD hope you are thus preserued to be true friends of his Church and the terrour of her Enemies Ouer which you will bee tryumphant CHRIST making your enterprises pro●perous and your Noble designes victorious ●or which I am euer ready to send vp my zea●ous Prayers to GOD for all happie suc●esse In testimony whereof I humbly tender ●nd prostrate to your Honours this Excel●ent and healthfull Preparation Dedicated ●ikewise to the most Noble Sincere and Reli●ious Princes and Lordes of FRANCE True and Zealous Warriors for CHRISTS cause Your Graces and Honours most humbly Deuoted ABRAHAM DARCIE To the most Illustrious H. B. of Roan Princes of Leon. FRED Prince of Sedan H. of Trimouille Prince of Talmont N. Duke of Seuilly AMORI Marquis of La Moussay Mon. Le Vidame de Chartres N. Marq. of La Force ST Marq. of Duras CL. Earle of Montgomery LE. E. of La Suze GASP. E. of Chastillion Most Illustrious Lords IN these tottering and vncertaine times when the loue and respect of the world and the terrour of persecutions and tribulations makes many look back that haue laid fast hold on the Plough of true Religion I thought it most expedient to salute you with this Treatise of a secure and safe Preparation against the assaults of malicious hearts and attempting hands that by the heroicall vertues of Christian patience and constancy you may be able to resist whatsoeuer impious force or violence which would faine make a breach in your Noble Religious and Zealous hearts This I haue done not out of any doubt or feare of your firme and setled resolutions but onely to giue you to vnderstand how farre your Illustrious persons are interressed in the daily and continual praiers of the whole Church for your happy and victorious successe and that whensoeuer you vouchsafe but to read this diuine Discourse your Lordships may be put in mind of the zealous and affectionate prayers of Gods people who hauing made my vnworthy selfe their generall mouth and voyce I doe not a little reioyce of the fit opportunity I haue herein to manifest vnto your Lordships mine owne particular humble loue and affection which being grounded vpon the many noble and apparant vertues of your Lordships and innumerable fauours and benefits imparted to me without desert desires yet in so small and slender a testimony as this to make known the large extent of my wishes and desires that God may accumulate vpon your Lordships in so holy and iust a cause all auspicious and wished successe as he whom all your Lordships ioyntly and each of you in particular will euer rest Your Lordships most bounden and deuoted P. DV MOVLIN A PREPARATION to Sufferings for the Gospell of IESVS CHRIST A Christian Exercise full of comfort and consolation for these present Times SVrely he spake not ill that sayd how Christian Exercise consisted in two things To doe well and to suffer much For God will bee glorified not onely by our actions but also by our Sufferings by which we manifest our vertue and zeale as much or more then by our Actions And so the holy Scriptures perswade vs the rather to acknowledge the importance of these duties in that they so often exhort vs both to the one and to the other Our Sauiour Christ also was not content to giue vnto his Disciples necessarie Instructions for well liuing but further hee premonifies and forewarnes them with a carefull Aduertisement against the diuers assaults and combats they were to suffer through the hatred of the world encouraging them to the fast-hold of Constancie vnder the assured hope of eternall saluation the which hee doeth expressely by these words here You shall be hated of all men for my Names sake but hee that holds out to the end the same shall be saued In these words he does not apply himselfe onely to the Apostles but in their persons to all the faithfull the which hee notifies by