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A68106 A declaration of Henry Marc de Gouffier Marquise of Boniuet, Lord of Creuecœur, &c. Made in the consistorie of Rochell, in the presence of the pastors and elders of the said towne; as also of Monsieur de la Violette and Theuenot, pastors of the churches of Marans and Benet, on Wednesday being the third of August, 1616. The which very same protestation likewise hath beene made by the said Lord Marquise in the presence of the whole church of Rochel, on Sunday being the seuenth of the said moneth, after the morning sermon in the great church. At Rochell, printed for H. Haultin, by Cornelis Hertman. 1616.; Declaration de Henri-Marc de Gouffier. English Bonnivet, Henri Marc de Gouffier, Marquis de, d. 1589.; E. M., of Christ Church, Oxford.; Meetkerke, Edward, 1590-1657.; R. M., fl. 1616. 1616 (1616) STC 12108; ESTC S103360 7,552 20

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deliuer me from the power of darknesse for to translate me to the kingdome of his well-beloued sonne the meanes also which it hath pleased him to vse for to bring to passe this happie effect are no lesse worth the considering in that God of the meanes of my totall perdition atleast as they might seeme likely to bee hath made as many meanes of my conuersion to him according as hee is wont to draw sweetnesse out of bitter things for his children and generally to make all things to turne to the Rom. 8. best for those who are called according to his determined purpose It is now twelue yeeres agoe when I was at Rome I will say no more there mine eyes saw wonders but such as were quite of another nature then those which heretofore the Apostles being directed and animated by the holy Spirit brought forth for to authorize and confirme the doctrine of grace And how carefully and industriously soeuer I was nurtured in ignorance and brought vp in the hatred of the Religion and the loue of Idolatrie yet I could neuer bee hindred from perceiuing that there was a great disproportion betweene the state of those who at this day doe domineere ouer the Church and the condition of them who formerly did feed the flocke of Christ that was committed vnto them Yet that was scarce any more then if I should haue beheld the darknesse of the night without being able to discerne the brightnesse of the day or if I did beginne to take notice it was in that manner as men beginne to see at the breake of day That beginning how small soeuer it was then did not continue vnprofitable the rising of the Sunne drew nigh the light increased and was strengthned in mine vnderstanding the abuses of Poperie appeared vnto me both grosser and more God left not in mee his worke vnperfect hee did put me in minde of inquiring a little further and to be informed truly by himselfe in his owne word whether of the two Religions that are receiued in this Kingdome might haue the vpper hand in regard of the truth or had more conformitie vnto this word This enquirie did make mee to resolue about some three yeeres since to forsake the seruice which I finde condemned in the Scripture and to embrace that which I find therein commanded and to come forthwith out of Babylon for feare that partaking longer of her knowne crimes I should bring my selfe into a manifest danger of partaking of her vnknowne plagues Whilest I had this resolution which came to me from God behold on the contrary many considerations which came from elsewhere on the one side were presented to mine eyes the lustre the pompe the dignities the greatnesse the hopes of the earth and with all this ostentation of the glories of the world as it were a certaine voice well-neere like to that which said sometimes to our Lord I will giue thee all these things if thou fall downe and worship mee on the other side the pouertie the miseries the ruines of houses the hatred the contempt and all what is most able to cause a distaste which should bee mine assured lot in case of change These two tentations the one on the right and the other on the left hand did make me suspend the effect of that wil which the spirit of God had insinuated into my spirit I looked behind me a good while I withheld the truth in vnrighteousnes I made my Rom. 1. 