whatsoeuer haue beene attempted against vs the Pope is firme on their side God hath manifested himselfe many waies to be on our side What cause haue we then how many waies are we prouoked to trust in God to loue him to worship him that so miraculously hath defended vs to cleaue with all singlenes of heart to that cause that hath bin so mightily maintayned by Gods hand and power And what cause haue our aduâ—rsaries to examine themselues and more narrowly to examine the cause which God by so many iudgements hath condemned The people of Israel were mightily protected by the hand of God so long as they truely serued God al their aduersaries could neuer preuaile against them they were defended by power from aboue God did watch ouer them but when they fell from God God did suffer them to fall into the hands of their enemies There will hardly be found any president euen among the people of God that for so many yeeres together they haue bin continually deliuered from so many so cruelly intended so dangerous assaults The deepest deuises of malice reaching euen from hell vnto hellish men vpon earth haue beene practised against vs as this last which came from the deepenesse of Satan wherein without sword or speare without any shew of warlike preparations their hellish deuise was at one blow to root out religion to destroy the state the head with the body the King with the statâ— the Father of our Country the Mother of our Country the oliue branches the hopefull succession of our King the Reuerend Clergy the Honourable Nobility the faithfull Councellors the graue Iudges the greatest part of our Knights and Gentry the choisest Burgesses the Officers of the Crowne Councell Signet Sâ—ales and of other seates of iudgement the learned Lawyers with an infinite number of common people the Hall of iustice the houses of Parliament the Church vsed for the Coronation of our Kings the monuments of our former Princes all Records of Parliament and of euery particular mans right with a great number of charters and other things of this nature all these things had the diuell by his agents deuised at one secret blow to destroy If the Lord had not beene on our side may Israel now say if the Lord had not beene on our side when men rose vp against vs they had then swallowed vs vp quicke when their wrath was kindled against vs praised be the Lord which hath not giuen vs vp a prey to their teeth our soule is escaped as a Bird out of the snare of the Fowlers the snare is broken and we are deliuered our helpe is in the name of the Lord which hath made heauen and earth We labour against the Papists to proue our Church a true Church of God They on the other side labour to proue themselues the onely Catholike Church and our assemblies to be as they call them assemblies of Heretikes God hath determined this controuersie most euidenâ—ly by his word and most powerfully from heauen by his continuall protection of vs and destruction of all the wicked practises which they haue attempted against vs. Was there euer any cause in the world so strongly maâ—ntained on the one side as our cause hath beene was there euer any execrable practises in the world so powâ—rfuâ—ly condemned from heauen as their practises haue beene God open their eyes that they may see and vnderstand that they fight against God The Church of Rome so long as it stood the Church of God did neuer practise either by open warres or by secret conspiracies to destroy Kings and subuert Kingdomes but by the preaching of Gods word by examples of piety and sanctimony laboured to draw the ignorant vnto the knowledge and obedience of the truth that course is now vtterly forsaken of them for how can they teach the truth to others that are themselues in ignorance and in the shadow of death or how can they giue examples of an holy life whose whole practise and conuersation is in bloud in malice in wicked and wretched actions And will they neuer vnderstand that they who practise such things can not inherit the Kingdome of God cannot be the Church of God cannot pray to God or expect any blessing from him vpon their execrable practises there is a manifest change of their Church and they will not see it They aske vs when was this change vnder what King vnder what Emperour vnder what Pope But if they were wise they would first inquire whether there be a change or no and then inquire further of the time and manner of it We say that which no man can deny that there is a notorious change this is euident for the Church of old neuer allowed the cruelty the impiety the execrable wickednesse which is daily practised by the great Masters of the Church of Rome and allowed and approued by the Pope Then there is a change it is euident to all But this is a change of manners of the Church not of the doctrines If therefore they demand of vs how a change of the doctrines may be proued We are able to point out from time to time that the doctrines which they haue inuented were neuer heard of in the Church before such times as wee are able to point at Master Iewell the