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A15398	Ecclesia triumphans: that is, The ioy of the English church for the happie coronation of the most vertuous and pious prince, Iames by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defendour of the faith, &c. and for the ioyfull continuance of religion and peace by the same. With a briefe exposition of the 122. Psalme, and fit application to the time: wherein are declared the manifold benefits like to grow by these good beginnings to the church and common-wealth of England. Dedicated to the most gratious ladie and vertuous princess, Ioland Anne, by the grace of God, Queene of England, Scotland, France, &c.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1603 (1603)	STC 25676; ESTC S114434	63,703	152

and bringeth forth such fruits Beside there are others which offend against this rule who though they shewe not themselues as enemies to their countrey as the former in seeking the hurt thereof yet they faile in their dutie toward their countrey because they procure not the good thereof Such are they which seeke to inrich themselues though it be to the vndoing of a whole countrey as inclosers of commons engrossers of commodities to raise them to a higher price purchassers of monopolies and priuiledged sales and aduantages all which doe tend to the priuate gaine of a few but the hinderance of many and losse to the common-wealth Such the wise man speaketh of He that withdraweth corne the people shall curse him c. Prou. 11. 26. which is true also of all other commodities that whosoeuer shall drawe any common profit from the people be it in corne merchandize commons or such like Gods curse and the peoples shall light vpon him And of this sort I feare me there are many in the world that respect more their own then the common-wealth nay looke but into the state of euery towne how few shall you finde that are deuoted to the good of the township but addicted wholly to themselues you shall see many that are readie to eate vp and deuoure their neighbours by vndermining and ouertaking them by hard and vncharitable bargaines like to the raine that sweepeth away their food Prou. 28. 3. for such sweep away a poore mans crops and corne as if it should be lost by raging and vnseasonable weather like as hastie raines doe wash and carrie away the tilth of the land so such cormorants ouerdripping their poore neighbours will not suffer them to thriue or grow by them It is a great infamie to Christians that these times wil not affoard such good common-weale men as were many among the Pagans It is written of Pompeius the great that while Rome suffered a great dearth he hauing prouided great store of corne abroad and shipped the same while the marriners were afraid to set forward because of the suddaine tempest he himselfe was the first that entered vsing these couragious wordes It is necessarie for vs to saile but not so necessarie to liue he preferred the releife of many before the saftie of one Lastly howe much are we bound to giue thankes vnto God who hath giuen vs a prince to gouerne vs who may and doeth say with the prophet here for my brethren and neighbours sake I will wish thee prosperitie Whose Maiestie though in his regall authoritie our Soueraigne lord and King yet in respect of his consanguinitie our brother borne of English parentage and we his louing neighbours before in countrey language religion and now his dutifull subiects Now England shall be to his Highnes as Scotland and Scotland as England Such a prince as vnto whome I am perswaded the Church and Commonwealth are as deare as his life who herein may be compared to Dauid who was readie as Ambrose rehearseth Seipsum pro populo offerre morti cum ferienti angelo occurrebat c. meritò ergo expetitus est ab vniuersis c. To offer himselfe for the people meeting the Angel in the way that stroke the people c. therefore he was worthely desired of all And as he againe saith Charitas nunquam cadit ideo Dauid nunquā recidit quia charus fuit omnibus c. Loue neuer falleth away therefore Dauid could not fall who was beloued of and deare vnto all So I trust our vertuous Dauid shall neuer fall beeing beloued of his people and much more deare vnto God who graunt vnto his Maiestie an happie godly and peaceable raigne ouer vs. The 20. meditation v. 9. