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A03475	Panēguris D. Elizabethæ, Dei gratiâ Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ Reginæ. A sermon preached at Pauls in London the 17. of November ann. Dom. 1599. ... and augmented in those places wherein, for the shortnes of the time, it could not there be then delivered. VVherevnto is adioyned an apologeticall discourse, whereby all such sclanderous accusations are fully and faithfully confuted, wherewith the honour of this realme hath beene vncharitably traduced by some of our adversaries in forraine nations, and at home, for observing the 17. of November yeerely in the forme of an holy-day ... By Thomas Holland, Doctor of Divinity, & her Highnes professor thereof in her Vniversity of Oxford.; Panēguris D. Elizabethae, Dei gratiâ Angliae Reginae	Holland, Thomas, 1539-1612.	1601 (1601)	STC 13597; ESTC S104142	118,907	169

the festivals of the old testament are specified or any effectuall insinuation of thē ever Gods authority is interposed either explicite that is expressely or implicite that is covertly and secretly as the Schoole men affirme Exod. 20. GOD spake these words Remēber that thou keepe holy the Sabaoth day c. The Lord spake vnto Moyses c. Sabbata mea c. In the institution onely by consequent and example God one●y ordaineth festivities and holy-daies God the 7. day rested frō b●●●vorke which he hade made and blessed the 7. day and hallowed The words delivered in that mood of Hebrew inforce that signification that God sanctified the Sabaoth for mans ●● according to that saying that Sabaoth vvas made for man for God hath no need of rest who still worketh in Creation Preservation according to his will Dominus lanctificavit diem Sabbati vt animae susciperent incrementum eo die magis quam alijs diebus as in the 5. of Iohn our Saviour saith Pater meus operatur vsque adhuc et ego operor My Father worketh vntill now and I worke But onely this is to be applied vnto vs Sanctificavit Sabbatum i. Sanctum et celebre esse voluit i. Observari instituit sibi consecravit i. Ceteros operū exercitio deputans illum suo cultui mancipavit He sanctified the Sabaoth that is he would haue it to be a solemne sacred meeting that is he appointed it to be obserued and consecrated vnto his owne vse assigning other daies for mens buysinesse and affaires hee applied this vnto his vvorshippe and service If question be made heere of the feastes mentioned in Hester Esther 1. 2. Chro. 30. the chang of the celebrity of the feast of the Passover by king Ezechias or any other feast demonstrated in bookes Canonicall I answere that the ordainers and alterers of these feasts did it vpō sure testimony of the holie Ghost for many governours and teachers of the church thē liued as the Prophets Esdras Hester Stapletons arg hereby confuted in his prin doct lib 12. con 7. c. 4. Ianus Numa Pōp Orpheus Hercules Mardocheus who had an infallible testimony and seale thereof immediatly from God The Heathens in their Idolatry and apish imitation ever had their festivalls ordained and ordered by the inventors of their devilish superstition The Materiall and Formall grounde of Holy-daies are such times workes Morall Evangelicall ceremoniall c. as are designed to those daies prescribed by authority specified The Finall endes of all Holly daies are these Secundum Scripturā Hollydaies are Daies 1 Dedicated to Gods service and glory 2 Figuring the state of the new testament the state of future rest 3 Intermitt●ent of all bodily labour 4 Serving for the recreation of the minde weakened by bodily labour 5 Serving to excellent workes of charity 6 For distinction of times and seasons 7 Sacramentally seperating Gods people frō all people not comprehended in Gods covenant by their observation Numeri●o Genes 1. Let thē bee for signes ●easons and daies and yeares Vide●un Annot. in B. b. Trem. Cap 1. Gen Austine against Seneca de civit Dei Mans labor without Gods blessing nothing availeth Seneca austere Sto●cal humor Vide Lu●h in 2. Genes Sabbat Le● scripta in ●●de 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iustine Martyr Apol. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c Vin Lyren con Haer catholicum est quod vbique quod sēper quod ab omnibus creditū est Vniversalis tradit Aug ad Ian vt sup Naz. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. The properties of Hollydaies which were noted were these in Moyses law The sounding of trumpets The Calends of the moone The distinction Planetary and Zodiacal instituted by God in the motion of the signes abo●e as it is in the worke of the 4. day and such like Of our signes now adaies more God willing hereafter Obserue herein the chiefe and most eminent ends concerning the institution of holly daies to be principally two 1. Their dedication to Gods glory and 2. in morality in the law of nature their designement to mans rest whereby S. Austen had iust cause to reproue Seneca for affirming that the Iewes lost the 7. part of the benefites of their life by observing each 7. day holy by observatiō of each 7. year holy c. Since from the beginning God ordained this lawe to mans good in prescribing every 7. day to be a day of rest for man and in imprinting the morallity of this lawe in the hart