reuerend Bishop of Salisbury for piety and learning the mirrour of his time hath made full and faire proofe that of those Articles wherein he challenged all the Learneâ— of the Church of Rome not one of them was euer taught in the Church before the 〈◊〉 of Christ 600. his proofes stand vnanswered to this day Though Master 〈◊〉 haâ—â— done his best to examine them who wanted neither learning nor eloquence buâ— onely trutâ— wanting on his side the challenge is still made good We are also able to point to another time before the year of Christ 1000. many of the grâ—atest grossest errors in popery was neuer taught or heard â—n the Church as the doctrines of transubstantiatioâ— of the reall presence as it is vnderstood in the Church of Rome of the Popes power to depose Kings and absolue their subiects fâ—oâ— their allegeance or to warâ—ant their subiects to rebell â—gainst them of he doctrines of Grace and iustification as now they are taught in the Church of Rome of the doctrine of merits whether ex congruo or condigro of the seauen sacraments and many other of this nature of which we are assured that not one of them can be proued euer to haue beene taught or heard of in the Church before the yeare of Christ one thousand Wee are further able to point to another time before which the rule of faith was neuer changed in the Church this was their last attempt in the points of Doctrine a desperate attempt against the truth For from the Apostles time till the Councell of Trent the rule of faith was euer held in the Church one and the same that is the doctrine contained in
the sacred canonicall Scriptures that this onely rule of faith was held in the Church till the Councell of Trâ—nt it is euidently proued by the full consent of the ancient Fathers and moreouer by the confession of all Writers in the Church of Rome before the Councell of Trent such as were Bernard Peter Lumbard Thomas Aquinâ—s Iohannâ—s Scotus Durandus Clemens 1. Pope Cardinalis Cameracensis Iohn Gerson Câ—nradus Clingius Ios. Acosta Alfonsus de castre and many others To repeat the testimâ—nâ—es of alâ— would bee tedious Let it suffice to repeate one testimonie of Aquinas wherein all the rest agree Aquinas in the first place cited saith Prophetarum Apostolorum doctrâ—na dicitur canonica quia est regula intellectus nostri ideo nullus aliter debet docere that is the Doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles is called canonicall because it is the rule of our vnderstanding and therefore no man ought to teach otherwise And in the second place cited he saith Innititur fides nostra reuelationi Apostolis Prophetis factae that is our faith resteth vpon the reuelation made to the Aposâ—les and Prophets Then traditions was neuer accounted the rule of our vnderstanding or that whereupon our faith must rest though the same be more fully prâ—ued out of the Scriptures themselues and from a full consent of the ancient Fathers as is otherwhere manifested yet this I thought here might suffice to declare the opinions of them that liued in the Church of Rome next before the Councell of Trent as many of these did which I haue before named So that this is euident the rule of faith was neuer altered in the Church of Rome before the Councell of Trent Then did they alter this rule by putting traditions of their Church into the rule of faith and Lucifer-like matching equalizing and mating the wisedome of God with their owne follies Then all is changed when the manners of the Church the doctrines of the Church and the very rule of faith is changed What greater change may be looked for hereafter in the Church of Antichrist I know not but this is sufficient to moue vs to forsake them as the congregation of the impious the Church of the malignant And because they haue forsaken God and his truth therefore by the iust iudgement of God are they permitted to runne into so many foule errors and such wicked and execrable practises that neither Christians nor heathen guided onely by the light of nature could euer approue If they say that we also haue our faults and sinnes I answere that when wâ— turne our selues to consider our sinnes against God wee all finde our selues guilty and not able to answere one of a thousand that he maâ— iustly charge vs withall Our vnthankefulnesse to him is so great for his manifold blessings and wonderfull protection our sinnes we conceale not from him wee acknowledge vnto God that if he lay his rod vpon vs as we haue deserued if he should cast our lâ—nd baâ—ke againe into that former blindnesse wherein it lay in popery God is iust wee haue dâ—serued great punishments But if wee turne our selues vnto another consideration comparing our religion with theirs our practises with theirs then I say though we cannot iustifie our selues before God yet are we able to iustifie our selues in respect of them Let our enemies be our iudges When euill is committed among vs it is punished and therein we reioyce that euill is punished It was neuer found that execrable practises were approued by vs for that