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will procure thy wealth This beeing the greatest motiue that drew from Dauid this great affection is reserued for the last place his naturall loue vnto Israel as his countrey and kinred was very great but his desire vnto it as Gods Church and because of the Lords presence amongst thē was much more spirituall loue then is to be preferred before naturall but where there is a concurrence and connexion of both the flame is encreased There can be then no greater bond then religion no greater loue then for Christs cause 1. Therefore the prophet Dauid saith els where He hath exalted the borne of his people which is a praise for all his Saints euen for the children of Israel a people neare vnto him Psal. 148. 14. The righteous doe reioyce and praise God when the Lord exalteth his Church and prospereth it and strengtheneth the horne thereof against their enemies And this is set downe as a sure marke to know a faithfull man by He honoureth them that feare the Lord Psa. 15. 4. According to this rule the Apostle saith While we haue time let vs doe good to all men but specially to them which are of the houshold of faith Gal. 6. 10. That like as God is the Sauiour of all mē specially of those which beleeue 1. Tim. 4. 10. so we should make the same difference preferring those in our loue which are most beloued of god 2. Thus the prophet Dauid professeth his loue to the people of God Mine eyes shall be to the faithfull of the land Psal. 101. 6. yea he saith that all his delight is in the Saints of the earth Psal. 16. 3. Such was his zeale to the house of God that he would choose rather to be a doore-keeper there then to dwell or to raigne as king among the wicked Psal. 84. 10. Thus also the people of God doe testifie their affection to the Church they well preferre Ierusalem before their chiefe ioy Psal. 137. 6. 3. For he that loueth God must needs also loue Gods house the place where he dwelleth he cannot but loue Gods image which most of all appeareth in the faithful and righteous For Christs cause therefore his Church is beloued Whatsoeuer is done vnto the members therof he doth acknowledge it as done to himselfe Mat. ●5 45. A man cānot be the bridegroomes friend and hate the bride which is new Ierusalem the holy city and Church of god 4. The loue of Christ and his Church should be remembred more then wine Cant. 1. 3. that is to be preferred before all other pleasures of loue The faithfull say I am sicke of this loue Cant. 2. 5. This loue hath no measure it exceedeth all bounds this loue is as strong as death Cant. 8. 6. nay it is stronger then death for it remaineth after death loue neuer falleth away much water cannot quench this loue affliction● cannot ouercome it thy seruants delight in the stones thereof and haue pitie on the dust thereof namely of Sion Psal. 102. 14. Euen Gods Church when it is in the greatest affliction is louely though shee be blacke because the funne of affliction hath looked vpon her yet is shee comely though for the

easily be confuted or auoided which at the first dash bewray all their counsaile but they which agree with vs in many points may easily deceiue simple mindes by their subtile secrecie while they bolster out their poisonfull doctrine by some conformitie c. The 17. meditation They shall prosper that loue thee They which doe but beare good will vnto Sion shall prosper their louing affection to Gods house shall not be forgotten 1. So the Lord by Isaak saith to Iacob They shall be cursed that curse thee and blessed are they that blesse thee Gen. 27. 29. Likewise the Prophet Dauid saith The Lord is with them that vphold my soule Psal. 54. 4. Our Sauiour promiseth that he which giueth but a cuppe of cold water to any of his little ones in the name of a disciple should not loose his reward Math. 10. 42. 2. Thus Laban was prospered for Iacobs sake Gen. 30. 27. because he succoured and entertained him in his house The Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his house because of the arke 2. Sam. 6. 11. he receiued it into his house and had a loue and respect vnto it therefore the Lord shewed him fauour againe Thus god deliuered Ebedmelech the Moore because he releeued and fauoured the prophet Ieremie cap. 39. 18. Ierem. And contrariwse they are accursed that doe hate the church of God What gained Ismael by mocking of Isaack he was cast out of his fathers house Gen. 21. 9. 10. Or what did it profit Abimelech to slaie his brethren the sonnes of noble Ierubball was he not himselfe slaine his braine pan broken with a peece of a milstone and after thrust thorough by his page Iudg. 9. 