of man in his creation for his recreation and refreshing Now if any man shall heere demaund Wherefore the Saba●th is obserued in the New testament and Who altered that day from the Iewes 7. day to that which we cal Diem Dominicum or the Lordes day or What authority the Church had to ordaine Holly daies since there is no expresse mention of this change since the observation of al holly daies is only of Gods institution and is contained essentially vnder the first Table of the lawe of God given by Moses To these interrogatories I answere briefly in this sort Concerning the observation of the Sabaoth day as it is now vsually called by the Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in other places of scripture 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to say The Lords day the first of the Sabbaoths although there bee no expresse place in words shewing the alteration or translation of it from the Iewes Sabboth to that day wherein it is now celebrated yet by the practise of that Church as it may bee out of these places collected Apoc. 1.1 Cor. 16.2 Act. 20.7 and by the practise of the Church immediatly succeeding the church of the Apostles as it appeareth by Iustin Martyr in his apollogy and by the continuall practise and example of the vniversall Church frō thence to these times and by that rule of Nazianzen before cited out of his booke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is of the holy Ghost without all contradiction gaine-saying it is demonstratiuely and infallibly in my iudgement confirmed that the observation of the Lords day commōly called our Sabaoth day is a sacred tradition originally Apostolike pregnantly to be proued out of the holy scriptures obserued sacredly in the Primitiue Church since continued and obserued by continual prescription and practise to our daies The observatiō of which day I doubt whether the church can now alter to any other day yet herein I submit my iudgement to the Church By this I affirme that it is invincibly proved against all gaine saiers that the observation of our Sabaoth is only of God by the infallible testimony of his spirite demonstrated by practise in the primitiue Church in prescripte and tradition Apostolike This opinion though divers Catholikes now in prison haue contradicted affirming that the institution of the Lords day or Sabaoth according to the day as it is now obserued was some hundred yeares originally afterwardes prescribed

omriū fieri obsecrationet orationes and seeing the B. Apostle Paule teacheth Tymothy writing vnto him that first of all supplications praiers intercessions and giving of thankes bee made for all men For Princes and for all that are in authority Cumque vix alius in vniverso Psalmorum libro occurrat quitam commode apertè per omnia ad hoc propositum quadret visum fuit nobis expediens hunc psalmum ●…a elucidando aptare vt apta forma esse possit orā li pro Rege aut etiam alio quolibet sive in temporal bus siue in spiritualib●s prasidente vt ipsum proferant sive Sacerdotes siue al●… et subiecti pro salute Regis And seeing in the whole booke of Psalmes scarce may we finde another Psalme which so fitly and evidently every way suiteth this purpose it seemed good vnto me to proportion out this Psalme by thus illustrating it to be a fit forme of praier for a king or any other Temporal or Spirituall Potentate to be vsed either by the Priestes or other his subiectes for the safety of the king The other parts inferred in the Maior of the first syllogisme since they confine in nature these accusations that appertaine to the secōd general head I differ the hādling of til it please God I come to that part of the Apology vntil I haue cōfuted the three maine accusations that immediatly ensue this first If questiō be yet made what reasons we haue why this Church office rather should be celebrated and solemnized the 17. of November then any other day I ansvvere we rather performe this office vpon this day then any other for that as this day 41. yeeres now expired God of his infinite goodnesse gaue to our Queene Elizabeth the Crowne of our Realme by lineal descent after the decease of her Sister Queene Mary A day registred in all our Chronicles to all happy remembrance Euseb lib. 2 cap. 19. de vita Const such a day as Eusebius speaketh of A day wherein our Nation received a new light after a fearfull and bloudy Eclipse and al countries subiect to the English Scepter A day wherein God gaue a rare Phaenixe to rule this land A day shining graciously to many poore prisoners who long had been wearied in cold and heavy yrons and had beene bound in the shadow of death vnto whome shee came as welcome as the sweet shower commeth to the thirsty land and as the doue that brought the ●●●ell leafe in her mouth if it bee lawfull to vse this speech came to faithfull Noah and to his family Gen. 8. after they had beene long tossed in the miraculous deluge I might heerevnto adioine how necessarie a thing it is for kingdomes faithfully to obserue record of daies this condition in regard of the iust Computation of Princes Raignes but that I am loath to spende any more matter in this argument not so directly pertaining to this present discourse The second Accusation All church-service wherein all