were to forsake religion but the most wicked practises that haue beene heard of are not onely committed by them but approued yea and commended as the killing of Henry 3. of France was practised by a Fryer and commended by the Pope These bee the sinnes that doe ripen them for Gods iudgements For the time will come when great Babylon shall come in remembrance before the Lord to giue vnto her the cup of Wine of the fiercenesse of his wrath and againe therefore shall her plagues come at one day death and sorrow and famine and she shall bee burnt with fire for strong is the Lord God which will condemne her In the meane time we wait vpon God and we doe in humblenesse of heart offer vp to God the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiuing that it pleased him of his goodnesse and vnsearchable mercies towards vs to call vs out of Babylon to giue vs hearts to obey his calling to make choise of this Church which himselfe hath planted in Great Britaine to inable it to stand against all the furious rage and wicked practises of the Pope and his adherents The Conclusion Some Considerations proposed to such as are not well affected to Religion 1 KIngs and States when they are miraculously protected by the hand of God and deliuered from great dangers may vnderstand what blessing they haue by a Church planted in their State The Church bringeth the blessing to the State because God regardeth them that are faithfull to him and for their fakes blesseth the whole 2 This Church that bringeth such a blessing to States is much questioned now where it is and how to finde it for diuers striue for it and the true Church is but One. 3 That is tâ—e true Church that hath hâ—â—d the ruâ—e of Faâ—th from the Apostles time That is the false Church that haâ—h changed that ruâ—e 4 Who hold this rule and who nâ—t may be knowne by the holy Doctrines contained in the Scripture ex consanguinitate doctrinae 5 Learniâ—g is necâ—ssary to inable a man to iudge aright of these thâ—â—gs but Learning may be also in men that are corrupt and vngâ—dly And therefore a man can neuer be weâ—l â—nabled to iudge of these things without the Spirit of God directing his Learning 6 Thâ— true Church is ruled by the Spirit of God and preserued from errours and heresies against which the gates of hell shall not preuaile 7 A lay man that hath the Spirit of God is better able to iudge of the Church and of the members thereof then a man in Ecclesiasticall function that hath not the Spirit of God 8 They that are contentious seditious cruelâ— mâ—licious vncleâ—ne adulterers idolaters murtâ—erâ—rs or such like haue not the Spirit of God The reason is euident because these and such like are the frâ—its of the flesh contrary to the fruits of the spirit 9 From these principles if the Princes that are of the Romish religion wouâ—d be pleased to exâ—mâ—ne Themselues their Religion their best learned and religious men their Doctrines their Prâ—ctisâ—s â—hey might bâ— a â—enerous search easily finde wâ—ere is Gods Church and where is Gods Spirit 10 Withall they may be pleased to consider the Workes of God his protection and miraculous defence of his Church which miraculous defence hath appeared here ouer the Church of England as also elsewhere but more conspicuous here more
illustrious examples of Gods mercy will hardly be found any where God hath for many yeeres deliuered this Church preserued vs in peace when all the nations about vs haue beene in bloudy warres 11 It cannot be proued that God did euer in such manner and so many waies defend a Nation but onely there where he had a people of his owne his tâ—ue Church 12 It can neuer be proued that they that professe and practise malice cruâ—lty sedition idolatrie and such other workes of the flesh are the true Church of Christ. 13 They that make falshood their refuge and hide themselues vnder vanitie haue no cause to boast themselues to be the Catholike Church If wee should rehearse the strange lyes which they haue invented against Luther Caluin Beza against dâ—uers reuerend Bishops whereof some are departed some yet liuing against the Church and State of England it would fill a Booke to speake of their particular lyes They vnderstand welâ— enough whom they serue herein their practise is to lye their hope is that euery lye cannot be examined by the common people they care not though it be found out to be a lye by some so it be not found by the multitude whom to deâ—ciue is their chiefe care not respecting God nor truth nor Gods Church which is the pillar of truth and may not bee maintained with lyes 14 How the Pope the Iesuites the whole Church of Rome is well knowne by the fruits of the flesh and how the fruits of the spirit of God could neuer for these many hundreth yeares be obserued in them I leaue to the consciences of all to consider but especially to the great Iudge that must iudge them and vs. Whose blessed and ioyfull comming the true Churâ—h doth loue and wait-for in faith and patience FINIS Errata In the summarie cap. 14. for who inforced the Bishop r. who informed the Bishop Page 11. for Eâ—communicate r. Excommunication p. 4. â— for sweare r. sware p. 76 for did tare r. did teare p. 78. for othermens r. other meanes p. 166. for all Mellifont r. at Mellifont p. 206. for out of his conscience r. out of his confession She entred Anno. 1558. 