18. selfe beleeue that by doing much euil I should haue good done vnto me I fled from the presence of God but God did make me at length feele that he deceiues himselfe which thinkes to scape by swiftnesse from before him he prepared for me a Whale for to swallow me but yet not for to destroy me I was chastened by his hand and that through the same things in the which I had sinned he tooke away out of mine hands both that which I had and that which I had not And now my hopes were cut off euen at the root now many things by me possessed were lost for me now my libertie more precious then all the rest was taken from me but God be praised who hauing taken from mee so many things yet hath giuen mee so many that if hee hath sent mee any euill it was onely for to send me some good if he hath made mee poorer it was for to make mee richer then euer I was before and that in better riches in those namely that are the onely true ones if hee hath made my body to bee cast into prison it was for to make my soule to come out of thrall if hee hath suffered mee to fall into the hands of such men as hated me it was for feare that I should fall into his hands yea into his hands as he is a rigorous Iudge and yet to the end that I might fall into his hands as hee is a kinde and mercifull Father and that I might learne to my cost being I could not doe it by the example of others to feare him to reuerence him to giue him the glory and to consecrate to him whatsoeuer belongs to me without any reseruation as I acknowledge my selfe truly and after an infinite number of sorts to be bound to doe and acknowledge likewise that it was the pure mercy of God that I was not consumed because that his compassions did not faile me And seeing that God hath done mee that fauour that his word doth serue mee at this day in stead of a lampe for my feet and of a light for my steps to this word and to this Scripture diuinely inspired I purpose to keepe mee without euer any more repairing to the traditions of men seeing that God hath giuen Iesus Christ for to be the head to his Church of the which I am a member for to bee the onely Mediatour betweene him and men and our Aduocate towards his Father for to be the onely Priest for euer for to haue an euerlasting Priesthood and for to offer as hee hath offered one onely sacrifice for sinnes for to bee the Lambe of God whose bloud doth cleanse vs from all sinne for to sit for euer at the right hand of God and to be held in the heauen vntill the time of the re-establishing of all things and vntill that hee shall come from thence for to iudge the quicke and the dead I acknowledge from henceforth no more to the preiudice of him any ministeriall head of the Church on the earth nor Aduocate taken from among either men or Angels nor any Priest sacrificing his body nor Masse seruing for a propitiatorie sacrifice for the sinnes of the liuing and the dead nor Purgatorie after this life nor reall presence of the body and bloud of Iesus Christ in the Sacrament vnder the kindes of bread and wine And because that the Spirit of God doth teach mee that no flesh is iustified by the workes of the Law but only by faith
A DECLARATION OF HENRY MARC DE Gouffier Marquise of Boniuet Lord of Creuecoeur c. Made in the Consistorie of Rochell in the presence of the Pastors and Elders of the said Towne as also of Monsieur de la VIOLETTE and THEVENOT Pastors of the Churches of Marans and Benet on Wednesday being the third of August 1616. The which very same protestation likewise hath beene made by the said Lord Marquise in the presence of the whole Church of ROCHEL on Sunday being the seuenth of the said moneth after the morning Sermon in the great Church At ROCHELL Printed for H. HAVLTIN by CORNELIS HERTMAN 1616. LONDON Printed by Edward Griffin for Nathaniel Butter dwelling neere S. Austens gate at the signe of the Pide-Bull 1616. The French Printer to the Reader BEcause that otherwise this page had beene left emptie I haue thought good to set in it the Epitaph of the late Lord of BONIVET Admitall of France as I haue found it in Du-Bellay LA France le Piemont les Cieux les arts Les Solduts le Monde ont faict comme six parts De ce grand Boniuet Car vne si grand chose Dedans vn seul tombeau ne po●uoit estre enclose La France en a le corps qu'elle auoit es●ene Le Piemont a le coeur qu'il auoit espro●●e Les Cieux en out l'esprit les Arts la memoire Les Soldats le regret le Monde la Gloire The English whereof is the very same which wee finde to be the Epitaph made vpon the death of our Country-man the noble and thrice-worthy Knight Sir Philip Sidney and therefore I haue thought good to leaue it as it was mutatis mutandis the names onely altered FRANCE and PIEMONT the Heauens and the Arts The Souldiers and the World haue made sixe parts Of noble BONIVET for none will suppose That a small heape of stones can BONIVET inclose His body FRANCE hath had for she it fed And PIEMONT his bloud in her defence shed The Heauens haue his soule the Arts haue his fame All