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A10110 The consolations of David, breefly applied to Queene Elizabeth in a sermon preached in Oxford the 17. of Nouember. By Iohn Prime, 1588. Prime, John, 1550-1596. 1588 (1588) STC 20368; ESTC S101191 11,314 32

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if we forget by whom we haue profited and by whome wee haue so greatly and so often gained Leah beareth one sonne and calleth hys name Reuben Gen. 29. a second sonne and calleth him Simeon and a third and calleth hym Leui. But when aboue expectation she conceiueth and bareth the fourth time she purposely calleth his name Iudah and expresly protesteth that She will praise the Lord. If one benefit moue thee not O England many should if many haue not done it yet this late deliueraunce passeth all others O call it Iudah and let vs prayse the Lord. For any comfort saue in the Lorde is like Agars water that is soone dryed vp but that sweete acclamation in the Prophet Zacherie Grace Grace Zach. 4. is the euerlasting duetie of our Churche and common weale and the fatnesse of his Oliues and the consolations of his spirite and his beeing with our Candle-stick is our onlie comfort Legendary news in Spaine 1569. Others imagine fabulous tales and wicked hopes feare them not About the yeere of our Lord 1569. or some-what after I reade of false newes spread in Spaine of a supposed great battaile betwixte the Papists and Christians wherein an Angell with a Challice in his hand was reported to haue discomfited manie thousands of our Queenes subiectes for the which putatiue victorie there were in Spaine gratulations and triumphes in the biest degree with concourse of nobles ringings and singings and much mad mirth for the fortunate successe against the heretiques according to the meaning of the Pope-holy league and charitable conspiracy of the couent of Trent Belike some Mēdoza sent these news they were so true Sence the Spaniards themselues haue had a long thirst to drink of the same cup and out of the Challice which the Angell held then forth And this fatall yere 88 they haue sought for it in England and they haue tasted thereof in Ireland wee know and I think al Spaine would ring if not therefore yet thereof by this time if the king or rather if the holy house would suffer them A little thing would make fooles fayne now they were so a gogge at nothing then But proud Bennadab must not bost when he girdeth his harnesse as when he putteth it of But O foolish fugitiues and Englishe Seminaries seedemen of these tumults what meane you why seeke yee amity with euery straunger Euen therefore God hath demonstratiuely taught you that your trecheries are wicked Why goe you abroade what want you at home Because our Queene trusteth in the Lord in the mercy of the most high she and we haue not miscaried and God hath beene with vs and though we be not as we should be yet good God make vs better They are thine open enimies To make an ende for this time tyl on Tuesday next when God willing accordinge to our bounden duetie we meete againe and then we shall ring for them and sing for our selues and professe in a most certaine veritie that not an Angell but God himselfe had a fauourable eye towarde vs an holy hand ouer vs and that hee was as much with vs as euer with any Nation when notwithstanding all their crakes and famous Dons and doutie Aduenteres huge shippes all to be-swathed with gables and printed vauntes we lost by them who are now sent home a wrong way neither man nor ship nor boat nor mast of ship O Grace Grace Thanckfulnes Thankfulnes call it Iudah and praise the Lord the King of Kings the God of armies and the Lord of hosts and mighty Iehoua for euer more Amen FINIS 2. KINGS 6. 15 Elizeus seruaunt seeing a great Hoast compassing the Cittie Saieth to his maister Alas maister what shall we doo 16 The Prophet answereth FEARE NOT For they which be WITH VS to witte God and his strength are moe then they which bee with them And God opened the mans eies who looked and sawe that it was so