glory and honour is not giuen to God alone and wherein the office of the B. Virgin the mother of God is neglected brought into contēpt or wilfully omitted is meere scandalous impious and intollerable But the Ecclesiasticall service some dayes vsed at these seasons in the Church of England is of this nature quality Ergo the Ecclesiasticall service some daies vsed at these seasons in the Church of Englande is meere scandalous impious and intollerable Answere The 1. part of the Maior cannot be denied For true it is that noe church-service can be good lawfull true or sincere wherin all honor and glory is not giuen to God For our Saviour calleth Math. 21. the church of God the tēple of God Mat. 21 12. Ioh. 12. Mar 11. Isa 56. Luke 19. Act. 13. Esay 2.2.3 Psal 122. Eccle 4.17 his fathers house mine house the house of prayer c. This also may be prooved by the continuall practize of the Synagogue by the prescriptiō of the Apostle 1. Cor. 11. 1. Cor. 14. 1. Tim. 2. and 1. Timoth. 3.15.16 neither needeth it any proofe more then the sun wanteth light or the sea waters The sequele of the Maior first I purpose to stand vpō nexte I require the proofe of the Minor This Nicol●us Sanders in his book De schismate seeketh to demonstrate the evidence of this sequele and the Minor in this sorte and in these wordes Pag 302. de Schis First Protestantes vtcunque tenent festos penè omnes quos antiquitus celebravit Ecclesia 〈◊〉 ●utores solum in festum sacratissim sacraments et D. Virginis cuins Assumpt Nativ Concept solennes dies abrogarunt Solemnislimè O pure Cicetoniā atque ad matorē eiusdem sanctissimae Virginis cōtemptum El zabetha Natalem diem solemnissime celebrant c. The Protestantes although they hold allow almost all the feasts that the ancient church obserued yet they are more malicious against the feast of the Blessed Sacramēt and of the B. Virgine the solemne feasts of whose Assumption Nativity and Conception they haue abbrogated and to the farther contempt of that B. Virgine insteede thereof most solemnly doe celebrate the birth-day of Q. Elizabeth Answere Note In this Accusation of Mast Saunders first obserue that this obiectiō doth especially concerne that Church-celebrity which he affirmeth is now vsed in England the 7. of Septēber which is the day of our Q. happy Nativity so that this accusation in shew and at the first sight cometh not within the compasse of any publike celebrity perfourmed in England the 17. of November so that here I might referr this to some other discourse as a mater meere impetiment to this present case Yet in regard I promised at the beginning of this treatise to answer as farre forth as God should enable me all such matters of accusation as the adversaries had artificially though maliciously impertinently infer●ed ioyntly with that which materially immediatly concerneth the solemne action of this Realme the 17●0 Novemb. I wil as briefly as I can by Gods grace discover the mysteries of this sequele and the weaknes of those foundations where vpon it is grounded And the rather for that in mine opinion though in words M. Saunders doth especially mention the Nativity of Q Elizabeth yet by sequele and by the waye of issue his speeches can beare no sense at all vnlesse those things that he hath vttered in the bitternesse of his gall be vnderstoode of the actions of this Realme now yeerely perfourmed the 17. of November The sequele of the Maior is that thing which I first demur vpon I would willingly haue them proue by the warrant of Gods word and by the practise of the vniversall church that there is any church-office due to the ● Virgine the Mother of God the 8. of September yeerly and by what authority the church of Rome can make it an Holly day First there is no ground of it out of the Scripture Aug de

that our deniall herein is meere vntrue Their first charge in this maner they indevour to proue good against vs namely that our denial that we celebrate the 17. of November now in the nature of an holly day is meere vntrue by these illations First for that all the properties of an hollyday are given by vs to this day and are by vs vpon this day performed Sanders pag. 302. 303. de sch These are expressed by Nich. Saunders in these wordes For that Bels were reserved in Churches by the Protestāts of England in these times Vi celebrior a reddātur Nativitatis Inaugurationis Regina festa That the festivall daies of the Nativity and Coronation of the Queene might be the more gloriously celebrated 2. For that Reginae i● lest out If a man should speake to the Pope without Sanctissime what offēce would bee conceived Solen nissimè celebrant Elizabetha Natalem diem septimum Septembris They doe celebrate the 7. of September the birth day of Elizabeth most solemnely 3. For that E●us nempe Reginae nativitatem mainsculis rubris l●eris notant They marke the day of their Queenes Nativity with greatered letters 4. For that Antiphones and Himnes in Paules at London vsed in the end of divine service in such forme as it is specified in the bandling of the second Argument 5. For that Dies Nativitatis Inaugurationis Reginae Elisabethae omnibus alijs Christo Sanctorum celebritatibus longè devotiùs per vniversum Regnum Angliae observantur The daies of the Nativity and Coronation of Q. Elizabeth are observed much more devoutely then all the solemnities of Christ or the Saints through the whole kingdome of England To this may be added that before cited out of Calvino●urcism Hos dies festivè celebratis c. These daies yee solemnly celibrate A summary collection of all their reasons Because Festivitas dicta a festis dicbus quasi festiditas eò quòd in eis sola res divina fit ●sid orig lib. ● Cap. 18. 