52. 53. And Saul had good experience what it is to persecute the innocents and to hate Gods seruants he put the priests to death and caused Doeg in one day to kill of them 85. persons he chased Dauid from place to place what was the issue hereof he himselfe was ouercome in battell and desperately died vpon his owne sword 1. Sam. 31. 4. 3. Like as then the Prophet saith in thy light shall we see light Psal. 36. 9. as a man by beholding the light is himselfe lightened so they which loue the light of Gods trueth shining in his Church shall themselues find light and comfort by it The Lord is said to turne the bed of the mercifull man in his sickenesse Psal. 41. 3. that as the turning and beating of the ficke mans couch doeth yeild more ease and pleasant rest to the sicke and weary bones so the Lord doth minister spirituall comfort and refreshing to the soule of that man that hath beene a comfort vnto others In this respect it is said in the Canticles Thy name is as an ointment poured out therefore the virgins loue thee Cant. 1. 2. that like as they which are neere vnto a precious ointment powred out though they were not annointed with it yet they are filled with the fauour of it So they which loue Christs Church where this oyntment is powred out shall haue the pleasant sauour and smell thereof in their welfare and prosperitie they shall prosper that loue thee 4. For the loue that is shewed to any of Christs members Christ accepteth as bestowed vpon himselfe In as much as he did it to one of the least of these ye did it vnto me Math. 25. 45. And therefore Christ wil recompence the loue of such they shall prosper themselues and be blessed in it 5. First according to this rule They shall prosper that loue thee it were good for vs to measure the current of many accidents in the world there shall we see the miserable ende and vnprosperous successe of such as were enemies to Gods Church and the happie estate and blessed progresse of such as were friends and louers of it What hath beene the ende of those treacherous practisers against the Lords annointed our late Soueraigne and of those haters of religion I meane Babington Ballard Arden Sommeruile Sherwin Parrie Lopez Squire with the rest they brought themselues to a shamefull but well deserued death and haue left behind them a perpetuall note of infamie howsoeuer the Pope hath canonized thē for martyrs of his Church Fit saints for such a chappell and worthie inhabitants of the Popes heauen But God shall prosper the faithfull endeauours of his seruants the teares which they shed in their praiers for Gods Church shall be put into the Lords bottles Psal. 56. 8. They shall eate the bread in the sweate of their browes they shall be partakers of the comfort and prosperitie of CHRISTS Church for the which they haue trauailed And now I trust is the time that it shall be saide to all that loue the Gospel They shall prosper that loue thee The Gospel hath by Gods goodnes prospered and flourished aboue these 40. yeares and now by Gods goodnes is like to prosper still God shall blesse both Prince and people as he hath done alreadie in great measure God hath brought a prosperous king to a prosperous nation His Maiestie the Lord hath aboundantly honoured in one day aduancing him to the princely regiment of an honourable nation to the loue heartie desire of his subiects to a countrey professing religion to the treasures of a rich prince God hath giuen him Salomons portion honour wealth wisdome God we trust shall giue his Maiestie grace and strength with al his power to honour him againe that we may say with the prophet Because the king trusted in the Lord and in the mercie of the most high he shall not slide thine hand shall find out all thine enemies and thy right hand them that hate thee Psal. 21. 7 8. But they that loue him shall be as the Sunne that riseth in his might Iud. 5. 31. Secondly seeing they prosper that loue and beare affection to Ierusalem let men learne to shewe good will vnto Christs Church though as yet they be no ripe schollers themselues in Christs schoole though they be not growne to perfection let them expresse a good affectiō A good will and inclination where strength yet faileth is accepted and a readie disposition is not reiected though thou be not yet of the Saints yet loue the Saints If thou likest and louest that thou wouldest be thou maist be that hereafter which yet thou art not The little birde before shee flieth flittereth with her wings in the nest the child creepeth before he goeth So religion beginneth with affection and deuotion proceedeth from desire A man must first loue that he would be before he cā be that which he loueth It is a good signe when a man affecteth that which he expecteth and doth fauour that which he would more fully sauour He that loueth Sion shall prosper he that loueth vertue shall encrease and prosper in it The day of small things shall not be despised Zachar. 4. 10. neither shall the smoking flaxe be quenched Math. 12. 20. but the smoake shall bring forth fire

