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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

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

in Iesus Christ I will no longer forge vnto my selfe any merit of good workes and much lesse of supererogation and I will account the good workes of the faithfull to haue beene prepared by God to the end that wee may walke therein and will esteeme them to be the way to the Kingdome of heauen and not the cause of raigning And it is in this truth and in the profession thereof that I desire and that I promise here before God his Angels and his Church to bee willing to liue and to die detesting with all mine heart all Idolatries superstitions and errors which are contrary to the confession of faith of the Churches of this Kingdome and protesting to submit my selfe wholly to that which concernes the order and discipline of the Church Thus signed Boniuet FINIS THE COPIE OF A LETTER SENT from PARIS by an English Gentleman to his friend in England Wherein are briefely touched those occurrences which lately fel out in Paris about the Prince of CONDE on the 22. of August this present yeere 1616. Laus Deo August 22. 1616. I Haue with the first conueniency sent ouer vnto you the newest and heere most knowne newes dated as before hauing receiued no letters from you since the tenth of the same And whereas not onely in many before but especially in your last you seriously importun'd mee knowing what windes blew heere to giue you intelligence of French present occurrences as they shall happen I haue done so rather to satisfie your minde desirous of nouelties than to please my selfe in setting downe the troubles of others that haue too many of mine owne France as you know is to mee nothing in regard I am an Englishman and a stranger to her factions Shee is as one of her Vineyards rob'd by French-men in my sight which stelth is no losse to mee I stand safe on the shore and beholde her sides beating vpon a rocke the wracke I feele not yet am I bound in common humanitie to compassionate my neighbours sorrow seeing his house burning about his eares And doe therefore protest to you that I suffer as much as if I were a naturall French-man borne in being present within so goodly a Citie as Paris is when shee is full at least looking howrely to bee so of turmoiles vproares and ciuill combustion and to see so many thousands of the French I meane the Parisiens walke vp and downe with such amazed wilde and distracted faces that if tenne be in a troupe together not three of them can safely sweare that a fourth man is his friend In euery street yea at euery corner the people flocke in heapes muttering and murmuring and whispering one to another and nothing is more expected nay more desired by some than that a sword may be drawne to the end that pell mell they may fall to cutting of throates The Townes of France are rich and spoiles would now taste sweetly especially to the Pesant who wisheth to build vpon his countries ruines and to set an edge vpon his fury this occasion gaue aduantage For vpon the twentie two of August now present euen this day in which I write vnto you the Prince of Conde being in Paris well accompanyed came to the Court where hee had not beene long but he was surprized and carryed prisoner to the Louure why hee came and whether of himselfe or sent for is not in my knowledge and if I should set downe all which I heare touching the causes of this surprizall of whose true notice I desire not to bee guiltie you might thinke mee either very idle to call euery shadow a substance or else very busie to bee so inquisitiue in the affaires of a kingdome when mine owne are altogether priuate I had rather walke vp and downe the streets of Paris albeit with some feare of danger than thrust my head into their Councell chambers and to meddle with Princes matters which no whit concerne mee And therefore doe I sparingly deliuer you these vproares not searching into the ground and reaches of them as hearing various and inconstant reports I giue eare to many but credit few and dare not albeit I might vtter my owne opinion because I am as loth to wrong you by this of mine as that you should doe the like to your friends in England by a second relation The Prince of Conde being taken the Duke of Vandosme escaped Others likewise fearing the same danger met with the same happy meanes of safetie For the Duke of Bouillon with Tremouille many other personages of note being at a sermon hauing notice giuen as they came from Church fled and to make their side the stronger the Duke Du Maine is ioyn'd with them How these Noble-men came to the knowledge of the Prince of Condees surprizall is euen heere doubtfull Some say by a French Page who saw him carried away that he was demanded to deliuer vp his sword which he refused to do others otherwise But howsoeuer it happened it seem'd a good and miraculons deliuerance of the rest who hold with him if at least they turne not that preseruation of themselues to the confusion of others Which the rather is to bee feared for that hauing to auoid the blow turned their backes for safety they now as it is thought arme their hands with weapons assembling themselues and freinds with all their forces at Soissons to make their party for defence as strong as they can Now whether in loue to the Prince of Conde or in hate for any priuate respect they beare the Marquesse d' Ancres a man famous inough in England and else where for exceeding fauours done him by the Queene mother in France or whether as often it so happeneth a desire of doing something though neuer so ill set the common peoples fingers on itching I know not But presently vpon surprizall of the Prince it being noysd through Paris that hee was sent prisoner to the Louure they ranne in heapes and height of fury to the Marquesses house assaulted entred and rifled it making spoyle of all that was in it and when no other prey could feede them they spent their malice on the insensible walles tearing and beating the building downe which if hee could haue beene gotten they swore to execute vpon himselfe In this wauering estate the Kingdome still stands What the euent of these troubles will bee lies in the hands of God onely the occurrences whereof as hereafter time shall deliuer I will as these send vnto you expecting a returne by way of exchange from you of some newes out of England And so with wishes of your health I bid you farewell from Paris the 22. of August 1616. Resting yours most assured R. M. THE EXTRACT of another Letter bearing date the 26. of August Written from PARIS SIR the broiles of France goe on The Prince still in the Louure remoued to a more inaccessible roome of the Kings Pauilion Proclamations are come forth here very strict both for driuing away all the Dukes and Princes seruants from the Citie on paine of death and restraint of tongues There are rumours of preparations of both sides The Duke of Guise is ioyned with the Dukes and they say his brother Cardinall turn'd now militarie shall be President of their Counsell and himselfe Generall of the Field Looke not to know all by Letters these times allow it not safe Yours assured R. M.