1 The English Church state sheweth greater devotion herein and greater shewes of festivity 2 These daies in all their Cal●nders are eminently expressed by great Red letters 3 Of their ringing being the vsual signe of an holly day 4 Of the Antiphone or Antheme spokē of before sung that day in Paules in the end of divine service Answere I should here enter into a great discourse of the institution of Holly daies in the Church but that the discussing of that requireth a large volume only giue me leaue Christian Reader to touch some heads appertaining to this argument that the materiallity of my answere may be better vnderstoode Rabbi Kimh Why the tabernacle was called oliel mogned Holly daies in Hebrew are called Mognedim gn●●sheroth kagge which words as they are in order specified may thus be vnderstood The first are Daies wherein faithfull people did come togither in assemblies to testifie or witnesse that they are the Lords people namely to sacrifice to pray publikely to heare Gods word The second signifieth a day of festivall solemnityes which the Hebrewes expressely call a Retention because the people are forbiddē vpon such daies to do any work and are admonished sacredlie to obserue holie assemblies The 3. name is signified by the word Kaggei and by the note of the word sheweth his nature tripudium agere gandere festum diem agere to leape for ioye to keepe a holy and festivall day In diebus festis iucundè exerceri Exod. c 5 Levit 23 Psalm 4 Esdr 3 Zach 14 Genef 2 vpon holy daies to vse festivall and pleasant recreation By this word holy daies are oftentimes expressed in the holy scripture of the olde testament To these I might adioyne the word Shabath vvhich by nature being Hebrevv by vse is well-most become English and signifieth to leaue of vvorke or to rest In Greeke the vsual word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 although 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. and other vvordes are vsed For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 although the Etymologists may yeeld literally some other nominall derivation I thinke that this best fitteth our sense 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. The worde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Grecke vsed by Hesi●od Homer and the best auncient Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Because by the institution of holidaies or by the exercise performed in them many good blessings from aboue are by Almighty God powred vpon man The vsual words in Latine are Feriae Festidies Holidaies festivall daies in English Feriae by the auncient Latins were termed a ferendis victimis from bringing of sacrifice on these daies Otherwise also ferias antiqui fest as vocabant et aliae erant sine die festo vt nundina aliae cum festo quibus adiungebantur epulationes They called there ferias festas and of them there were some which they did not keepe holy day as there market daies and faires others which they did celebrate and keepe holy and herevnto were added there feastings and banquets Pompei Fest de verb Signif Isid lib 5 Cap. 3 Isidore defineth them in this sort Feriae a fando nuncupatae sunt quod in eis tempus sit dictionis i. vel in divino vel in humano officio fart sed ex ijs festi dies hominum causa instituti sunt seriaeli causa divinorum sacrerum The Feriae are so called from speaking because in them there is time of speaking and vttering any thing concerning either other worldly affaires or duety towards God ● of these such are appointed for holy daies as are only belonging vnto divine service Dura l. 7 c. 17. Sect. 11. Isid li 6. cap. 18. I speak not of feasts heare as Ie. iunia haue the name of feasts because men should wholy intend that I om●●e Durandus derivation of Feriae rather that his deduction is some what improper and obscure and infer this Festivitas dicta a festis diebus quasi festiditas eò quòd in festivitatibus sola res divina fit This being summarily touched concerning the words Etymologies definitions or descriptions I finde in all celebrity of holy daies these causes Efficient Materiall Formall and Finall The Efficient causes of all holy daies is the first ordainer of them The Materiall and Formall cause the times and Actions prescribed to these daies ordained The finall cause Gods glory mans good To these causes may be adioined certaine properties tending to the discerning of them to vs issuing out of some of the species of the causes before mentioned Amongst the professors of the people that embrace and professe true religion onely God is the author and ordainer of all holy-daies or his Spirit in his Ministers Exod 20 Levit 23. Ier. 16.23 Levit ●9 3 Gen. 1 2 2. Gen ● 1 Math. 5. V●●●● C●● L●●●● Conrad ●● I●ā Hier ab Oleast Ly. a●n glo Aben. Ezra piro Prophetes Apostles and Churches as it appeareth wheresoever