Souldiers the griefe the World his good name THE TRANSLATOR to the READER COurteous Reader I haue made bold after this former Treatise yet a while to trouble or rather to delight you with this ensuing shorter yet no lesse zealous discourse The neerenesse of both their arguments may in some sort challenge a neerenesse of place and I hope shall obtaine at your hands a like acceptation I will say no more onely giue me leaue to adde this obseruation of Gods continuall watchfulnesse ouer his Church We haue seene of late what troubles what broiles what feares of a generall deuastation haue beene and it is to be feared are scarce yet ended in that our neighbour Country Many small Treatises and Pamphlets that were daily thronged as it were to the Presse doe giue hereof a sufficient testimonie so that wee might in a manner say as it is in the first chapter of Iob Iob 1. often repeated Whiles hee was yet speaking another came and said c. While one booke of bad newes was yet a printing another came and brought vs worse newes Whilest the matters of their Common-wealth stand thus see how God on the other side prouides for his Church and daily addes to it such as shall bee saued Not many Act. 2. 47. moneths since wee haue heard of the happy conuersion of the Duke de Candale one of the Peeres of France and with him of a many likewise that were of his retinue This newes was scarce downe but behold this other Treatise comming forth declaring the conuersion of a Gentleman though not equall to the former in birth yet if wee may beleeue the Romanists as farre aboue him in regeneration as they esteeme a spirituall vocation to exceede the temporall And whiles he was yet speaking another came I meane whilest this booke at least the translation thereof was yet in the Presse another came namely this present Declaration of Marquise Boniuet c. So that wee haue cause still to blesse God for his goodnesse who though with those builders in Nehemiah hee hath for a while had his sword girded Neh. 4. 18. on his loines for to strike by way of punishment his people yet at the same time hee kept in the other hand the hammer and chizell for to square and fit these liuing stones to the building of his spirituall Temple But what doe I I must conclude lest mine obseruation should proue to be longer then the text it selfe In the meane time accept of that which is done for you and bee thankfull to God for that which he hath done for his Church and in particular cease not to pray continually for the peace of the distressed Ierusalem which he hath in France Farewell London this last of August 1616. Yours E. M. A DECLARATION OF HENRY MARC DE GOVFFIER Marquise of Boniuet Lord of Creuecoeur c. IF so be that pietie and the knowledge of God were things hereditarie and of that nature that they could descend from the parents to the children as well as doe the goods and possessions of this world then should not I need at this time to declare what I am what is my beleefe and what God hath put into me for my baptisme mine education and bringing vp would testifie it I hauing beene descended from such persons whereof some haue had the feeling of Gods truth within them and others the very confidence of professing it openly But the publike calamities which for so many yeeres haue afflicted this estate haue brought to mee in particular for my part this losse more to be lamented then any other that I could neuer haue a taste of that good affection which parents are wont to beare toward their children and that those from whose care I might haue looked for a faithfull instruction in matters of saluation hauing beene taken out of the miseries of this world as soone almost as I came vnto it there was left vnto mee no other light then for the body and my soule still continued in darknesse and the shadow of death and that in such manner that accordingly as I grew in age so I daily proceeded in errour and straying from Iesus Christ and his Gospell I strayed likewise from mine owne happinesse and had beene likely miserably to continue in that lamentable and deplorable estate euen vnto this day and so forwards if God who knoweth who are his and whose names hee hath written in his booke of life had not had pittie of me and if the goodnesse of him who sheweth mercy to whom hee sheweth mercy had not preuented mee and formally opposed it selfe to the mischiefe which was pleasing vnto me and to that curse which being to mee the greatest of all yet aboue all others was hugged and liked of by my soule And if the kindnesse of God towards mee hath beene eminent in regard of the thing it selfe in that he hath vouchsafed to