1 Sam. 2. 30. An. DoÌ„ 1560. This Bull was dated Anno Dom. 1569. Quinto Cal Marâ— Apoc. 6. 10. Psal. 59. 5. Psal. 124. 6. An. DoÌ„ 1569. An. DoÌ„ 1569. An DoÌ„ 1569. An DoÌ„ 1570. An DoÌ„ 1571. An DoÌ„ 1572. An DoÌ„ 1576. An DoÌ„ 1577. He died Anno Dom. 1578. An DoÌ„ 1572. Gregor 13. An DoÌ„ 1578. An DoÌ„ 1579. An. DoÌ„ 1579. An DoÌ„ 1580. 2 Thes. 2. An DoÌ„ 1580. An DoÌ„ 1582. Lib. 1. cap. 9. contr Epist. Parmen Math. 5. Ibid. tâ—p 10. Gal. 5. 19. An DoÌ„ 1584. Throgmorton An DoÌ„ 1584. Psal. 58. 11. An DoÌ„ 1585. An DoÌ„ 1586. An DoÌ„ 1587. A. D. 1588. Octogesimus octavus mirabilis annus Psal. 121. Psal. III. Psal. 74. 19. Aâ—â—â— 1597. Anno 1598. Anno 1599. Anno 1600. Anno 1601. Charles Mount Gen. 3. 15. Rom. 3. 2. Rom. 9. 4. Numb 25. 17. Anno 1603. Odiui ecclesiâ—m malignantium Psal. 25. â— in edit vulâ—ata In his Booke Philopater Sect. 2. Nouemb. 5. Anno 1605. Anno 1605. Holbeach in Staffordshire the house of Stephen Littleton Psal. 124. a Iâ— cant caâ—t serm 30 b Lib. 1. sent dist 1 c In â— ad Timoth. cap. 6. et Sum. par 1. q. 1. aâ— 8. d In prolog Sent. q 2. e Praef in Sent. f Distinct. 37. c. 14. g 1 Sent q. 1. art 3. corâ—â—l lit H. i Dec. m sub vtraque specie k Locor lib. 3. c. 29. l Dereuelat Antichr apud Posseuin Biblioth selâ—ct lib. 2. cap. 2â— m Lib 13. verbo Scriptura Apoc. 16. 19. Apoc. 18. 8.
vnrighteousnesse at the commandement of the Pope or any superior These I am sure are the practises of vnrighteousnesse would to God these men would once looke backe vpon themselues and their owne actions and consider what a difference is betweene ancient Bishops of Rome and these of late betweene godly Divines and the Popes Clergie The ancient Bishops did never draw the sword to propagate the faith the Apostles left no such example to them but by their labours in Preaching and their patience in suffring they gathered a Church and established the faith but behold how vnrighteousnes and villany is now come in place An vngracious bloudy wretch kills a man in his bed a man that was his friend such a thing chancing in the Warres may be borne with but in bed to murther his friend is an extraordinary signe of barbarous crueltie And yet that Sanders the Popes Legat should pronounce this thing to be a sweet sacrifice to God this passeth all imagination Can any either practise these things or commend these practises but onely such men as the Apostle describeth that are given vp to beleeue lyes and to worke vnrighteousnesse If any man shall answer me here with that old worn Cuckow long that these things are not vnderstood by them to be vnrighteoâ—s which the Pope commandeth that they doe these things in obedience to Christ his Vicar I answer they that would make such an answer are either such as are men of conscience or altogether without conscience If they be men without conscience I haue nothing to say to such but wish them better then they doe to themselues that they had some fecling of conscience If these men haue any sparke of conscience then would I intrâ—at them seriously to consider what is that which the Apostle in the place before cited calleth the deceivablenes of vnrighteousnes For this word sheweth that there is some plaine and down-right vnrighteousnesse and also some deceivablenesse of vnrighteousnesse What is that deceivablenesse of vnrighteousnesse Surely there is something herein for them to study that are so ready at the Popes command to doe vnrighteous things and make not Gods Word but the Popes word to be the rule to know what is righteous what vnrighteous When the law of God the law of nature the law of nations the law of our Land when I say all lawes forbid a thing and onely the Pope commands it and commands it against all lawes then if a man obey the Pope in such things he is deceived and he doth vnrighteously Here is the deceivablenesse of vnrighteousnesse But you must vnderstand that these men are thus deceived by him whose coÌ„ming is by the working of Satan with all power and signes and lying wonders and in all deceivablenesse of vnrighteousnesse in them that perish because they receiue not the loue of the truth Let men that haue any care to saue their soules learne to loue the truth the truth will deliver them And let them obserue that maintaining of false doctrines and of vnrighteous actions are things ioyned together one followeth the other Now because we see false doctrines or lyes maintained by Papists and vnrighteous and vngracious actions by them ordinarily attempted therefore we hold them vndoubtedly to be the servants of Antichrist who are given vp to beleeue lyes because they louâ— not the truth But for our selues we know that the Scriptures are the Word of God We beleeue the Scriptures We trust in God We worship him as himselfe hath