tit 4. leg 28. Cant. 1. 3. Isa. 22. 21. Isa. 58. ●1 1. Sam. 1. Luk. 2. 36. Fo● p. 507. col 1. Fo●● 10 ● Prefac● to the Reader in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Sam. 14. 2. Sam. 20. 2. King 4. Prov. 31. 29. vers ●● The particular blessings in Israel vnder Dauid in England like to be vnder his Maiestie The vniting of two kingdomes Continuance o● religion A iudicial and learned prince Epist. 25. ad Gratian. Free accesse to Gods house Mutuall confe●●●e The example of the Prince Religion s●●led Meditat. vpon the 20. of the Reuelat p. 3. art 8. Encrease of wealth The generall cōsent and desire of all Vniformitie in religion Religion sincere without mixture Meditat vpon ●5 of the 1. of Chron in the applica● Meditat vpon 20. of the reuelat 3. p. art 1. Reformation of things amisse Preface to the Reader 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Praising of God Psal. 12● v. 2. Seates of iustice ●4 benefit p. 9● 92. A prince no strāger 15. Benefit pag. 55. Consent in doctrine Pag. 10. l. 1. Externall peace p. 56. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 55. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 18. benefit domesticall peace and plentie A louing prince p. 25. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Loue of Gods Church Meditat. in 15. 1. Chro. part 2. p. 43. p. 20. Psal. 40. 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p 89. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Medita in Chro. applicat The prince keeper of both tables 1. Cor. 6. 20. Ambrose epist. 2● Euery mans duty prescribed in the kings booke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Meditat. in 20. Reuelat 3. par ●●rt 7. Eccles. 12. 9. The comfort contentment of all sorts in his Maiesties godly resolution Lib. 1. de Virgini Prefation ad 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thanksgiuing the incense of Christians The vniting of these two kingdomes 1. Benefit Lanquet 2. Benefit Continuance of religion Psal. 133. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3. Benefit when God sendeth a learned and ver●uous prince Thus seeme the Septuagint to thinke translating 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 degrees or ascending places Why they are called psalmes of degrees The scripture● whereunto profitable How one scripture is said to be more excellent then another August epist. 3. ad 〈◊〉 The particular application of Scripture De Ecclesiast dogmatio c. 56. The ioy of christian assembli●● 4. Benefit fre● accesie to God● house Euseb. l. 8. c. 6. Fox p. 952. col ● Hiero ad Gerontia● in Psal. 66. Serm. 14. in Cantic 〈◊〉 Psal. 49. Fox p. 818. anno 1511. Fox p. 897. Fox p. 904. The 5. benefit godly conferēc● Epist. 70. Holines not 〈◊〉 be ascribed to the place it s●lfe De d●dicat eccles serm 1. Houses of praier not to be profaned Arelatens sub Carol. c. 22. Laodican 28. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The 6. benefit the example of a godly king 1. Sam. 5. v. 1. 8. 10. 1. Sam. 6. 14. 1. Sam 7. 1. 2. Sam. 6 10. and 12. The fi●th of Ch●ist not flitting or changeable 1. King 19. The 7. benefit the setling of religion Lib 1. de spirit cap. 2● Ruine of cities for sinne Epist. 91. Of the wars for recouering the holy land so superstitiously called Deterr promis● Ad Paulin. Rom● neuer had such promises as Hierusalem Hier. ad Eustach Ad Paulinum Epist. 92. Cambden de comit He●tford ad Gerontiam Hieron ibid. Cant. 8. 9. The 8. benefit enlarging of citties buildings Calamities vpon citties by winds and earthquakes Socrat. l. 1. 7. Zozomen lib. ● cap. 15. Euagr. l. 2. c. 1● Senec. epist. 