revealed and commanded If our enemies wrong vs we haue recourse to God by prayer we haue found by continuall experience that God taketh the protection of them that thus trust in him We haue trusted in him we haue found his protectioÌ„ We rest in patience and commit the vengeance to God Is there any man in the world that knoweth any thing of religion that can denie that we are in a good state and our enemies in a desperate state we haue comfort but they can haue none Consider this you that forget God least he plucke you vp and there be none to deliver you Now which is our chiefe end in these collections for our deliverance we blesse the name of God and we doe acknowledge with all humilitie and thankesgiving that all our deliverances come from the vndeserved loue and favour of our most gracious God and Father And we finde our selues most sirictly oâ—liged vnto this dutie because we see God hath made our enemies his enemies they cannot fight against vs but they must fight against God how much then are we bound to honor serue this great God of heaven and â—arth that hath shewed such favour to his Church in England CHAPTER VI. AT this time An 1580. the seminary Priests and â—esuites increasing in England necessary lawes were provided against them These in truth were maintained by the adversaries of England as a seminary of rebellion for so still they proued Their first foundation was at Doway in the Low-Countries where by the procuring of William Alan an Oxford-man afterward Cardinall there was a Colledge provided for them in the yeare 1568. Where fugitiue Priests were brought vp not so much in Religion as in new and strange practises of treason The Pope assigned them a yearely stipend Thus they stood for some yeares But when the Low-Countries began to be troubled with Warres Requesenius who was governour there vnder the Spanish King did thrust out all English fugitiues out of the Low-Countries Wherevpon they that were willing to make vse of such instruments to trouble England thought good to giue entertainment to them And therefore two Colledges were set vp for the English sugitiues the one at Rhemes by the Guises another at Rome by Pope Gregory 13. From these Colledges they were sent into England vnder pretence of Religion but indeed to withdraw subiects from obedience to their Prince and to draw the Land vnto the subiection of strangers they called themselues Seminaries because they were to sowe the seed of the Roman Religion in England And what is that seed of Roman religion but the seed of Rebellion Certainly so it hath euer proued These men to shew their zeale to their new founders and their hatred to their Country disputed and defined the Popes authoritie by Gods law to haue the plenitude of power ouer the whole world in all things Ecclesiasticall and Politicall out of which plenitude he might excommunicate Kings and after excommunication depose them from their thrones and absolue their subiects from all oaths of alleagance Thus was the Bull of Pius V. published An 1569. From whence rose the rebellion in the north of England and those rebellions of Ireland of which we haue spoken Hanse Nelson Main Sherwod Prieâ—ts then taught that Queene Elizabeth was a schismatike and an heretike and therefore worthily to be deposed for which they suffred deservedly but still others were sent into their places and though they came in vpon desperate points as souldiers vpon
God shewed to Israel dâ—uers waies and this hath he like wise shewed to the Church of Christians and then especially when the Church hath beene most oppugned And this mercy hath God declared to no Church more then to the Church of England wee haue the Oracles of God among vs and these wee labour to preserue without mixture that no Oracles of men may be ioyned with them in any equality This we professe and for this we suffer This is our glory that wee suffer as the Church of God hath all waies suffered This is our glory that we are persecuted by a people that haue forsaken their God For they that haue forsaken â—he onely preferment by the Oracles of God committed to their trust and haue against that trust thrust in mens Oracles mens traditions to match the Oracles of God in equall authority they who worship not God according to Gods Oracles deliuered to them but according to their owne inuentions these men haue forsaken their God And these bee they that glory so much of the name of the Catholike Church against vs God knoweth his Church for the Lord knoweth who are his But our aduersaries deale not with God to please him but with men to deceiue them If they should deceiue some men with the maske and with the empty title oâ— the Catholike Church what haue they gotten thereby God is not deceiued and God will in his time make it knowne where his Catholike Church is God will not haue his Catholike Church maintained with lyes with wicked and vngratious Practises with treasons and rebellions with conspiracies they who practise such things can neuer proue themselues to bee the Catholike Church but the true Catholike