91. Stowe ●●●esto be obserued in building of houses The danger of discord The 9. benefit the generall consent and desire of all in receiuing his Maiestie Fox p. 101. p. 135. Fox p. 3●5 Stowe Lanquet The 10. benefit the wonderfull conioyning of both kingdomes The 11. benefit sinceritie in religion An admonitio● to recusants 1. Sam. 4 4. Aduise giuen to schismatikes Epist. 82. The testimonie and cognizance of the old church of Israel Rom. 9. 4. The word and sacraments essentiall notes of the Church Of the discipline o● the Church In the commination The 12. benefit reformation of things amisse In Psal. 98. in fine Churches appointed for praier B●llar lib. ●● de ●uk sanct c. 4. Churches not ordained n●w for sacrifice Abuses in popish seruice Decr. par 1. dist 42. c. 7. Synod Mog●● c. 40. The 13. benefit publike and priuate entercourse of religion Lib. confess 10. c. 33. 〈…〉 No man must come emptie into Gods house Augustin in Psal. 65. The 14. benefit ●●●●tion of iustice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Repli● fol. 52. pag. 1. Manifestat fol. 52. pag. 1. Manifestat fol. 98. pag. 1. Deliuerance frō forraine dangers in Psal. 85. The Princes power in causes Ecclesiasticall The negligence and slouthfulnes of priests in the returne from captiuitie The 15. benefit a prince no stranger or forrainer Ambr. lib. 2. offic cap. 7. Against selfe-loue in praier Selfe-loue New doctrine a disturbing of the Church Strange and vnsound positions maintained by some in the Church of England The 16. benefit consent of doctrine Ambrose prolog de fid orthodox The vnhappie ende of the haters of Christs Church The 17. benefit prosperitie The desire and loue of vertue a good steppe to obtaine it Homil. 15. Ceasing of wa●● Iustice and truth the causes of p●ace The 18 benefit externall peace ann 132● ann 1168. Lanquet ann 1383. Lanquet Contentions vs●all betweene nations professing poperie Bernard epist. 1●7 Religion taketh ●ot away natural affection Loue to our co●trey naturall Heathen louers of their countrey Plutarch Fa●all ●8 Against enclosures and monopolies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The ●9 benefit a 〈…〉 Lib. 2. de offic c. 7. Ioy for the welf●re of Christs Church Revel 21. 2. Ministers who carelesse of Christs church Who be the dumbe g●e● s●eepie dogg ●0 Benefit care of the Church of Christ. August Hier●●

Ismaelites of this age that are readie to offend all their neighbours both by sea and land thirsting after the monarchie of many nations and stretching out their line beyond their measure These are the fruits of the Popish separation and such is the spirit of that bodie breathing out continually contention and warre It is no rare thing for one countrey citie or state professing poperie to prouoke another witnesse hereof the great contentions betweene the Guelphs in Italie taking part with the Popes and the Gibelines of the Emperours part the strifes warres mooued among the Popes themselues that diuers times warred one vpon another for the triple crowne as Alexander the 3. against the Antipopes Octavian Guido Ioannes the Vrbanists against the Clementines and twentie times beside was that Sea deuided Such were the wars betweene the states of Italie as the Romanes and Tuscanes ann 1166. betweene Millane Florence and Mantua an 1398. betweene the Venetians and the citie of Pavie and Verone ann 1405. Thus France and Spaine haue beene at variāce England and Scotland til the religion and faith of the Gospel vnited them Which vnitie we trust nowe shall for euer hold beeing knit together with three most sure bonds natural ciuil religious the first in that the same continent containeth them the second one kingdome and gouernment ruleth them the third one religion and worship of god instructeth them and therefore as the preacher saith a threefold cord cannot easily be brokē Eccles. 4. 11. Long may this cord hold long may his princely Maiestie continue among vs that hath twisted this cord and God graunt that both prince and people may walke in his feare that as our Christian king is pious and faithfull toward God so we may be obedient to God and our king And let vs not onely pray for peace but practise it not wish it onely but worke it that we may desire so to please God that he may delight to dwell among vs That according to the angels song Glorie be to God on high and in earth peace c. Luk. 2. 14. We may in all things set forth the glorie of God that we may enioy peace that God hauing his due we may receiue our desire glorie beeing not giuen vnto God peace is denied to men where God by our sinnes is prouoked there peace in earth is like to be interrupted And therefore he saith well Quanam est causa tanti furoris non alia sane nisi quia displicet mortalibus angelica illa partitio c. What is the cause of so great rage none other but this because that partition of the angel disliketh men whereby glorie is giuen vnto God peace vnto men Quonam modo stabit pax hominum coram deo si deo apud homines non potest tu●a esse sua gloria Howe shall mans peace be ratified before God when Gods glory is violated with men The 19. meditation Vers. 8. For my brethren and neighbours sake I will wish thee now prosperitie First the prophet sheweth that the loue of his countrie and affection to his brethren mooued him to wish well vnto them and to desire the peace thereof So then religion taketh not away naturall affection to countrie friends and parents but it rather maintaineth and vpholdeth it 1. The Apostle reprooueth the Gentiles because they were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Men void of naturall affection Rom. 1. 31. And the Prophet saith Hide not thy selfe from thine owne flesh Isay 58. 6. He which withdraweth his affection from his neighbours and countrimen is as though he had no pittie or compassion vpon his owne flesh 2. Thus nature wrought in faithfull Abraham when he armed himselfe and all his familie and rescued and recouered Lot his brothers sonne which was taken captiue Gen. 14. S. Pauls affection was very ardent toward his countrey when he wished himselfe to be separated from Christ for his brethrēs sake which were his kinsmen according to the flesh But cursed is the memorie of cruell and vnnaturall Abimelech who destroied his owne citie of Sichem and sowed it with salt to make it vnfruitfull and desolate and slue the people whome before he saide were his bone and his flesh Iud. 9. 2. 45. 3. Like as the doue returned to the Arke from whence she came forth Gen. 8. as the oxe and asse know their masters cribbe where they are vsed to be fed Isa. 1. 3. and loue that place before any other as the riuers goe vnto the sea from whence they came Eccles. 1. 7. so should our loue and affection be vnto that place which hath bredde vs and where we had our beeing The lyons doe couch in their dennes where they are accustomed and the birds will hardly forsake the place where they were hatched and nature draweth affection to our countrie which first gaue vs breath and life 4. Nehemiah giueth this reason of his affection to Ierusalem because there was the cittie and the house of the sepulchers of his fathers Nehem. 2. 3. Therefore a man can not be forgetfull of his countrie vnlesse he will shewe himselfe vnnaturall and vnthankefull to his parents and progenitors which there remained while they liued and there lie buried nowe they are dead This made Iacob charge his children to burie him in the caue with his fathers There they buried Abraham and Sara his wife there they buried Isaack and Rebecca and there I buried Lea Gen. 49. 29. 31. 5. By this doctrine then we condemn vnnaturall and mostrous practises of all traiterous papists that haue heretofore most cruelly practised against their prince and countrey Such were Morton to the Popes bellowes to kindle the rebellion in the North Saunders in Ireland such were Ballard Babington Arden Sommerfield Parrie Campion Sherwin Yorke Standley Squire with the rest of that popish broad who by their treacherous attempts against the life of their Soueraigne intended nothing els but the hauocke spoile of their countrie and to make it a pray to the enemies teeth Herein they professing Christianitie were much inferiour to the heathen who preferred the safetie of their countrie before their owne liues so farre were they from attempting any thing preiudiciall to the state and welfare thereof So forraine stories make honourable mētion of Codrus king of Athens who warring vpon the Thracians which had promise of victorie by an Oracle so that Codrus were killed rushed into the middest of his enemies and by his death obtained the victorie to the Athenians The like did the Decij among the Romans the father in the warres against the Albanes the sonne against the French vowed thēselues to die for the safetie of their countrey Therefore it may be a shame for such as would be counted Christians to seeke the spoile of their countrie for the preseruation whereof they ought to spend their life and blood Iudge then what manner of religion this is that nourisheth such disciples