Church is knowne by holding the Oracles of God by worshipping God according to his own Oracles by suffering patiently the practises of wicked men by committing their cause to God by trusting in God and in the power of his might and by miraculous deliuerances out of danger by the onely hand and power of God This holy and heauenly protection of God of the Church of England may plainely proue vnto all the world that the Church of England is a part and true member of that Catholike Church that serueth God in truth and sincerity enioying those priuiledges and fauours which God doth vouchsafe to no people sauing to his owne Church Now let the Pope goe on in his course and fulfill his measure let him honour wretched and wicked rebels the scum of the earth let him send a peacockes taile as he did to Stucley let him send a plume of Phoenix seathers as hee did to Tyrone if they were Phoenix feathers or if the Pope did not collude in one thing as that Fryer did in another thing who vndertooke to shew to the people a feather of the wing of the Angell Gahriell a plume of whose feathers was more befitting the Pope to send if his holinesse hath such command ouer Angels as they say he hath Let them I say proceed in the workes of darkenesse as they haue done and as they continue to doe let vs trust in the Lord who hath manifested to all the world by his great mercifull and manifold deliuerances that hee hath taken the protection of vs. And as he hath done hitherto assuredly he will doe to the end if we faile not for God will not forsake vs if we forsake not him Indeed if we forsake him and fall away from the truth of Religion in the Church and from the execution of iustice in the State and from obedience to the faith then may wee loose our part in God and loose our confidence in his helpe and loose the blessed benefit of his protectâ— on They can neuer preuaâ—le against vs by any other way then by our forsaking of God When Balac the King of Moab had sent for Balaam the false Prophet and by him vnderstood that it was impossible for him to preuaile against Israel though Balaam was sent to curse them At last hee was informed by his false Prophet Balaam that there was no hope to preuaile against Israel vnlesse there were some meanes deuised to draw Israel into sinne against God and so would God be offended with them and then might their aduersaries preuaile against them this aduise was most pernicious against Israel For the women of Moab were sent among the Israelites to intise them both to bodily and spirituall fornication And this indeed prouoked Gods anger and therefore the Lord commanded Israel to vexe the Midiaâ—nites and to smite them for they trouble you with their wiles The King of Spaine hath proued Balaam the false Prophet the Pope of Rome to curse the Church and State of England hee hath beene as greedily bent to curse England as euer Balaam was to curse Israel His curses by Gods goodnesse haue beene turned into blessings vpon vs. The more hee hath cursed the more haue wee receiued blessings from God The Pope perceiuing that his curses cannot preuaile against vs hath entred into the consultation of Balaam the false Prophet to send among vs Priests and Iesuites secretly who as they say are well acquainted both with carnall and spirituall fornication These come among vs and trouble vs with their wiles And if by their wiles we be once drawn away from God then may they preuaile but not otherwise then as the dâ—uell hath sometimes permission to preuaile against Gods people But so long as wee stand the Church of God holding the Oracles of God committed to vs morshipping God according to the rules of the holy doctrine wee may with ioy of hâ—â—rt expect the protection of God as we haue had Of these things what can our aduersaries deny Can they deny that wee haue the Oracles of God among vs onely reuerencing them Can they deny the miraculous proâ—â—ction of God ouer vs from time to time against all their wicked practises let our enemies be iudges herein Can they deny that the Pope hath runne the course of false Balaam against vs Can they deny that their Priests and Iesuites come creeping in among vs to draw vs away from God to bee partakers with them in their superstition and idolatry these things are manifest to the world and to their owne consciences then we leaue them vnto the seruice of their Balaam let them leaue vs to the seruice of our God CHAPTER XV. QVeene Elizabeth after so many bloudy and dangerous practises attempted against her being mightily protected by God ended her dayes in peace and safety The enemy was not permitted to hurt her with all their bloudy and barbarous practises After her succeeded our peaceable Salomon King Iames who laboured to establish peace if it might bee But when hee spake of peace they prepared themselues for warre He was first encountred with such a practise whereof because I know not the truth and bottome I must follow such relations as I finde King Iames ourâ—gracious Soueraigne being called into the right of his owne inheritance